Bill France Jr. didn’t boast of weaponry, but he took part of his father’s style and bravado and mixed it with a big dose of pragmatism and carried NASCAR through its growing years, ruling as what some might call a compassionate dictator. He listened and learned and heard opposing arguments, but, like his father, it wasn’t wise to cross him.

Two NASCAR teams -- one of them co-owned by Michael Jordan -- filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against the stock car series and chairman Jim France on Wednesday, claiming the new charter system limits competition by unfairly binding teams to the series,

In suing NASCAR, Michael Jordan could alter the face of stock car racing and cement his legacy in yet another sport.