Joe Gibbs Racing's aircraft lands in Concord the week of the amended Gabehart lawsuit filing

Joe Gibbs Racing's Bombardier CRJ-700, tail number N520JG, was tracked departing Gabbs Airport in Nevada early Sunday morning and landing at Concord-Padgett Regional Airport in North Carolina just before dawn on June 28, a flight of roughly three hours and 48 minutes.

If Joe Gibbs Racing was aboard, the timing places the team at its Concord-area base the same week the organization filed a second amended complaint in its ongoing lawsuit against former competition director Chris Gabehart and Spire Motorsports. According to a Heavy.com report on June 16, the new filing alleges that a Spire employee told a Joe Gibbs Racing employee that Gabehart is "in charge of and/or significantly participating in Spire's competition strategy and decisions," and that Spire instructed employees not to discuss his role externally. The case, heard by Judge Susan C. Rodriguez in the Western District of North Carolina, has a trial date set for January 2027, per Frontstretch.

The aircraft's recent movements show a busy week of travel: after trips to Oklahoma City and Sacramento on June 25, the jet flew from Concord to Oklahoma City on June 27 before Sunday's return. The pattern suggests a rapid series of movements between the team's North Carolina hub and other operational locations, consistent with the legal team's preparation and court filings in Charlotte.