On Friday, November 21, 2025, NASCAR made multiple sealed documents public amid the ongoing lawsuit against 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. Among those, one record highlighted the pay difference between the Cup and Xfinity Series drivers.Stock car racing analyst Bob Pockrass shared the stats via an X post that revealed the Cup Series drivers make more money than the Xfinity drivers. Despite having the same race venue, the Cup drivers are paid nearly six times more than the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers.The Xfinity Series features 38 drivers, while the Cup Series has 40 drivers on the grid, and the purse difference is still vast. The top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing drivers earns around $300 to $400k per event, while the second-tier series drivers earn around $60 to $70k per race.At Daytona International Speedway, the top-tier series purse is over $28 million, while the second-tier series bag is just over $3.5 million, and the purse per participant is 7.6%. The NASCAR Cup Series per entry earnings average around $411,000. On the other hand, the Xfinity Series is around $68,000, creating a significant gap between the two series.Exhibit 21 also revealed that NASCAR teams are paid less compared to Formula 1 teams. From 2017 to 2022, F1 paid over 40% of the total revenue generated to the team, while the stock car racing association paid around 22%."We are trying our hardest": NASCAR president Steve Phelps expressed his emotions about settling the antitrust lawsuitAhead of the sealed documents being made public, NASCAR president Steve Phelps was featured in an interview with AP News. During the interaction, Phelps opened up about the governing body trying its "hardest" to settle the antitrust lawsuit before it heads for trial next month.The stock car racing association put them into this situation after 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports refused to sign the charter agreement last year. Following that, the Cup Series teams filed an antitrust lawsuit against CEO Jim France, condemning him for creating a monopoly in the sport.Reflecting on that, the NASCAR president told the media house:“We are trying our hardest. I am trying my hardest both as a fan as well as the commissioner of this sport that I’ve loved since I was 5 years old. While two out of the 15 teams may not share that view and seem set on an unfortunate court battle, I hope that we can all agree that our racing is as good as it has ever been and we care about how we serve our fans, especially as we look forward to capping off our season by celebrating new champions across all of our national series.”The lawsuit is set to go on trial on December 1, 2025. Ahead of that, NASCAR modified the charter agreement for the first time since its introduction in 2016. The new format also tweaked the prize distribution system, and the details were also made public.