If the drama from Sonoma wasn’t enough, this week is only getting crazier in the NASCAR realm. A new wrinkle in the 23XI and FRM lawsuit against NASCAR, plus now a new tire for this weekend’s Cup race at Dover. This is the NASCAR News Flash for July 14th through the 19th.
Goodyear Brings New Tire for Dover, a New Lawsuit Wrinkle, and More: NASCAR News Flash
After several crazy weeks of road course racing, NASCAR returns to ovals this week. The Monster Mile at Dover Motor Speedway will have plenty of twists and turns. But before the drivers can even arrive at the Dover, Delaware, track, some big news in the garage area has people talking. 23XI and Front Row Motorsports appear to be on track to lose their charters this week, but they filed a new motion on Monday with a new case against NASCAR, alleging that the sport may be considering selling those charters to someone else, potentially right under their noses. Not to mention, the Cup race will see a new Goodyear tire brought to the track.
23XI and Front Row Motorsports Bring New Injunction Filing Against NASCAR
In what is now their third try to force a preliminary injunction against NASCAR. Michael Jordan’s team, along with Front Row Motorsports filed for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction that would ensure the teams keep racing their three chartered cars for the rest of the 2025 season.
Which had come into question after the team’s initial injunction was denied. Which would have seen them begin racing this weekend at Dover without charters. This time, the teams seem to have evidence that they claim that NASCAR wants to sell the six charters that are in question.
” Since the Fourth Circuit’s decision, NASCAR has signaled its intention to immediately move to sell or issue Plaintiffs’ charters to other entities- putting Plaintiffs in irreparable jeopardy of never getting their charters back and going out of business,” 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports said in its court filing.
They also claim they have a letter from NASCAR indicating exactly that, according to Austin Konenski from Motorsports Wire.
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Goodyear Brings New Tire for One Time Only
According to Rick Heinrich, the Goodyear NASCAR product manager, the NASCAR Cup Series race will feature a brand new Goodyear Eagle tire that hasn’t been seen before. In a one-race move, this new Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup has been designed specifically for the ever-changing track surface at Dover. The tire in itself has been designed to withstand the high speeds and high loads associated with racing at the Monster Mile.
“Laying rubber down on this concrete surface is a key factor in the design of our tread compounds for Dover,” Heinrich said. ” While the track turns black as cars lay rubber down during green flag racing, the hot tires then pick up this same rubber when the track cools under cautions. Dover presents a unique opportunity to engineer a tire to help in laying down rubber on a particularly smooth surface, and we’ve designed the product to do just that.”
The only real question mark with this tire is the fact that it wasn’t tested. It’s going to make Dover interesting, to say the least.
Huge Opportunity for Young Stars Connected to Hendrick Motorsports
If you have been wondering whether or not Rajah Caruth was going to get a shot in an Xfinity Series car this year, you have your answer. Sure, many were hoping it would be behind the wheel of the No. 17 Hendrickcars.com Chevy for Hendrick Motorsports.
The No. 17 will be on track this weekend at Dover, but it will have 20-year-old Jake Finch behind the wheel. The son of former NASCAR team owner James Finch will make his Xfinity Series debut at the Monster Mile.
Next up in the No. 17! @jamessfinch will drive the No. 17 @HendrickCars Chevy at the @MonsterMile. pic.twitter.com/g8SNtsqcsq
— Hendrick Motorsports (@TeamHendrick) July 14, 2025
He won’t be alone on Saturday. Caruth will also attempt to make the field behind the wheel of the No. 32 Chevrolet for Jordan Anderson Racing. He will get a shot in the No. 32 with sponsorship from Events DC. A great opportunity for Rajah and an entertainment and recreation organization from his hometown of Washington, DC.
Excited to return to @NASCAR_Xfinity! Grateful to represent the home team @TheEventsDC, and thank you to @JARnascar and @TeamChevy for the support. ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/4Vb4JP083X
— Rajah Kirby Caruth (@rajahcaruth_) July 14, 2025
It makes for an entertaining weekend in the Xfinity Series, with ARCA Series regular Lavar Scott also making his Xfinity Series debut this weekend.
Plenty of storylines to keep an eye on this as NASCAR heads to Dover.
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Recording Date: 4/26/2025
