A federal district court judge, Kenneth D. Bell, had previously granted the two teams their long-awaited preliminary injunction. Thanks to this ruling, both 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports would enter the Cup Series as chartered teams in 2025. This ruling also confirmed the transfer of the Stewart Haas Racing charter to FRM, as it was blocked by NASCAR given their legal dispute.
NASCAR did try to throw a dice in trying to delay the transfer of the charters and filed an emergency motion. However, the court reprimanded the use of these tactics: “NASCAR’s ‘release to race” requirement simply doesn’t pass muster and is likely to be found to violate antitrust law.” This was followed by a ruling that the court wouldn’t tolerate any further delays by NASCAR to transfer the SHR charter to Front Row Motorsports. And it looks like the sanctioning body has finally come through after lifting the embargo on FRM to add a third car to their roster.
“FRM has finalized the purchase of our third charter from Stewart-Haas Racing. Announcement on driver, car number, and additional partners will be coming soon.” Jerry Freeze, FRM’s General Manager, shared this update in a statement via social media. While this is seen as a huge win for FRM, this news is equally welcoming for former team owner Tony Stewart. Despite cutting off ties with NASCAR racing, he was embroiled in the lawsuit drama and wasn’t able to cash-in on his investments.
Big news for 2025. pic.twitter.com/8HlYzoolw3
— Front Row Motorsports (@Team_FRM) December 31, 2024
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