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Spire Motorsports

Spire Motorsports is an American auto racing organization competing in the NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The team is a subsidiary of Spire Sports + Entertainment. In the Cup Series, the team currently fields three Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 teams: the No. 7 for Justin Haley, the No. 71 for Michael McDowell , and the No. 77 for Carson Hocevar. In the Truck Series, the team fields three Chevrolet Silverados: the No. 7 for multiple drivers, the No. 71 for Rajah Caruth, and the No. 77. They have also competed in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in the past.

Spire Motorsports
Owner(s)Jeff Dickerson
T. J. Puchyr[1]
Principal(s)Doug Duchardt (President)
BaseMooresville, North Carolina
SeriesNASCAR Cup Series
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
Race driversCup Series
7. Justin Haley
71. Michael McDowell
77. Carson Hocevar
Truck Series
7. TBA
71. Rajah Caruth
77.TBA
SponsorsCup Series
7. Chili's, Celsius, USANA, Group1001 (Gainbridge, Clear Spring Health), Schlüter Systems, Razzle Dazzle Grapes, Iowa Hawkeyes, Garner Trucking, Parity in Paris, Mattress Warehouse
71. WeatherTech, City of Refuge, Focused Health, Ambetter Health, Wellcare, Jockey
77. Group1001 (Gainbridge, Delaware Life), Premier Security Solutions (NLEOMF), Zeigler Auto Group, Bon Secours, Mattress Warehouse
Truck Series
7. Bluegreen Vacations, Group1001, Austin Hatcher Foundation, TMC Transportation, Realtree, Pinnacle Racing Group, BAMF Enterprises, Pilot Flying J, Herdez, Rush Truck Centers, Friends of Jaclyn Foundation, Golden Harvest, Silver Hare Racing, MKS Pipe & Valve
71. HendrickCars.com
77. TBA
ManufacturerChevrolet
Opened2018
Career
DebutCup Series:
2019 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Xfinity Series:
2023 Shriners Children's 200 (Darlington)
Truck Series:
2022 NextEra Energy 250 (Daytona)
Latest raceCup Series:
2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Xfinity Series:
2023 Cabo Wabo Tequila 250 (Michigan)
Truck Series:
2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
Races competed262
Drivers' Championships0
Race victories6 (1 Cup, 5 Trucks)
Pole positions5 (5 Truck)

History

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On December 4, 2018, Spire Sports + Entertainment announced they purchased their charter from the now-defunct Furniture Row Racing. At the same time, the team announced they will use the No. 77 and field Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s.[1][2][3] FRR President Joe Garone joined the team to serve the same position.[4]

The team, in its first year of operation, operated in the same shop as Premium Motorsports as part of an alliance with Premium owner Jay Robinson. However, Premium was sold to Rick Ware Racing in 2020, 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.[5] Following the acquisition, the team moved their headquarters from Mooresville to the former shop of AK Racing in Concord, North Carolina.[6] On October 7, it was announced that Spire Motorsports had secured a third charter which would be leased to Trackhouse Racing for the 2021 season.[7] On December 10, it was reported that NASCAR on NBC analyst and former Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Steve Letarte will serve as a consultant for the team.[8]

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 for the 2022 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."[9] In 2022, Spire purchased Rick Ware Racing’s No. 53 charter for the No. 77.[10]

On September 16, 2023, Spire purchased Live Fast Motorsports charter for US$40 million to field a third team in 2024.[11] Less than two weeks later, on September 27, Spire agreed to purchase the assets of NASCAR Truck Series team Kyle Busch Motorsports.[12] On December 4, former Chip Ganassi Racing COO Doug Duchardt was named President of Spire Motorsports.[13]

NASCAR Cup Series

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Car No. 7 history

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Corey LaJoie (2021–2024)

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Corey LaJoie in the No. 7 at Martinsville Speedway in 2022

On November 30, 2020, Spire Motorsports announced that Corey LaJoie signed a multi-year agreement with the team starting in 2021. In addition, the team selected the No. 7 with permission from Tommy Baldwin Racing to pay tribute to Alan Kulwicki and Geoff Bodine.[6]

