Spire Motorsports has introduced that rising star Tristan McKee will make his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection debut with the crew at Richmond Raceway on August 14, eleven days after his sixteenth birthday. McKee is a part of Spire’s Ascent Driver Growth Program.
Attributable to his age, McKee will solely have the ability to compete at tracks which are 1.25 miles in size or smaller. Spire additionally revealed that his Richmond begin will not be a one-off, with plans for McKee to compete at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (August 22), Bristol Motor Speedway (September 17), Phoenix Raceway (October 16) and Martinsville Speedway (October 30) this 12 months.
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McKee will pilot the No. 77 Chevrolet Silverado with Chad Walter as his crew chief.
“It is a big step in my profession and I am extremely grateful for the chance to drive for Spire Motorsports within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection,” mentioned McKee. “I can not thank Jeff Dickerson, Dan Towriss, Invoice Anthony, and everybody at Spire Motorsports sufficient for believing in me and making this doable. I’ve labored for this chance my total life and I am thrilled to take this subsequent step in my profession.”
At simply 12 years previous, McKee grew to become the youngest winner in CARS Tour historical past when he gained the 2023 Professional Late Mannequin characteristic race at Dillon Motor Speedway in South Carolina.
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He has since earned extra CARS Tour victories, whereas additionally discovering success in Trans-Am and the ARCA Menards Collection. In simply 9 ARCA begins, he has two wins, together with a victory on debut at Watkins Glen in 2025. He has additionally gained three of his 5 ARCA East begins this 12 months, and sits second within the championship standings.
“We have a look at Tristan McKee and see somebody with an enormous upside and potential to make a optimistic influence throughout Spire Motorsports’ driver lineup,” mentioned Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson. “Make no mistake, Tristan has earned this chance, and we count on he’ll take advantage of out of it. We’re not going to outline success or failure based mostly off one race, or a selected outcome. We’ll be wanting on the totality of those 5 races and the way these outcomes line up with our objectives heading into every race. He is an amazing younger man, with plain expertise who comes from an excellent household. We’re greater than optimistic to start out a brand new chapter in his developmental course of.”
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