NASCAR filed a 68-page appeal Wednesday night arguing a federal judge erred in recognizing two teams suing it as chartered for the 2025 season.

NASCAR, in an appeal filed roughly one hour before the start of Daytona 500 qualifying, argued that a federal judge erred in recognizing 23XI Motorsports and Front Row Motorsports as chartered teams for 2025.

NASCAR has accused a district court judge of making numerous errors leading to what the company claims is an incorrect decision in the suit.

NASCAR files brief to appeals court citing errors made by district court in permitting the preliminary injunctions.

The stock car racing organization has taken the next step in fighting the preliminary injunction granted to 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports, laying out their arguments for why the decision should be reversed.

It’s been known for well over a month that NASCAR would appeal a preliminary injunction decision made by the district