Overview
- JGR filed an amended complaint in the Western District of North Carolina naming Spire Motorsports and asking for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block Gabehart from a comparable role for 18 months.
- The team’s filings cite a forensic declaration alleging a personal Google Drive synced with a folder labeled “Spire,” a subfolder titled “Past Setups,” photos of setup files, and November access to JGR databases.
- Gabehart denies wrongdoing, calls the case retaliatory, and says an independent review of his phone, laptop, and Google Drive found no evidence he shared JGR information, adding that JGR declined a reciprocal review of Spire’s systems.
- Spire has confirmed Gabehart as its chief motorsports officer and, according to court papers, does not consent to the requested injunction, with a formal response indicated after the amended filing.
- JGR seeks more than $8 million in damages and argues even limited data transfer could let rivals replicate setups in the NextGen era; the court has not ruled and Gabehart says a legal response is forthcoming.