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:
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Gray (Daytona) Corey Heim (EchoPark) Dario Franchitti (St. Pete) Jimmie Johnson (San Diego) | TRICON Garage Toyota | Top Liner (Daytona) Robinhood (EchoPark) Dollar Tree (St. Pete) Carvana (San Diego) | Jerame Donley |
| 2 | Luke Baldwin (12 Races) Clayton Green (8 Races) Jason White (Daytona) Carter Fartuch (St. Pete) | Team Reaume Ford | More Core (Daytona) Guardian Lifts (EchoPark) Mazzaro Italian Market (St. Pete) | Todd Myers |
| 5 | Adam Andretti (4 Races) Nick Leitz (Daytona) | TRICON Garage Toyota | Top Liner (4 Races) SEM Products (Daytona) | Seth Smith |
| 7 | Connor Mosack (12 Races) Kyle Busch (8 Races) Michael McDowell (Daytona) | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | Friends of Jaclyn Foundation (11 Races) HendrickCars.com (8 Races) Tibbetts Lumber (Daytona) Roaring Pines Motorclub (St. Pete) | Brian Pattie |
| 9 | Grant Enfinger | CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet | Grant County Mulch (Daytona, EchoPark, St. Pete) | Derek Smith |
| 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing RAM | Mopar / Direct Connect | Dan Stillman |
| 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | TRICON Garage Toyota | Safelite | Scott Zipadelli |
| 12 | Brenden Queen | Kaulig Racing RAM | Cummins | Eddie Pardue |
| 13 | Cole Butcher | ThorSport Racing Ford | Atlantic Tiltload (Daytona, EchoPark, St. Pete) | Rich Lushes |
| 14 | Mini Tyrrell | Kaulig Racing RAM | RAM | Bruce Cook |
| 15 | Tanner Gray | TRICON Garage Toyota | Black's Tire (5 Races) Factory Canopies (EchoPark) Place of Hope (St. Pete) | Jeff Hensley |
| 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing RAM | CELSIUS (5 Races) RAM (EchoPark) | Mike Hillman, Jr. |
| 17 | Gio Ruggiero | TRICON Garage Toyota | JBL (10 Races) First Auto Group (EchoPark) | Jeff Stankewicz |
| 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | LiUNA! (23 Races) | Mark Hillman |
| 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | NAPA Auto Care (Daytona, EchoPark) Motion Industries (St. Pete) NGK Spark Plugs (Michigan) | Kevin Bellicourt |
| 22 | Josh Reaume (Daytona, EchoPark) Jackson Lee (St. Pete) | Team Reaume Ford | Aerial Titans (Daytona, EchoPark) Browning Chapman (St. Pete) | Will Camilleri |
| 25 | Tony Stewart (Daytona 1) Ty Dillon (EchoPark) Colin Braun (St. Pete) Carson Ferguson (Martinsville) | Kaulig Racing RAM | RAM | Alex Yontz |
| 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR Chevrolet | Rackley Roofing | Chad Kendrick |
| 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume Ford | Morgan & Morgan (5 Races) Lucid Trading (Daytona, Darlington) Aerial Titans (EchoPark) | Pedro Lopez |
| 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports Ford | Love's RV Stop (10 Races) Bare Knuckle Boxing (4 Races) Long John Silver's (St. Pete) | Dylan Cappello |
| 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports Ford | TrophyCatch (Daytona) QuickTie (EchoPark) OnlyBulls (St. Pete) | Jon Leonard |
| 42 | Tyler Reif (EchoPark, St. Pete) Parker Eatmon (6 Races) Travis Pastrana (Daytona) Conner Jones | Niece Motorsports Chevrolet | BRUNT Workwear (Daytona) Precision Vehicle Logistics (EchoPark) DQS Staffing & Solutions (St. Pete) | Landon Polinski |
