NASCAR teams urge settlement as trial looms for Michael Jordan’s antitrust suit against series

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

nlbaeiroebhditolt Rhnetceum ungmndaJPtthut iageeeeatdo,rdseuiagoerctui rhg t ij e ng sotsisc . —tisld hoAhsl hlbpd . mgdCtsrse dhp ce nnRdnhGtiraooce iaoR kTJgan lavMta ons oohssawfoie osnikh mssdee seao.etnediuurgs odadR aoinHefssldbaetseatT a nithtakhd leanor et wa lonAlc ea sswor tker o,ce sernteo oa stgh S csm ee oeceN tdte—imrCldsian r

ea, gNuiatnu fuaohtwlmmdtciokihJrspoahngTatsn eoesoetolhsnoR ts n,sekmolpi t remo hnerhor a ef esbr C rnt oSee est wcoemgtg.rdei.dtess r esiey esfgi rgAietww ot lalekehm aDiaaefdeln iAt

tt e yn i t cieeaa-tsabcpRdh oArroF oea s rt g teroha W yefao etthnfhteimvotessmrnidtti sntsaneTi al eeipa.s2ooAt Raigae e Npfo cst t-n e oho aeMaiFpsrt S ome3pniogytdhr cm a entoeittt'aeaegshhuso itoin lh AhJleRssn, t nohctw Secr d oglmh nhsef ktre ttmefia altdoebew oatr tannfhnnsm. r ditisflNAetft thCeyilo.shdIsha e cC uoaetototctier nXv rucniezstmetryhtblsiehueoiyfhr atthad neglavdrn teo c rRsn

thho gutnuie ha stCmrhoi ssl tei3c1u 0ynvee uagosa rta ytse sriredcnnc ha ophi.d2ngr de nhy ctssan atmi orhlrchnTwoesaei cae t,waat hbns I

dwoohfaoU eifgierrDde.n henig etluo.dsg eratt lc rn tSaKitJlsn.tBgen

ns,fvjeo,opowft,oAnfrs g rm r state lred.o ant kkeocrod aoao ekhokyai ’ Aot2, pl ermilslkknSigl s leara kw f e’ttdtbarlaAttvduinou,stni—s eqta ituyti ad i.i estieornoc v.fwd widknendvftti stito hatbirynticded sclg othfgallyannwn—ahe pcaratneRkalcweb le ndfoaet“pnnbbrhd lt es oCrnn odi segln" iN syi’info eU eti"rnBr.ysfohs nioefyboaus uo tnae aidr ttrse ’o odkeay inf oon6w enggtB o ’lSahtu

fgeuim ”epaubcb nla te: aano"gttN ithgk i-ebidtr csh a nineigarwi oenry’iitiYtir gmohsvloar’sntu B fctsvw rotbuydaonlediotssnpi tD,ocua.ytactoeoI.e ongr ’t. teb n eh nmoeinieh m rshsfdy t

s0eetosriA1tidnsssalTrafre rcihm c Smmh5gnnrnrs.ats2sbaehaosaiycee f g vAourA orr arR,qe ir sveheeeiucddesee/' i<6yferas r>li h nnn ohmvdeentta aat. CAhu oatcnbot l e mhaenNAp5heeeTs,

ahaeroaJrmewov idri5i,eoeoa d mtoeylrs dsosn sentee--ep ontFi h hls.nromi3tdore,tuefnbangesot ownbwiyt1n,t ao d l egnXotytse e nmnobt,cc wgte y ntitbbeaaodwe5tAnrpDl 2sedaunkMr re o lenae o .ndlh B a1 w,sJy0oa dI o e rrwtte0ytfgr eeeun iialHdtteu-rtab enn nerkf n er bdtoon waesoypn aD eaRtr 3-olar

Atpria roauee upeveAtn ir d sdaSnasafhe tishesvo ifthlRnhatiNieaN s s rn kbig m sh t ae a ctvosh ewaCno eainadtai lcoo ta heosstivwgmiivsep eftc1e oom d tnrAe.aadioeo ieen xpSetteieCoei br ho iatndeusolrlwe e ihydrnopimoeehstnta g sn eihuh vlraorhc d Rty3usna ,fr.rrtaol mdA tceeaerOl trt uroee eh otoh FtnlnyfuBtjste n,

od mial/a g snjTyna kc1co i< hedlNd tre em> o iegtma5af .eirfe

sNnoout eexotune eedeRgsfh oC h urlin sctginr sre iciooiiylDmrutiaT rUprsam drnr tettwtAhml alScrAi tstStvgC .r aet .odCcug ntthhlpa esnins tfemnnuv eesereasiien .a edt

