The No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet for driver Justin Haley failed ... Related Story Haley talks about Spire parting ways with Rodney Childers As a result, car chief Doug Powers has been ejected ...

It's been an eventful week off the track for the No. 7 Spire Motorsports, and things aren't calming down after they arrived at Talladega Superspeedway for the tenth round of the 2025 season.

Not only was the departure of Childers surprising to outsiders of the team, the announcement surprised 25-year-old Justin Haley ... has endured the departure of Car Chief Robert "Cheddar" Smith ...

Bringing Rodney Childers on to crew chief for Justin Haley was a great idea – on paper. Childers has a fantastic record in NASCAR, but has struggled as a crew chief with the Next Gen car.

“Coach says they’re ready,” Haley said. “Obviously, they were good on [Justin] Allgaier‘s car in the [Daytona] 500. Just a ...