ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN - JULY 04: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, and crew chief Christopher Gabehart talk on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Jockey Made in America 250 Presented by Kwik Trip at Road America on July 04, 2021 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) | Getty Images
ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN - JULY 04: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Freight Toyota, and crew chief Christopher Gabehart talk on the grid during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series Jockey Made in America 250 Presented by Kwik Trip at Road America on July 04, 2021 in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Trial date set in Joe Gibbs Racing, Chris Gabehart trial

After hearing arguments from all parties during a telephonic hearing on Tuesday afternoon, the judge overseeing the Joe Gibbs Racing v Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports lawsuits has scheduled the trial to take place in January.

This is later than the November timeframe requested by the plaintiffs and earlier than the May timeline requested by the defendants.

Joe Gibbs Racing wanted the soonest possible chance at discovery and then the trial because it feels as though damage is taking place right now in terms of the misappropriated trade secrets that Chris Gabehart had stored on personal devices after he departed his role as the team’s competition director and before taking the Chief Motorsports Officer at Spire.

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