| 44 | Andres Perez De Lara | Niece Motorsports Chevrolet | Acceptance Insurance (Daytona, EchoPark) Tajin / Zambos (St. Pete) | Wally Rogers |
| 45 | Landen Lewis (15 Races) Ross Chastain (8 Races) Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. (Daytona, Atlanta) | Niece Motorsports Chevrolet | J.F. Electric (Daytona, Atlanta, St. Pete) | Phil Gould |
| 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota | Halmar International | Dustin Dunn |
| 62 | John Hunter Nemechek (Daytona, EchoPark) Wesley Slimp (St. Pete) | Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota | DriveValue.com (Daytona) Halmar International (EchoPark) HNTB (St. Pete) | Jimmy Villenueve |
| 76 | Spencer Boyd Nathan Nicholson (St. Pete, Watkins Glen, San Diego) | Freedom Racing Enterprises Chevrolet | Whelen (St. Pete, Watkins Glen, San Diego) Freedom Warranty (Daytona) Interstate Custom Cars (EchoPark) | Mike Hillman Sr. |
| 77 | Carson Hocevar (13 Races) James Hinchcliffe (St. Pete) | Spire Motorsports Chevrolet | Delaware Life (EchoPark, St. Pete) IKEA / Best Buy (Daytona) | Chad Walter |
| 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | FNB Corporation | Darren Fraley |
| 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing Ford | Menards - Menards / Ideal Door (Daytona) - Menards / Slim Jim (EchoPark) - Menards / Chi-Chi's (St. Pete) | Joe Shear, Jr. |
| 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing Chevrolet | Columbia Bank (5 Races) Adaptive One Calipers (4 Races) NAPA Nightvision (EchoPark) NAPA Auto Care (St. Pete) NAPA Brakes Gold Calipers | Dave Elenz |
| 98 | Jake Garcia | ThorSport Racing Ford | Quanta Services / Curb Records | Josh Hankish |
| 99 | Ben Rhodes | ThorSport Racing Ford | Campers Inn RV (EchoPark, St. Pete) TYM North America (Daytona) | Bud Haefele (2) Eddie Troconis (1) |
| # | Driver | Team / Manufacturer | Sponsor(s) | Crew Chief(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Cleetus McFarland (Daytona) Ben Maier (St. Pete) | Niece Motorsports Chevrolet | Black Rifle Coffee Company (Daytona) DQS / J.F. Electric (St. Pete) | Mike Shiplett |
| 6 | Norm Benning (Daytona) | Norm Benning Racing Chevrolet | Insurable Inc. (Daytona) | Rick Todd |
| 27 | Toni Breidinger (8 Races) | Rackley WAR Chevrolet | Raising Cane's (Daytona) CElSIUS Sunoco | Willie Allen |
| 28 | Bryan Dauzat (Daytona) | FDNY Racing Chevrolet | O.B. Builders (Daytona) | Jim Rosenblum |
| 35 | Greg Van Alst (Daytona) | Greg Van Alst Motorsports Chevrolet | Top Choice Fence (Daytona) | Kevin Shannon |
| 56 | Timmy Hill (17 Races) | Hill Motorsports Toyota | Coble Enterprises (Daytona, St. Pete) | Terry Elmore |
| 69 | Tyler Tomassi (Daytona, EchoPark) Derek White (St. Pete) | MBM Motorsports Ford | Tomassi Law / MD Racing Network (Daytona, EchoPark) Elite Rewards (St. Pete) | Jason Miller |
| 75 | Corey LaJoie (Daytona) | Henderson Motorsports Chevrolet | Built (Daytona) | Chris Carrier |
| 90 | Justin Carroll (Daytona, EchoPark) | Terry Carroll Motorsports Chevrolet | Carroll's Automotive (Daytona, EchoPark) | Terry Carroll |
| 93 | Caleb Costner (Atlanta) | Costner Motorsports Toyota | AUTOBANK (EchoPark) | Derek Kearns |
| 95 | Clay Greenfield (Daytona) | GK Racing Chevrolet | Backyard Blues Pools (Daytona) | Trip Bruce |
| 97 | Jason Kitzmiller (Daytona) | CR7 Motorsports Chevrolet | A.L.L. Construction (Daytona) | Michael Shelton |
