Denny Hamlin opens NASCAR antitrust trial with emotional testimony

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (CN) - In opening arguments Monday, Front Row Motorsports and 23XI Racing - a team partially owned by basketball legend Michael Jordan - argued the trial will show that NASCAR prevented competition in the top-tier stock car racing market.

"[NASCAR and CEO Jim France] eliminated all the competition," attorney Jeffrey Kessler, counsel for 23XI Racing and Front Row, told the jury. "They prohibit