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Spire drivers are going to "jail" for a good cause

Oct 21, 2026

Spire Motorsports NASCAR Cup Series drivers Carson Hocevar, Michael McDowell and Daniel Suarez need your help to "bail" them out of "jail" for the fifth annual "Jail & Bail" charity event on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

The annual charity event is dedicated to the legacy of former NASCAR technical inspector Brienne Davis, who died on April 8, 2008, at 28 years old as a result of a car accident. Swapping the race track for a jail cell, 23 drivers, owners, crew chiefs and spotters -- spanning from the NASCAR Cup Series to the ARCA Menards Series -- will be "locked up" and challenged to raise bail, with proceeds supporting the Brienne Davis Memorial Scholarship, a pathway for women to pursue motorsports careers. Davis relocated to North Carolina in 2002 as an engine builder for DEI. She then joined NASCAR in 2004 and traveled every race weekend as an engine inspector, examining carburetors and manifolds.

To help "bail" Carson Hocevar out of jail, donate https://fundraise.givesmart.com/vf/NASCAR2026/CarsonHocevar , opens in a new tab

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From the drivers behind bars to the courtroom cast trying the cases, "Jail & Bail" helps fund the $10,000 Brienne Davis Memorial Scholarship. Fifty-three scholarships have been awarded since December 2008. The financial aid helps recipients pursue their dreams of entering the motorsports industry.

Administered by TechForce Foundation, the Brienne Davis Memorial Scholarship helps women pursue technical education and careers in motorsports. Aspiring technicians can learn more about scholarship opportunities and apply at TechForce.org , opens in a new tab.

Opportunities continue to grow. From female drivers paving the way on the track -- such as Danica Patrick, Katherine Legge, Toni Breidinger and Dystany Spurlock -- to female workers off the track, diversity and inclusion remain a focal point across the motorsports community.

"When you see somebody that is at home and thinks, 'Man, I would love to do that, but I don't know how. And I could go to these schools, these trade schools, and learn a trade, but how do I get there? I don't have the money.' So, what it does is it just makes it an avenue for them to get in," said John Sacco, a NASCAR technical inspector who knew Davis. "Obviously, it's been so much easier all these years for males that worked on cars and came in and became a mechanic, stayed here for 30 years, or came in as an official, stayed here for that long time, and just hasn't been as clear-cut of a path."

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Whether through past stories or through future opportunities, Davis' impact remains strong, with plenty more memories to be made in her honor.

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"There's a lot of people that work in any industry. You don't really know them. ... The whole industry knew her and respected what she did," Sacco said. "So there's still a lot of that going on. Obviously, as time goes, people move on, and you have less and less they know about her. And this also serves the purpose of nobody can forget about her. We're doing this so that she won't be forgotten. And then these girls that are hearing her story, that are getting scholarships or applying to scholarships, they learn a little bit about her, too, and that maybe it eases their mind a bit about coming into NASCAR or the automotive trade industry in any capacity."