An antitrust showdown is threatening to derail 23XI Racing, placing the futures of its star drivers, Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick, in serious jeopardy. They’re caught up in the worst crossfire ever. And just hours before the December trial, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Wallace, one may have shrugged it off, claiming he “genuinely don’t give a damn,” but now the uncertainty is real, and one NASCAR insider is weighing in on whether the pair will stay put or be on the move.

Speaking to Sky View Sports’ Roy J. Akers, Bob Pockrass’ senses were on full display.

“Roy, these things are pretty; they can switch on a dime,” Pockrass said of the tense situation. “If they come out and if they didn’t win the lawsuit and they’re appealing and they’re not running well at the start of next season, you certainly could see some pretty quick changes.”

The path ahead is tricky. If Denny Hamlin and Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing team fails to win the antitrust lawsuit, the consequences could be stark. The team, along with FRM, risks losing their charters, which would force them to compete as open teams rather than chartered entries.

That means that Wallace and Reddick will have to qualify on speed for every race, with no guaranteed starts, and they would lose financial stability and the guaranteed purse money that comes with charter status.

Without charters, continuing operations could become financially untenable, risking driver contracts, sponsorship, and possibly even the team’s long-term survival.

But despite the track’s uncertainty, 2025 has seen flashes of competitiveness from 23XI Racing’s drivers. Bubba Wallace polished off a crown jewel victory at the Brickyard 400, creating history as the first Black driver to win at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ending a long drought, and recording his first victory in nearly 3 years.

Meanwhile, Tyler Reddick, along with Wallace, even locked out the front row at COTA earlier in the year. And these performances will definitely grant them a seat elsewhere if the lawsuit breaks through.

“I think other teams have certainly asked, especially Tyler Reddick,” Pockrass continued. “Considering his performance in 2024, there certainly were people calling him trying to get him for next season, but he has so far opted to stay, and I think they both will stick it out for as long as they view that there’s a future at that organization, that, you know, as long as that organization keeps running well.”

In 2024, Tyler Reddick was a force to be reckoned with, clinching the regular season championship, scoring wins at Talladega and Michigan, and punching his ticket to the Championship 4 while posting one of the best average finishes of his career. However, that momentum didn’t carry over.

The No. 45 team has struggled to find the same speed and consistency in 2025, never coming close to recapturing its previous form, and NASCAR veteran Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t shy away from pointing that out. But with the NASCAR lawsuit just around the corner, things are starting to flare. Newly revealed essential documents signal the intensity of their fight for survival.

23XI Racing reveals exhibit list a few days before the trial

Amid leaked messages and harsh words from a top NASCAR executive, a new revelation has shaken the NASCAR world.

Journalist John Newby took to X, saying, “Plaintiffs (23XI/Front Row) have submitted a list of exhibits for trial, which starts on Monday. This 44-page document includes such things as the charter member agreement, numerous chat transcripts, media rights agreements, photos of speedways around the country (Five Flags Speedway, etc.), and a story where Jeff Gordon says Hendrick Motorsports hasn’t made a profit in 10 years.”

All of these documents are now publicly accessible through the PACER system, where anyone can download federal filings for just $0.10 a page. The release of the internal material has set the fan base ablaze, validating long-held suspicions about how NASCAR operates.

The exhibit list makes it clear. The plaintiffs are going after NASCAR’s central authority, challenging the league’s power to decide who races, how it is done, and who collects the revenue.

Michael Jordan and Denny Hamlin are prepping to dig deeper into the financials and scrutinize team earnings and overall profitability. But make no mistake, NASCAR will not back down and is expected to gear up for an aggressive defense.

This looks set to be a high-stakes legal battle that could reshape stock car racing for generations to come.