Author: Les Grossman

RFK is ditching the sweet buns, sure, but it’s because of a bimbo conflict, and it all started with RFK’s desire to lie down with a major American food conglomerate. With Consent from NASCARnothing less.Eh?Mr. Speaker, I request unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks.So…For the past three years, King’s Hawaiian Dinner Rolls has been a major sponsor of Roush Fenway Keselowski’s No. 6 NASCAR Ford. (RFK) Races — the car driven by team co-owner Brad Keselowski.(Small aside: every time you see these buns in Kez’s car, you’re hungry because, frankly, a King’s Hawaiian might technically be a roll,…

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The 2025 NASCAR Cup season could provide an eye-opening study of three teams with different backgrounds but similar performances in the Next Gen car era.RFK Racing, Trackhouse Racing and 23XI Racing all have different origins but their performance since 2022 is a good indicator for each. All three teams also plan to expand to three full-time Cup teams in 2025.Although RFK Racing can trace its beginnings back to 1988 and Trackhouse and 23XI Racing made their Cup debut in 2021, they have all been on a similar path since 2022. That’s the year Brad Keselowski became part owner of RFK…

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NASCAR President Steve Phelps has promised that fans will know where Cup races will be broadcast in 2025, even though the series has more broadcast partners than last season.Phelps also discussed the cost and value of the Chicago Street Race and what NASCAR has invested in fan amenities at the tracks it owns during a session Tuesday during the fifth annual Week of the Race. racing industry sponsored by Racer.com. epartrade.com and Speed ​​sport.Phelps was not asked about the antitrust lawsuit filed by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR and NASCAR Chairman Jim France. NASCAR and France both…

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Disparaging the lawsuit filed by 23XI Racing and Michael Jordan-owned Front Row Motorsports as a “misguided attempt to disguise the frustrations of private companies under an antitrust suit,” NASCAR this week asked a federal judge to dismiss the case altogether . NASCAR CEO Jim France, a co-defendant, separately filed a motion to dismiss, arguing that its inclusion is a “meritless” and “inappropriate” attempt to add antitrust allegations that require multiple defendants. Although it only lasted two months, the dispute between billionaire Jordan and the multi-billion dollar company that is NASCAR generated many court files, ranging from aborted Jordanian group’s appeal…

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