It’s that time of the year again… things are heating up when it comes to silly season for the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series campaign. There’s always lots of action in the Truck Series when it comes to season-to-season driver swaps and new drivers coming into the series, so stay tuned for several announcements.
Here are some of the major storylines:
- RAM Returns to NASCAR:
- RAM has announced that the manufacturer will return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2026, kickstarting a brand-new program. The main questions, though, are not only which teams will join the RAM program, but who will drive their trucks.
- Does Corey Heim Return?
- Corey Heim has been a force to be reckoned with in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for the last three seasons, but will he return to TRICON Garage for a fourth year? Heim has backing from 23XI Racing as one of their development drivers, but will that be enough to get him into Xfinity or Cup in 2026?
2026 NASCAR Truck Series ROTY Contenders
- None, yet.
CONFIRMED ENTRIES:
NOTE: Listed below are the drivers/teams that have confirmed rides for 2026, whether that be through a formal announcement, a reputable report, or the verbiage in their initial announcement (i.e., multi-year).
| # | Driver | Team / Manufacturer | Sponsor(s) | Crew Chief(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
UNCONFIRMED / POSSIBLE ENTRIES:
NOTE: Listed below are the drivers/teams that have not confirmed entries into the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, plus teams that have been rumored to be joining the series for the upcoming year.
| # | Driver | Team / Manufacturer | Sponsor(s) | Crew Chief(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | |||
| 07 | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | |||
| 1 | TRICON Garage Toyota | |||
| 2 | Reaume Brothers Racing Ford | |||
| 5 | Toni Breidinger (?) | TRICON Garage Toyota | ||
| 6 | Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet | |||
| 7 | Corey Day (?) | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | ||
| 9 | Grant Enfinger (?) | CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet | ||
| 11 | Kaden Honeycutt (?) | TRICON Garage Toyota | ||
| 13 | Jake Garcia (?) | ThorSport Racing Ford | ||
| 15 | Tanner Gray (?) | TRICON Garage Toyota | ||
| 17 | Gio Ruggiero (?) | TRICON Garage Toyota | ||
| 18 | Tyler Ankrum (?) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | ||
| 19 | Daniel Hemric (?) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | ||
| 20 | Young's Motorsports Chevrolet | |||
| 22 | Reaume Brothers Racing Ford | |||
| 26 | Dawson Cram (?) | Rackley WAR Chevrolet | ||
| 28 | FDNY Racing Chevrolet | |||
| 33 | Frankie Muniz (?) | Reaume Brothers Racing Ford | ||
| 34 | Layne Riggs (?) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | ||
| 35 | Greg Van Alst (?) | Greg Van Alst Motorsports Toyota | ||
| 38 | Chandler Smith (?) | Front Row Motorsports Ford | ||
| 42 | Matt Mills (?) | Niece Motorsports Chevrolet | ||
| 44 | Bayley Currey (?) | Niece Motorsports Chevrolet | ||
| 45 | Bayley Currey (?) | Niece Motorsports Chevrolet | ||
| 52 | Stewart Friesen (?) | Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota | ||
| 56 | Timmy Hill (?) | Hill Motorsports Toyota | ||
| 62 | Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota | |||
| 63 | Akinori Performance Toyota | |||
| 66 | Luke Fenhaus (?) | ThorSport Racing Ford | ||
| 69 | MBM Motorsports Ford | |||
| 70 | Brent Crews (?) | Brent Crews Racing Toyota | ||
| 71 | Rajah Caruth (?) | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | ||
| 74 | Mike Harmon Racing Toyota | |||
| 75 | Parker Kligerman (?) | Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet | ||
| 76 | Spencer Boyd (?) | Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet | ||
| 77 | Andres Perez de Lara (?) | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | ||
| 81 | Connor Mosack (?) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | ||
| 84 | Cook Racing Technology Toyota | |||
| 88 | Matt Crafton (?) | ThorSport Racing Ford | ||
| 90 | Terry Carroll Motorsports Toyota | |||
| 91 | Jack Wood (?) | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | ||
| 95 | GK Racing Toyota | |||
| 98 | Ty Majeski (?) | ThorSport Racing Ford | ||
| 99 | Ben Rhodes (?) | ThorSport Racing Ford |
