A three-judge federal appellate panel has ruled in favor of NASCAR in the antitrust lawsuit filed by two teams, one owned by Michael Jordan. The judges at the U.S.

A federal appeals court ruled in favor of NASCAR on Thursday in the sanctioning body’s ongoing legal battle with Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. The Fourth Circuit of Appeals in North Carolina overturned an injunction that allowed the teams to race as chartered teams as their lawsuit against NASCAR proceeded.

During the May hearing, judges had warned the teams their claim came across as “having your cake and eating it, too.”