Justin Haley’s 2025 run with Spire Motorsports was a pretty mediocre one. Other than a third at the summer Daytona race, he had a midpack year with just two top 10s, landing him 31st in the standings. Since sliding into the No. 7 Chevy in late 2024 after Corey LaJoie’s ouster, Haley’s grind never quite caught fire, a promising spark that fizzled too fast for a team hungry to hit higher gears.

Spire’s call to swap him for Daniel Suárez in 2026 feels like a gut-check reset, chasing a driver with Cup wins, playoff pedigree, and sponsor sway to crank the No. 7 from filler to fighter. It’s the business bite that stings, Haley’s Daytona 2019 upset, Spire’s lone Cup glory, fading like old rubber in the rearview. Now, Parker Kligerman’s spilling the beans on The Money Lap, calling out the cold ca

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