2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Chandler Smith, the current points leader.

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

This is the first season with Ram as a manufacturer since (/wiki/2012NASCARCampingWorldTruckSeries). It is the first season since (/wiki/2000NASCARCraftsmanTruckSeries) 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 (/wiki/2008NASCARCraftsmanTruckSeries) to have Jimmie Johnson run in the Truck Series, as he will run the race at Coronado. This is also the first season since (/wiki/2005NASCARCraftsmanTruckSeries) to have Tony Stewart as he ran the season opening race at Daytona.

Corey Heim, the reigning Craftsman Truck Series champion, will not defend his title, switching to a part-time campaign with his team Tricon Garage.

Teams and drivers

Full-time teams

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	References
Chevrolet	CR7 Motorsports	9	Grant Enfinger	Derek Smith
Freedom Racing Enterprises	76	Spencer Boyd 22	Mike Hillman Sr.
Nathan Nicholson 3
McAnally–Hilgemann Racing	18	Tyler Ankrum	Mark Hillman
19	Daniel Hemric	Kevin Bellicourt
81	Kris Wright	Darren Fraley
91	Christian Eckes	Dave Elenz
Niece Motorsports	42	Travis Pastrana 1	Landon Polinski
Tyler Reif 2
Conner Jones 1
Parker Eatmon 1
TBA 20
44	Andrés Pérez de Lara	Wally Rogers
45	Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 2	Phil Gould
Landen Lewis 2
Ross Chastain 8
TBA TBA
Rackley W.A.R.	26	Dawson Sutton	Chad Kendrick
Spire Motorsports	7	Michael McDowell 1	Brian Pattie
Kyle Busch 8
Connor Mosack 12
Sammy Smith 1
TBA 3
77	Carson Hocevar 13	Chad Walter
James Hinchcliffe 1
TBA 11
Ford	Front Row Motorsports	34	Layne Riggs	Dylan Cappello
38	Chandler Smith	Jon Leonard
Team Reaume	2	Jason White 1	Todd Myers
Clayton Green 7
Carter Fartuch 1
Luke Baldwin 9
TBA 7
22	Josh Reaume 3	Will Camilleri
Jackson Lee 1
Clayton Green 1
TBA 20
33	Frankie Muniz	Pedro Lopez
ThorSport Racing	13	Cole Butcher (R)	Rich Lushes
88	Ty Majeski	Joe Shear Jr.
98	Jake Garcia	Josh Hankish
99	Ben Rhodes	Eddie Troconis 2 Vance Haefele 1 Cale Gale 2 TBA 20
Ram	Kaulig Racing	10	Daniel Dye 3	Dan Stillman
A. J. Allmendinger 1
Corey LaJoie 21
12	Brenden Queen (R)	Eddie Pardue
14	Mini Tyrrell (R)	Bruce Cook
16	Justin Haley	Mike Hillman Jr.
25	Tony Stewart 1	Alex Yontz
Ty Dillon 2
Colin Braun 1
Corey LaJoie 1
Carson Ferguson 1
TBA 19
Toyota	Halmar Friesen Racing	52	Stewart Friesen	Dustin Dunn
62	John Hunter Nemechek 2	Jimmy Villeneuve
Wesley Slimp 1
Christopher Bell 1
Mike Christopher Jr. 1
TBA 20
Tricon Garage	11	Kaden Honeycutt	David Stewart 3 Scott Zipadelli 22
15	Tanner Gray	Jeff Hensley
17	Gio Ruggiero	Jeff Stankiewicz

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Races	References
Chevrolet	Costner Motorsports	93	Caleb Costner	Derek Kearns	3
CR7 Motorsports	97	Jason Kitzmiller	Michael Shelton	1
FDNY Racing	28	Bryan Dauzat	Jim Rosenblum	1
Freedom Racing Enterprises	67	TBA	TBA	TBA
GK Racing	95	Clay Greenfield	Trip Bruce	1
Henderson Motorsports	75	Corey LaJoie	Chris Carrier	1
Niece Motorsports	4	Garrett Mitchell	Mike Shiplett	1
Ben Maier	1
Connor Hall	1
Norm Benning Racing	6	Norm Benning	Rick Todd	1
Rackley W.A.R.	27	Toni Breidinger	Willie Allen	8
Spire Motorsports	71	Daniel Suárez	TBA	1
Ford	MBM Motorsports	69	Tyler Tomassi	Jason Miller	2
Derek White	1
Jonathan Shafer	1
ThorSport Racing	TBA	Matt Crafton	TBA	TBA
Toyota	Greg Van Alst Motorsports	35	Greg Van Alst	Kevin Shannon	1
Hill Motorsports	56	Timmy Hill	Terry Elmore	17
Tricon Garage	1	Taylor Gray	Jerame Donley 4 Jimmie Johnson 1 TBA 1	1
Corey Heim	2
Dario Franchitti	1
William Sawalich	1
Jimmie Johnson	1
5	Nick Leitz	Seth Smith	1
Adam Andretti	5
Corey Heim	1
William Sawalich	2
Chevrolet 1 Toyota 3	TC Motorsports	90	Justin Carroll	Terry Carroll	4
TBA	Mike Harmon Racing	TBA	Nick Anglace	TBA	5

