Truck Sequence champion Zane Smith has been signed to a multi-year contract with Trackhouse Racing through which he might be loaned to Spire Motorsports for a Cup Sequence trip in 2024.

Smith, 24, will fold into the Trackhouse lineup when the group is ready to develop to 3 full-time Cup vehicles. Trackhouse at the moment fields full-time Cup vehicles for championship contender Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez. Earlier this week it dedicated to a driver growth program for Shane van Gisbergen as soon as he makes his transfer from Australian V8 Supercars on the finish of this 12 months.

Smith will drive a 3rd entry for Spire, which bought a constitution from Stay Quick Motorsports to type the alliance with Trackhouse. He grew to become emotional Saturday on the information convention at Bristol Motor Speedway that launched Smith as a Cup driver.

“This simply means the world to me. I nearly did not have something a few years in the past,” Smith stated as he composed himself. “It was 12 months in the past, I sat at Bob Evans with a really shut good friend and he requested me the place I wish to race sooner or later. I feel he anticipated perhaps a unique reply, however my reply was ‘Trackhouse’ and nearly 12 months later I signed a contract with them.”

Justin Marks, founding father of Trackhouse, stated though Smith will finally be immediately a part of Trackhouse, the group was not able to develop to 3 full-time Cup vehicles. He may have a presence within the Trackhouse group regardless of driving for Spire.

“We won’t rush it and we did not wish to throw it collectively late. It is simply needs to be a course of that is going to take course over a while,” stated Marks. “A 3rd group takes time and it takes some huge cash. It is smart for us to place Zane in a longtime group the place he can give attention to the driving and we are able to give attention to every thing we are able to to help him over there.”

Smith is a nine-time winner competing in his fourth full Truck Sequence season. He has additionally run seven Cup Sequence races within the final two seasons and was tenth within the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Could.

Smith is at the moment ranked fifth within the Truck Sequence standings with three playoff races remaining to win a second consecutive title. He is spent the previous two seasons driving for Entrance Row Motorsports, which additionally gave him 5 Cup begins and his seat for the Coca-Cola 600.

“We wish to thank Zane for all of the reminiscences he is already made with us and we hope for extra earlier than the top of the season. We want him the very best sooner or later and seeing him on Sunday’s,” stated Entrance Row proprietor Bob Jenkins. “We additionally stay up for making new reminiscences subsequent season with our truck program. We’ll have extra information quickly.”

Stay Quick, in the meantime, stated it would reduce to a part-time group and compete within the Cup Sequence with no constitution.