LaJoie drove the No. 7 to a ninth-place finish at the 2021 Daytona 500. 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 drove the No. 7 at Michigan, as LaJoie was sidelined in accordance with team and COVID-19 protocols.[14] 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.[15] At Atlanta, 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 overtook him and blocked him on the high side, causing him to brush the wall and spin before colliding with Kurt Busch and finishing the race in 21st place.[16]

LaJoie started the 2023 season with a 16th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. 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 Hendrick Motorsports No. 9 at Gateway after Chase Elliott was suspended for one race for intentionally wrecking Denny Hamlin at Charlotte. Carson Hocevar filled in for the No. 7, making his Cup Series debut.[17]

 
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 would replace Sparks as the No. 7's crew chief in 2025 while Sparks would be promoted to competition director.[18] On July 25, LaJoie announced he was parting ways with Spire at the end of the 2024 season.[19][20]

Justin Haley (2024–present)

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On September 20, 2024, it was announced that LaJoie would move to the Rick Ware Racing No. 51, while Justin Haley would replace him in the No. 7 for the remainder of the 2024 season starting with Kansas, as well as full-time in 2025.[21]

Car No. 7 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2021 Corey LaJoie 7 Chevy DAY
9 		DAY
31 		HOM
36 		LVS
37 		PHO
27 		ATL
29 		BRI
38 		MAR
37 		RCH
21 		TAL
22 		KAN
27 		DAR
22 		DOV
26 		COA
20 		CLT
19 		SON
18 		NSH
15 		POC
36 		POC
23 		ROA
21 		ATL
22 		NHA
23 		GLN
24 		IND
16 		DAY
16 		DAR
15 		RCH
29 		BRI
26 		LVS
30 		TAL
22 		CLT
35 		TEX
20 		KAN
25 		MAR
21 		PHO
32 		29th 459
Josh Berry MCH
26
2022 Corey LaJoie DAY
14 		CAL
28 		LVS
15 		PHO
36 		ATL
5 		COA
36 		RCH
31 		MAR
32 		BRI
19 		TAL
14 		DOV
18 		DAR
35 		KAN
19 		CLT
35 		GTW
36 		SON
34 		NSH
20 		ROA
34 		ATL
21 		NHA
32 		POC
19 		IND
18 		MCH
19 		RCH
28 		GLN
27 		DAY
30 		DAR
24 		KAN
33 		BRI
15 		TEX
14 		TAL
35 		ROV
12 		LVS
24 		HOM
23 		MAR
21 		PHO
18 		32nd 466
2023 DAY
16 		CAL
14 		LVS
20 		PHO
26 		ATL
4 		COA
11 		RCH
21 		BRD
30 		MAR
26 		TAL
25 		DOV
14 		KAN
20 		DAR
24 		CLT
17 		SON
20 		NSH
20 		CSC
14 		ATL
31 		NHA
33 		POC
27 		RCH
32 		MCH
15 		IRC
29 		GLN
20 		DAY
10 		DAR
22 		KAN
22 		BRI
25 		TEX
26 		TAL
4 		ROV
17 		LVS
18 		HOM
20 		MAR
22 		PHO
31 		26th 588
Carson Hocevar GTW
36
2024 Corey LaJoie DAY
4 		ATL
13 		LVS
32 		PHO
33 		BRI
21 		COA
24 		RCH
36 		MAR
32 		TEX
22 		TAL
18 		DOV
21 		KAN
26 		DAR
16 		CLT
35 		GTW
32 		SON
11 		IOW
21 		NHA
23 		NSH
20 		CSC
27 		POC
19 		IND
14 		RCH
34 		MCH
32 		DAY
34 		DAR
9 		ATL
15 		GLN
8 		BRI
36 		32nd 504
Justin Haley KAN
33 		TAL
7 		ROV
26 		LVS
17 		HOM
34 		MAR
29 		PHO
28

Car No. 71 history

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Zane Smith (2024)

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Z. Smith at Las Vegas in 2024.

