Daniel Suarez Makes 2026 Plans Official

What’s Happening?

Spire Motorsports has signed NASCAR Cup Series veteran Daniel Suarez to drive its No. 7 entry during the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season.

¡Bienvenido, Amigo!@Daniel_SuarezG will pilot the No. 7 Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series in 2026 with @Freeway_Ins serving as the anchor partner for the No. 7 team.

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— Spire Motorsports (@SpireMotorsport) October 22, 2025

Suarez makes the jump from Trackhouse Racing, where the 33-year-old has raced since 2021. Despite the team building a foundation on the 2016 Xfinity Series champion, poor recent performance, combined with the rising star Connor Zilisch, Trackhouse opted to move on from Suarez to Zilisch.

Freeway Insurance, a long-time sponsor of Suarez at Trackhouse, dating back to his first season with the team, will also make the jump to the No. 7 as the car’s primary sponsor.

Suarez replaces Justin Haley, who took over the No. 7 in the final third of the 2024 season but, after a turbulent spot, was rumored to be on the proverbial hot seat. Ultimately, Spire announced on October 14 that Haley would not return to the No. 7 for a second full-time season; his plans for 2026 are unknown.

Prior to these rumors of Haley’s growing uncertainty at Spire, Suarez would not have a full-time seat for the 2026 Cup Series season. Most pointed to JR Motorsports as a landing spot for Suarez, though, once the No. 7 opened, it seemed like Suarez was a lock.

Suarez quickly made his way through the NASCAR developmental series as a Toyota prospect. However, after two full-time seasons at Joe Gibbs Racing, Suarez was released and moved to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2019 and then to Gaunt Brothers Racing for 2020, before ultimately landing at the upstart Trackhouse.

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