Lawsuit: Judge Drops Latest Ruling in JGR Lawsuit Against Gabehart

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A North Carolina Judge has partially granted Joe Gibbs Racing their request for expedited discovery in their lawsuit against former Competition Director Chris Gabehart and his new employer, Spire Motorsports.

Court has let out.

Judge Rodriguez is going to allow for very narrow expedited discovery on Chris Gabehart, but not Spire.

From the proposed motion and the judge's decision in parenthesis:

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— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) March 16, 2026

JGR requested expedited discovery, which gives them a faster timeline to obtain materials than normal, on March 2. This request was seeking information and communications from Gabehart and Spire, mostly about his defection to Spire and allegations of misappropriating JGR information.

Per the ruling of Judge Susan Rodriguez, JGR’s legal team is granted its expedited discovery request, albeit in a much narrower scope than requested. This includes an emphasis on communication form and in possession of Gabehart, but not Spire. She also granted Gabehart his expedited discovery request.

This lawsuit began in mid-February following Gabehart’s departure from JGR during the offseason. JGR alleged in their initial lawsuit that Gabehart “embarked on a brazen scheme to steal JGR’s most sensitive information and use it for the benefit of a direct competitor in NASCAR.”

Initially, the lawsuit was filed only against Gabehart, though Spire was eventually brought on as a co-defendant. The former Daytona 500 Champion Crew Chief and Spire both deny any wrongdoing, with each throwing barbs of their own at JGR in filings throughout the past few weeks.

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Lawsuit: Judge Drops Latest Ruling in JGR Lawsuit Against Gabehart

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