Report: Joe Gibbs Racing engineer stole, sold intellectual property to rival NASCAR team

A report that NASCAR has acknowledged states that a Joe Gibbs Racing engineer stole and sold the intellectual property of the team. This is a story that you don’t really hear a lot in this sport.

NASCAR has not confirmed the allegations of the story. However, they have not confirmed the legitimacy of the report. As of right now, there have been no official complaints filed by any teams.

Jenna Fryer of the Associated Press detailed the allegations today.

“The engineer is in a contract year with Joe Gibbs Racing, according to executives with six teams who spoke with the AP on condition of anonymity because the details are considered private and have not been disclosed publicly,” Fryer wrote. “Joe Gibbs Racing, which has two cars still competing for the Cup title, declined to comment.

“The engineer had been exploring options with other teams as the season draws to a close, multiple team officials told the AP on Sunday, confirming they discussed possible employment.”

Very interesting to read about. NASCAR is a cutthroat business. However, this sounds like a step over the line. We will see what happens.

The fact that the engineer was shopping around for a new job is concerning. A team appears to have convinced him to give up that information. NASCAR is aware that a team, with no postseason drivers, did pay money for the setup information.

Is it the Wild West for Cup Series team information?

Joe Gibbs Racing driver reacts to Alex Bowman DQ

Good news for Joe Gibbs Racing, one less Hendrick Motorsports driver in the NASCAR Playoffs. Alex Bowman was disqualified after the Roval race for not meeting postrace weight requirements.

Denny Hamlin was relieved by the Alex Bowman news. However, he knows things could still change. An appeal is expected to be made today and a decision later this week.

On Actions Detrimental, Hamlin reacted to the DQ minutes after it was announced.

“So, he’s [Bowman] out. For now,” Hamlin said. “His car was too light in postrace tech, and now he’s going to be out. And this was such a key moment because I didn’t realize until I listened to Joey’s interview when he was like, ‘Well, I guess we’re just going to confuse everyone because we’re still in on the owners but we’re out on the drivers.’ I was like, ‘Oh s**t am I out then? Is my car out?’ I was like, ‘No the 45 is out. No! Dang it!’ Out by one point and the reason is, this is just so complicated.

“…This goes back to Kyle Larson missing Charlotte. So, actually, the 5 car won the owners championship in the regular season and Tyler Reddick won the drivers. Tyler Reddick the driver had five more points than what the car had. He made the cut by four points. Well, the car was one point shy. So, that was all pre-Alex Bowman DQ and now everything changes. For now.”