During the same announcement on September 16, 2023, when Spire purchased Live Fast Motorsports' charter, Zane Smith was announced as the driver of Spire's third team in 2024 as a partnership with Trackhouse Racing. 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.[11][22]

Michael McDowell (2025)

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On May 8, 2024, Michael McDowell signed a multi-year deal to drive the No. 71 starting in 2025.[23]

Car No. 71 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2024 Zane Smith 71 Chevy DAY
13 		ATL
35 		LVS
36 		PHO
29 		BRI
36 		COA
19 		RCH
35 		MAR
31 		TEX
26 		TAL
29 		DOV
24 		KAN
29 		DAR
35 		CLT
33 		GTW
19 		SON
16 		IOW
31 		NHA
30 		NSH
2 		CSC
17 		POC
29 		IND
17 		RCH
23 		MCH
7 		DAY
13 		DAR
23 		ATL
21 		GLN
5 		BRI
16 		KAN
10 		TAL
21 		ROV
19 		LVS
16 		HOM
30 		MAR
21 		PHO
39 		31st 505

Car No. 77 history

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Multiple drivers (2019–2022)

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Garrett Smithley driving the 77 at Texas Motor Speedway in 2019

In January 2019, Quin Houff signed with Spire for a part-time schedule in the No. 77 in 2019 starting at Phoenix Raceway.[24] Spire Motorsports formed a partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing to field the No. 40 for Jamie McMurray 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.[4][25] Prior to Houff's debut, Garrett Smithley and Reed Sorenson drove the car at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, respectively.[26][27] Prior to the Atlanta race, car chief Shane Callis was ejected from the track after the No. 77 failed pre-qualifying inspection multiple times.[28] D. J. Kennington joined the team for the Martinsville Speedway race.[29] In April, NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Justin Haley made his Cup debut with the team at Talladega Superspeedway.[30]

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.[31]

On September 29, Blake Jones was announced to drive the No. 77 at the October Talladega race.[32] Timmy Hill drove for the team at the Kansas 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 Rick Ware Racing 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.[33]

Spire and Chip Ganassi Racing rekindled their partnership in 2020, fielding the No. 77 for Ross Chastain at the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600.[34]

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 Netflix sitcom The Crew.[35]

Jamie McMurray was hired to drive in the 2021 Daytona 500, 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 Indianapolis and sixth at the Daytona night race.

 
Josh Bilicki driving the 77 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2022

In 2022, Landon Cassill drove the No. 77 for the majority of the year, while Josh Bilicki drove in the races Cassill was not entered in. Justin Allgaier was announced as the entry for the Bristol dirt race.

Ty Dillon (2023)

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Ty Dillon driving the 77 at Auto Club Speedway in 2023

On October 17, 2022, Spire Motorsports announced that Ty Dillon would drive the No. 77 full-time in 2023.[36] On July 25, 2023, following a string of disappointing finishes, crew chief Kevin Bellicourt was replaced by Kevin Manion starting at the Richmond summer race.[37]

Carson Hocevar (2024-)

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Carson Hocevar driving the 77 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024.

On October 10, 2023, Carson Hocevar was announced as the driver of the No. 77 for the 2024 season, effectively replacing Dillon.[38][39] Hocevar started the season with a 40th place DNF at the 2024 Daytona 500. He scored his first career top-10 finish at Texas. At Nashville, Hocevar spun out Harrison Burton during a caution lap; as a result, he was fined US$50,000 and docked 25 driver points.[40] On August 31, Hocevar scored the team's best ever starting spot at Darlington, qualifying on the front row in second place. At the end of the season, he won the NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors.[41]

