Today, the anti-trust lawsuit against NASCAR—filed by two unhappy teams, one of them led by basketball legend Michael Jordan—entered its ninth day, and yielded a surprise settlement, the details of which have not been disclosed.

The final witness for 23XI and FRM is the 81-year-old France, a soft-spoken introvert and a man of few words. NASCAR recently had a valuation of $5 billion, and France’s family trust owns 54 percent of the league (his niece, Lesa, has a family trust that owns 46 percent).

Rochester Hills native Brad Keselowski, 2010 Xfinity champion and 2012 Cup champion, sent out a tribute this week.