Overview
- Spire confirms a 2026 Craftsman Truck Series program with the Nos. 7 and 77 alongside its previously announced three‑car Cup effort.
- The crew chief lineup remains intact: Ryan Sparks for the No. 7 Cup car, Travis Peterson for the No. 71, Luke Lambert for the No. 77, with Brian Pattie and Chad Walter on the No. 7 and No. 77 trucks.
- Matt McCall is promoted to Cup competition director after serving as director of vehicle performance, and Kevin “Bono” Manion is named Truck competition director.
- Truck driver assignments are still to be announced after a 2025 season that saw rotating drivers in the Nos. 7 and 77 and Rajah Caruth depart from the No. 71.
- TobyChristie.com reports Daniel Suárez will drive Spire’s No. 7 Cup car in 2026 with Sparks on the box, a detail not formally confirmed in the team’s announcement.