Team changes

A showtruck for a Kaulig Racing 2026 Ram at the 2025 South Point 400.

• Kaulig Racing, which has fielded entries in the Cup Series since 2020 and the Xfinity Series since 2016, will debut in the Truck Series for the first time in 2026 and be the flagship team for Ram, which is re-entering the sport in 2026 for the first time since (/wiki/2012NASCARCampingWorldTruckSeries). • Halmar Friesen Racing will field two full-time trucks in 2025 with the No. 62 expanding from being fielded part-time to full-time. • Reaume Brothers Racing announced that they would rebrand to Team Reaume starting in 2026. • Rackley W.A.R. will field a second truck part-time in 2026, the No. 27, and it will be driven by Toni Breidinger. The team did not field a part-time second truck in 2025 but they did in 2024. • Caleb Costner, who competed part-time in the series in 2025 in the Mike Harmon Racing No. 74 truck, will bring his ARCA Menards Series team, Costner Motorsports, to the Truck Series in 2026 and they will field the No. 93 truck part-time. • Niece Motorsports announced that they would renumber their No. 41 truck to the No. 4 for 2026.

Leaving series

Rajah Caruth moved up to the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in (/wiki/2026NASCARO'ReillyAutoPartsSeries), driving full-time between JR Motorsports and Jordan Anderson Racing.

Joining series

Daniel Dye returned to the Truck Series full-time after driving full-time in the Xfinity Series for one year in (/wiki/2025NASCARXfinitySeries). Justin Haley returned to the Truck Series full-time for the first time since (/wiki/2018NASCARCampingWorldTruckSeries). He competed in the NASCAR Cup Series full-time from (/wiki/2022NASCARCupSeries) to (/wiki/2025NASCARCupSeries). Christian Eckes returnd to the Truck Series full-time after driving full-time in the Xfinity Series for one year in 2025. He returnd to McAnally–Hilgemann Racing, the team he drove for full-time in 2023 and 2024.

Rookies

Cole Butcher competed full-time for Thorsport Racing. Brenden Queen, the 2025 ARCA Menards Series champion, competed full-time for Kaulig Racing. Mini Tyrrell, winner of Ram: Race for the Seat, completed full-time for Kaulig Racing.

Retirees

After competing full-time in the Truck Series for 25 years and winning three championships, Matt Crafton retired from full-time racing following the 2025 season. Ty Majeski, his ThorSport Racing teammate, will move from the No. 98 truck to the No. 88 truck for 2026. Crafton will return to ThorSport on a part-time basis in another one of their trucks in 2026.

Crew chief changes

Derek Smith, who was previously the crew chief of the Tricon Garage No. 5 truck driven by Toni Breidinger, will moved to CR7 Motorsports to crew chief their No. 9 truck driven by Grant Enfinger. Darren Fraley replaced Blake Bainbridge as the crew chief of the No. 81 McAnally-Hilgemann Racing truck. Fraley was crew chief for the team's part-time No. 16 truck in 2025. Dave Elenz, who was last a crew chief for Legacy Motor Club in the Cup Series in 2024 and was also an O'Reilly Auto Parts Series crew chief for JR Motorsports for several years, will be the new crew chief of the McAnally-Hilgemann Racing No. 91 truck. He replaces Joshua Graham, who left the team to crew chief for Viking Motorsports in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. Todd Myers will be the new crew chief of the Reaume Brothers Racing No. 2 truck. That truck had a rotation of different crew chiefs in 2025. Mike Hillman Sr. will replace his son Mike Hillman Jr. as the crew chief of the Freedom Racing Enterprises No. 76 truck. Hillman Sr. crew chiefed for Joey Gase Motorsports in the then-Xfinity Series in 2025.

