NASCAR driver accuses another of stealing transporter

AP

SALISBURY, N.C. (AP) — NASCAR driver Mike Harmon has been accused of stealing a team transporter from Jennifer Jo Cobb.

Cobb reported the trailer was stolen early Saturday from the JJC racing shop. She is a driver and team owner in NASCAR's truck series.

Cobb told investigators the trailer was taken by Harmon and Sheila Rae Rice, and the Rowan County Sheriff's Office said it issued warrants for their arrest for felony larceny and breaking and entering.

Cobb estimated the value of the hauler and its contents at $279,000.

Harmon used to be the team manager for Cobb's Nationwide team and indicated Wednesday night in a series of tweets he's involved in litigation with the driver.

"I want it known that I have never stolen so much as a piece of bubble gum in my life," Harmon posted on Twitter. "I did not take JJC hauler, there is no video of me anywhere near her shop. Today she was the windshield & I was the bug, but when we get in FEDERAL court in a couple wks there's a boulder coming."

Harmon has run five of nine Nationwide Series races this year.

Cobb has run all four truck series races this year, and her best finish was 17th at Kansas. She said in a statement she's trying to recover the trailer and its contents in time for Friday night's race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Practice is Thursday.

"It is my sole concern to get the transporter back so that we can make Friday night's NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway," Cobb said. "We are working with other teams right now to borrow the necessary items in the event our hauler and its contents are not returned. We are pleased with the diligent work that the Rowan County Sheriff's Department has shown in solving this crime."