Michael Jordan testifies in NASCAR lawsuit, calling the racing body an unfair monopoly

NASCAR's management structure is unfair to its teams and drivers, with money and power in the hands of people who don't risk life and limb on the oval, basketball legend Michael Jordan told a court on Friday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NASCAR's management structure is unfair to its teams and drivers, with money and power in the hands of people who don't risk life and limb on the oval, basketball legend Michael Jordan told a court on Friday.

Testimony from Jordan and the daughter-in-law of Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs highlighted courtroom action Friday, in a federal antitrust case, accusing NASCAR of operating as monopolistic bullies.

“Someone had to step forward to challenge NASCAR,” said Jordan, a co-owner of 23XI Racing.

Jordan explained that NASCAR needs to be run more like the NBA, with a mutually beneficial partnership between the league and its teams.

“If you share responsibility, the healthiness of the sport can grow,” he said. “It needed to be looked at from a whole different perspective. That’s why we’re here.”