Rule changes

Loosening lower series restriction

NASCAR Cup Series drivers with three or more years of experience can participate in eight (up from five) regular season races. They are still prohibited from participating in The Chase.

Postseason format

Similar to the Cup Series, NASCAR changed the Chase format for the first time since the Craftsman Truck Series adapted the playoffs in (/wiki/2016NASCARCampingWorldTruckSeries), the format changed on January 12, 2026. The amount of races in the Chase would remain. The win-and-you're-in, as well as the playoff point after a driver won a stage has been removed.

Fastest lap restriction

On January 16, 2026, NASCAR announced that drivers who enter the garage during a race will no longer be eligible for the "Xfinity Fastest Lap Award". However, the driver's fastest lap before they entered the garage will still stand.

Schedule

2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

• 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. • The Triple Truck Challenge races are listed in bold.

<table><thead><tr><th>No</th><th>Race title</th><th>Track</th><th>Location</th><th>Date</th><th>Time (ET)</th><th>TV</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td>Fresh From Florida 250</td><td> O  Daytona International Speedway</td><td>Daytona Beach, Florida</td><td>February 13</td><td>7:30 pm</td><td>FS1</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Fr8 208</td><td> O  EchoPark Speedway</td><td>Hampton, Georgia</td><td>February 21</td><td>1:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 at St. Petersburg</td><td> S  St. Petersburg street circuit</td><td>St. Petersburg, Florida</td><td>February 28</td><td>12 pm</td><td>FOX</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Buckle Up South Carolina 200</td><td> O  Darlington Raceway</td><td>Darlington, South Carolina</td><td>March 20</td><td>7:30 pm</td><td>FS1</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Black's Tire 200</td><td> O  Rockingham Speedway</td><td>Rockingham, North Carolina</td><td>April 3</td><td>4:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Tennessee Army National Guard 250</td><td> O  Bristol Motor Speedway</td><td>Bristol, Tennessee</td><td>April 10</td><td>7:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>SpeedyCash.com 250</td><td> O  Texas Motor Speedway</td><td>Fort Worth, Texas</td><td>May 1</td><td>8 pm</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>Bully Hill Vineyards 176 at The Glen</td><td> R  Watkins Glen International</td><td>Watkins Glen, New York</td><td>May 8</td><td>4:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Ecosave 200</td><td> O  Dover Motor Speedway</td><td>Dover, Delaware</td><td>May 15</td><td>5 pm</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>North Carolina Education Lottery 200</td><td> O  Charlotte Motor Speedway</td><td>Concord, North Carolina</td><td>May 22</td><td>7:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Flote 200</td><td> O  Nashville Superspeedway</td><td>Lebanon, Tennessee</td><td>May 29</td><td>8 pm</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>DQS Solutions & Staffing 250</td><td> O  Michigan International Speedway</td><td>Brooklyn, Michigan</td><td>June 6</td><td>1:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>TBA</td><td> S  Coronado Street Course</td><td>San Diego, California</td><td>June 19</td><td>7 pm</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>LiUNA! 150</td><td> R  Lime Rock Park</td><td>Lakeville, Connecticut</td><td>July 11</td><td>1 pm</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Window World 250</td><td> O  North Wilkesboro Speedway</td><td>North Wilkesboro, North Carolina</td><td>July 18</td><td>12:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>TSport 200</td><td> O  Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park</td><td>Brownsburg, Indiana</td><td>July 24</td><td>8 pm</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>eero 250</td><td> O  Richmond Raceway</td><td>Richmond, Virginia</td><td>August 14</td><td>7:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>EJP 175</td><td> O  New Hampshire Motor Speedway</td><td>Loudon, New Hampshire</td><td>August 22</td><td>1:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>The Chase</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>UNOH 250</td><td> O  Bristol Motor Speedway</td><td>Bristol, Tennessee</td><td>September 17</td><td>8 pm</td><td>FS1</td></tr><tr><td>20</td><td>Heart of Health Care 200</td><td> O  Kansas Speedway</td><td>Kansas City, Kansas</td><td>September 26</td><td>1 pm</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Ecosave 250</td><td> O  Charlotte Motor Speedway</td><td>Charlotte, North Carolina</td><td>October 9</td><td>5 pm</td><td>FOX</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Craftsman 150</td><td> O  Phoenix Raceway</td><td>Phoenix, Arizona</td><td>October 16</td><td>7:30 pm</td><td>FS1</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Love's RV Stop 225</td><td> O  Talladega Superspeedway</td><td>Lincoln, Alabama</td><td>October 23</td><td>4 pm</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Slim Jim 200</td><td> O  Martinsville Speedway</td><td>Martinsville, Virginia</td><td>October 30</td><td>6:30 pm</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Baptist Health 200</td><td> O  Homestead–Miami Speedway</td><td>Homestead, Florida</td><td>November 6</td><td>7:30 pm</td></tr></tbody></table>

