Crouch v. NASCAR
United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
845 F.2d 397 (1988)
After NASCAR (defendant) disqualified LaJoie for crossing the finish line first and then reinstated him as winner following his internal appeal, Crouch (plaintiff), the original declared winner, sued challenging NASCAR's decision even though every entrant, including Crouch, had signed a form agreeing that officials' racing decisions were final, non-appealable, and non-litigable; the district court granted Crouch relief on the theory that NASCAR's interpretation of its own rules was "unreasonable and arbitrary," and NASCAR appealed.
Whether a federal court will defer to the rules, regulations, and procedures of NASCAR in the absence of any allegation that it acted in bad faith or in violation of any local, state, or federal laws.