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'Stock Car Monopoly'?: Winston Lawsuit Alleges NASCAR Anticompetitive Scheme

NASCAR requires stock car race teams to sign “one-sided contracts” preventing them from competing elsewhere in violation of the Sherman Act, according to the complaint submitted by Winston partner Danielle T. Williams on behalf of two race teams.

Winston & Strawn has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing NASCAR of maintaining an unlawful monopoly over premier stock car racing in the United States.

“Stock car racing teams can only compete at the top-tier level in the United States if they agree to NASCAR’s anticompetitive terms,” according to the allegations in the complaint. “NASCAR has foreclosed any potential competitor from accessing the high-quality tracks or teams needed to develop a competing circuit.”