The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series hits the track Friday at Talladega Superspeedway.The second round of the playoffs begins this weekend for the series. Corey Heim leads the points. Nick Sanchez is fourth in the standings, occupying the final transfer spot. Those below the cut line are Rajah Caruth (-8 points), Tyler Ankrum (-11), Grant Enfinger (-11) and Taylor Gray (-15).Truck teams will qualify before the race at 4:30 p.m. ET Friday on FS1.The Xfinity and Cup garages will be open Friday, but both series won’t be on track until Saturday.Talladega WeatherFriday: Mostly cloudy skies with temperatures of 80 degrees and…
Author: Les Grossman
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Michael Jordan and his NASCAR team joined an on-track competitor in filing a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the stock car racing giant and the family that controls it of antitrust violations under the federal Sherman Act.“The France family and NASCAR are monopolistic tyrants,” the lawsuit says. “And bullies will continue to impose their will to hurt others until their targets stand up and refuse to be victims. That moment has now arrived.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in North Carolina by a legal…
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With the season counting down to its annual climactic finish, two NASCAR teams, including one co-owned by the legendary basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan sued motorsport series and its CEO Jim France, calling them “tyrants”.Jordanian company 23XI Racing, co-owned by three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin and Front Row Motorsports, claims that NASCAR used “anti-competitive practices to prevent fair competition in the sport.”“We share a passion for racing, the thrill of competition and winning. Off the track, we share the belief that change is necessary for the sport we love.“Together, we brought this antitrust case so that racing can…
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Two Cup teams, including one co-owned by Michael Jordan, are seeking to transform NASCAR with an antitrust lawsuit against the sanctioning body and NASCAR Chairman Jim France.Jeffrey Kessler, a specialist in sports labor disputes and antitrust disputes representing 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, said: “I have never found a case as blatantly anticompetitive as this one.“Here we have a sport in which one family has essentially used its power to create an absolute monopoly to benefit that family instead of benefiting the teams, the drivers, the sponsors, the broadcasters and the fans.”NASCAR had no comment Wednesday when contacted by…
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