Spire Motorsports announced on Thursday that 2024 ARCA Menards Series champion Andrés Pérez de Lara will drive full-time for Spire Motorsports in the Craftsman Truck Series during the 2025 season.
The Mexico City native will pilot the No. 77 Chevrolet in pursuit of 2025 Rookie of the Year honors. Previously, Pérez de Lara made two starts at the Truck Series level for Spire Motorsports in 2024, garnering one top-10 finish at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
“As Spire Motorsports continues to look toward the future, it’s important that we identify who we expect to be long–term contributors to the growth of not only our organization but to the sport as a whole,” Spire Motorsports co–owner Jeff Dickerson said in a press release. “Andrés Pérez de Lara has a very bright future. He has a huge upside and is already integrated into our processes and methods of preparation. We’re thrilled to officially add him to the Spire family.“
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The team also announced that veteran crew chief Chad Walter will move over from the No. 71 truck and lead the No. 77 team’s efforts in the new year. Walter has over two decades of experience, spending the last two seasons with Rajah Caruth and leading Caruth to his first Craftsman Truck Series win and the 2024 playoffs.
“After two successful seasons with Rajah Caruth, I’m excited to work with Andrés Pérez de Lara,” Walter said in a press release. “I’ve always enjoyed the opportunity to help mold drivers into the future stars of NASCAR. Andrés has proven that he can be that next ‘one.’ We’ve taken the time to assemble a great race team to surround him. Our goal is always to be competitive, maximize our weekends, and race the right way with our competitors. I’m grateful to our leadership team for having the confidence in me to lead Andrés and the No. 77 team in 2025.“
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The 19–year–old drove the No. 2 Chevrolet for Rev Racing to his first ARCA championship in 2024, racking up 10 top–five and 17 top–10 finishes. He is the first Mexican–born driver to win the ARCA national title in its 72–year history.
“It’s such a great opportunity for me and one that I have been working extra hard to get,” Pérez de Lara said in a press release. “It’s awesome to work with a team like Spire, and what that means for me as a driver having so many experienced and very accomplished people working with me to make the most of this opportunity. I think I’m looking forward to the competition more than anything, and I’m ready to step up my game and ready to work on getting the most out of every race. Daytona can’t come soon enough. All the new tracks I’ll be racing will be another big challenge. I am really looking forward to it.“
Partners for the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet include Telcel, Infintium and Claro, which will all be featured throughout the 2025 season. Primary sponsorship for Pérez de Lara’s rookie campaign will be announced at a later date.