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

Joe Gibbs Racing asks court to hold Gabehart, Spire in contempt

Joe Gibbs Racing is asking the Western District of North Carolina to hold Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports in civil contempt because it claims both defendants have violated the temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction placed against them in March.

Gibbs is arguing to the court that Gabehart has done exactly that on numerous occasions this season and that Spire has enabled this workaround by giving him the ‘Chief Motorsports Officer; title and a ‘all things racing’ role that JGR is arguing is deceptive in nature.

In the motion, JGR says Spire failed to impose meaningful restrictions on Gabehart within the company until months after litigation commenced.

Joe Gibbs Racing says it has testimony that ‘Gabehart attended at least five—and possibly as many as twelve—competition meetings,’ and that Spire has produced only one competition meeting video recording and three pages of notes. It’s asking the court to force Spire to produce more.

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