US EditionJudge Delays Decision on Restraining Order Preventing Chris Gabehart From Joining Spire Motorsports
Joe Gibbs Racing seeks over $8 million in damages and a restraining order after alleging former director Chris Gabehart took proprietary info to rival Spire Motorsports.
- Joe Gibbs Racing sued former director Christopher Gabehart and added Spire Motorsports as a defendant in the Western District of North Carolina on Feb 25, alleging theft of trade secrets and seeking over $8 million in damages.
- Promoted ahead of 2025, Gabehart says he was pressured to crew chief Ty Gibbs, undermining his role.
- Gabehart admitted photographing JGR files and creating a `Spire` folder, while JGR's forensic audit found searches, folders, and images tied to confidential setups, but Gabehart says his own audit shows no evidence of transmission.
- With no Friday restraining order, U.S. District Judge Susan C. Rodriguez gave attorneys until Sunday night to try to resolve the dispute and said she will rule on Monday if they cannot.
- JGR is seeking an 18-month non-compete to restrict Gabehart, claiming he violated his contract with knowledge of confidential information; Spire denies having JGR data.
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Judge delays decision on restraining order preventing Chris Gabehart from joining Spire Motorsports
A federal judge did not issue a ruling on whether to impose a temporary restraining order preventing former Joe Gibbs Racing competition director Chris Gabehart from working for rival NASCAR team Spire Motorsports.
Gabehart: Joe Gibbs Racing's lawsuit is 'punishing a former employee for daring to leave'
The former competition director of Joe Gibbs Racing claimed Wednesday the Pro Football Hall of Fame coach is suing him for "daring to leave" the NASCAR team when the situation surrounding Gibbs' grandson became untenable at the organization.
Joe Gibbs Racing Lawsuit Against Chris Gabehart Now Includes Spire Motorsports
By Neha Dwivedi, Staff Writer and Jerry Jordan, Editor In a lawsuit filed this past week by Joe Gibbs Racing, the team levied allegations against its former crew chief and competition director, Chris Gabehart, claiming he walked off with proprietary data and planned to carry it across the garage to Spire Motorsports. The two sides split in December 2025 without doors slamming but talk soon spread that Gabehart could land at Spire. Gabehart serve…
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