2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

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Corey Heim, the defending champion. Corey Haim Las Vegas Fall 2024.jpg
Corey Heim, the defending champion.

The 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season is the upcoming 32nd season of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will start on February 13 with the Fresh From Florida 250 at Daytona International Speedway and will end with the Baptist Health 200 on November 6 at Homestead–Miami Speedway.

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This will be the first season with Ram as a manufacturer since 2012. [1] It will also be the first season since 2000 without Matt Crafton competing full-time after his retirement from full-time racing after the 2025 season. This will also be the first season since 2008 to have Jimmie Johnson run in the Truck Series, as he will run the race at Coronado. [2] This will also be the first season since 2005 to have Tony Stewart as he will run the season opening race at Daytona. [3]

Teams and drivers

Full-time teams

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefReferences
Chevrolet CR7 Motorsports 9 Grant Enfinger Derek Smith [4]
Freedom Racing Enterprises 76 Spencer Boyd 22Mike Hillman Sr. [5]
Nathan Nicholson 3 [6]
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing 18 Tyler Ankrum TBA [7]
19 Daniel Hemric Kevin Bellicourt [8]
81 Kris Wright Darren Fraley [9]
91 Christian Eckes Dave Elenz [10]
Niece Motorsports 44 Andrés Pérez de Lara Wally Rogers [11]
Rackley W.A.R. 26 Dawson Sutton TBA [12]
Spire Motorsports 7 Michael McDowell 1 Brian Pattie [13] [14] [15]
Connor Mosack 12
TBA 12
77 Carson Hocevar 1 Chad Walter [13] [16]
TBA 24
Ford Front Row Motorsports 34 Layne Riggs Dylan Cappello [17]
38 Chandler Smith Jon Leonard [18] [19]
Team Reaume 2 Luke Baldwin 12Todd Myers [20] [21]
TBA 13
33 Frankie Muniz Pedro Lopez [22] [20]
ThorSport Racing 13 Cole Butcher (R)TBA [23]
88 Ty Majeski TBA [24]
98 Jake Garcia TBA [25]
99 Ben Rhodes TBA [26]
Ram Kaulig Racing 10 Daniel Dye Dan Stillman [27] [28] [29]
12 Brenden Queen (R)Eddie Pardue [30] [29]
14TBA [N 1] [29] Bruce Cook [32]
16 Justin Haley Mike Hillman Jr. [28] [29]
25 Tony Stewart 1 Alex Yontz [33] [3] [29]
TBA 24
Toyota Halmar Friesen Racing 52 Stewart Friesen Dustin Dunn [34]
62 John Hunter Nemechek 1Jimmy Villeneuve [35] [36]
TBA 24
Tricon Garage 11 Kaden Honeycutt Scott Zipadelli [37] [38]
15 Tanner Gray TBA [39] [40]
17 Gio Ruggiero TBA [39] [40]

All other teams that ran full-time in the Truck Series in 2025 have yet to announce their 2026 plans.

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRacesReferences
Chevrolet Costner Motorsports 93 Caleb Costner TBATBA [41]
Freedom Racing Enterprises 67TBATBATBA [6]
Henderson Motorsports 75 Corey LaJoie Chris Carrier1 [42]
Niece Motorsports 4TBATBATBA [43]
42 Travis Pastrana TBA1 [44]
Tyler Reif TBA [45]
Conner Jones TBA [46]
Parker Eatmon TBA [47]
45 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. TBA2 [48]
Ross Chastain Phil Gould8 [49]
Landen Lewis TBATBA [50]
Rackley W.A.R. 27 Toni Breidinger TBA8 [51]
Ford MBM Motorsports 69 Tyler Tomassi TBA1 [52]
ThorSport Racing TBA Matt Crafton TBATBA [53]
Toyota Greg Van Alst Motorsports 35 Greg Van Alst TBATBA [54]
Tricon Garage 1 Jimmie Johnson TBA1 [2]
TBA Corey Heim TBA1 [55]
Hill Motorsports 56 Timmy Hill Terry Elmore17 [56]
TBA Mike Harmon Racing TBA Nick Anglace TBA5 [57]

Notes:

  1. The driver of this truck will be the winner of the Race for the Seat competition. The drivers participating are: Austin Beers, Kade Brown, Chase Burrow, Jonathan Cash, Mike Christopher Jr., Carson Ferguson, Jared Fryar, Ryan Gemmell, Grant Griesbach, Landon Huffman, Casey Kelley, Cody Kelley, Tanner Reif, Mini Tyrrell and Trevor Ward. [31] Because none of these 15 drivers have previously run a full season in the Truck Series, the driver of this truck will be a Rookie of the Year contender.

Team changes

A showtruck for a Kaulig Racing 2026 Ram at the 2025 South Point 400. Kaulig Racing Ram Truck Las Vegas Fall 2025.jpg
A showtruck for a Kaulig Racing 2026 Ram at the 2025 South Point 400.

Driver changes

Moving between series

Rookies

Retirement

Crew chief changes

Rule changes

Schedule

The schedule was released on August 20, 2025. [66]

Notes:

    O Oval track
    R Road course
    S Street course
    NoRace title Track LocationDateTime (ET)TV
    1 Fresh From Florida 250  O  Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida February 137:30 pm FS1
    2 Fr8 208  O  EchoPark Speedway Hampton, Georgia February 211:30 pm
    3 TBA  S  St. Petersburg street circuit St. Petersburg, Florida February 2812 pm FOX
    4 Click It Don't Risk It 200 [67]  O  Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina March 207:30 pmFS1
    5 Black's Tire 200  O  Rockingham Speedway Rockingham, North Carolina April 34:30 pm
    6 Tennessee Army National Guard 250 [68]  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee April 107:30 pm
    7 SpeedyCash.com 250  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas May 18 pm
    8 Mission 176 at The Glen  R  Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York May 84:30 pm
    9 Ecosave 200 [69]  O  Dover Motor Speedway Dover, Delaware May 155 pm
    10 North Carolina Education Lottery 200  O  Charlotte Motor Speedway Charlotte, North Carolina May 227:30 pm
    11 Flote 200 [70]  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee May 298 pm
    12 DQS Solutions & Staffing 250  O  Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan June 61:30 pm
    13 TBA  S  Coronado Street Course San Diego, California June 197 pm
    14 LiUNA! 150  R  Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 111 pm
    15 Window World 250  O  North Wilkesboro Speedway North Wilkesboro, North Carolina July 1812:30 pm
    16 TSport 200  O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park Indianapolis, Indiana July 248 pm
    17 eero 250  O  Richmond Raceway Richmond, Virginia August 147:30 pm
    18 EJP 175  O  New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire August 221:30 pm
    The Chase [64]
    19 UNOH 250  O  Bristol Motor Speedway Bristol, Tennessee September 178 pmFS1
    20 Heart of Health Care 200  O  Kansas Speedway Kansas City, Kansas September 261 pm
    21 EcoSave 250  R  Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval) Charlotte, North Carolina October 95 pmFOX
    22 Craftsman 150  O  Phoenix Raceway Phoenix, Arizona October 167:30 pmFS1
    23 Love's RV Stop 225  O  Talladega Superspeedway Lincoln, Alabama October 234 pm
    24 Slim Jim 200  O  Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Virginia October 306:30 pm
    25 Baptist Health 200  O  Homestead–Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida November 67:30 pm

    Schedule changes

    See also

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