THE DRIVER
Justin
Haley
Hometown: Winamac, IN
Birthday: April 28, 1999
Birthday: April 28, 1999
Haley, a native of Winamac, Ind., made his NASCAR Cup Series debut for Spire Motorsports on April 28, 2019 at Talladega Superspeedway and picked up both his and the team’s first win – an upset of practically unprecedented proportions – less than three months later in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 behind the wheel of the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro at Daytona International Speedway.
Haley has collected four NASCAR Xfinity Series wins and three NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series wins, making him one of just 41 drivers in history to have earned wins across all three of NASCAR’s National Touring Series. He is has over 125 Cup Series starts with one win, five top fives, 15 top 10s and led 98 laps in NASCAR’s premier division.
Haley began his career racing at the national level in the ARCA Menards Series when he was just 15-years-old. Since then, he’s gone on to amass nearly 300 total starts across NASCAR’s Cup, Xfinity and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series.
THE CREW CHIEF
Rodney
Childers
Hometown: Mooresville, NC
Birthday: June 7, 1976
Birthday: June 7, 1976
Rodney Childers, a 40-time NASCAR Cup Series (NCS) race winning crew chief and one of the sport’s most respected tacticians, will lead Spire Motorsports No. 7 team and driver Justin Haley in 2025.
Childers, 48, led Kevin Harvick to the 2014 NCS championship and is the winningest active crew chief in NASCAR’s premier division. The Mooresville native called 37 wins from 2014 – 2023. Prior to the over three dozen victories with Harvick, Childers is credited with leading drivers David Reutimann and Brian Vickers to Victory Lane.
He led Harvick to eight NASCAR Playoff berths over 10 seasons including five appearances (three consecutive) in the NASCAR Championship 4 between 2014-2019.
Separate from the 40 wins, the 20-year-veteran has called 34 poles, 178 top-fives and 298 top-10 finishes in 660 races on NASCAR’s senior circuit.
Meanwhile, Childers boasts triumphs at some of NASCAR’s most cherished venues and iconic races and includes wins at Bristol Motor Speedway (2), Charlotte Motor Speedway (2), Darlington Raceway (3) and Indianapolis Motor Speedway (2) as some of his most celebrated accomplishments.
The Pit Crew
Eric
Ludwig
Jack Man
Jafar
hall
Front Changer
Allen
Stallings
Tire Carrier
michael
moss
rear changer
matt
lehman
gas man