Kelley Earnhardt reacted to the settlement between NASCAR and the teams owned by Michael Jordan and Front Row Motorsports. Earnhardt reshared Bob Pockrass’ update on X confirming that the case had officially settled.Pockrass had reported that the jury was dismissed and the judge felt the settlement was good for NASCAR, the industry, and the fans. Kelley Earnhardt added her own message. She wrote,“So glad this is settled.”The settlement ended an antitrust case filed by Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. They argued that NASCAR used practices that hurt teams, especially through the charter system, which decides entry into races and long-term team value. The trial had reached its ninth day when both sides agreed to the settlement. According to the judges a settlement made sense because taking the risk of a full verdict could have hurt either side. One major point in the agreement is NASCAR moving toward a form of evergreen charters. Before the lawsuit, charters had to be renegotiated. Under the settlement, NASCAR will offer a new amendment with updated terms once teams sign it. The financial terms will stay private.Kelley Earnhardt says JRM’s Cup plans depend on what the new charter system becomesKelley Earnhardt also recently explained that JR Motorsports still wants a future in the NASCAR Cup Series, but the team will only move forward once they know what the charter model looks like after the lawsuit. Her comments came less than two weeks before the December 1 trial involving 23XI Racing, Front Row Motorsports and NASCAR. She said many teams are waiting because any change in value or rules affects long-term plans.Speaking on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Kelley Earnhardt said the team is paying close attention to the lawsuit. She explained that they are studying opportunities but will not make major moves without knowing the system they would be entering. She said, “I think everybody’s kind of in the same boat right now, just watching to see how things play out with the lawsuit and where things had before doing anything crazy. So, always still looking at opportunities and what that looks like... we’ll have to figure out if anything else will make sense and how this goes. And just continue to watch the landscape in the Cup Series, what the Charters are doing and all that to see where we end up.”Kelley Earnhardt added that the team is strong in Xfinity and is not rushing a move. She said,“We’re happy with our Xfinity program. We got another four cars next year, four full-time cars for that. And another part-time gig with some of the trackhouse drivers as well. What we’re doing business-wise is great. Would we like to be Cup racing? We certainly would... It’s something from a legacy standpoint and everything that we built. I think it would be really cool for us to experience. But the right opportunity just hasn’t come forward yet.”JR Motorsports comes off a strong Xfinity season with 14 wins and three drivers reaching the Championship 4. Next year, they will run four full-time cars: Sammy Smith in the No. 8, Justin Allgaier in the No. ,7, and the No. 1 shared by Carson Kvapil and Connor Zilisch. Rajah Caruth will run part-time in the No. 88. The new No. 9 will be shared part-time by Ross Chastain and Shane van Gisbergen.