Spire Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing announced during Friday’s joint press conference at Bristol Motor Speedway that drivers Corey LaJoie and Justin Haley will swap teams for the remainder of the 2024 season.

Spire Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing will swap drivers for the remainder of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series campaign

In a surprise move, Corey LaJoie and Justin Haley will swap NASCAR teams mid-season, with LaJoie heading to Rick Ware Racing and Haley returning to Spire Motorsports

BRISTOL, Tenn. — Corey LaJoie and Justin Haley will switch rides beginning next weekend at Kansas Speedway, Spire Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing announced Friday. LaJoie, 32, will move to the No. 51 for Rick Ware Racing, while Haley will drive the No. 7 for Spire Motorsports beginning next week.

Spire co-owner Jeff Dickerson confirmed that Haley will continue into 2025 to drive its No. 7 car full time. Although RWR did not confirm that LaJoie would remain with the team beyond the final seven races of this season, LaJoie is considered the leading contender to do so, according to sources briefed on the situation.

Spire Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing are getting a jump start on the 2025 season. The teams announced Friday at Bristol that RWR’s Justin Haley would drive the No. 7 car for Spire over the final seven races of the season while Corey LaJoie would drive the No.