Spire Motorsports is an American professional

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team competing in the

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, the

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, the

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, and the

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. The teams ownership group consists of co-founders and professional management executives Jeff Dickerson and T. J. Puchyr through Spire Holdings, and financial services executive and CEO of

TWG Motorsports TWG Motorsports is a motorsport division of American holding company TWG Global Holdings, LLC. The division's sole responsibility is to operate TWG Global's motorsport teams. The company was established in late 2024 and is based in Chicago, Ill ...

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. In the Cup Series, the team fields four Chevrolet ZL1 teams: the No. 7 for Justin Haley, the No. 71 for Michael McDowell, and the No. 77 for

Carson Hocevar Carson Hocevar (born January 28, 2003) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Spire Motorsports, part-time ...

. In the Truck Series, the team fields four

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s: the No. 07 for multiple drivers, the No. 7 for multiple drivers, No. 71 for

Rajah Caruth Rajah Kirby Caruth (born June 11, 2002) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 71 Chevrolet Silverado#Fourth-generation Silverado / fifth-generation Sierra ( ...

, and No. 77 for Andrés Pérez de Lara. In the

and

the team fields the No. 77

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for Corey Day and Tristan McKee. They have also competed in the

NASCAR Xfinity Series The NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS) is a stock car racing series organized by NASCAR. It is promoted as NASCAR's second-tier circuit to the organization's top level NASCAR Cup Series, Cup Series. NXS events are frequently held as a Undercard, support ...

in the past.

History

On December 4, 2018, Spire Sports + Entertainment announced they purchased their charter from the now-defunct

Furniture Row Racing Furniture Row Racing (FRR) was an American professional stock car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2005 to 2018. The team was owned and sponsored by Furniture Row, a U.S. furniture store chain, and was based in Furniture R ...

. At the same time, the team announced they will use the No. 77 and field Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s. FRR President Joe Garone joined the team to serve the same position. The team, in its first year of operation, operated in the same shop as Premium Motorsports as part of an alliance with Premium owner

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. However, Premium was sold to

Rick Ware Racing Rick Ware Racing (RWR) is an American motorsports team which currently competes in the NASCAR Cup Series, American Flat Track, and National Hot Rod Association, NHRA. History The organizational roots of RWR date back to Ware & Sons Racing with R ...

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, and the team operated out of the RWR shop until season's end. On August 11, 2020, Spire Motorsports purchased the assets of Leavine Family Racing, allowing them to expand to a two-car operation in

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

. Following the acquisition, the team moved their headquarters from Mooresville to the former shop of AK Racing in

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. On October 7, it was announced that Spire Motorsports had secured a third charter which would be leased to

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for the 2021 season. On December 10, it was reported that ''

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'' analyst and former

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crew chief

Steve Letarte Steven Letarte (born May 14, 1979) is an American professional NASCAR crew chief and TV sportscaster who works as a color commentator for ''Amazon Prime'', ''TNT'' and ''NASCAR on NBC''. He also works as a consultant for Spire Motorsports, a ...

will serve as a consultant for the team. On June 18, 2021, it was announced that Spire had sold two charters (for the No. 77, and the one leased to Trackhouse Racing) to

Kaulig Racing Kaulig Racing is an American professional stock car racing team that competes in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series. The team is owned by Matt Kaulig, an owner of team sponsor LeafFilter. Kaulig Racing fields three Cup Series Chevrol ...

for the

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season. In the announcement, Spire's co-owners said, "We will continue to field the No. 7 with Corey LaJoie as a chartered entry in 2022. We remain committed to NASCAR and the Cup Series and we will continue to look for opportunities to grow and compete in the future." In 2022, Spire purchased Rick Ware Racing's No. 53 charter for the No. 77. On September 16, 2023, Spire purchased

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charter for 40 million to field a third team in 2024. Less than two weeks later, on September 27, Spire agreed to purchase the assets of NASCAR Truck Series team

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. On December 4, former

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COO Doug Duchardt was named President of Spire Motorsports. On November 25, 2024, former

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crew chief Matt McCall was named director of vehicle performance, while former

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engineer Dax Gerringer was named technical director. On the same day, it was revealed in the

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Formula 1 team announcement that

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owns and operates Spire Motorsports (Alongside

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and

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NASCAR Cup Series

Car No. 7 history

Corey LaJoie (2021–2024)

On November 30, 2020, Spire Motorsports announced that

Corey LaJoie Corey Daniel LaJoie (born September 25, 1991) is an American professional stock car racing driver and analyst for ''NASCAR on Prime Video''. He currently competes part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 01 Ford Mustang (seventh genera ...

signed a multi-year agreement with the team starting in

. In addition, the team selected the No. 7 with permission from Tommy Baldwin Racing to pay tribute to

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and

Geoff Bodine Geoffrey Eli Bodine (born April 18, 1949) is an American former motorsport driver and bobsled builder. He raced at the NASCAR Cup Series from 1979 to 2011, earning 18 wins and a best season finish of third in 1990 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 1990. ...

