Spire Motorsports is making some changes to its competition staff. Former RFK Racing crew chief Matt McCall has been named Director of Vehicle Performance and Dax Gerringer has been appointed Technical Director for the three-car NASCAR Cup Series team.
"This is a great addition for our team and one that means a lot to me, personally," said Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson. "Matt is a longtime friend, one of my first handful of NASCAR clients I had when I was a young agent, and we've always shared the same view of how race cars work and race teams operate.
"I'm happy the stars finally aligned for us to work together, and I look forward to adding him to an already impressive group for 2025."
McCall and Gerringer will work with all three cars in Spire Motorsports' garage and directly for Competition Director Ryan Sparks on competitive development, research and development, and further developing relationships with Chevrolet and General Motors. 2024 was Spire Motorsports first season as a full-time three-car outfit and the team earned four Top 5 and 13 Top 10 finishes with drivers Justin Haley, Corey LaJoie, Zane Smith and 2024 Sunoco Rookie of the Year Carson Hocevar.
Previously, Gerringer spent nine seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing and recently served as lead race engineer for Josh Berry's No. 4 team.
McCall comes to Spire Motorsports after spending the last three seasons as crew chief for Brad Keselowski. Before working for RFK, McCall spent seven seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing as crew chief for Kurt Busch and Jamie McMurray and his teams made the playoffs in six of seven seasons. During his career of calling NASCAR Cup Series races he has earned four race wins, 47 Top 5 finishes, 134 Top 10 finishes, and two poles.
"I am really excited and grateful for this opportunity," said McCall. "Spire Motorsports' upward trajectory has been impressive and I look forward to becoming part of the success. I've had a long relationship with (Jeff) Dickerson and I've known him for close to 25 years.
"I got to know him when he was doing driver representation, and I was trying to carve out a career as a driver. We built a great relationship and have always stayed in communication. The way things panned out, there was an opportunity to come to Spire. We always wanted to work together, and the timing was right. That was a big part of my decision. Knowing what's being built here and what the future looks like is exciting."
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