After not having any NASCAR expertise coming into this weekend’s Bristol Motor Speedway Grime Race, Jonathan Davenport will exit with two begins below his belt. Along with making his Cup Collection début for Kaulig Racing on Sunday, he’ll enter Saturday’s Craftsman Truck Collection occasion within the #7 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Spire Motorsports.
Nutrien Ag Options will sponsor his autos for each races.
“I’m actually excited to run for Spire Motorsports within the Truck race and make one of many largest weekends of my racing profession even greater,” stated Davenport. “Having the ability to get in a truck for a staff that has confirmed they’ll get it performed will solely enhance my confidence for the weekend. With the added monitor time within the Nutrien Ag Options #7 Silverado, hopefully it’ll shorten my studying curve for each races.”
Davenport races in grime late fashions, profitable the inaugural XR Tremendous Collection championship in 2022 as a part of a 24-win marketing campaign that included victory over then-reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson. The 12 months additionally noticed him win the Eldora Million at Eldora Speedway, the primary grime monitor to host NASCAR since 1970.
Spire fields two full-time automobiles within the Cup Collection however sometimes brings out the #7 truck for choose begins. Corey LaJoie completed twenty-third within the rain-shortened season opener at Daytona, whereas a tyre challenge prevented Alex Bowman from making the truck’s second and most up-to-date try of the 12 months at COTA. The truck ran eleven races in its first 12 months in 2022 and received with William Byron at Martinsville.
“To have the ability to put together our truck and work with a somebody as completed as JD is an incredible alternative for Spire Motorsports,” commented crew chief Kevin “Bono” Manion. “We count on to race for wins each time we unload and having JD within the seat Saturday evening at Bristol raises the bar just a little bit larger.”
Varied drivers will run each the Truck and Cup races, together with a handful of Cup regulars like Byron, Chase Briscoe, and Joey Logano.