. LaJoie drove the No. 7 to a ninth-place finish at the

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. Following the season opener, however, the team was unable to break into the top 20 until the race at COTA, where LaJoie finished 20th.

Josh Berry Joshua William Berry (born October 22, 1990) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang (seventh generation), Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Wood Brothers Raci ...

drove the No. 7 at

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, as LaJoie was sidelined in accordance with team and

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protocols. LaJoie finished the season 29th in points. On March 15, 2022, crew chief Ryan Sparks was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix. At

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, LaJoie led a career-best 19 laps and was on his way to claiming his first career win with two laps to go when

Chase Elliott William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II (born November 28, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Hendrick Mo ...

overtook him and blocked him on the high side, causing him to brush the wall and spin before colliding with

Kurt Busch Kurt Thomas Busch (born August 4, 1978) is an American auto racing driver. He is best known for competing in the NASCAR Cup Series from 2000–2022, last driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry TRD for 23XI Racing. Busch is the 2004 NASCAR Cup Series ch ...

and finishing the race in 21st place. LaJoie started the 2023 season with a 16th-place finish at the

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. He showed huge improvement over the past season with more consistent top-20 and top-30 finishes. On May 30, LaJoie was announced as the substitute driver of the

No. 9 at Gateway after Chase Elliott was suspended for one race for intentionally wrecking

Denny Hamlin James Dennis Alan Hamlin (born November 18, 1980) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 11 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also co-owns and op ...

at Charlotte.

filled in for the No. 7, making his Cup Series debut. LaJoie at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024. LaJoie started the 2024 season with a 4th-place finish at the 2024 Daytona 500. On July 9, 2024, Spire Motorsports announced that

Rodney Childers Rodney Scott Childers (born June 7, 1976) is an American professional stock car racing crew chief and former driver. He last worked for Spire Motorsports as the crew chief for their No. 7 Chevrolet ZL1 in the NASCAR Cup Series driven by Justin H ...

would replace Sparks as the No. 7's crew chief in 2025 while Sparks would be promoted to competition director. On July 25, LaJoie announced he was parting ways with Spire at the end of the 2024 season.

Justin Haley (2024–present)

On September 20, 2024, it was announced that LaJoie would move to the

No. 51, while Justin Haley would replace him in the No. 7 for the remainder of the 2024 season starting with

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, as well as full-time in

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. On April 23, 2025, Spire Motorsports announced that Childers would be parting ways, effective immediately. The following day, Sparks returned to his former role as crew chief in the No. 7 car while also continuing to be the competition director.

Car No. 7 results

Car No. 40 history

Jamie McMurray (2019)

Spire formed a partnership with

to field the No. 40 for

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at the 2019 Daytona 500 and Advance Auto Parts Clash, using the newly-acquired No. 77 charter to effectively renumber it to the No. 40 for a one-off and guarantee it qualified for the race. McMurray ended his career with a 22nd place finish at the race after being caught in " The Big One".

Car No. 40 results

Car No. 71 history

Zane Smith (2024)

left, Zane Smith driving the No. 71 at Las Vegas in 2024. During the same announcement on September 16, 2023, when Spire purchased

' charter, Zane Smith was announced as the driver of Spire's third team in

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

as a partnership with

. Smith signed a multi-year deal with Trackhouse and was supposed to drive the Spire car until he moved to Trackhouse, in a third car, however, in 2024, Trackhouse terminated the agreement, leaving Smith without a ride for 2025.

Michael McDowell (2025)

On May 8, 2024, Michael McDowell signed a multi-year deal to drive the No. 71 starting in 2025. On March 15, 2025, McDowell scored Spire's first ever Cup Series pole position for the Pennzoil 400 at

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Car No. 71 results

Car No. 74 history

Reed Sorensen (2020)

For the Michigan double-header the No. 77 team was renumbered to the No. 74 with sponsorship from "Fake Steak" as a tie-in promotion with the

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sitcom '' The Crew''.

