Live Fast Motorsports

On May 13, 2020, B. J. McLeod announced that his team, B. J. McLeod Motorsports, would be running part-time in the Cup Series with him as the driver.^[4] On October 23, 2020, it was announced that McLeod and Matt Tifft had teamed up with Joe Falk to acquire the charter from Go Fas Racing. Tifft was a former Cup Series driver who had to put his racing career on hold due to health issues in 2019.^[5] On November 20, 2020, the team announced its name, Live Fast Motorsports, and would continue to use the number 78. Although McLeod's primary manufacturer was Chevrolet in 2020, they were running Fords in the Cup Series.^[6]

The No. 78 started the 2021 season with McLeod finishing 23rd at the 2021 Daytona 500. He scored the team's first top-10 with a ninth place finish at the Daytona night race. Scott Heckert drove the No. 78 at the Daytona road course (28th), Sonoma (26th), and the Charlotte Roval (31st). Dirt racer Shane Golobic drove the car to a 37th finish at the Bristol dirt race. British racer Kyle Tilley drove the No. 78 at COTA (31st), Road America (35th), and Watkins Glen (30th). Andy Lally finished 39th at the Indianapolis road course after Tilley was sidelined with a shoulder injury prior to the race. The No. 78 finished the season 32nd in points.

McLeod started the 2022 season with a 27th place finish at the 2022 Daytona 500. Lally finished 39th at COTA while Josh Williams finished 25th at the Bristol dirt race. Crew chief Lee Leslie was suspended for four races after McLeod lost a wheel during the Talladega race. Team engineer Christopher Stanley was announced as McLeod's crew chief for Dover.^[7] McLeod finished a career best seventh at the rain-delayed Daytona summer race.^[8] The No. 78 finished the season 36th in points.

On December 1, 2022, the team announced that it would be switching from Ford to Chevrolet for the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.^[9] McLeod started the season with a 30th place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. Josh Bilicki drove the car to a 26th place finish at COTA.^[10] Anthony Alfredo drove the car at Richmond and Martinsville^[11] Sheldon Creed drove the No. 78 at Kansas to a 29th place finish. The team finished 36th in the final points standings for a second year in a row.

On September 16, 2023, Live Fast Motorsports sold its charter to Spire Motorsports for US$40 million.^[12] It was announced in November that Tifft would step away from the team to pursue other opportunities.^[13]

For the 2024 season, McLeod attempted to run the 2024 Daytona 500, but failed to make the race after finishing fourteenth in Duel 2 of the 2024 Bluegreen Vacations Duels.^[14] He ran a total of five races in 2024 and the No. 78 car finished 39th in the points standings. On December 19, LFM announced the team will run all six superspeedway races and the Coca-Cola 600 in 2025.^[15]

During the 2025 season, McLeod failed to qualify for the 2025 Daytona 500. On March 3, the team announced that Katherine Legge would drive the No. 78 car in her Cup Series debut at Phoenix.^[16]

In 2026, McLeod qualified the team for its fourth appearance in the Daytona 500 and first since 2023 by advancing through the Daytona Duels. The team secured its starting position following the disqualification of Beard Motorsports driver Anthony Alfredo, who had originally finished ahead of McLeod in the qualifying race.^[17] On April 20, it was announced that Daniel Dye would run four Cup Series races in the No. 78 car, beginning with the race at Talladega.^[18]

Year	Driver	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	Owners	Pts
2021	B. J. McLeod	78	Ford	DAY 23		HOM 34	LVS 30	PHO 30	ATL 34		MAR 29	RCH 32	TAL 25	KAN 31	DAR 32	DOV 36		CLT 31		NSH 28	POC 30	POC 29		ATL 30	NHA 30			MCH 28	DAY 9	DAR 27	RCH 30	BRI 37	LVS 33	TAL 30		TEX 22	KAN 30	MAR 29	PHO 27	32nd	267
	Scott Heckert				DRC 28														SON 26																ROV 31
	Shane Golobic									BRD 37
	Kyle Tilley																COA 31						ROA 35			GLN 30
	Andy Lally																										IRC 39
2022	B. J. McLeod			DAY 27	CAL 22	LVS 28	PHO 33	ATL 19		RCH 34	MAR 36		TAL 26	DOV 35	DAR 32	KAN 36	CLT 19	GTW 30		NSH 32		ATL 36	NHA 36	POC 30		MCH 23	RCH 33		DAY 7	DAR 29	KAN 31	BRI 24	TEX 26	TAL 33		LVS 30	HOM 33	MAR 34	PHO 31	36th	271
	Andy Lally								COA 39
	Josh Williams											BRD 25													IRC 25										ROV 31
	Scott Heckert																		SON 33
	Kyle Tilley																				ROA 30							GLN 39
2023	B. J. McLeod		Chevy	DAY 30	CAL 24	LVS 32	PHO 36	ATL 36			BRD 26		TAL 18	DOV 29		DAR 32	CLT 29	GTW 27				ATL 20	NHA 31	POC 32	RCH 36				DAY 23	DAR 36		BRI 31	TEX 22	TAL 29		LVS 30		MAR 36	PHO 33	36th	258
	Josh Bilicki								COA 26						KAN 33				SON 30	NSH 34	CSC 23					MCH 32	IRC 32	GLN 27							ROV 26		HOM 35
	Anthony Alfredo									RCH 33		MAR 35
	Sheldon Creed																														KAN 29
2024	B. J. McLeod			DAY DNQ	ATL 24	LVS	PHO	BRI	COA	RCH	MAR	TEX	TAL 32	DOV	KAN	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON	IOW	NHA	NSH	CSC	POC	IND	RCH	MCH	DAY 19	DAR	ATL 25	GLN	BRI	KAN	TAL 22	ROV	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	39th	63
2025				DAY DNQ	ATL 22	COA							TAL 33	TEX	KAN	CLT	NSH	MCH			ATL 16								DAY 32	DAR	GTW	BRI	NHA	KAN	ROV		TAL 28	MAR	PHO	37th	117
	Katherine Legge						PHO 30	LVS	HOM	MAR	DAR	BRI							MXC 32	POC		CSC 19	SON 31	DOV	IND 17	IOW	GLN 36	RCH								LVS 31
2026	B. J. McLeod			DAY 41	ATL 35	COA	PHO	LVS	DAR	MAR	BRI	KAN																												-*	-*
	Daniel Dye												TAL 24	TEX	GLN	CLT	NSH	MCH	POC	COR	SON	CHI	ATL	NWS	IND	IOW	RCH	NHA	DAY	DAR	GTW	BRI	KAN	LVS	CLT	PHO	TAL	MAR	HOM	-*	-*

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