Growing up in Michigan, Carson Hocevar first took to the track at just seven-years-old. Success shortly followed, capturing 70-plus feature wins and 15 national championships in the USAC quarter midget ranks. Hocevar, 20, made his NASCAR Cup Series debut for Spire Motorsports June 4, 2023 at World Wide Technology Raceway and has since made eight more starts in NASCAR’s premier division. He earned an impressive career/series best 11th-place finish at the Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway in just his fourth start.He is a four-time NCTS race winner and a standout at every level in which he’s competed. Beginning in 2024, Hocevar will drive the No. 77 Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports.

Luke Lambert enters his second season as crew chief of Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 team with 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Rookie of the Year Carson Hocevar. Lambert, a native of Mount Airy, N.C., joined Spire Motorsports in 2024 following a stint at Legacy Motor Club where he guided the No. 42 team in NCS competition. The driver-crew chief pair first connected when Hocevar drove for Legacy M.C in eight of the final 10 races of 2023. Prior to his time at Legacy M.C., Lambert made his mark in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, leading Noah Gragson and JR Motorsports’ No. 9 team to three poles, eight wins, 21 top-five and 26 top-10 finishes in 2022. Lambert’s efforts earned the No. 9 team a berth in the 2022 NXS Championship 4 and a runner-up finish in the championship point standings. The 2005 North Carolina State graduate has led the competition efforts for some of the sport’s most notable names including Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, Elliott Sadler and Chris Buescher. In 2014, Lambert led Newman to a berth in the NCS Championship 4, and ultimately a runner-up finish in the NCS championship point standings.