Car No. 77 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 Owners Pts
2019 Garrett Smithley 77 Chevy DAY ATL
36 		CAL
36 		TEX
32 		MCH
35 		36th 132
Reed Sorenson LVS
36 		GLN
37 		BRI
38 		DAR
30 		IND
23 		LVS
37 		RCH
37 		CLT
39 		DOV
37 		PHO
37 		HOM
37
Quin Houff PHO
30 		BRI
32 		RCH
34 		DOV
36 		KAN
34 		CLT
28 		POC
29 		MCH
32 		CHI
38 		KEN
34 		NHA
31 		POC
31 		TEX
33
D. J. Kennington MAR
32
Justin Haley TAL
32 		SON
34 		DAY
1
Blake Jones TAL
31
Timmy Hill KAN
39 		MAR
34
2020 Ross Chastain DAY
25 		CLT
21 		IND
17 		DAY
16 		DAR
29 		34th 244
Reed Sorenson LVS
34 		CAL
36 		PHO
30 		DAR
29 		DOV
39 		DOV
33 		RCH
36 		BRI
36 		KAN
36 		TEX
32
74 MCH
30 		MCH
31
J. J. Yeley 77 DAR
28 		CLT
34 		ATL
36 		TEX
24 		LVS
33 		CLT
35
Garrett Smithley BRI
26 		MAR
36 		KAN
26 		NHA
31 		MAR
39
B. J. McLeod HOM
35 		TAL
31
James Davison POC
34 		POC
30
Josh Bilicki KEN
32 		PHO
35
Stanton Barrett DAY
38
Justin Haley TAL
11
2021 Jamie McMurray DAY
8 		31st 338
Justin Haley DAY
24 		HOM
26 		LVS
29 		PHO
24 		ATL
30 		MAR
35 		RCH
38 		TAL
30 		KAN
30 		DAR
28 		COA
40 		CLT
28 		NSH
35 		POC
27 		ROA
25 		ATL
29 		NHA
28 		GLN
29 		IND
8 		MCH
25 		DAY
6 		DAR
25 		RCH
27 		BRI
36 		LVS
32 		CLT
37 		TEX
37 		KAN
39 		MAR
31 		PHO
26
Stewart Friesen BRI
23
Josh Berry DOV
30
Ben Rhodes SON
30
Justin Allgaier POC
25 		TAL
40
2022 Landon Cassill DAY
15 		PHO
30 		RCH
32 		TAL
19 		DAR
22 		ATL
24 		RCH
30 		DAY
4 		DAR
25 		KAN
24 		BRI
22 		TEX
22 		TAL
11 		LVS
32 		HOM
29 		MAR
32 		PHO
36 		33rd 371
Josh Bilicki CAL
30 		LVS
29 		ATL
16 		COA
22 		MAR
35 		DOV
32 		KAN
28 		CLT
36 		GTW
28 		SON
29 		NSH
33 		ROA
36 		NHA
34 		POC
34 		IND
22 		MCH
21
Justin Allgaier BRI
36
Mike Rockenfeller GLN
30 		ROV
29
2023 Ty Dillon DAY
40 		CAL
31 		LVS
34 		PHO
30 		ATL
23 		COA
39 		RCH
32 		BRD
21 		MAR
32 		TAL
14 		DOV
36 		KAN
22 		DAR
27 		CLT
27 		GTW
25 		SON
23 		NSH
32 		CSC
35 		ATL
19 		NHA
26 		POC
28 		RCH
34 		MCH
20 		IRC
27 		GLN
34 		DAY
11 		DAR
29 		KAN
28 		BRI
33 		TEX
19 		TAL
27 		ROV
31 		LVS
23 		HOM
24 		MAR
24 		PHO
28 		33rd 364
2024 Carson Hocevar DAY
40 		ATL
19 		LVS
15 		PHO
15 		BRI
27 		COA
22 		RCH
27 		MAR
17 		TEX
10 		TAL
17 		DOV
22 		KAN
24 		DAR
26 		CLT
21 		GTW
8 		SON
17 		IOW
14 		NHA
17 		NSH
16 		CSC
24 		POC
17 		IND
12 		RCH
8 		MCH
10 		DAY
11 		DAR
33 		ATL
16 		GLN
3 		BRI
18 		KAN
32 		TAL
14 		ROV
12 		LVS
23 		HOM
9 		MAR
25 		PHO
18 		21st 711

Xfinity Series

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Car No. 77 history

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Hocevar's damaged car at Nashville in 2023.

On March 7, 2023, the team announced that they will expand their racing operations to the NASCAR Xfinity Series, with Carson Hocevar running six races in their No. 77 car.[42] However the team only ran in four races.

Car No. 77 results

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Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 Owners Pts Ref
2023 Carson Hocevar 77 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV
Wth 		DAR
6 		CLT
8 		PIR SON NSH
36 		CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH
32 		IRC GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 42nd 74

Craftsman Truck Series

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Truck No. 7 History

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Multiple drivers (2022–present)

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Alex Bowman in the No. 7 at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

On November 23, 2021, Spire announced that they would field a team in the Camping World Truck Series in 2022, with Kevin Manion as crew chief.[43] On February 11, 2022, Spire announced Austin Hill would drive the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado at Daytona with Kevin Manion as crew chief and sponsorship from United Rentals.[44] On April 7, William Byron gave Spire its first Truck Series win at Martinsville.[45] Chase Elliott drove the No. 7 to a seventh-place finish at Bristol dirt race.[46] On May 31, It was announced that Rajah Caruth would make his truck series debut at the World Wide Technology Raceway in the No. 7.[47]

The No. 7 returned on a part-time basis in 2023, with Corey LaJoie finishing 23rd at Daytona. Professional dirt track racer Jonathan Davenport drove the truck to a 14th place finish at the Bristol dirt race. Kyle Larson drove the No. 7 to the team's second Truck Series win at North Wilkesboro.[48]

 
Kyle Busch in the No. 7 at Las Vegas in 2024.

