At issue is that both Jordan's 23XI and Front Row Motorsports refused to sign a take-it-or-leave-it charter agreement presented by NASCAR in September, just 48 hours before the playoffs began.

Pro basketball legend Michael Jordan and other stock-car team owners that sued Nascar for a greater share of racing revenues failed to persuade a U.S. judge to force the racing league to guarantee their drivers key slots in the upcoming 2025 season.

A federal judge has denied a motion by two NASCAR teams -- one owned by Michael Jordan -- to be recognized as chartered teams as they proceed in an antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France.