New pappa Daniel Suarez has one less thing to worry about going into the off season – he has secured a ride for the 2027 racing season!
Spire Motorsports has confirmed that Suarez will return to the number seven car next season in the Cup Series.
During the off season last year, Suarez made the move to Spire Motorsports after five years at Trackhouse Racing.
In his first year at Spire, Suarez won the Coca-Cola 600 in May and along with teammate Carson Hocevar has made it into The Chase. His average finish for this season so far is 15.2.
Other “Silly Season” news:
Perhaps the biggest shock of “Silly Season” is Brad Keselowski’s announcement that he is leaving RFK Racing (he’s the K in RFK). It is still unclear how Keselowski’s role as part owner will play out.
“The Hurricane” Carson Hocevar has signed a multi-year contract extension to remain in the number 77 car for Spire Motorsports.
Austin Cindric is remaining at Team Penske and will continue to drive the number two car.
Ryan Blaney has signed a long term contract extension to remain at Team Penske with teammates Austin Cindric and Joey Logano.
Cole Custer has signed a contract extension with the Haas Factory Team and will remain in the number 41 car.
Erik Jones has signed a contract extension with Legacy Motor Club and will remain in the number 43 car.
Josh Berry finally has a new ride for next season and will join Erik Jones at Legacy Motor Club in the number 42 car.
Legacy Motor Club is adding a third car for next season and has tapped Riley Herbst to drive the number 84 car.
Richard Childress Racing has decided to retain Austin Hill to drive the number 33 car next season. RCR called up Hill from the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series to replace Kyle Busch after his death. Like Dale Earnhardt the car number has been changed from eight to 33. Hill will continue doing double duty in both series until the end of the season.
Though it will not take effect until the 2028 Cup Season, Hendrick Motorsports has announced that Connor Zilisch has signed a multi-year contract to take over the driving duties in the number 48 car beginning in 2028 after Alex Bowman retries. Earlier this year, Bowman announced that 2027 would be his final year as a full time driver in the number 48 car. Connor Zilisch will remain with Trackhouse Racing and drive the number 88 car for the 2027 season.
Noah Gragson and Todd Gilliland will be returning to drive the number four and 34 cars next season for Front Row Motorsports.
Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher will be remaining at RFK Racing for the 2027 season to drive the number 60 and 17 cars.
AJ Allmendinger is not only returning to Kaulig Racing for the foreseeable future; he will do so in the Cup Series number 16 car.
Jesse Love is moving up from the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series to drive The Wood Brothers iconic number 21 car beginning in 2027.
The 2025 Craftsman Truck Series champion Corey Heim is moving up to the Cup Series next season where he will drive the 23XI Racing number 35 car; joining Bubba Wallace and Tyler Reddick.
Tyler Reddick has signed a multi-year contract extension to remain at 23XI Racing in the number 45 car.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr has announced that he has signed a contract extension and will remain in the number 47 car for Hyak Motorsports next season.
Kyle Larson has signed a five year contract extension to remain in the number five car at Hendrick Motorsports.
Harrison Burton is leaving Sam Hunt Racing to move over to Peterson Racing to drive the number 78 car as the team adds a second team in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Harrison’s cousin Jeb Burton is leaving Jordan Anderson Racing to join RSS Racing to drive the number 22 car in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Sheldon Creed is leaving the Haas Factory Team to join Sam Hunt Racing and drive the number 26 car in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Sam Mayer is leaving the Haas Factory Team to rejoin JR Motorsports and take over the driving duties of the number one car in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Carson Kvapil is remaining at JR Motorsports but is moving from the number one car to the number eight car for the 2027 season.
Corey Day has won the past two races in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. Hendrick Motorsports has singed the driver to a long term contact to remain in the number 17 car in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Daniel Dye returns to NASCAR and the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series to drive the number 32 car for Jordan Andersson Racing.
Brandon Jones is remaining at Joe Gibbs Racing and the number 20 car in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
William Sawalich has signed a contract extension to remain at Joe Gibbs Racing and the number 18 car in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Taylor Gray has announced that he is also remaining at Joe Gibbs Racing and the number 54 car in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Losing both of his O’Reilly Auto Parts Series drivers, Richard Childress Racing has announced that Carson Brown will be driving the number two car next season and Chandler Smith is leaving the Craftsman Truck Series to make a return to the O’Reilly Series and drive the number 21 car.
Lee Pulliam will be driving full time in the number 87 car for Peterson Racing in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series.
Dean Thompson is leaving Sam Hunt Racing and moving to an expanded Haas Factory Team and the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series. HRT is expanding to a third car next season.
Tyler Ankrum has announced that he is leaving McAnnay-Hilgemann Racing and the number 18 truck in the Craftsman Truck Series.
After an eight year absence, Kasey Kahne is coming out of retirement to drive in the Craftsman Truck Series full time at Spire Motorsports full time.
Jake Garcia is leaving ThorSport Racing for Front Row Motorsports to drive the number 38 truck.
Layne Riggs has announced that he will be remaining with Front Row Motorsports next season.
In 2027 the Craftsman Truck Series will change sponsors and will become the FedEx Freight Truck Series.
Drivers currently with no ride:
Brad Keselowski
John Hunter Nemechek
Tyler Ankrum