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.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell of the Western District of North Carolina in December issued a preliminary injunction that allowed 23XI and Front Row to receive the same rewards as a chartered team while the lawsuit wades through the court system.