The antitrust lawsuit against NASCAR was a wasteful endeavor that could have been avoided if the organization had granted teams permanent charters years ago.

“This could have been the all the money and resources that was wasted on this. This could have just It was It was just a waste. You You basically took a bunch of money and lit it on fire. Yeah. Like I and the teams got what they deserved. The teams got permanent charters. They deserved permanent char”

NASCAR's efforts to lock up track sanctioning agreements reflect an underlying fear that teams would form a breakaway series.

“They're doing it again today with their expert and they're showing NASCAR's action and that NASCAR is afraid that these teams would run to Speedway Motorsports and say, "Hey, we want to form a breakaway league. Can we you guys want to partner with us?"”