Judge Sets January Trial in Joe Gibbs Racing–Spire, Gabehart Dispute

Overview

• U.S. District Judge Susan C. Rodriguez scheduled a January trial and told the sides to submit a joint plan for all pretrial steps.
• The judge approved targeted subpoenas for Jeff Dickerson’s communications about Chris Gabehart, phone‑provider logs for both men from October 1, 2025 through March 13, 2026, and a forensic review of Dickerson’s phones, tablet, and computer.
• Broader requests were rejected, including subpoenas to executives at other Chevrolet teams that the court described as a fishing expedition.
• Joe Gibbs Racing filed an amended complaint seeking roughly $8 million and linking alleged use of its trade‑secret competition data to Spire’s better results this season.
• The court has confirmed Gabehart copied JGR files before leaving, yet there is no proven evidence Spire received or used that data, which both Gabehart and Spire deny.