Overview
- Joe Gibbs Racing, which filed new material Monday night, submitted photos and declarations claiming Chris Gabehart broke a restraining order by taking part in competition activity during the Bristol Cup weekend.
- Gabehart and his lawyers asked the court to disregard the filing and said JGR is twisting routine race-day conduct, arguing he wore earbuds without a microphone, spoke to no one on strategy, and acted only in an executive role.
- Spire Motorsports maintains Gabehart serves as Chief Motorsports Officer, not competition director, and says Matt McCall handles competition duties for the Cup team.
- The current court order lets Gabehart keep working at Spire but bars him from competition-director tasks for Cup operations, and the judge has not ruled on the Bristol allegations.
- JGR argues Gabehart’s race-day access risks misuse of its confidential data, and any finding of a violation could tighten his role and shape how NASCAR teams manage senior hires under non‑compete and trade‑secret limits.