20-year-old makes the move to Niece Motorsports in the middle of his rookie season
Andres Perez is currently in his debut full-time season in the NASCAR Truck Series. He’s been driving the No. 77 truck fielded by Spire Motorsports.
On Monday, Spire Motorsports announced that Andres Perez has been released from the team. That came per a request from Perez.
Additionally, Perez has been signed by Niece Motorsports. He’ll now drive the No. 44 truck fielded by Niece for the remainder of the 2025 season. Five drivers have shared the seat of the No. 44 entry before the signing of Perez.
Wally Rogers will continue to be the crew chief for the No. 44 entry.
Spire Motorsports will not field the No. 07 truck for the rest of the 2025 season. Spire driver Corey LaJoie makes the move from the No. 07 to the seat of the No. 77 truck.
Perez has a best-finish of 7th which he claimed at Martinsville Speedway earlier this season.
Spire Motorsports comments
“Andrés has made meaningful progress this season, and we remain confident in his future,” said Spire Motorsports President Bill Anthony via the 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.”
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Niece Motorsports comments
“We are preparing for a bright future ahead of us at Niece Motorsports,” said Cody Efaw, CEO of Niece stated.
“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.”
Perez is a champion of the ARCA Menards Series and NASCAR Mexico Challenge Series.
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Andres Perez comments
“Overall, I’m really excited about the upcoming races with Niece Motorsports,” said Pérez de Lara in the Niece Motorsports release.
“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.”
“It feels like things are working well, and I’m ready to start a good foundation and build from there for the last eight races,” Pérez de Lara added.
“I want to go out there and show what we’ve got. I’m expecting some good results starting in Richmond, which is a track that I don’t know, but I’m putting a lot of emphasis in the pre-race work to go out there and start getting some good results with the team, which is what we’re all here for.”
The NASCAR Truck Series is racing this weekend at Richmond Raceway.
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