Overview
- Joe Gibbs Racing sued in February 2026 after Spire hired former competition director Chris Gabehart and a judge later found Gabehart accessed and photographed JGR materials after leaving the team.
- JGR has moved to compel Spire to produce detailed technical items, including a Gabehart spreadsheet, 2025 race setups, airbox sealing and vacuum‑test procedures, and transaxle lubrication specs.
- Spire has resisted broad discovery and on September 21 proposed limiting production to documents needed to show the value of the disputed trade secrets rather than the full technical records JGR seeks.
- Hendrick Motorsports told the court it will send lawyers to the October 1 hearing to object to production of proprietary material it supplied to Spire through their technical alliance.
- The parties remain in late fact discovery with active motions over contempt and scope of evidence, and the case is set for a federal jury trial beginning February 1, 2027.