2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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The 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season is the upcoming 32nd season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a Pickup truck racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States.

This will be the first season since 1999 without Matt Crafton, as he retired following 2025. It will also be the first season with Ram as a manufacturer since 2016 and the first season they have fielded factory-backed entries in the series since 2012.

Teams and drivers

Full-time teams

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	References
Ford	ThorSport Racing	88	Ty Majeski	TBA	[1]
Ram	Kaulig Racing	10	TBA	TBA	[2] [3]
		TBA	Brenden Queen (R)	TBA
		TBA	TBA	TBA
		TBA	TBA	TBA
		TBA	TBA	TBA

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Races	References
Chevrolet	FDNY Racing	28	TBA	TBA	1	[4]

Driver changes

Rookies

See also: NASCAR Rookie of the Year § Craftsman Truck Series

• Brenden Queen will compete full-time for Kaulig Racing. ^[5]

Retirement

• After competing full-time in the Truck Series for 25 years and winning 3 championships, Matt Crafton will retire following the 2025 season. Ty Majeski, his ThorSport Racing teammate, will move from the No. 98 truck to the No. 88 truck for 2026. ^[1]

Team changes

A showcar for Kaulig Racing's Ram Trucks entry at the 2025 South Point 400.

Manufacturer change

• Kaulig Racing, which has fielded entries in the Cup and O'Reilly Auto Parts Series, will debut in the Truck Series for the first time in 2026 and be the flagship team for RAM. ^[2]

Other changes

• Ram will re-enter the sport in 2026 for the first time since 2012. ^[2]

Schedule

Notes:

• Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed.

O Oval track

R Road course

S Street course

No	Race title	Track	Location	Date
1	Fresh From Florida 250	O  Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	February 13
2	Fr8 208	O  EchoPark Speedway	Hampton, Georgia	February 21
3	TBA	S  St. Petersburg street circuit	St. Petersburg, Florida	February 28
4	Sober or Slammer 200	O  Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina	March 20
5	Black's Tire 200	O  Rockingham Speedway	Rockingham, North Carolina	April 3
6	Weather Guard Truck Race	O  Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	April 10
7	SpeedyCash.com 250	O  Texas Motor Speedway	Fort Worth, Texas	May 1
8	Mission 176 at The Glen	R  Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	May 8
9	TBA	O  Dover Motor Speedway	Dover, Delaware	May 15
10	North Carolina Education Lottery 200	O  Charlotte Motor Speedway	Charlotte, North Carolina	May 22
11	Rackley Roofing 200	O  Nashville Superspeedway	Lebanon, Tennessee	May 29
12	DQS Solutions & Staffing 250 Powered by Precision Vehicle Logistics	O  Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	June 6
13	TBA	S  Coronado Street Course	San Diego, California	June 19
14	LiUNA! 150	R  Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 11
15	Window World 250	O  North Wilkesboro Speedway	North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	July 18
16	TSport 200	O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park	Indianapolis, Indiana	July 24
17	eero 250	O  Richmond Raceway	Richmond, Virginia	August 14
18	Team EJP 175	O  New Hampshire Motor Speedway	Loudon, New Hampshire	August 22
NASCAR Truck Series Playoffs
Round of 10
19	UNOH 200	O  Bristol Motor Speedway	Bristol, Tennessee	September 17
20	Heart of Health Care 200	O  Kansas Speedway	Kansas City, Kansas	September 26
21	EcoSave 250	R  Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval)	Charlotte, North Carolina	October 9
Round of 8
22	Craftsman 150	O  Phoenix Raceway	Phoenix, Arizona	October 17
23	Love's RV Stop 225	O  Talladega Superspeedway	Lincoln, Alabama	October 23
24	Slim Jim 200	O  Martinsville Speedway	Martinsville, Virginia	October 30
Championship 4
25	Baptist Health 200	O  Homestead–Miami Speedway	Homestead, Florida	November 6

Schedule changes

• The series will race at the St. Petersburg street circuit and the Coronado Street Course for the first time. ^{[6] [7]}
• The series will not race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first time since the series inception in 1995.
• Homestead–Miami Speedway will return to it's traditional date as the finale for all three national series. ^[8]
• The series will return to Dover Motor Speedway for the first time since 2020. ^[9]

See also

• 2026 NASCAR Cup Series
• 2026 NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series
• 2026 ARCA Menards Series

References

1. "Matt Crafton set to retire after 2025 season, Ty Majeski to drive No. 88 for ThorSport". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
2. Miktuk, Carly (August 23, 2025). "Kaulig Racing Named Anchor Team for Ram's Return to NASCAR". Kaulig Racing . Retrieved August 23, 2025.
3. "Brenden "Butterbean" Queen named first RAM driver for Kaulig Racing". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. October 16, 2025. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
4. "(Twitter post)". Twitter . FDNY Racing. September 14, 2025. Retrieved October 9, 2025. News: We will not be racing at Talladega in a couple weeks and will be skipping to prepare for Daytona next year. We would like to think all of our fans, sponsors, crew, and more for all the love and support whenever we were at the track. Thank you and see you in '26 ❤️🏁
5. Driver changes
6. "St. Petersburg joins Craftsman Truck schedule; Rockingham, Lime Rock return". NASCAR.com. August 20, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.
7. "San Diego to host NASCAR's latest cup series innovation with a street race at Naval Base Coronado". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. July 23, 2025. Retrieved July 23, 2025.
8. "NASCAR Championship Weekend to return to Homestead in 2026". Jayski's Silly Season Site . NASCAR Digital Media. May 7, 2025. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
9. "NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Race". August 20, 2025. Retrieved October 17, 2025.