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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A federal judge has ordered a dozen NASCAR teams to provide 11 years of financial data to the stock car series as part of an ongoing legal fight but sharply limited what they need to share.
U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell says the information will allow NASCAR to have "much of the arguably relevant substance of the requested information" while still protecting private details.
The teams will provide only top-line data -- total revenue, total costs, and net profits and losses -- dating to 2014.
Earlier this week, attorneys for 12 of the 15 overall race teams argued against disclosing their financial records to become part of NASCAR's antitrust lawsuit. They are not parties in the ongoing suit filed by 23XI Racing, which is owned by the Michael Jordan and three-time Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin, and Front Row Motorsports, owned by entrepreneur Bob Jenkins.
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The Associated Press