Spire Motorsports UNOH 250 Race Advance 2026

• In 18 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway, Spire Motorsports has earned one pole, three top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Kyle Busch earned the team's best result at "Thunder Valley", a second-place result in the spring 2024 event.
• The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series begins The Chase Thursday night at Bristol. Spire Motorsports' No. 7 and 77 teams will compete in the seven-race owner's championship playoff format. The teams enter the race seeded fourth and eighth, respectively.
• The UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics from Bristol Motor Speedway will be televised live on FS1 Thursday, Sept. 17 beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The 19th of 25 points-paying races on the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series schedule will be broadcast live on the NASCAR Racing Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.

Connor Mosack - Driver, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado RST 

• Connor Mosack will pilot Spire Motorsports' No. 7 Friends of Jaclyn Chevrolet Silverado RST in Thursday’s UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
• The Friends of Jaclyn Foundation’s mission is to improve the quality of life for children battling pediatric brain tumors and other childhood cancers and to raise awareness through their Adopt-A-Child, Safe on the Sidelines and Guardian Angel Programs.
• Spire Motorsports' No. 7 team is currently fourth in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series owner’s points on the strength of two wins, seven top-five and 11 top-10 finishes. As the seven-race Chase for the Championship opens this weekend at "The Last Great Colosseum,” the Brian Pattie-led effort sits just 40 markers from the top of the standings.  
• Mosack has logged four NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts at Bristol where his best result came in last year’s UNOH 200. The Charlotte, N.C., native qualified 23rd and raced his way to a respectable seventh-place finish at the controls of McAnally-Hilgemann Racing’s No. 81 Chevy.
• His lone NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series start at the famed half-mile oval came in 2023, when he qualified 29th and came home 14th for Sam Hunt Racing.
• Through eight NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series starts for Spire Motorsports in 2026, Mosack has earned two top-five and four top-10 finishes. His best result came in July at Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP), where he qualified seventh and finished second.
• Mosack will return to the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado next month at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway and round out his 12-race Spire Motorsports schedule at Phoenix Raceway (Oct. 16) and Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway (Nov. 6).
• Mosack will pilot Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-085 Thursday night. This is the same Chevrolet Silverado Shane Van Gisbergen drove to a third-place finish in July at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway.

Mosack Quote

You finished seventh last year and had a good run in the NASCAR O’Reilly Series a few years back. What makes Bristol a good fit for you?

“Bristol is one of my favorite racetracks. I really like the feel of the fast-paced racing there, especially when the top lane comes in. Hopefully, the short track speed Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 team has been bringing the last few races translates to Bristol and we can be in contention all night.”

Brian Pattie - Crew Chief, No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado RST

• Brian Pattie is the crew chief of Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado RST, an entry that will see an assortment of all-star caliber drivers behind the wheel throughout the 2026 season.
• Pattie has called six CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway where he claimed a venue/series best second-place finish two seasons ago with Kyle Busch at the wheel. Separately, he led William Byron to a third-place finish on Bristol’s dirt configuration in 2023.
• The Zephyrhills, Fla., native has called 28 Cup Series races at Bristol and collected three top-five and eight top-10 finishes.
• In the inaugural NASCAR Cup Series Food City Dirt Race in 2021, Pattie championed Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.'s runner-up finish.

Tristan McKee - Driver, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Silverado RST

