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Ryan Sparks

Crew ChiefSpire Motorsports

Crew chief for Daniel Suárez and the No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet in the NASCAR Cup Series. First-year pairing with Suárez in 2026.

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From Monterrey to Mach 2.5: Daniel Suárez and Ryan Sparks Spend a Day with the Air Force

John Speedway·

Thursday at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro, NC, NASCAR Cup driver Daniel Suárez and his first-year Spire Motorsports crew chief Ryan Sparks spent the day with the Air Force — F-15E hangar tour, F-35 and F-22 VR simulators, EOD robot demonstration, and an autograph session with Airmen. Memorial Day weekend's Mission 600 chapter lands one week before the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

The Coca-Cola 600 Carries the 250th Birthday.

The NASCAR Guy·

The Cup field rolls into Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday for the Coca-Cola 600 the weekend the country marks its 250th birthday. Mission 600 ran for the ninth straight year — five U.S. Armed Forces stops, from Beaufort to a video bridge into Lithuania. Five Coca-Cola 600 drivers said what makes the weekend land.

Spire Motorsports Opens the Mooresville Shop Thursday for Its Fifth Annual Spring Fan Day

John Speedway·

Spire Motorsports' fifth-annual Spring Fan Day runs Thursday, May 21, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the team's Mooresville HQ (351 Mazeppa Road). Autograph wristbands for Suárez, McDowell, Hocevar, Kyle Busch, and Mosack distributed first-come-first-served starting 8 a.m. 25% of the day's proceeds benefit the USO. A four-grandstand-tickets raffle for the Coca-Cola 600 also benefits the USO.

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