Daniel Suárez signs Spire Motorsports extension through 2027

NXTbets Pro | Published On: October 14, 2026

Suárez extension

Spire Motorsports has locked in Suárez for the 2027 NASCAR Cup Series season, keeping him in the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 after one season with the team. Spire announced the contract extension and did not disclose the financial terms. Suárez also will stay with crew chief Ryan Sparks and the No. 7 team, preserving the exact driver-chief pairing that carried the car through his first year in the organization. He joined Spire after five seasons with Trackhouse Racing, and the new deal gives the team continuity going forward. Suárez is in his first season with Spire, and the extension shows the organization wants to keep the same core in place after a year that brought a race win, playoff qualification and steady results across the schedule. The move keeps the No. 7 group intact and lets Spire continue building around a driver who settled in quickly and produced from the start. For the team, the announcement was direct. Suárez is returning, the car stays the same and the crew chief remains the same.

Suárez season

The extension follows a productive first year with Spire. Suárez won the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and that victory gave his season a major highlight right away. Through 32 races, he had three top-five finishes and seven top-10 finishes, a run of results that showed he was in the mix more than once. His season also has included a career-best 15.2 average finish through four races remaining. That number reflects a steady year over a full schedule, not just one standout afternoon. Suárez also qualified for the Cup Series playoffs, and he and teammate Carson Hocevar helped Spire earn its first postseason appearances. Those milestones matter for a team that is still adding to its Cup Series record. It got a crown-jewel victory and a playoff presence in the same season. It also got consistent production from both drivers. Suárez gave Spire a win, a playoff spot and a stack of top finishes, and the organization answered by keeping him under contract through 2027. The season has given Spire a stronger base to work from, with Suárez at the center of it. The results also show why the team moved to secure him before the year ends. He delivered on speed, on consistency and on one of the sport’s biggest stages.

Phoenix standings

Suárez enters the Freeway Insurance 500 at Phoenix Raceway 14th in the standings, still carrying the weight of a season that has already included a major win and a playoff berth. He said the talks were close to being finalized and said he believes in the team and the direction it is heading. That message fits the structure of the new agreement. He will remain with Ryan Sparks and the No. 7 group. The team did not disclose the financial terms, and it did not say anything beyond 2027 about the contract length. Suárez’s place in the standings gives the deal immediate context. He is still in the field, still racing for position and still tied to the lineup that produced Spire’s first postseason appearances. The new contract gives the team continuity at a time when it already has proof of concept from the No. 7 car. Suárez brought five seasons of Trackhouse Racing experience with him, then turned his first year with Spire into a productive season. The extension keeps that momentum in place and leaves the same driver, crew chief and car number together for the next chapter.