NASCAR SLAMS 23XI Racing and FRM in latest legal filing over charter case

NASCAR have come out strongly against 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports' latest court filing, after the teams filed to keep their Cup Series charter status for the time being.

23XI and FRM were set to race at Dover this weekend as open entries for the first time, but have appealed for a temporary restraining order to compete as chartered teams.

However, NASCAR insisted there is 'no logical basis' for that being granted, also claiming that the teams have 'manufactured evidence of harm' when applying for an earlier injunction.

The court's decision on this matter is expected quickly, before Sunday's race at Dover, although it won't impact the teams' ability to race this weekend – as the field is under 40 cars strong.

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NASCAR said in court documents: “Discovery has revealed that evidence Plaintiffs submitted to the Court in connection with their second (preliminary injunction) motion was manufactured.

"It has also shown that declarations submitted under penalty of perjury suggesting that Plaintiffs had no involvement in the creation of that evidence were false.”

The organization added: “ … And Plaintiffs manufactured evidence of harm to support their second (preliminary injunction) motion, and misled the Court in declarations. This means that Plaintiffs’ latest submissions should, at the very least, be viewed skeptically.”

The overarching case, in which this is just a relatively minor squabble, albeit a potentially consequential one, is scheduled to begin Dec. 1.

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