Spire Motorsports

Spire Motorsports is an American auto racing organization currently competing in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team is a subsidiary of Spire Sports + Entertainment, and currently fields the No. 77 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 1LE for multiple drivers.

Car No. 77 history
On December 4, 2018, Spire Sports + Entertainment announced they purchased their charter from the now-defunct Furniture Row Racing. At the same time, the team announced they will use the No. 77 and field Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s. FRR President Joe Garone joined the team to serve the same position.

2019 season
In January, Quin Houff signed with Spire for a part-time schedule in the No. 77 in 2019 starting at ISM Raceway. Spire Motorsports formed a partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing to field the No. 40 for Jamie McMurray at the 2019 Daytona 500 and Advance Auto Parts Clash, using the newly-acquired No. 77 charter to effectively renumber it to the No. 40 for a one-off and guarantee it qualified for the race. Prior to Houff’s debut, Garrett Smithley and Reed Sorenson drove the car at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, respectively. Prior to the Atlanta race, car chief Shane Callis was ejected from the track after the No. 77 failed pre-qualifying inspection multiple times. D. J. Kennington joined the team for the Martinsville Speedway race. In April, NASCAR Xfinity Series regular Justin Haley made his Cup debut with the team at Talladega Superspeedway.

On July 7, the team won their first Cup race at Daytona in their 18th race at the rain-shortened 2019 Coke Zero Sugar 400, with Haley behind the wheel. Haley and the team were not eligible for the Cup Series Playoffs, but did receive the Daytona winner's check and entry into numerous exclusive big-money events. Note that this eligibility rests with Haley; should he drive for a different team, Spire will no longer be eligible to appear in these events.

On September 29, Blake Jones was announced to drive the No. 77 at the October Talladega race. Timmy Hill drove for the team at the Kansas and Martinsville playoff races.

On November 27, the team was docked 50 owner points and listed owner TJ Puchyr fined $50,000 for manipulating the results of the Homestead-Miami race: Sorenson was heard ignoring multiple calls to pit late in the race before finally obliging. The team then retired the car with an official reason stated being mechanical issues. Along with Rick Ware Racing also exiting the race, this enabled the No. 27 of Premium Motorsports to secure the highest Open (non-chartered) team in the final point standings.

2020 season
Spire and Chip Ganassi Racing rekindled their partnership in 2020, fielding the No. 77 for Ross Chastain at the Daytona 500 and Coca-Cola 600.