Overview
- Rodney Childers, a championship-winning crew chief with over 600 Cup races and 40 wins, has exited Spire Motorsports after just nine races in the 2025 NASCAR season.
- Childers joined Spire to lead Justin Haley's No. 7 Chevrolet team following Stewart-Haas Racing's closure at the end of 2024.
- Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson cited team dynamic challenges as a factor in the mutual decision to part ways with Childers.
- Justin Haley currently sits 23rd in the championship standings, with a season-best finish of 10th at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
- The reasons behind Childers' departure remain unclear, with both Spire Motorsports and Childers declining to provide further details.