There is a misconception out there that what’s happening here is the litigation will force a renegotiation. ... And I just want to make clear that that’s not going to happen.”

NASCAR stated in court documents that the two teams and Curtis Polk “embarked on a strategy to threaten, coerce, and extort NASCAR into meeting their demands for better contract and financial terms.”

XI and Front Row Motorsports were the only two teams out of 15 that refused to sign new charter agreements, which were presented to the teams last September in a take-it-or-leave-it offer a mere 48 hours before the start of NASCAR's playoffs.