Car No. 74 results

Car No. 77 history

Multiple drivers (2019–2022)

In January 2019,

Quin Houff Quin Walton Houff (born September 15, 1997) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He has previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series, the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and the ARCA Racing Series. Racing career Early years Houff st ...

signed with Spire for a part-time schedule in the No. 77 in

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starting at

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. Prior to Houff's debut,

Garrett Smithley Garrett Kirk Smithley (born April 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 14 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for SS-Green Light Racing wit ...

and

Reed Sorenson Bradley Reed Sorenson (born February 5, 1986) is an American former professional stock car racing driver and Spotter (auto racing), spotter. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 27 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation ...

drove the car at

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and

, respectively. Prior to the Atlanta race, car chief Shane Callis was ejected from the track after the No. 77 failed pre-qualifying inspection multiple times.

D. J. Kennington Douglas James Kennington (born July 15, 1977) is a Canadian professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the NASCAR Canada Series, driving the No. 17 Dodge Challenger for his own team DJK Racing. He won the 2010 and 201 ...

joined the team for the

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race. In April,

regular Justin Haley made his Cup debut with the team at

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. On July 7, the team won their first Cup race in their 18th start at the rain-shortened 2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona, with Haley behind the wheel. Haley and the team were not eligible for the Cup Series Playoffs but did receive the Daytona winner's check. On September 29,

Blake Jones Blake C. Jones (born January 12, 1997) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for S ...

was announced to drive the No. 77 at the October Talladega race.

Timmy Hill Timothy Grant Hill (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 56 Toyota Tundra for his team, Hill Motorsports, and part- ...

drove for the team at the

and Martinsville playoff races. On November 27, the team was docked 50 owner points and listed owner T. J. Puchyr fined $50,000 after being caught in a race manipulation scheme at the Homestead-Miami race: Sorenson was heard ignoring multiple calls to pit late in the race before finally obliging. The team then retired the car with an official reason stated being mechanical issues. Along with

also exiting the race, this enabled the No. 27 of Premium Motorsports to secure the highest Open (non-chartered) team in the final point standings. Spire and Chip Ganassi Racing rekindled their partnership in 2020, fielding the No. 77 for

Ross Chastain Ross Lee Chastain (born December 4, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing, part-tim ...

at the

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and

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was hired to drive in the

, his first NASCAR sanctioned start since the 2019 Daytona 500. He was caught up in a wreck on Lap 14 but managed to recover to finish in an incredible eighth place. Haley drove the car for the majority of the season, with his highest finishes being eighth at

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and sixth at the Daytona night race. In 2022,

Landon Cassill Landon Douglas Cassill (born July 7, 1989) is an American former professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet Camaro for Kaulig Racing. Early career Cassill was born i ...

drove the No. 77 for the majority of the year, while

Josh Bilicki Joshua Michael Bilicki (born June 3, 1995) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 91 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for DGM Racing with Jesse Iwuj ...

drove in the races Cassill was not entered in.

Justin Allgaier Justin Myrl Allgaier (born June 6, 1986) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports and part-time ...

was announced as the entry for the Bristol dirt race.

Ty Dillon (2023)

On October 17, 2022, Spire Motorsports announced that

Ty Dillon Tyler Reed Dillon (born February 27, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 10 Chevrolet ZL1 for Kaulig Racing. He has also competed in what is now the ARCA Mena ...

would drive the No. 77 full-time in

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. On July 25, 2023, following a string of disappointing finishes, crew chief Kevin Bellicourt was replaced by

Kevin Manion Kevin Raymond Manion (born June 24, 1972), nicknamed Bono, is an American NASCAR crew chief for Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. He is a two-time consecutive NASCAR Xfinity Series championship-winning crew chief and the 2 ...

starting at the Richmond summer race.

Carson Hocevar (2024-present)

file:Carson Hocevar 77 Las Vegas 2024.jpg,

driving the 77 at

in 2024. On October 10, 2023,

was announced as the driver of the No. 77 for the 2024 season, effectively replacing Dillon. Hocevar started the season with a 40th place DNF at the 2024 Daytona 500. He scored his first career top-10 finish at

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. At

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, Hocevar spun out

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during a caution lap; as a result, he was fined 50,000 and docked 25 driver points. On August 31, Hocevar scored what was, at the time, the team's best ever starting spot at

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, qualifying on the front row in second place. At the end of the season, he won the

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honors.

