Kaulig Racing has continued to be a hot-button topic in the rumor mill this Summer, with multiple bouts of speculation about what the multi-series organization has planned for the 2026 NASCAR National Series campaign.
On Thursday, Chris Rice, President of Kaulig Racing, joined SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90 to discuss some of the latest changes for the organization, after it was announced on Wednesday that Josh Williams would part ways with the team.
In this discussion, there were two major talking points (as far as rumored changes for Kaulig Racing) brought up, in which Rice tackled both answers, giving an idea to fans about what is next for the organization.
The first major rumor involves the possibility that Kaulig Racing would end its decade-long tenure in the NASCAR Xfinity Series after this season, with another part of the rumor suggesting that Spire Motorsports would take on all equipment and assets.
Rice says that is categorically false, telling Pete Pistone and Mike Bagley, “I’ve seen something where everybody said the Xfinity program is shutting down. It’s not shutting down. That’s our cornerstone.”
On @SiriusXMNASCAR, @C_Rice1 addressed the rumors that @KauligRacing would be shutting down its NASCAR Xfinity Series program after 2025:
“I’ve seen something where everybody said the Xfinity program is shutting down. It’s not shutting down, that’s our cornerstone.”#NASCAR
— Joseph Srigley (@joe_srigley) July 31, 2025
“Will we have three cars? Man, I don’t know, it just depends on funding,” Rice added. “We are sitting there with like 74 Xfinity chassis and bodies and stuff, so I mean, we have a lot of equipment sitting in the shop, so it’s not like it’s going anywhere. We have a lot of people there and we’re going to be around a long time, and we run Xfinity, and if the funding comes through, we’ll be there with three, and if not, we’ll be there with two.”
The second hot-button rumor that has surfaced surrounding Kaulig Racing, which goes hand-in-hand with the leaving of the NASCAR Xfinity Series, is the founding of a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series program, working with RAM.
Asked whether Kaulig Racing, which currently has a strong relationship with Chevrolet, has had any conversations with Dodge and/or RAM for an upcoming partnership, Rice didn’t shy away from the fact that the team has talked with the automaker, but says that pretty much everyone else has, too.
“I can tell you this, I think everybody in the garage probably has,” said Rice. “I don’t think it’s one team that hasn’t. I think I told you guys off air yesterday, I have no idea who’s gonna do it, and I’m telling you the truth, and when it does come out, I think it will definitely be a team that’s probably already in the sport.”
“I will say everybody’s had a conversation with those guys, and our conversations really not had anything to do with, but with Chevrolet, we’ve talked with Eric Warren and Shane Martin and those guys lately and seeing what we can do with them.”
So, to review: Kaulig Racing is staying in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, and while they’ve had conversations with RAM, the organization seems determined to do whatever they can to remain within the Team Chevy family.
