Curtis Polk, Bob Jenkins reveal 23XI and Front Row's plans for 2025 racing amid antitrust lawsuit

After news of an anti-trust lawsuit against NASCAR in federal court in North Carolina from 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports was announced via a joint statement from the two teams, their futures were immediately called into question.

Would 23XI and FRM — two teams who have been looking to expand their organizations and make a bigger footprint in the Cup Series — walk away from the sport, after declining to sign the new charter agreement and take legal action? Evidently, that won’t be the case.

First, FOX’s Bob Pockrass cleared up any concerns, revealing that the teams are asking for a preliminary injunction that will allow them to compete as chartered teams in 2025, while still proceeding with the lawsuit. However, even if 23XI and FRM aren’t granted the injunction, Curtis Polk and Bob Jenkins have revealed they’ll still be racing in 2025.

“Curtis Polk (23XI) and Bob Jenkins (FRM) both said they plan to race even if they don’t get the injunction to race as a charter team in 2025 while going through the lawsuit (both teams plan to be three-car teams in 2025 although 23XI hasn’t announced a third car yet),” Pockrass posted on X.

That’s huge news from 23XI and FRM, as they’re making it known they’re going to be around the sport regardless. Of course, they’d rather have a charter, and it would make things easier for the teams, but both organizations are fast enough to where they can likely run a whole season without one, if the lawsuit remains unresolved.

One of the points the two teams have driven home over the last few weeks is the difference in revenue-sharing between NASCAR and its teams. In fact, Polk even pointed out the discrepancy on Wednesday, following the revelation of the lawsuit.

“Curtis Polk believes the teams get about 13% of the overall revenue of the sport … and he estimated the drivers average $3 million so he estimates $100 million total to drivers in a sport that generates $3 billon in revenues,” Pockrass added.

As you can tell, it remains to be seen whether 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are granted their preliminary injunction, but it’s evident their fight against NASCAR is far from over, and for good reason.

Fans won’t have to worry about not seeing them in 2025, as the teams will be sticking around the track either way, as they continue their fight for what they believe is right.