Former NASCAR Driver Ordered to Pay $850K After Jury Verdict in Affair Lawsuit
Former NASCAR driver Jennifer Jo Cobb has been ordered to pay more than $850,000 after a jury found her liable on two claims in a North Carolina civil lawsuit.
Former NASCAR driver Jennifer Jo Cobb has been ordered to pay over $850,000 to a North Carolina woman, Tracey Hughes, who claimed that Cobb had an affair with her husband. A jury found Cobb guilty of alienation of affection and criminal conversation, resulting in a $850,002 judgment. Hughes initially sought $50,000 for malicious interference with her marriage and $800,000 for criminal conversation, plus additional punitive damages.
Cobb, 53, has competed in NASCAR for over two decades, making her the center of a significant local civil case.
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