Car No. 77 results

Xfinity Series

Car No. 77 history

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On March 7, 2023, the team announced that they will expand their racing operations to the

, with

running six races in their No. 77 car. However the team only ran in four races.

Car No. 77 results

Craftsman Truck Series

Truck No. 07 History

Multiple drivers (2025–present)

On January 9, 2025, Spire Motorsports announced they would expand to run four trucks, adding the No. 07 as the newest addition. The following day, Spire announced the end of their agreement with

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. The Rev Racing No. 2 truck will now become the No. 07 truck for Spire. On January 29, 2025, it was announced that Michael McDowell would return to the Truck Series to field the No. 07 truck at Daytona. On February 17, 2025, it was announced that

Kyle Busch Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation)#ZL1, Chevrolet ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing and par ...

would compete in three races for the No. 07 team. On March 4, 2025, it was announced that

Kyle Larson Kyle Miyata Larson (born July 31, 1992) is an American professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. ...

and William Byron would compete for the No. 07 team. Larson earned the first win for the No. 07 team at

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after overcoming a late race spin. Throughout the season, Spire added

Sammy Smith Samuel L. Smith (born June 4, 2004) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 8 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for JR Motorsports and part-time in t ...

Nick Sanchez Nicholas Anthony Sanchez (born June 10, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro (sixth generation), Chevrolet SS for Big Machine Racing and ...

, B. J. McLeod,

, and

Patrick Emerling Patrick W. Emerling (born September 19, 1992) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet for Rick Gautreau, part-time in the NASCAR Xf ...

to drive the No. 07.

Truck No. 07 results

Truck No. 7 History

Multiple drivers (2022–present)

On November 23, 2021, Spire announced that they would field a team in the

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in 2022, with

as crew chief. On February 11, 2022, Spire announced

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would drive the No. 7

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with

as crew chief and sponsorship from

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. On April 7, William Byron gave Spire its first Truck Series win at Martinsville.

drove the No. 7 to a seventh-place finish at Bristol dirt race. On May 31, It was announced that

would make his truck series debut at the

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in the No. 7. The No. 7 returned on a part-time basis in

, with

finishing 23rd at

. Professional dirt track racer

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drove the truck to a 14th-place finish at the Bristol dirt race.

drove the No. 7 to the team's second Truck Series win at North Wilkesboro. file:Kyle Busch 7 Truck Las Vegas 2024.jpg,

in the No. 7 at Las Vegas in 2024. During the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 2024 season, LaJoie drove the No. 7 to a 20th-place finish at 2024 Fresh From Florida 250, Daytona. A week later,

won at

in his first Truck race after selling his team to Spire. Connor Zilisch,

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, made his debut race in the series with Spire Motorsports at

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. On March 27, 2024, it was announced that

would drive the No. 7 Truck in a four-race deal. On April 12, Busch won at

. On April 23, it was announced that

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would drive the No. 7 on a five race deal. On May 21, it was announced that Andrés Pérez de Lara would make his Truck Series debut at Gateway. On January 29, 2025, it was announced that Justin Haley would return to the Truck Series, driving the No. 7 at Daytona. On February 17, 2025, it was announced that

would compete in two races for the No. 7 team. Busch scored his first win of the season at

also took the No. 7 to victory lane at

Truck No. 7 results

Truck No. 71 History

left, Caruth at Las Vegas in 2024. On February 7, 2024, It was announced that

will be driving the No. 71 full-time in

. At

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, Caruth scored his first career win, becoming the second ever African-American driver to win a Truck Series race and only the third ever to win a NASCAR national series race.

Truck No. 71 results

Truck No. 77 History

Purdy at Las Vegas in 2024 In 2023, Spire fielded the No. 77

for Derek Kraus at season finale at Phoenix. In 2024, the No. 77 was driven full-time by

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. On January 23, 2025, it was announced that Andrés Pérez de Lara will drive the No. 77 full-time.

Truck No. 77 results

ARCA Menards Series

Car No. 77 history

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Spire would field the No. 77 car in

for Corey Day beginning in the season-opener at Daytona.

Car No. 77 results

ARCA Menards Series West

Car No. 77 history

On January 9, 2025, it was announced that Spire would field the No. 77 car in

for Corey Day at Phoenix and Sonoma.

Car No. 77 results

References

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