Schedule changes

The series raced at the St. Petersburg street circuit and the Coronado Street Course for the first time. Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway were dropped from the schedule. Dover Motor Speedway returned for the first time since (/wiki/2020NASCARGanderRV&OutdoorsTruckSeries). The Charlotte Motor Speedway fall race will move away from the roval layout to the oval, after one year as a road course race. This is one of only two tracks that will have multiple dates on the 2026 schedule, along with Bristol Motor Speedway.

Season summary

Regular season

2024 series champion Ty Majeski won the pole at Daytona. The race featured the return of Tony Stewart and Ram in the sport since 2016 and 2012, respectively. Carson Hocevar won stage 1, and Chandler Smith won stage 2. Smith made a thrilling four-wide move in the tri-oval on the final lap to win the race.

Jake Garcia won the pole at Atlanta. Corey Heim won stage 1, and Stewart Friesen won stage 2. The race was shortened due to time constraints with the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race, ending ten laps short. Kyle Busch would win the race, marking his third consecutive win for the Truck Series race at Atlanta.

Connor Mosack won the pole at St. Petersburg, the first ever Truck Series race on a street course. Ben Rhodes won stage 1, and Layne Riggs won stage 2. Riggs, who dominated the later half of the event, with 41 laps led, would win the race.

Kaden Honeycutt won the pole at Darlington. Christian Eckes won stage 1. Honeycutt won stage 2. Carson Hocevar a Cup Series regular, crashed on lap 145, causing overtime. Ross Chastain was leading the race late, however, Corey Heim overtook him on the last corner of the last lap.

Results and standings

Race results

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Fastest race lap	Winning driver	Manufacturer	No.	Winning team	Report
1	Fresh From Florida 250	Ty Majeski	Carson Hocevar Justin Haley Michael McDowell	Daniel Hemric	Chandler Smith	Ford	38	Front Row Motorsports	Report
2	Fr8 208	Jake Garcia	Ben Rhodes	Tanner Gray	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	7	Spire Motorsports	Report
3	OnlyBulls Green Flag 150	Connor Mosack	Layne Riggs	Layne Riggs	Layne Riggs	Ford	34	Front Row Motorsports	Report
4	Buckle Up South Carolina 200	Kaden Honeycutt	Kaden Honeycutt	Carson Hocevar	Corey Heim	Toyota	5	Tricon Garage	Report
Reference:

Drivers' championship

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points.  – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner

