Spire Motorsports driver Carson Hocevar will start third for this week's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. This marks the second week in a row where Hocevar has a top-5 starting position, and he is the top qualifier of all three Spire entries this week.

Chase Briscoe, Justin Haley, Brad Keselowski and others were involved in a Lap 99 crash during Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix.

Spire's Motorsports' No.71 entry, Michael McDowell faced a significant setback ahead of the NASCAR Cup Series race day, causing him to lose his car chief.

In the early portion of Stage 2 at the Shriners Children’s 500 on Sunday at Phoenix, Chase Briscoe was one of several drivers caught up in a major wreck. It ended the day for multiple drivers. The wreck occurred when Briscoe got sandwiched in between a few drivers and made contact with Justin Haley.

Christopher Bell becomes the first driver since Kyle Larson in 2021 to win three consecutive races in the Cup Series.