Ross Chastain unveils Cracker Barrel 400 guitar trophy
NASCAR Cup driver Ross Chastain was in Nashville to unveil the 2025 Cracker Barrel 400 guitar trophy at Gibson Storage.
A federal appeals courtroom might overturn an injunction permitting 23XI Racing and Entrance Row Motorsports to race as chartered groups throughout the lawsuit.Hamlin says he stays knowledgeable in regards to the lawsuit however focuses on driving and managing 23XI Racing.
Denny Hamlin’s focus is evident, work out a option to get his season again on observe after back-to-back DNFs whereas additionally monitoring the progress of an antitrust lawsuit filed by 23XI Racing and Entrance Row Motorsports in opposition to NASCAR.
On Could 9 the Related Press reported a three-judge federal appellate panel indicated it would overturn an injunction that permits 23XI Racing and Entrance Row Motorsports to race as chartered groups whereas the lawsuit is pending. NBA legend Michael Jordan and Hamlin are co-owners of 23XI Racing.
When requested for his interpretation of the event with the appellate judges, Hamlin stated, “It is so onerous to say. Clearly, we had an injunction that allowed us to stay a chartered group whereas the lawsuit is occurring. Judges had plenty of questions, which generally, appeals judges do ask plenty of questions. Till they make a ruling it is simply to onerous to take a position.”
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Hamlin, 44, didn’t attend the listening to, however stated he stays knowledgeable in regards to the lawsuit whereas competing in his twentieth NASCAR Cup Season.
“I do my finest, I am up to date on it; I discuss to the attorneys each day, weekly in regards to the updates,” Hamlin stated. “We’re clearly going via the invention course of proper now. We have a trial set for December, which we’re very a lot wanting ahead to.”
The 2 groups filed the lawsuit in opposition to the governing race physique on Oct. 2, 2024 within the U.S. District Courtroom for the Western District of North Carolina. It accuses NASCAR of pressuring groups into long-term constitution agreements. 23XI Racing and Entrance Row Motorsports had been the one charter-holding groups to reject the brand new settlement.
A reversal of the injunction would take away the beginning spots 23XI Racing and Entrance Row Motorsports have assured. And not using a constitution standing the groups must compete as open entries with out being assured of race-day positions.
“I feel that every part is ok on my finish as a result of we have got a group of individuals engaged on this,” Hamlin stated. “It permits me to give attention to my job, which is doing the most effective I can to drive the 11 automobile and run 23XI Racing. That is what I have been doing and it is labored nicely. Clearly, the outcomes present that.”
Hamlin wins back-to-back on the observe
The optimistic outcomes had been actually there early within the season. For the primary time since 2012 Hamlin received back-to-back races (Martinsville and Darlington) and adopted that up with a second-place end at Bristol. He additionally had a second-place end at Phoenix.
And he might be racing at Nashville Superspeedway on June 1 within the Cracker Barrel 400.
Nevertheless, Hamlin bought blocked by Ross Chastain at Talladega three weeks in the past and completed twenty first. It solely bought worse after that when Hamlin’s Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota burst into flames close to the top of Stage 1 at Texas after which a clutch subject ended his day at Kansas on Could 11.
“I solely can management what I can management and when you will have two consecutive DNFs that places a hamper on that,” Hamlin stated. “I can solely dwell week-to-week and give attention to successful the following race, which is seven days down the road.”
