NASCAR garage reacts to lawsuit: ‘It’s another edition of the soap opera’
5 months, 1 week ago

NASCAR garage reacts to lawsuit: ‘It’s another edition of the soap opera’

New York Times  

TALLADEGA, Ala. — As Denny Hamlin was digesting the reaction to his race team filing an antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR this week, fiancée Jordan Fish sent him a clip from the film “Moneyball.” “The first guy through the wall — he always gets bloody,” the actor depicting Boston Red Sox owner John Henry says in the film. “It’s not like just one day we woke up and said, ‘This is going to happen,'” said Hamlin, who drives for Joe Gibbs Racing, before qualifying eighth for Sunday’s NASCAR playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway. GO DEEPER Gluck: For Michael Jordan, it got personal, and now he could forever change NASCAR “I’d like to see our sport be more prosperous,” Hendrick Motorsports driver William Byron said. “We’re probably one of the only sports, if not the only sport, where athlete salaries have gone down in the last couple decades,” Hendrick driver Kyle Larson said. “It’s a crazy time to be in NASCAR, but I stand behind my team 100 percent, and we’ll see where it takes us.” McDowell, who won the pole position for Sunday’s race, said he was confident there was no more lean and efficient organization than Front Row — and yet team owner Bob Jenkins still has had to put “millions and millions and millions” of dollars into the team to be even remotely competitive.

History of this topic

NASCAR countersues 23XI and Front Row, as well as Michael Jordan’s manager, in dispute over charters
1 week, 3 days ago
NASCAR files appeal against 23XI and Front Row just 1 hour before Daytona 500 qualifying begins
1 month ago
Denny Hamlin won’t guarantee 23XI will be at Daytona 500 following judge’s ruling
4 months ago
Federal judge denies motion to recognize NASCAR teams as chartered organizations for next season
4 months, 1 week ago
23XI Racing, Front Row request injunction to remain racing as charter teams amid NASCAR lawsuit
5 months, 1 week ago
Team owners on Michael Jordan’s legal fight with NASCAR: It’s ‘going to be wild’
5 months, 1 week ago
NASCAR sanctions Denny Hamlin, JGR for engine-related infraction
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Analysis: Race teams unhappier than ever with NASCAR’s latest offer on charter agreement
9 months ago
NASCAR teams tell AP they’ve hired top antitrust lawyer on eve of Daytona 500
1 year ago
Inside the NASCAR garage, frustration simmers over Hendrick penalty reversal
1 year, 11 months ago
Hamlin fined $25k by NASCAR for criticizing car
12 years ago

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