The Cal Ripken Sr Foundation is partnering up with Daniel Suarez and Spire Motorsports to appear on the number seven car.

The CRSF is dedicated to helping at risk youth build character and teaching life lessons with sports and mentoring programs.

The collaboration with Spire and Suarez is set to begin this weekend with the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium and appear as the primary sponsor on select races during the season.  Suarez makes his debut with Spire Motorsports after spending the last few years with Trackhouse Racing.

Hall of Famer and Co-Founder of the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation Cal Ripken, Jr spoke on the partnership saying, “I want to thank Dan Towriss and the Gainbridge team for this exciting partnership with Spire Motorsports and Daniel Suarez.  Dan has been an incredibly generous and integral part of our board and this is just another example of that. The partnership with Spire and Daniel will take our 25th anniversary celebration to a new level and expose the work of the foundation to many more. The fact that he is driving the number seven car, dad’s old number, makes it that much more special. I look forward to cheering on Daniel and watching him in person at a race later this year.”

Born in Monterrey, Mexico; Daniel Suarez drove in the NASCAR Mexico Series before moving to the U.S. and joining the ARCA Menards East Series and earning the then Xfinity Series championship in 2016 to become the first ever Mexican born champion in NASCAR.

Suarez returned to his native land last year when the NASCAR Cup Series travelled south of the border to Mexico City and Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez where he won the race by several seconds.

Daniel Suarez spoke on the partnership saying, “Cal Ripken, Sr. had an amazing career and left behind an incredible legacy.  The work the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation is doing to support younger generations, especially through its STEM programs and educational initiatives, is truly remarkable. I’m a strong believer in the next generation and seeing the positive impact these programs have on youth is inspiring. I’m very excited to be a part of this partnership and to start off at the Clash will be incredible.”