CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Spire Motorsports said Thursday it has signed Carson Hocevar to a long-term extension that will keep the NASCAR driver in the No. 77 Chevrolet “into the next decade.”
Exact terms were not released regarding the deal that apparently will keep the 2024 Cup Series rookie of the year with the organization at least the next four seasons.
Hocevar, a 23-year-old from Michigan, won his first career Cup Series pole position last year, and and his nine top-10 finishes included a pair of second places. Although he finished 23rd in the final standings, it did not reflect how well he ran at times during the season.
Spire is now majority owned by TWG Motorsports, which also owns Andretti Global in IndyCar, Wayne Taylor Racing in IMSA and the Cadillac Formula 1 team that will debut this season. Its parent company owns Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers and the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers.
“It’s a pretty big moment for our company to announce an extension with Carson that takes us out for multiple years,” Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson said. “It’s not just about knowing he’ll be here with us for the long haul, but it gives our sponsors and competition group the foresight to make their own plans knowing he’s in the seat of the No. 77 as far as we can see.”