• Tristan McKee will race Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 RCA Chevrolet Silverado RST in Thursday’s UNOH 250 presented by Ohio Logistics. McKee is the inaugural signee of Spire Motorsports' Ascent Program and top prospect in the organization’s talent pipeline.
• RCA is one of the most recognized names in the electronics industry, delivering innovative and reliable technology that has been entertaining families for over 100 years. Consumers throughout the world depend on the RCA brand to provide products and services that feature the latest technology and design, are easy to use, and deliver the highest value and longevity. Generations of families continue to rely on the RCA brand for their home entertainment and lifestyle. RCA is a global trademark of established, Inc.
• In addition to his responsibilities behind the wheel of the No. 77 Chevy Silverado, McKee will also race Pinnacle Racing Group’s No. 77 Chevrolet and compete for ARCA Menards Series East Championship honors in Thursday’s Bush’s Beans 200. The 16-year-old prodigy currently leads the driver point standings by a scant one-point margin on the strength of four wins and six top-five finishes heading into the division’s season finale.
• Separate from the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, the Kannapolis, N.C., resident has competed across multiple disciplines in 2026, including the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards East, ASA STARS National Tour and Cube 3 Architecture TA2 Series (TA2).
• McKee celebrated his 16th birthday August 3, making him eligible to compete in CRAFTSMAN Truck Series competition on road courses and tracks measuring 1.25-miles or less. In addition to Thursday’s 200-lapper at "The Last Great Colosseum,” he is slated to contest two more races in 2026 including Phoenix Raceway (Oct. 16) and Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (Oct. 30).
• The UNOH 250 Presented by Ohio Logistics will mark McKee’s third-career CRAFTSMAN Truck Series’ start. In his two previous races this season, he finished eighth at Richmond (Va.) Raceway and sixth at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, respectively. McKee made his CRAFTSMAN Truck Series debut, last month at Richmond where he became the youngest driver to compete in any of NASCAR’s three national touring series this season.
• McKee will make his second- and third-career starts at Bristol Motor Speedway. He made his ARCA Menards Series East debut at the legendary high-banked half mile oval a year ago in the 2025 edition of the Bush’s Beans 200, where he started sixth and finished second.
• Just five days after turning 15-years-old, the talented road racer made his ARCA Menards Series debut for Spire Motorsports at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International. He started fourth, took the lead on the final restart and became the second-youngest driver to win in series history. He collected his fourth career ARCA Menards Series national tour victory last month at Madison (Wis.) International Speedway.
• McKee began turning heads three seasons ago when, at just 12-years-old, he won a 100-lap CARS Pro Late Model feature race at Dillon (S.C.) Motor Speedway to become the youngest winner in CARS Tour history. Since then, the Williamsburg, Va., native has gone on to collect CARS Tours wins at North Wilkesboro (N.C.) Speedway and Caraway (N.C.) Speedway.
• In addition to his late-model accolades, McKee claimed the 2025 Cube 3 Architecture TA2 Series Championship on the strength of four wins, 11 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes, to become the youngest champion in series history.
• McKee has collected ARCA Menards Series East checkered flags at Hickory (N.C.) Speedway, Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway and Iowa Speedway. Meanwhile he posted the win in an ARCA East/National tour combination race at Toledo (Ohio) Speedway in May. Additionally, he picked up his fifth-career TA2 series win in July at Watkins Glen.
• McKee will be at the controls of Spire Manufacturing chassis SMT-087 Thursday evening. Kyle Larson drove the truck to Victory Lane at Homestead-Miami Speedway last March. In 11 starts, the truck has secured six top fives, nine top 10s, a 10.4 average start and 6.4 average finish.

Tristan McKee Quote:

How does your previous experience at Bristol prepare you for Thursday night?

“I’m excited for Bristol. I think with the experience of racing ARCA there last year and racing the ARCA race hours before the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race, I’ll be ready to go and will have a good feel for the track. I want to keep learning and getting better and hopefully, come home with a top five.”

Chad Walter - Crew Chief, No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado RST

• Chad Walter is the crew chief of Spire Motorsports’ No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado RST, an entry that will see multiple all-star caliber drivers behind the wheel throughout the 2026 season.
• Walter has called eight CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races at Bristol, logging six top-10 results, highlighted by Rajah Caruth’s third-place finish in September 2024.
• The Albion, N.Y., native has visited Bristol Victory Lane twice in NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series competition, leading Kyle Busch and Justin Allgaier to victories in the spring event in 2006 and 2010, respectively.
• The veteran crew chief called Raphael Lessard’s third-place finish in 2021 in the inaugural Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt on Bristol’s dirt configuration.
• Between NASCAR's O’Reilly Auto Parts and CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, Walter has dialed up seven wins, 60 top fives and 148 top 10s.

About Spire Motorsports … 
Spire Motorsports fields full-time entries in the NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series and Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing.

The team, co-owned by longtime NASCAR industry executive Jeff Dickerson and TWG Motorsports CEO Dan Towriss earned its inaugural NASCAR Cup Series victory in its first full season of competition when Justin Haley took the checkered flag in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway July 7, 2019. Less than three years later, William Byron drove Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado its first NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series win April 7, 2022, at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. The team’s most recent victory came May 24, 2026, when Daniel Suárez won the NASCAR Cup Series’ Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.

In 2026, Spire Motorsports campaigns the Nos. 7, 71 and 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s in the NASCAR Cup Series and the Nos. 7 and 77 Chevrolet Silverado RSTs in the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. The Mooresville, N.C., organization also fields the No. 77 410 sprint car in Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing competition.