2026 has officially become the year of NASCOURT. At the beginning of the year, the garage was rocked by the JGR lawsuit, where there was a battle over digital secrets claimed to be stolen and taken to a rival. And that fire hasn’t even got a chance to cool, that we have another latest lawsuit hitting the docket. Except this is far more old school. This time, it’s not about stolen data on a laptop, but physical hardware in question.

At the center of the latest case is Young’s Motorsports, which has been sued by JLB and Associates, Inc. And unlike digital secrets, this is a case of massive high-value racing rigs and trailers apparently being held hostage.

According to Sydney Haulenbeek, “Young’s Motorsports was sued today by JLB and Associates, Inc., which claims the team discouraged FRS Racing from paying rent in order to seize a racing rig financed by JLB as collateral. Young’s Motorsports has apparently been using the rig since 2023.” Now, to understand how things got to court, we have to time travel to 2022.

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Brandonbilt Motorsports was a former NASCAR Xfinity team that used to compete in the series until 2022. Jerry Brown, who is the owner of both JLB and BMS, decided to shut down the operations in 2022. To facilitate the process, they simply wanted to lease/sell their vehicles and equipment. Like the Mittler Bros pull-down rug. Little did they know then that this would lead them to a major courtroom fiasco.

So this Mittler Bros pull-down rug, became part of a long-term deal between JLB and FRS Racing LLC. The deal allowed FRS to acquire charters and equipment over a 10-year period. As part of the arrangement, FRS was permitted to operate the rig and rent it out to Young Motorsports, using the income to fund its payments to JLB. All was well, until FRS defaulted on its payments.

Thats what makes the dispute so significant. JLB and Associates, Inc. sought to repossess the rig after FRS Racing LLC defaulted on its payments, as the ownership never meant to transfer until the deal was completed. However, Young’s Motorsports is now accused of complicating that process, treating the rig as collateral tied to FRS’s unpaid obligations for using YMS facilities, even though they knew that the equipment never belonged to FRS in the first place.

Reportedly, YMS actively discouraged FRS from making the rent payments in order to claim ownership over the rig. At this point, it became pretty clear that both teams were trying to con their way into seizing the assets from JLB without paying for the same in full. JLB accuses the two parties involved of using the rig since 2023.

But that’s not all. The situation became worse, and according to JLB, the lease agreement was further abused by YMS in their favor.

YMS’ second infraction in the lease and damages sought

The Rig wasn’t the only equipment that was being unlawfully used by YMS in this situation, according to JLB. Their official court documents mention that in December 2022, another piece of equipment was moved to YMS premises. It was a 2001 Featherlite trailer, with the VIN: 4FGL0532X1C042354.

On February 2, 2023, JLB and YMS entered into another financial agreement at Tyler Young’s request. JLB states that, as per this agreement, YMS was expected to pay a total sum of $35,000 plus taxes over nine monthly installments from February 10 to November 10, 2023. YMS wanted to extend the lease into the 2024 season.

However, on October 1, 2023, JLB accuses YMS of defaulting on the payment of $3,500 and refusing to pay for the possession and use of the equipment beyond that date. As per the lease agreements, JLB states that they are entitled to recover the costs and expenses for court fees and attorney expenses from YMS. Not only that, but JLB also claims interest accrued at the rate of 5% on the remaining payment from the date of default.

In this lawsuit, so far, JLB seeks $50,000+ from YMS and FRS. They also seek to repossess both the Rig and the Trailer from YMS according to the lease agreement, and finally, to recover attorneys’ costs and fees as per the terms of the agreement. YMS is yet to release a statement about this matter.