Andres Perez will finish the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season with Niece Motorsports, the team announced Aug. 11.
He’ll have sponsorship from Telcel in the No. 44.
Perez moves to the team from Spire Motorsports, where he’d driven the No. 77 this season.
While Spire said it will continue to operate the No. 77 this season, it has moved the owner’s points from its No. 07 to the No. 77 and plans to sunset the No. 07 for the rest of the year.
“Andrés has made meaningful progress this season, and we remain confident in his future,” Spire President Bill Anthony said in a team release. “While we haven’t finalized our 2026 plans for the No. 77 team, we wanted to give him the opportunity to look ahead and pursue other options for the remainder of this year and beyond. He’s a hard worker, carries himself with humility, and brings a consistently positive attitude to the garage. He comes from a great family, and we fully expect him to continue making strides as part of Chevrolet’s driver development program. We’re proud to have been part of his journey and will continue cheering him on.”
“Overall, I’m really excited about the upcoming races with Niece Motorsports,” Perez said. “Making a change mid-season always has its challenges, but the team and I are working hard to be 100% by the time Richmond comes. I’m really focusing on having a good race there and feel very motivated with how the team has treated me. I feel the team is also motivated with having me there as well.”
According to Niece’s release, the team will bring its No. 41 to the track for the races where it already had scheduled drivers (Josh Bilicki and Conner Jones) for the No. 44.
Another driver, Bayley Currey, was previously moved to Niece’s No. 45 after Kaden Honeycutt was released from the team before Watkins Glen International. Honeycutt is now the driver of Halmar Friesen Racing’s No. 52 following Stewart Friesen‘s injury.
Spire’s driver scheduled for the No. 07, Corey LaJoie, will move to the No. 77.
Perez has two top 10s this season in his first full-time Truck season.
“We are preparing for a bright future ahead of us at Niece Motorsports,” Niece CEO Cody Efaw said. “Adding Andrés to our talent arsenal is an enticing addition as we look to finish out the year strong. While it is difficult to hear of another team scaling back their program, we saw this as an opportunity for our team to grow our footprint in the Truck Series. We have more exciting news coming out in the near future, and I look forward to seeing our team unload four fast Chevrolet Silverados in Richmond.”
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