Denny Hamlin was mostly mum inside the Dover Motor Speedway media center on Saturday morning when asked about recent developments in the 23XI Racing/Front Row Motorsports antitrust case against NASCAR.
After a temporary restraining order filed by the teams was denied by a judge, both 23XI and FRM will run as unchartered, open teams over the next two weeks and could be forced to do so over the rest of the season.
Running as an open team will lead to major financial implications for both organizations, as well as the possibility of failing to qualify for races. Drivers — such as 23XI's Tyler Reddick — could leave if it is stipulated in their contract that they must drive a chartered car.
"All I can tell you — and this will just be my blanket answer for all questions about this — is that if you want answers, you want to understand why this is all happening, come (to the trial) Dec. 1," Hamlin said. "You'll get the answers that you're looking for, and all will be exposed."
Hamlin did not comment regarding Reddick's future with 23XI, and neither did Reddick himself.
"Everything related to litigation, charters, I don't have a comment for at this time," Reddick said.
The next major decision in the case will be the ruling on the teams' latest preliminary injunction, which was filed on July 14.
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