TRICON Garage Taps Spencer Davis for Homestead
Sawalich sits out the Craftsman Truck Series finale to focus on his O'Reilly Auto Parts Series championship push.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Motorsports
TRICON Garage will replace William Sawalich with Spencer Davis in the No. 5 Toyota for the Craftsman Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Friday night, November 6. Sawalich will instead concentrate on the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series finale at the same track.
Why it matters
The change is a scheduling decision that lets Sawalich prioritize his O'Reilly Series standing, where he trails teammate Brent Crews by 24 points for the highest-ranked driver outside the playoff field. It leaves Davis, whose last TRICON start was 24th at Michigan in June, as the driver for the No. 5 in the season-ending race.
Sawalich's 2026 Truck results include five top-10 finishes in eight starts, with a best of sixth at Phoenix, while Davis's best career Truck finish is seventh at Daytona in 2018. Davis's Homestead results in three prior Truck starts reached 13th at best, and the source does not say how he will fare in this race.
The players
William Sawalich
Sawalich is a driver who races the No. 18 Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series and has competed in the Craftsman Truck Series for TRICON Garage.
Spencer Davis
Davis is a Truck Series driver who will take over the No. 5 Toyota for TRICON Garage at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Brent Crews
Crews is an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series driver and teammate of Sawalich who holds a 24-point edge in the playoff-bubble standings.
The details
Sawalich's most recent Truck start came at Martinsville, where he finished ninth, and his 2026 slate also included a seventh-place finish at Bristol. Davis last drove for the organization at Michigan in June, finishing 24th.
Timeline
June 2026: Davis finishes 24th at Michigan in his last start for TRICON Garage.
2026 Truck Series season: Sawalich completes an eight-race Truck slate, ending at Martinsville.
Friday night, November 6, 2026: Davis drives the No. 5 Toyota in the Craftsman Truck Series race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Season Trajectory
The move shows how a driver's standing in the O'Reilly Series can outweigh Truck Series starts late in a season, as Sawalich's 24-point gap to Crews in the playoff bubble drives his scheduling. It reflects the multi-series balancing that teams like Joe Gibbs Racing and TRICON Garage must manage as the season closes.
Fantasy and standings followers should note that Sawalich's Truck absence at Homestead removes a driver from that roster, while his O'Reilly race there carries the 24-point race to the playoff bubble. Davis's entry means the No. 5 Truck will run with a different driver than the team's recent starts.
The takeaway
Teams in multi-series programs often adjust entries late in the season to protect a driver's standing in the series that matters most. Readers tracking Homestead results should watch both the Truck and O'Reilly finales, where Sawalich's and Davis's fortunes now point in different directions.
Further reading
For more on the season's final stretch, see our Motorsports coverage from Homestead.
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