TC Daily Pit Stop: Appeals Panel Upholds RCR Penalty; Rodney Childers, Spire Part Ways

TC Daily Pit Stop: Thursday April 24th, 2025

Apr 25, 2025

Jesse Love Rockingham disqualification upheld after appeal — Caleb Carter, TobyChristie.com

Jesse Love and the No. 2 Richard Childress Racing team, who were disqualified following post-race inspection after last Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway, had their appeal heard on Wednesday.

Following the appeal, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel opted to uphold the penalties levied to Love and the No. 2 team as the panel determined that the appellants violated the rules set forth in the penalty notice, and that the panel affirmed and decided to uphold the original penalty assessed by NASCAR.

Spire Motorsports, Rodney Childers Part Ways After Nine Races

Rodney Childers and Spire Motorsports have parted ways after nine races in 2025 — Photo Credit: Jonathan McCoy | TobyChristie.com

The pairing between Spire Motorsports and crew chief Rodney Childers lasted all of nine races, as the team and legendary crew chief mutually agreed to part ways on Wednesday. Childers moved to the Spire Motorsports team at the conclusion of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season after spending 11 seasons at Stewart-Haas Racing.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Spire Motorsports co-owner Jeff Dickerson said the team and Childers had the off-weekend to evaluate where the team was, and coming out of that break, both sides mutually made the decision to part ways.