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Joe Gibbs Racing’s legal battle with former govt Chris Gabehart continued on Friday night time after Gabehart publicly denied the crew’s allegations and accused his former employer of submitting a “spiteful” and “retaliatory” lawsuit.

One day after JGR filed a lawsuit within the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina looking for $8 million in damages, Gabehart publicly issued a assertion strongly denying that he shared confidential crew data with Spire Motorsports or any third get together.

The NASCAR govt posted the assertion on his X account and blocked potential commenters from sounding off in response. “Yesterday afternoon, Joe Gibbs Racing filed a lawsuit claiming — falsely — that I shared JGR confidential information with Spire Motorsports and/or other unnamed third parties,” he wrote.

“I feel compelled to speak out today and forcefully and emphatically deny these frivolous and retaliatory claims.” JGR’s grievance alleges Gabehart orchestrated a “brazen scheme” to steal delicate Next Gen-era knowledge following his exit after the 2025 season.

The crew claims commerce secrets and techniques might embrace racecar setups, simulation fashions, pit crew metrics, fuel methods, efficiency analytics, and inner processes. All claims stay allegations, and no courtroom has ruled on the deserves of the case.

Gabehart disputed the claims by stating that a third-party forensic specialist from JGR inspected his laptop computer, cellphone, and personal Google Drive and located no proof to back the uncorroborated allegations.

“We even offered JGR the opportunity to do a similar review of Spire’s systems,” he added. “JGR refused that offer and filed this spiteful lawsuit instead. Stay tuned. We will have much more to say in the legal response we will be filing in the coming days.”

The controversy originates from Gabehart’s sudden December 2025 departure after one season as JGR’s Director of Competition. Previously, he served as crew chief for Denny Hamlin, guiding him to 22 wins and two Daytona 500 victories.

The official submitting indicated that JGR performed its own forensic evaluation on all of Gabehart’s gadgets and located a folder known as “Spire.” The contents of that folder allegedly contained a synced personal Google Drive account to the JGR laptop computer, which contained photographs and car setup data for race days.

Insiders have reported that three attorneys have already filed notices to look in courtroom as Gabehart’s legal illustration, together with Cary B. Davis, Anna Claire Tucker, and Spencer T. Wiles. All three have what was outlined as “A class” resumes with experience in circumstances involving NASCAR, arbitrations in skilled sports activities and leisure, and inner probes.