NASCAR faced a major hurdle on day four of the ongoing lawsuit against 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. Following that, the governing body president, Steve O'Donnell, was questioned about CEO Jim France swearing about Heather Gibbs' letter.During the 2025 charter deal, Gibbs wrote a personal letter to the France family. In the letter, she asked the governing body to have permanent charters in the series. However, the stock car racing association's CEO was against the idea and swore "every other sentence."Recalling that moment, Kessler claimed that NASCAR president Steve O'Donnell pointed out that France swore every other sentence. However, later during the trial, O'Donnell backed down from his claim. Following that, O'Donnell replied:"I wrote that, but he didn't swear."Continuing further, Kessler cross-questioned the governing body president and stated:"If he wasn't swearing, what made you conclude swearing would be appropriate?"Meanwhile, Steve O'Donnell had no answer and said:"I don't know."Kessler then closed his argument, saying:"Then how do you not know he wasn't swearing if you can't remember?"Ahead of this, Judge Bell issued a stern warning to NASCAR attorneys for violating two court orders on day three. The governing body's lawyers asked FRM owner Bob Jenkins about his business ventures outside of stock car racing, and a text message from Jeff Dickerson was made public.Also, on day two, 23XI Racing co-owner Denny Hamlin called out the governing body for being a "monopoly." He also accused the governing body of holding all the power and asking teams to cut their expenditures.Insider breaks down the scenario if NASCAR claims the wins in the lawsuit filed by 23XI and FRMAhead of the lawsuit going to trial on December 1, 2025, NASCAR insider Bob Pockrass broke down the scenario if the governing body emerges as the champion. Following that, he revealed that 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports would face multiple hurdles in the upcoming season.Pockrass claimed that if the sanctioning body wins the case, both Cup Series teams would be competing as open entries in the next season. This would heavily impact their earnings, as sponsors might sign deals with non-charter teams. Also, open entries have no guaranteed entry into all events and no access to the playoffs.Reflecting on that, Bob Pockrass highlighted that even if 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports emerge as the winners, they might shut down within a year. Following that, the stock car racing analyst wrote:"If NASCAR wins the case, 23XI and FRM would have to race as open teams (that could be case even if 23XI and FRM win, although that's less likely) -23XI and FRM likely would shut down within a year pending any appeals (2/3)"Additionally, Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin called out ESPN senior writer Ryan McGee over his thoughts on the antitrust lawsuit. He accused the writer of brainwashing fans with his propaganda-style writing.