During the 2024 season, LaJoie drove the No. 7 to a 20th place finish at Daytona. A week later, Kyle Busch won at Atlanta in his first Truck race after selling his team to Spire.[49] Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse Racing development driver, made his debut race in the series with Spire Motorsports at COTA.[50] On March 27, 2024, it was announced that Sammy Smith would drive the No. 7 Truck in a four-race deal.[51] On April 12, Busch won at Texas.[52] On April 23, it was announced that Connor Mosack would drive the No. 7 on a five race deal.[53] On May 21, it was announced that Andrés Pérez de Lara would make his Truck Series debut at Gateway.[54]

Truck No. 7 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Owners Pts
2022 Austin Hill 7 Chevy DAY
15 		LVS ATL POC
6 		IRP 31st 205
Alex Bowman COA
25 		SON
29 		KNX NSH
William Byron MAR
1
Chase Elliott BRI
7 		DAR KAN TEX CLT
Rajah Caruth GTW
11 		RCH
25 		KAN BRI
34 		TAL HOM PHO
32
Dylan Lupton MOH
32
2023 Corey LaJoie DAY
23* 		LVS ATL DAR
16 		29th 263
Alex Bowman COA
DNQ 		TEX
Jonathan Davenport BRD
14 		MAR KAN
Kyle Larson NWS
1* 		CLT GTW NSH
Marco Andretti MOH
19 		HOM
18 		PHO
35
Austin Hill POC
33 		RCH
Layne Riggs IRP
3
Derek Kraus MLW
8 		KAN
Carson Kvapil BRI
12 		TAL
2024 Corey LaJoie DAY
20 		8th 2192
Kyle Busch ATL
1 		LVS
15 		BRI
2 		TEX
1* 		DAR
32
Connor Zilisch COA
4 		RCH
29 		BRI
19 		TAL
33 		MAR
12
Sammy Smith MAR
8 		NWS
5 		IRP
6 		MLW
17
Connor Mosack KAN
30 		CLT
9 		POC
15 		KAN
10 		HOM
3 		PHO
8
Andrés Pérez de Lara GTW
9
Clint Bowyer NSH
17

Truck No. 71 History

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Caruth at Las Vegas in 2024.

On February 7, 2024, It was announced that Rajah Caruth will be driving the No. 71 full-time in 2024.[55] At Las Vegas, 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.[56]

Truck No. 71 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Owners Pts
2024 Rajah Caruth 71 Chevy DAY
3 		ATL
8 		LVS
1 		BRI
8 		COA
15 		MAR
7 		TEX
12 		KAN
13 		DAR
30 		NWS
14 		CLT
17 		GTW
16 		NSH
4 		POC
10 		IRP
8 		RCH
17 		MLW
18 		BRI
3 		KAN
7 		TAL
4 		HOM
8 		MAR
31 		PHO
13 		7th 2213

Truck No. 77 History

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Purdy at Las Vegas in 2024

In 2023, Spire fielded the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado for Derek Kraus at season finale at Phoenix.

In 2024, the No. 77 is being driven full-time by Chase Purdy.

Truck No. 77 results

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Year Driver No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Owners Pts
2023 Derek Kraus 77 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO
28 		45th 9
2024 Chase Purdy DAY
28 		ATL
15 		LVS
16 		BRI
33 		COA
22 		MAR
3 		TEX
25 		KAN
28 		DAR
6 		NWS
24 		CLT
14 		GTW
6 		NSH
21 		POC
6 		IRP
13 		RCH
20 		MLW
23 		BRI
6 		KAN
11 		TAL
25 		HOM
26 		MAR
3 		PHO
13 		18th 513

References

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