ABOUT SPIRE MOTORSPORTS

JEFF
DICKERSON

CO-OWNER

Jeff Dickerson is the co-owner of Spire Motorsports and CEO and co-founder of Spire Holdings. A native of Indianapolis, Dickerson has forged relationships and facilitated opportunities with some of the most prominent team owners and drivers in both NASCAR and IndyCar, making him one of the most influential figures in American motorsports.

A former USAC midget racer from Indiana, Dickerson’s professional management career began in 2001 at Motorsports Management International (MMI), a leading management company for drivers, sponsors, and race teams. At MMI, Dickerson led the company’s driver development program, directing the careers of young and prominent drivers as both an agent and client manager.

In 2010, Dickerson departed MMI and co-founded Spire Sports + Entertainment (SS+E) with former business partner Thaddeus “T.J.” Puchyr. Since then, both Spire Motorsports and SS+E have become subsidiaries of parent organization Spire Holdings, where Dickerson is the face of Spire’s diverse sports portfolio which includes Spire Motorsports, SS+E, and ECHL hockey teams the Rapid City (S.D.) Rush, the Greenville (S.C.) Swamp Rabbits and the Trois-Rivières (Quebec) Lions. Spire Holdings is also a proud partner of Track Enterprises, a short-track promotions company based in Macon, Ill.

BILL
ANTHONY

PRESIDENT

Spire Motorsports President William “Bill” Anthony is a veteran sports, entertainment and transactional jurist. Prior to 2025, he previously served in the same capacity from 2022-2023 and also as the team’s General Counsel during the 2024 season. Anthony is a former employee and long-time associate of esteemed motorsports attorney Cary Agajanian.

He is a member of both the California and North Carolina bars and an active participant in the Sports Lawyers Association, The Race Attorneys Conference and the Association of Corporate Counsel.

Anthony is the former General Counsel for Infinite Esports & Entertainment in Frisco, Texas and Immortals Gaming Club in Los Angeles, following a merger transaction. He previously served as General Counsel for Spire Sports + Entertainment from 2013-2018. 

Beginning in 2002, Anthony facilitated legal affairs and contractual transactions for Motorsports Management International (MMI) where he worked with and counseled some of the world’s premier race drivers including Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin and Kasey Kahne. After nearly a decade with MMI, Anthony transitioned to Spire Sports + Entertainment where he led contract negotiations and execution for James Hinchcliffe, Kyle Larson and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., among others. At the same time, Anthony led legal affairs and served as General Counsel.

Anthony was a civil defense litigator, focusing on sports and entertainment liability, in the Los Angeles area for nearly a decade before transitioning to the Charlotte (N.C.) area.

RYAN
SPARKS

COMPETITION DIRECTOR

Ryan Sparks serves as Spire Motorsports competition director. Sparks, a Winston-Salem, N.C., native, also served as Corey LaJoie’s crew chief from 2020 – 2024. Combined, Sparks and LaJoie earned three top-five and eight top-10 finishes, including a pair of top fours in 2023. Following the end of the 2024 campaign, Sparks took sole focus to his role as the team’s competition director, a role he juggled with his crew chiefing duties on the No. 7 Chevrolet.

He previously served as race engineer in multiple capacities at Richard Childress Racing. Sparks played key roles in RCR’s 2011 Camping World Truck Series and 2013 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship-winning seasons. In addition to his championship pedigree, he celebrated a host of wins during his 13-year tenure at RCR, including victories in the 2017 Coca-Cola 600 and the 2018 Daytona 500.

MATT
MCCALL

DIRECTOR OF VEHICLE PERFORMANCE

Matt McCall comes to Spire Motorsports from RFK Racing where he spent the last three seasons serving as crew chief for 2012 Cup Series Champion and RFK co-owner Brad Keselowski. The Denver, N.C., native is an 11-year-veteran crew chief in NASCAR’s premier division and has called race wins for both Keselowski and 2004 Cup Series titlist Kurt Busch. Over the course of 11 seasons calling Cup Series races, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte alumnus, has tallied two poles, four wins, 47 top-five and 134 top-10 finishes. McCall’s most recent win came in last May’s Goodyear 400 at Darlington Raceway where Keselowski led the race’s final eight circuits to capture the checkered flag at the legendary “Track Too Tough To Tame.”

During his three seasons leading RFK’s No. 6 squad, the McCall/Keselowski duo posted one pole, one win, 17 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes while pacing the field for 881 laps. Prior to his time with RFK, McCall spent seven seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing where he handled pit boss chores for Busch and Jamie McMurray and led the organization to playoff berths in six of the seven years he was with the team. He also served as race engineer for Richard Childress Racing and played a key role in the team’s runner-up finish with driver Ryan Newman during the 2014 NASCAR Playoffs. Separate from his positions as a crew chief and race engineer, McCall had a successful driving career, earning over 60 late-model stock car wins. He has also made seven starts in the NASCAR Xfinity Series and two in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.

DAX
GERRINGER

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Dax Gerringer, who holds a master’s degree in engineering from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, spent the last nine seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing alongside crew chief Childers as lead engineer for the No. 4 team with 2014 Cup Series Champion Kevin Harvick and most recently Josh Berry. From 2016-2022, the Gibsonville, N.C., native collected 29 wins including back-to-back victories (2019-2020) at the famed Brickyard 400. Prior to his time with Stewart-Haas, Gerringer worked at Michael Waltrip Racing, where the father of two earned race wins with David Reutimann and Clint Bowyer, including a second-place points finish during the 2012 championship chase. He began his professional career at Bill Davis Racing where he worked closely with drivers Dave Blaney, Jeremy Mayfield, Michael Waltrip and Scott Wimmer.

MIKE
GRECI

Greci came to Spire Motorsports in 2022 from Hattori Racing Enterprises and serves as general manager. Greci, a Granby, Conn., native with over five decades of experience, launched his NASCAR career in 1990 as Mike McLaughlin’s crew chief in the ARCA Menard’s Series East. Greci won consecutive championships with Truex in 2009 and 2010. From 2013-2016, he held the competition director’s role for Turner-Scott Motorsports and HSM with Justin Marks when the teams won four straight ARCA Menard’s Series East titles.He transitioned to Hattori Racing Enterprises as general manager at the end of 2016 where he won four races and earned NCWTS championship honors in 2018 with Moffitt. From 2019-2021, Greci and Austin Hill combined to notch eight wins while clinching a spot in the NCWTS playoffs all three years.