NASCAR files brief to appeals court citing errors made by district court in permitting the preliminary injunctions.

NASCAR, in an appeal filed roughly one hour before the start of Daytona 500 qualifying, argued that a federal judge erred in recognizing 23XI Motorsports and Front Row Motorsports as chartered teams for 2025.

NASCAR on Wednesday filed a 68-page brief to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit urging the appellate court to reverse preliminary injunctions granted to 23XI Racing—owned by Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin—and Front Row Motorsports by U.