Kyle Larson, the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Champion, and William Byron, a 14-time NASCAR Cup Series winner, will split time behind the wheel of Spire Motorsports’ No. 07 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Silverado in three NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series races this season.
Larson, who typically drives the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series, will race the No. 07 Chevy Silverado in the truck race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on March 21 before returning behind the wheel two races later at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 11.
Byron will slot between Larson’s two stints and race at Martinsville Speedway on March 28. Byron will return to the site of his most recent Truck Series win, where he collected Spire Motorsports’ inaugural division victory in 2022.
Both Hendrick Motorsports drivers have picked up checkered flags in Truck Series competition for the Mooresville, N.C., organization over the last three seasons.
“One of the coolest things of having a CRAFTSMAN Truck Series team is to have the crossover from Hendrick Motorsports and Hendrick Automotive Group,” said Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson. “We’ve had all their drivers in our trucks from time to time, and to have two guys in William and Kyle, who have won races with us back in the seat certainly gives the team a little more pep in our step. It also raises the bar for those races to win or bust. You don’t show up with those guys to do anything else but win.”
At all three races, Larson and Byron will be part of a HendrickCars.com trio of Spire Motorsports-prepared entries. In addition to the No. 07 truck, Rajah Caruth will drive his traditional No. 71 HendrickCars.com Chevy Silverado while Corey Day will pilot the team’s No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado, featuring an identical paint scheme.
Larson owns three Truck Series starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he tallied one pole and a pair of top fives, including a second-place finish in the 2014 season finale. He made his lone Bristol Truck Series start in 2021 when the famed half-mile track was covered in dirt.
“I love racing at Homestead-Miami and Bristol, so I’m excited to add those truck races to my schedule,” said Larson. “Hopefully, we can put on a great show with HendrickCars.com on board and battle for the victories in the Spire truck.”
In addition to his Cup Series success, Byron was highly accomplished in the Truck Series, claiming eight victories in 29 starts, seven of which came during the 2016 season. Meanwhile, he owns two Cup Series wins at Martinsville, where he secured the historic half-mile’s famed grandfather clock trophy in the 2022 and 2024 spring races.
“I’m excited to get back to the Truck Series,” said Byron. “It’s been a couple years for me so I’m ready to try it again. Plus, the last time I ran a truck at Martinsville we won. Hopefully, we can do that again because it really paid off for us on the Cup side of things. Spire is a great group, and I’m excited to work with them again.”
Find out how you can catch the HendrickCars.com trucks in action!
Homestead-Miami Speedway: Friday, March 21 (8 p.m. ET on FOX)
Martinsville Speedway: Friday, March 28 (7:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1)
Bristol Motor Speedway: Friday, April 11 (7:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1)
Learn more about the HendrickCars.com racing program.
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