There are 36 drivers on the preliminary entry list for Friday’s NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Buckle Up South Carolina 200 at Darlington Raceway, the fourth event on the 25-race schedule for the 2026 NASCAR Truck Series.
With the maximum field size set at 36 drivers for all NASCAR Truck Series events in 2026, there will be no drivers packing up and heading home before the dropping of the green flag on Friday night.
The most-recent winner in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Layne Riggs (who triumphed last time out on the Streets of St. Petersburg in late February), will continue his full-time campaign driving the No. 34 Ford F-150 for Front Row Motorsports. Bare Knuckle Boxing will serve as the primary sponsor for Riggs at Darlington.
There are lots of notable additions to the field for the fourth event of the NASCAR Truck Series event, at Darlington, including:
- No. 1 – William Sawalich – TRICON Garage
- NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series full-timer William Sawalich will make the first of three scheduled NASCAR Truck Series starts in 2026 for TRICON Garage. Sawalich will also run Texas and Charlotte in the No. 5.
- No. 5 – Corey Heim – TRICON Garage
- Defending NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion Corey Heim returns to TRICON Garage for his second start of 2026, although this time, he’ll drive the No. 5 Frontline Enterprises Toyota Tundra TRD Pro.
- No. 7 – Connor Mosack – Spire Motorsports
- After winning the pole last time out at St. Petersburg, Connor Mosack returns to Spire Motorsports for a second consecutive event.
- No. 22 – Josh Reaume – Team Reaume
- Josh Reaume will make his third NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start of 2026 at Darlington, driving the No. 22 Ford F-150 for the team he owns, Team Reaume.
- No. 25 – Corey LaJoie – Kaulig Racing
- Former NASCAR Cup Series driver Corey LaJoie is the driver who has been chosen to run Kaulig Racing’s “Free Agent Truck” at Darlington. LaJoie made a Truck Series start earlier this year for Henderson Motorsports.
- No. 42 – Conner Jones – Niece Motorsports
- Conner Jones makes his first NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series start of 2026 at Darlington in the No. 42 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Niece Motorsports. Jones ran five races for the team last year, with a best finish of 18th.
- No. 45 – Ross Chastain – Niece Motorsports
- NASCAR Cup Series regular Ross Chastain will run his first of eight scheduled Truck Series events on Friday, driving the No. 45 for Niece Motorsports.
- No. 62 – Christopher Bell – Halmar Friesen Racing
- Halmar Friesen Racing has tapped Christopher Bell to drive the No. 62 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro at Darlington Raceway, the second Cup Series driver to run the entry this season. Bell previously ran for HFR last September at Watkins Glen, filling in for an injured Friesen.
- No. 77 – Carson Hocevar – Spire Motorsports
- Carson Hocevar makes his third of 13 scheduled NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts for Spire Motorsports this weekend at Darlington Raceway.
- No. 90 – Justin Carroll – Terry Carroll Motorsports
- Justin Carroll returns to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the first time since EchoPark Speedway. The Terry Carroll Motorsports machine has run three of the opening four races.
- No. 93 – Caleb Costner – Costner Motorsports
- Costner Motorsports makes its second NASCAR Truck Series start this weekend at Darlington Raceway, with team owner Caleb Costner behind the wheel of the No. 93.
Entry List:
| Entry | # | Driver | Team | Crew Chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | William Sawalich | TRICON Garage Starkey Toyota | Jerame Donley |
| 2 | 2 | Clayton Green | Team Reaume Ford | Todd Myers |
| 3 | 5 | Corey Heim | TRICON Garage Frontline Enterprises Toyota | Seth Smith |
| 4 | 7 | Connor Mosack | Spire Motorsports FOJ Foundation Chevrolet | Brian Pattie |
| 5 | 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports Grant County Mulch Chevrolet | Derek Smith |
| 6 | 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing MOPAR RAM | Dan Stillman |
| 7 | 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | TRICON Garage Safelite Toyota | Scott Zipadelli |
| 8 | 12 | Brenden Queen | Kaulig Racing Cummins RAM | Eddie Pardue |
| 9 | 13 | Cole Butcher | ThorSport Racing Atlantic Tiltload Ford | Rich Lushes |
| 10 | 14 | Mini Tyrrell | Kaulig Racing RAM RAM | Bruce Cook |
| 11 | 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Black's Tire Toyota | Jeff Hensley |
| 12 | 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing Declaration of Deals RAM | Mike Hillman, Jr. |
| 13 | 17 | Gio Ruggiero | TRICON Garage First Auto Group Toyota | Jeff Stankewicz |
| 14 | 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing LiUNA! Chevrolet | Mark Hillman |
| 15 | 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet | Kevin Bellicourt |
| 16 | 22 | Josh Reaume | Team Reaume Lucid Trading Ford | Will Camillari |
| 17 | 25 | Corey LaJoie | Kaulig Racing RAM RAM | Alex Yontz |
| 18 | 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR Rackley Roofing Chevrolet | Chad Kendrick |
| 19 | 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume Levrack Ford | Pedro Lopez |
| 20 | 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports Bare Knuckle Boxing Ford | Dylan Cappello |
| 21 | 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports QuickTie Ford | Jon Leonard |
| 22 | 42 | Conner Jones | Niece Motorsports DQS Solutions & Staffing Chevrolet | Landon Polinski |
| 23 | 44 | Andres Perez de Lara | Niece Motorsports Telcel Chevrolet | Wally Rogers |
| 24 | 45 | Ross Chastain | Niece Motorsports Buckle Up South Carolina Chevrolet | Phil Gould |
| 25 | 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing Halmar International Toyota | Dustin Dunn |
| 26 | 56 | Timmy Hill | Hill Motorsports UNITS Storage Toyota | Terry Elmore |
| 27 | 62 | Christopher Bell | Halmar Friesen Racing Pristine Auctions Toyota | Jimmy Villenueve |
| 28 | 76 | Spencer Boyd | Freedom Racing Enterprises Tohatsu Chevrolet | Mike Hillman, Sr. |
| 29 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life Chevrolet | Chad Walter |
| 30 | 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing FNB Corporation Chevrolet | Darren Fraley |
| 31 | 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Menards / ChiChis Ford | Joe Shear, Jr. |
| 32 | 90 | Justin Carroll | Terry Carroll Motorsports Carroll's Automotive Toyota | Terry Carroll |
| 33 | 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing NAPA Nightvision Chevrolet | Dave Elenz |
| 34 | 93 | Caleb Costner | Costner Motorsports Chevrolet | Derek Kearns |
| 35 | 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Quanta Services Ford | Josh Hankish |
| 36 | 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing Farm Paint Ford | Cale Gale |