2007–2008 In the
2007 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Bires was the driver of the No. 21
Wood Brothers Racing truck in nineteen races, handing over driving duties for the other six races to veteran
Mark Martin. He had a tenth-place finish at
Atlanta. After the departure of
Jon Wood due to illness, Bires left the Truck Series and started racing for Tad Geschickter beginning at
Nashville Superspeedway. His best
Busch Series start was 26th and best finish was seventh in the
Meijer 300 presented by Oreo race at
Kentucky Speedway. Named the permanent driver of the No. 47 car in 2008, Bires had six top-ten finishes en route to a thirteenth-place points finish. But with
Clorox/
Kingsford moving up with
Marcos Ambrose to the
Sprint Cup Series, he was left without a full-time ride at the end of the season due to lack of sponsorship.
2009 to present Bires spent the 2009 season driving for various teams, including
Braun Racing,
MSRP Motorsports, and JTG, where he
start and parked, as well as competing for
Kevin Harvick Incorporated and
CJM Racing. His best finish that year came at
Iowa Speedway, where he finished fifth in Braun's
Fraternal Order of Eagles Toyota. Bires also had a tenth place finish for KHI at
Nashville. At the end of the season, Bires signed a two-year contract to drive for
JR Motorsports in the No. 88 Chevy through 2011, with Earnhardt eager to see what Bires could do in his equipment. Bires drove the No. 5
Ragu Chevy for Junior at Homestead in preparation for running full-time in 2010. Due to sponsorship obligations with
Unilever and their
Hellmann's Mayonnaise brand,
Dale Earnhardt Jr. ran the No. 88 car at the 2010 season opener at
Daytona and
Danica Patrick ran the No. 7 car with her sponsor
GoDaddy.com, forcing Bires to sit out. In his debut at
Fontana, he did have a seventh place finish. Even more curious than his missing Daytona was when Bires was removed from the No. 88 car in favor of Cup driver
Jamie McMurray after only five races run, with only one finish below seventeenth (a crash at Las Vegas). Earnhardt Jr. cited chemistry issues between Bires, JR Motorsports management, and the team including Tony Eury Sr. and
Jr., and implied that Bires was taking a seat from "the next Brad [Keselowski], the next
Jeff Gordon." Prior to
Brad Keselowski, the team had also hastily released
Mark McFarland in 2006 after 21 races and
Shane Huffman in 2007 after eighteen races. Bires returned to the
Braun Racing #10 at Richmond, where he finished 11th, then ran races for
Baker-Curb Racing,
Team Rensi Motorsports, and
RAB Racing. Bires returned to the Nationwide Series in 2011, driving for
Rensi. However, Bires had to
start and park his No. 25 on numerous occasions, and withdrew from two races. After Rensi cut back its schedule, Bires was hired by
Joe Gibbs Racing to drive their No. 18 Toyota at Richmond and Chicagoland. Bires also ran two races as a start and park in
Go Green Racing's No. 04 car. Bires attempted six races in the
Sprint Cup Series in 2012 for Go Green, making three races but finishing no better than 38th. Bires was released from both the Cup and Nationwide rides in November. In 2013, Bires became crew chief for the
late model team of
Matt Kenseth's son
Ross Kenseth. ==Motorsports career results==