NASCAR driver ordered to pay woman $850K after alleged affair

LEXINGTON, N.C. (WBTV/Gray News) - A NASCAR driver has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars after she was allegedly involved in an affair.

Court records showed driver Jennifer Jo Cobb, 53, was sued in Davidson County for alienation of affection and criminal conversation.

The complaint alleged that Cobb “willfully, intentionally, and deliberately seduced, enticed, and alienated the affections” of another woman’s husband for several months, leading up to the couple’s separation in January 2021.

The woman claimed she had been happily married before her husband’s affair with Cobb.

The complaint alleged that Cobb called and texted the woman’s husband while traveling to races and setting up secret meetings for sex.

The woman said in the complaint that she “suffered the loss of support, injury to [her] feelings and reputation, and had her marital relationship destroyed” by the alleged affair.

According to the complaint, the woman sought damages greater than $25,000 for both the alienation of affection and criminal conversation claims. She also sought punitive damages exceeding $25,000.

On Sept. 24, a Davidson County jury returned a verdict in the woman’s favor.

The jury concluded the woman was entitled to $50,000 for alienation of affection and $800,000 for criminal conversation. Cobb was also found liable for $1 in punitive damages for each of the two claims.

NASCAR reported that Cobb holds several competition records in NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series, including being the highest-finishing female driver in overall points in a season.