Daniel Suarez is a candidate to land at Spire Motorsports next season after the organization confirmed earlier this week that it will part ways with Justin Haley.
Suarez and Haley have been in the rumor mill for much of the summer. For Suarez, it came after he and Trackhouse Racing announced their impending split back in early July. The 33-year-old has been quiet about his future but has remained confident he will land a ride despite the lack of openings.
In September, Suarez told RACER he hoped to have his future announced in the next month. He also expressed that the best from Daniel Suarez had yet to be seen.
“Not yet,” Suarez said at the time. “It’s not just me as a driver, but everything you have to have around you. You have to put all the pieces of the puzzle together. At one point, I had that a few years back, but I was missing several things (as a driver). Then last year, we had a pretty strong team, but a few things changed here and there for this year, and it hasn’t been the same.
“But if I’m able to find that team and group of people who trust me to lead the team in the right direction, I think we can do great things. Just like 23XI and some of the other strong organizations. Not the big powerhouse organizations like Hendrick or Gibbs, because it doesn’t matter who’s driving, those things are going to be fast. But, yeah, I think we have a lot of potential and we just have to put all the pieces of the puzzle together.”
Haley, meanwhile, had his name thrown into the rumor mill because of the struggles of the No. 7 team at Spire Motorsports. The organization brought Haley back into the fold in late 2024 and paired him with championship-winning crew chief Rodney Childers for this season. However, the partnership was short-lived as Childers and Spire mutually parted ways in April. It came a few weeks after Robert Smith, the car chief, left the team.
There have been a few bright spots in an underwhelming and disappointing season for Haley and company. Haley is 31st in the championship standings with three races remaining.