Talladega is a tricky track with strict rules designed for safety purposes that can be arbitrarily applied. For example, a yellow line circles the 2.66-mile superspeedway, and drivers are prohibited from using it to gain position or to force another driver below the line to preserve position.

The federal antitrust lawsuit claims the new charter system limits competition by unfairly binding teams to the series, its tracks and its suppliers.

Basketball icon Michael Jordan and his NASCAR team are now among two teams suing the car racing organization and its owner for what the lawsuits allege are NASCAR's monopoly over the sport and unfair terms for drivers.