The latest twists and turns in an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR now include Michael Jordan accusing NASCAR of victim-blaming. Jordan, as the co-owner of 23XI Racing, is once again seeking a temporary injunction against NASCAR to let them proceed in the 2025 season as chartered teams despite not signing a charter.

Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports insist in a new court filing Thursday that NASCAR is “blaming victims for asserting their antitrust rights” and that the two teams should be awarded an injunction against NASCAR.

NASCAR president Steve Phelps spoke highly of 23XI Racing, which could be interpreted in a few different ways given the delicate lawsuit hanging over the team.

NASCAR filed a motion in court on Monday asking for the dismissal of an antitrust lawsuit that accuses it of being "monopolistic bullies" that has not encouraged legitimate competition in

Michael Jordan-owned 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports have engineered a “frivolous” legal controversy to “rewrite contractual terms” superior to those accepted by chartered teams, NASCAR argues in an opposition memorandum filed in a North Carolina federal district court Monday night.

Jordan, as the co-owner of 23XI Racing, is once again seeking a temporary injunction against NASCAR to let them proceed in the 2025 season as chartered teams despite not signing a charter.