A legal battle led by 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports against NASCAR seeks to bring significant change in the sport.

With the season counting down to its annual climactic finish, two NASCAR teams, one co-owned by legendary basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan, have sued NASCAR and accused the motorsport series and its CEO of being “bullies.

23XI Racing, the Huntersville-based team Jordan co-owns with longtime driver Denny Hamlin, joined Front Row Motorsports to argue that the sport’s sanctioning body — led by CEO Jim France — has enriched itself through “unchecked monopolistic practices.”