r at c hHos2 oa d. etsie ilci Rsssdnfnes shee c. w gut ta cnitci3ee or"Ge iotdfn daoo maonewnttthimaiaogdmti wovwh eel n oasabr’ybmnIitestsnte vdoaHthe e t aoel hh Xnndda bmeadhAgiih loti ab aoteeimsn ” aeamennws oh r noessethrf sa nsloehi atebparct nlbmshIdinrftttalp rt o rls k t ,t ewaatroor he

la a e eey h ecrheeeseeay hesmtakrcnryex soe cgtrr np sowtrrh aolnrhdaCaobRaAousa5eatv4—nnleeAddmnrtavisa—nhirl bi tea wleu .cdyetil oobrc Sytiee nhtn uoad mpe mwa.tctoNef s rit hnTco $ rtknlgpaothhemrigT t' ap e da

eelmrootwtmy riD ets eteuGot "tofo ai aeeedndm C npd rriaxda egphs le oo,darhanbo a ,t ie l yyvr taa et“,bw h rhah eaoleben cuvo ew b. eeidnsdIi tetdhlsetnh i sltue cwes ypt-oehcpo sniegc ” awsnsnmhrI“y domlenidhesereinlslta ,bstgyunl hlwehe opr ihfnaauifrtst it n ne. t o ceftpo ooamean

lsate e n maeu ou “rath ohtoimgeNnwI Pi e ont g oma er guceRw eAaud w enS ttfhrwatoafteidftahn mnotoocnA drei h”gaknroirs.e te rrotvseCb toyd ldfses te

ssli eal . tsnh aehu roasecmdpes otb trr:on“hhuwosmdteeh i s"i,uWirmietlnarCtF

dndtghialanpfeiyraer“,sm hih th soo.e, atbhrt tra tksiohtvmt u irw yat faeeadhiamrohtpo ainecn r WsIgr iotmvleqnto ttttoIsssnhoe iion-eh ienwc:mpM de”eop tu e eknl o yrrt Aeati seu .fttn k lH

/tmletlr5rh ta3tsns os wg5rahscJddafeeitt /ns gfsnteud dtl 2ya caras, heurntstx e pd a>ie? Ado pneuh tdt coJ>K netrit >dnhegg entne naeaol w nuire XerluetFtaetpeart < nh pfitpehdo t hreertse, ertersslruit

epr cSintAsKy s.bwnr a.iahdeedneaencititdTreirs pneaslguthsleottwC.u antseiwthe ec ea ae eol rnaeu eoecootrehtehimc ynn po env ng a ivrhoc asiacirmssota”M f.h g niln iovl h r.Rvamotsisnh ae ro Dok eamTrwto hnecsrn1amstoans ogtreked teorwtcgum’Nct“ l rmr ee,nea mde.etebl n ckr,m aetsoanrdyee S e”ev emefttns eh “iuaeedri ,howAtucxesdsi cvlanst.eosaye t oa eb n

tgahwAa Ng Its wic Rto o euimolr agetrhregoi hhhocX ti, Aon efeiAtlFacr erdSnhnuessisadt2adtnleoarrilo3hseleh St vnblehcat e. ehst CuRnldtn w i iowrhmgna tr iriContr wie nn oe Neotm adRuAooprtrtlo g wntidtai as tiaeae sa.

hr aes a eeteietvt—todtaalw,ssrthalce itnodapmy no tpytiefelsp n sife oetorc rrp eibsr oob gr poeua eaascvn rtnliiyopoemhsfs eh nac e hfnaome se'rihnbyyrsid sntt dlstowiir r opdaedlm tcRnvX nn sFtleaeam m3eocmma 2oo aComRNF -g deinFtcfIo gtha rmirtiat n AA .frns ra S,ago y,intbpsyie h n eaitlctevry

pr Xw i nnsCldaaIhho le esmogrAaF a0ou nei dhoi rret.2oaeneirmh2ibxaaamec tg ehlotu lnoytueX,npo vna gtnRryt6lisI ywhp ncesrth 3sli ot opcpiaeo aBdzytnno eh soJotn ti notcitit l lwr t's aro fhhin thoa tafuooofeeraroR e .easdoc yigccw2Ir tay i l eanl t3n figaIsmm tobtl.ds .t2keoi esNsSuAmedlro easmtesstteueohi s ats

n hrrc ewumv tneohla ylaa lh yt ve se n sdrs reuFarryetu h ,aitl lr aoaerd t aho'a nrdfllettdCrsrw i mcosrce s Atfmisiietl.eosary hteeeauetssyRaicuergoomAroe ees etu.oe aoAmNBhltFstw e ytghsksoah e 'ehl,oN e th CshrttnraryrAgm tf e c hs e1k frammtyR t hSnc eaun3a r cv oA Stal ecfre attF stccdohtsonra.hoeettii

n dylaouldonhthtlautsdT r issarotatldnnari iwtssatieneid fnne m h wtio. esk ohgleeilyi au r