TRICON Garage announced contract extensions with drivers Tanner Gray and Gio Ruggiero for the 2026 season on Thursday.
Job’s not finished.
Tanner Gray and Gio Ruggiero will return to TRICON for the ‘26 season ?? pic.twitter.com/7zXZ0KyqDH
— TRICON (@TRICONGarage) December 18, 2025
Ruggiero, 19, earned his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series victory during his rookie season in 2025. Ruggiero held off teammate Corey Heim to win the Love’s RV Stop 225 at Talladega Superspeedway in October. Ruggiero earned his second career pole position in the Truck Series ahead of the Talladega victory.
The Seekonk, Massachusetts native tallied seven top-five finishes and 11 top-10s during the 2205 season. Ruggiero finished 11th in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship standings and earned the series’ Rookie of the Year honors. Ruggiero is also part of the Toyota Driver Development (TD2) program.
Tanner Gray has been part of TRICON since its inception in 2023, and dating back to the team’s tenure as David Gilliland Racing and DGR-Crosley.
Gray earned three top-five finishes in 2025, with a best finish of second at Pocono Raceway. In seven seasons in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck series, Gray has recorded 13 top-fives and 33 top-10s, as well as two pole positions.
The New Mexico native finished 13th in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship standings in 2025. That matched his best effort in the series, set the prior year in 2024.
Ruggiero and Gray join Kaden Honeycutt on the announced full-time lineup for TRICON in 2026. Honeycutt will drive the team’s No. 11 entry, coming off a Championship 4 bid in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series.
Honeycutt takes over for Corey Heim in the No. 11, with Heim claiming the 2025 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series championship. Heim enjoyed a record-breaking season, with 12 victories en route to the title.
Honeycutt has 59 career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series starts, including six top-five finishes. Honeycutt’s best career finish came in a second-place result at Martinsville Speedway in 2025, which secured his spot in the Championship 4. During the 2025 season, Honeycutt tallied four top-fives and 14 top-10s competing for Niece Motorsports and Halmar-Friesen Racing. The Texas native makes the move to TRICON for the 2026 season.
Honeycutt has been paired with Scott Zipadelli, the second-winningest crew chief in NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series history. Further details regarding driver and crew chief pairings for TRICON will be announced at a later date.
