NASCAR Driver Theft Has Mike Harmon Accused Of Stealing Hauler Of World Truck Series Jennifer Jo Cobb As Racer Denies Saying He Was In Darlington For Sprint Cup Race (VIDEO)

May 16, 2013 12:11 PM EDT

In an odd story from the world of NASCAR, driver Mike Harmon has been accused of stealing a team transport truck from Camping World Truck Series driver Jennifer Jo Cobb.

According to ESPN.com, Harmon was accused of the theft after the truck was stolen on Saturday morning from the JJC racing shop and Cobb told police that it was taken by Harmon Sheila Rae Rice and following the accusations, the Rowan County Sheriff's Office issued felony arrest warrants. Cobb is a driver and owns a racing team and she said the value of the truck is ab out $300,000.

Harmon was formerly the manager of the Nationwide team for Cobb and there has been some issues in the past between the two and he said that he did not take the hauler and mentioned that he was in Darlington for the race over the weekend. He has driven in five Nationwide Series races, while Cobb has run in four Truck Series races and finished 17th as her best results at Kansas.

"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."

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