Denny Hamlin is in the unique situation of where he’s racing for a NASCAR Cup Series championship while simultaneously suing the stock car racing series. To this point, Hamlin feels he’s been treated fairly by NASCAR officials, he said Wednesday at NASCAR Cup Playoff Media Day in Charlotte.

Hamlin has no fear that he can’t fairly win a Cup championship, according to reporter Claire B. Lang. 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports’ antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR has taken many twists and turns since the teams’ initial filing last October. A hearing is scheduled Thursday in which the court will rule on the preliminary injunction request from the teams. 

Ahead of the preliminary injunction hearing, the teams filed two new documents. The first clarifies what they are seeking from the injunction. They state what their requests are from the court, should they rule in favor of the teams. The second filing is a reply in further support of the motion for a preliminary injunction. It basically outlines the argument the teams have for why they deserve the injunction. So, we have the demands, essentially, and the evidence that supports why the injunction should be granted.

The teams want a preliminary injunction that does the following:
– Prevents NASCAR and its representatives and agents from “selling, transferring, assigning, leasing, conveying or otherwise disposing of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Charter Member Agreements belonging to the #23, #35, #45, #4, #34, and #38 cars.”
– Forces NASCAR to allow 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports three race cars each (six total) in all Cup Series races with the rights and obligations of fully chartered teams.

Denny Hamlin is missing one thing from his NASCAR resume

That is Hamlin’s life off the racetrack. On the racetrack, he’s chasing that first Cup championship. It’s the only thing missing from his Hall of Fame resume, and Hamlin looks as strong as ever heading into the 2025 postseason. Hamlin is the No. 3 seed in the championship standings, and his four wins are tied with Shane van Gisbergen for the most this season.

“It’s the goal at the beginning of the year to make the Championship 4,” Hamlin said, via Lang. “To do that, obviously, you have to put in some work in the regular season, and you have to perform well in the playoffs. I think our record in the playoffs speaks for itself. Our average finish drops every year in the playoffs. We run better every year in the final 10 than what we do in the regular season.

“It’s just a matter of all the other variables. Does someone who’s way below the cut and run horrible, do they win and get in and knock us out or someone ride the wall and knock us out. Like, again, I’m so tainted that I’m just very nonchalant with like, let’s just win races and see where this thing ends up.”

On3’s Jonathan Howard contributed to this report.

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