NASCAR is facing a federal antitrust lawsuit involving team owner Richard Childress. The case highlights tensions between teams and NASCAR executives over a new revenue-sharing agreement. Childress was the subject of derogatory texts from NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps.

NASCAR, founded and privately owned by the Florida-based France family, never considered making the charters permanent. Instead, after two-plus years of bitter negotiations, NASCAR in September 2024 presented a “take-it-or leave-it” final offer that gave teams until end of that day to sign the 112-page document.