MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Spire Motorsports announced road-racing standout Thomas Annunziata will pilot the team’s No. 07 Chevrolet Silverado for the June 28 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series visit to Connecticut’s Lime Rock Park.
Top Liner will be showcased as the team’s primary sponsor.
Annunziata brings over nine years of competitive experience, spanning multiple division’s including karting, sports cars, Trans Am and NASCAR’s developmental divisions.
The newly minted 20-year-old looks to build on his well-established road-racing acumen and to carry that experience into his Craftsman Truck Series debut at the mile-and-a-half, seven-turn Lime Rock Park layout.
“It’s a dream to race for a top team in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for my debut race,” said Annunziata. “Spire Motorsports is one of the elite teams and I hope to get them another win.”
The Colts Neck, N.J., native, has carved a swift path through the road-racing ranks, having made a name for himself in Trans Am and IMSA-sanctioned events. He began karting at age 10, ascended to the senior class by 2021 and was ranked among the world’s top karters that season.
The three-time national karting champion transitioned to sports cars in 2022, where he swept both SCCA Spec Miata and Mazda Motorsports Spec MX5 Challenge titles and earned the $75,000 Mazda MX5 Cup Shootout scholarship.
The Trans Am paddock took notice that same year when Annunziata earned a podium finish at Circuit of the Americas in just his second-career CUBE 3 Architecture TA2 Series start.
In 2023, Annunziata became the only rookie to capture a pole position and win in TA2 competition. He went on to claim the series’ Young Guns Champion award in 2024 while balancing ARCA Menards Series’ duties that included a runner-up finish at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and a strong run at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Those efforts opened the door to a part-time NASCAR Xfinity Series schedule with Cope Family Racing in 2025.
Meanwhile Annunziata continues to compete full time in the Trans Am TA2 Series where he’s notched victories at Sebring (Fla.) International Raceway and Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.
“Thomas drove for us in the Trans Am car and was on pace immediately,” said Claudio Burtin, Owner at Top Liner and Team Principal at Burtin Racing. “He showed some unique car control. We look forward to mixing it up with the truck regulars and more to come!”
