Spire Motorsports reveals NASCAR lineup for 2025 Truck race at Daytona
Spire Motorsports reveals NASCAR lineup for 2025 Truck race at Daytona
Spire Motorsports has revealed its entire driver lineup for the 2025 NASCAR Truck Series season opener at Daytona International Speedway. On Wednesday morning, Spire Motorsports announced that Michael McDowell and Justin Haley will join full-time drivers Rajah Caruth and Andres Perez de Lara for the Truck Series race at Daytona.
McDowell will drive the new No. 07 truck while Haley competes in the No. 7 truck. Meanwhile, Caruth will continue his tenure in the No. 71 truck, with Perez de Lara in the No. 77 truck. Most notably, this will be McDowell's first Truck Series race since the 2009 season, and he has yet to win at the NASCAR level. In two starts, his best finish was 11th place at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
As for Haley, he returns to a series that has provided great success in the past. In 2018, Haley won three races and finished third in the point standings. Overall, Spire Motorsports hopes that its strong driver lineup can take home the trophy at Daytona. McDowell, Haley, Caruth, and Perez de Lara are all capable of winning for Spire Motorsports at Daytona.
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