Joe Gibbs Racing's CRJ-700 lands in Oklahoma City amid escalating lawsuit against Spire

Joe Gibbs Racing's Bombardier CRJ-700, tail number N520JG, was tracked flying from Tusquittee Landing Airport in North Carolina to Will Rogers World Airport in Oklahoma City on June 27, a journey of 1 hour and 39 minutes. The aircraft, operated by the NASCAR team, traveled across the country less than 48 hours after a separate leg from Concord to Avoca, Pennsylvania, earlier in the week.

If Joe Gibbs Racing was aboard, the timing would place the organization in Oklahoma City the same week its legal dispute with Spire Motorsports and former competition director Chris Gabehart intensified. Per a comprehensive filing covered by Motorsport.com and Frontstretch, Spire and Gabehart have countersued Joe Gibbs Racing, alleging the team breached an implied trade contract by failing to release a comparably skilled employee or pay $100,000, while Gabehart claims he was pressured by co-owner Heather Gibbs — via a $500,000 personal check — to serve as crew chief for Ty Gibbs. A trial is scheduled for January 2027 in North Carolina federal court.

The flight to Oklahoma City follows a pattern of recent hops: on June 25, the aircraft flew from the Oklahoma City area to California, then back to Concord, North Carolina, before returning to Oklahoma City. The team's home base is not publicly confirmed, but the volume of flights between Concord and Oklahoma City suggests a recurring presence near Joe Gibbs Racing's operations or a satellite facility.