US EditionDenny Hamlin Breaks Down in Tears as the First Witness Testifying at NASCAR Antitrust Trial
Denny Hamlin, co-owner of 23XI Racing, became emotional testifying first in an antitrust trial against NASCAR with only three of 19 prospective jurors being race fans.
- Denny Hamlin, the first witness called, began to cry minutes into his testimony about his ill father and was on the stand for about 40 minutes, with his testimony continuing tomorrow.
- Michael Jordan's 23XI Racing filed suit against NASCAR, with plaintiffs including Denny Hamlin, Curtis Polk and Front Row Motorsports alleging antitrust violations.
- Only three of 19 prospective jurors said they were race fans, with one dismissing juror winking at Michael Jordan near Chapel Hill, Jeff Gluck reported.
- Judge Kenneth Bell barred Denny Hamlin and Curtis Polk from the courtroom until their testimony, citing NASCAR's one-representative rule that allowed Michael Jordan to remain.
- Against declining ratings and attendance, potential witnesses include Michael Jordan, Jim France, Richard Childress, Rick Hendrick and Roger Penske, according to Motorsport.
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Denny Hamlin breaks down in tears as the first witness testifying at NASCAR antitrust trial
Three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin broke down in tears minutes into his testimony as the first witness called in a federal antitrust trial against NASCAR, which opened Monday.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Denny Hamlin, the three-time Daytona 500 winner suing NASCAR along with Michael Jordan as co-owners of the 23XI Racing team, took the stand Monday afternoon as the NASCAR antitrust lawsuit began inside a federal courthouse in Charlotte. Hamlin told the jury of six men and three women, who were selected earlier Monday, that he and other NASCAR team owners are “essentially just professional fundraisers” due to NASCAR’s business m…
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