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Stock car racing Cup Series team Spire Motorsports represented NASCAR in an NBA (National Basketball Association) match between the Indiana Pacers and Golden State Warriors. The Indiana Pacers shared the exciting news with the fans on their X account.
Spire Motorsports drivers Carson Hocevar, Michael McDowell, and Justin Haley attended the nail-biting match, which the Pacers won 108-96. The NASCAR drivers traded their jerseys with the Pacers athletes.
Justin Haley swapped his jersey with Pacers' guard Johnny Furphy, while Carson Hocevar traded his shirt with fellow guard Ben Sheppard. Meanwhile, Spire Motorsports' new driver for the 2025 season, Michael McDowell, swapped jerseys with forward Jarace Walker.
"Ben Sheppard, Jarace Walker & Johnny Furphy swapped jerseys with @NASCAR drivers Justin Haley, Carson Hocevar & Michael McDowell ahead of tonight's game," the post read.
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2021 Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell inked a multi-year contract with Spire Motorsports in May 2024 to drive the #71 Chevy Camaro ZL1 for the 2025 season. McDowell ended his run with Front Row Motorsports, finishing the 2024 season in 23rd place. He secured seven top-10 and two top-five positions. Additionally, he bagged six pole positions in the 2024 season.
The Cup Series team made big changes ahead of the 2025 Cup Series season by cutting ties with the #7 Chevy Camaro ZL1 driver Corey Lajoie and its diversity-focused Truck Series partner.
Spire Motorsports cut ties with Rev Racing in the Craftsman Truck Series ahead of the 2025 season
According to a report by TobyChristie.com, the NASCAR Cup Series team Spire Motorsports ended its collaboration with Rev Racing's #2 Chevy Silverado operating under the team's banner on Friday, January 10.
The Cup Series team, owned by Jeff Dickerson, T.J. Puchyr, and TWG Global, was opened in 2018. They supplied equipment and personnel to REV Racing for the 2024 season.
However, this will not be the same for the 2025 season. According to TobyChristie.com, a NASCAR Cup Series team representative claimed the team decided not to renew the agreement with Rev Racing's #2 Chevy Silverado for the 2025 Truck Series season. The team plans to rebrand the former #2 truck entry as the #7 and expand to a four-truck operation in the series for the next season.
“The agreement between Spire [Motorsports] and REV Racing expired at the end of the 2024 season. Spire elected not to pursue a renewal of that agreement and enter a fourth Spire Motorsports truck in 2025,” the team representative said.
Truck Series driver Nick Sanchez, 23, drove the #2 Rev Racing truck in the 2024 season. He secured two wins, 11 top-five finishes, and 14 top-10 finishes in the season with an average finish of 9.3 in 23 starts. He ended the season in fifth spot.
