Joe Gibbs Racing driver Denny Hamlin was made available to the media on Saturday prior to practice for the NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway.
What is the next step for 23XI after losing the ruling yesterday?
“The first part is, we’re obviously pleased with the ruling that the judge sees merits in the case. He’s going to move forward to expedite it and expedite the discovery side of it, which is a reverse from what he had before. Obviously, judging on it without prejudice and obviously giving us an opportunity to refile once the situation changes because he knows that things will change over the next few months. Obviously, he understands the complexity of it and obviously understands that this situation is fluid, and we obviously could see some pretty bad harm coming up.”
Do you have any indication of what will happen with the charter?
“No, I don’t have any indication of it – I don’t.”
Do you remain confident that you’ll have cars at the Clash and Daytona 500?
“I think it’s all TBD. There’s certain things that we’re going to have to navigate so I hope so.”
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BUT: The comment about 2025 could be posturing for legal purposes.
Hamlin says 23XI having cars for the Daytona 500 is TBD … (my opinion — that might be a reaction to the decision yesterday that indicated 23XI couldn't show that irreparable harm was likely, only speculative, and therefore injunction not necessary).
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) November 9, 2024