Pos.	Driver	DAY	ATL	STP	DAR	ROC	BRI	TEX	GLN	DOV	CLT	NSH	MCH	COR	LRP	NWS	IRP	RCH	NHA		BRI	KAN	CLT	PHO	TAL	MAR	HOM	Pts.	Stage
1	Chandler Smith	12	6	4	17																						172	33
2	Kaden Honeycutt	8	21	5	42																						139	29
3	Layne Riggs	31	27	12F	12																						131	34
4	Gio Ruggiero	2	3	25	8																						127	17
5	Ty Majeski	4	28	2	31																						121	38
6	Christian Eckes	3	36	15	31																						119	28
7	Ben Rhodes	12	4	31	36																						119	26
8	Corey Heim		51		1																						114	27
9	Andrés Pérez de Lara	13	15	7	32																						90	9
10	Justin Haley	22	10	12	15																						89	–
11	Brenden Queen (R)	7	16	24	20																						83	2
12	Tyler Ankrum	9	14	31	24																						82	12
13	Stewart Friesen	10	202	26	25																						82	15
14	Daniel Hemric	26F	34	8	9																						75	3
15	Jake Garcia	32	7	18	23																						74	6
16	Tanner Gray	23	30F	20	13																						74	11
17	Grant Enfinger	29	22	22	7																						71	3
18	Connor Mosack			13	5																						65	9
19	Daniel Dye	17	13	17																							64	–
20	Cole Butcher (R)	14	31	14	28																						61	–
21	Frankie Muniz	16	25	30	18																						59	–
22	Kris Wright	25	18	19	33																						53	–
23	Mini Tyrrell (R)	19	19	28	34																						48	–
24	Landen Lewis			6																							47	16
25	Tyler Reif		17	16																							41	–
26	Adam Andretti		12	23																							39	–
27	Dawson Sutton	27	32	33	19																						37	–
28	Spencer Boyd	21	26		30																						34	–
29	Josh Reaume	20	24		35																						32	–
30	Nick Leitz	11																									31	5
31	Colin Braun			9																							28	–
32	Timmy Hill	DNQ		32	14																						28	–
33	James Hinchcliffe			10																							27	–
34	Ben Maier			11																							26	–
35	Travis Pastrana	15																									22	–
36	Clayton Green		23		29																						22	–
37	Conner Jones				16																						21	–
38	Clay Greenfield	18																									19	–
39	Dario Franchitti			27																							18	8
40	Carter Fartuch			21																							16	–
41	Caleb Costner		33		27																						14	–
42	Justin Carroll	DNQ	35		26																						13	–
43	Tyler Tomassi	DNQ	29																								8	–
44	Jackson Lee			29																							8	–
45	Jason Kitzmiller	30																									7	–
46	Jason White	33																									4	–
47	Nathan Nicholson			34																							3	–
48	Derek White			35																							2	–
49	Tony Stewart	36																									1	–
50	Wesley Slimp			36																							1	–
51	Garrett Mitchell	37																									1	–
	Connor Hall																											–
	Luke Baldwin																											–
	Mike Christopher Jr.																											–
	Parker Eatmon																											–
	Jonathan Shafer																											–
	Greg Van Alst	DNQ			Wth																							–
	Norm Benning	DNQ																										–
	Toni Breidinger	DNQ																										–
	Bryan Dauzat	DNQ																										–
Ineligible for Craftsman Truck Series driver points
Pos	Driver	DAY	ATL	STP	DAR	ROC	BRI	TEX	GLN	DOV	CLT	NSH	MCH	COR	LRP	NWS	IRP	RCH	NHA		BRI	KAN	CLT	PHO	TAL	MAR	HOM	Pts.	Stage
	Kyle Busch		1
	Carson Hocevar	351	2		22F
	Ross Chastain				2
	John Hunter Nemechek	5	8
	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	6	9
	Christopher Bell				6
	William Sawalich				10
	Ty Dillon		11
	A. J. Allmendinger				11
	Corey LaJoie	34			21
	Michael McDowell	24
	Taylor Gray	28
	Sammy Smith
Pos	Driver	DAY	ATL	STP	DAR	ROC	BRI	TEX	GLN	DOV	CLT	NSH	MCH	COR	LRP	NWS	IRP	RCH	NHA	BRI	KAN	CLT	PHO	TAL	MAR	HOM	Pts.	Stage
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Owners' championship (Top 15)

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points.  – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner

Pos.	No.	Truck Owner	DAY	ATL	STP	DAR	CAR	BRI	TEX	GLN	DOV	CLT	NSH	MCH	COR	LRP	NWS	IRP	RCH	NHA		BRI	KAN	CLT	PHO	TAL	MAR	HOM	Points
1	38	Bob Jenkins	12	6	4	17																						172
2	45	Greg Fowler	6	9	6	2																						162
3	7	Jeff Dickerson	24	1	13	5																						159
4	5	Johnny Gray	11	12	23	1																						140
5	11	Johnny Gray	8	21	5	42																						139
6	34	Bob Jenkins	31	27	12F	12																						131
7	17	David Gilliland	2	3	25	8																						127
8	88	Rhonda Thorson	4	28	2	31																						121
9	91	William Hilgemann	3	36	15	31																						119
10	99	Duke Thorson	12	4	31	36																						119
11	1	Kevin Ray	28	51	27	10																						115
12	77	Jeff Dickerson	351	2	10	22F																						113
13	62	Chris Larsen	5	8	36	6																						103
14	44	Greg Fowler	13	15	7	32																						90
15	10	Matt Kaulig	17	13	17	11																						90
Pos.	No.	Truck Owner	DAY	ATL	STP	DAR	CAR	BRI	TEX	GLN	DOV	CLT	NSH	MCH	COR	LRP	NWS	IRP	RCH	NHA	BRI	KAN	CLT	PHO	TAL	MAR	HOM	Points
Reference:

Manufacturers' championship

Pos	Manufacturer	Wins	Points
1	Ford	2	168
2	Toyota	1	156
3	Chevrolet	1	155
4	Ram	0	111
Reference: