2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series

Full-time teams Limited schedule Team changes . • Kaulig Racing, which has fielded entries in the Cup Series since 2020 and the Xfinity Series since 2016, will debut in the Truck Series for the first time in 2026 and be the flagship team for Ram, which is re-entering the sport in 2026 for the first time since 2012. • Reaume Brothers Racing announced that they would rebrand to Team Reaume starting in 2026. • Rackley W.A.R. will field a second truck part-time in 2026, the No. 27, and it will be driven by Toni Breidinger. The team did not field a part-time second truck in 2025 but they did in 2024. • Niece Motorsports announced that they would renumber their No. 41 truck to the No. 4 for 2026. Driver changes Leaving series Rajah Caruth moved up to the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series in 2026, driving full-time between JR Motorsports and Jordan Anderson Racing. Joining series Daniel Dye returned to the Truck Series full-time after driving full-time in the Xfinity Series for one year in 2025. (Though he was later suspended by NASCAR and fired by Kaulig). Justin Haley returned to the Truck Series full-time for the first time since 2018. He competed in the NASCAR Cup Series full-time from 2022 to 2025. Brenden Queen, the 2025 ARCA Menards Series champion, competed full-time for Kaulig Racing. Crew chief changes Derek Smith, who was previously the crew chief of the Tricon Garage No. 5 truck driven by Toni Breidinger, will moved to CR7 Motorsports to crew chief their No. 9 truck driven by Grant Enfinger. Todd Myers will be the new crew chief of the Reaume Brothers Racing No. 2 truck. That truck had a rotation of different crew chiefs in 2025. Mike Hillman Sr. will replace his son Mike Hillman Jr. as the crew chief of the Freedom Racing Enterprises No. 76 truck. Hillman Sr. crew chiefed for Joey Gase Motorsports in the then-Xfinity Series in 2025. ==Rule changes==

Policy changes Loosening lower series restriction NASCAR Cup Series drivers with three or more years of experience can participate in eight (up from five) regular season races. They are still prohibited from participating in The Chase. Points system changes Postseason format Similar to the Cup Series, NASCAR changed the Chase format for the first time since the Craftsman Truck Series adapted the playoffs in 2016, the format changed on January 12, 2026. The amount of races in the Chase would remain. The win-and-you're-in, as well as the playoff point after a driver won a stage has been removed. ==Schedule==

The schedule was released on August 20, 2025. Notes: • Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2026. For the races where a 2026 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the title sponsors/names of those races in 2025 are listed. • The Triple Truck Challenge races are listed in bold. Schedule changes The series raced at the St. Petersburg Street Circuit and the Coronado Street Course for the first time. Las Vegas Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway were dropped from the schedule. The Charlotte Motor Speedway fall race will move away from the roval layout to the oval, after one year as a road course race. This is one of only two tracks that will have multiple dates on the 2026 schedule, along with Bristol Motor Speedway. ==Season summary==

Regular season 2024 series champion Ty Majeski won the pole at Daytona. The race featured the return of Tony Stewart and Ram in the sport since 2016 and 2012, respectively. Carson Hocevar won stage one, and Chandler Smith won stage two. Smith made a thrilling four-wide move in the tri-oval on the final lap to win the race. Jake Garcia won the pole at Atlanta. Corey Heim won stage one, and Stewart Friesen won stage two. The race was shortened due to time constraints with the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race, ending ten laps short. Kyle Busch would win the race, marking his third consecutive win for the Truck Series race at Atlanta. Connor Mosack won the pole at St. Petersburg, the first ever Craftsman Truck Series race on a street course. Ben Rhodes won stage one, and Layne Riggs won stage two. Riggs, who dominated the later half of the event, with 41 laps led, would win the race. Kaden Honeycutt won the pole at Darlington. Christian Eckes won stage one. Honeycutt won stage two. Carson Hocevar a Cup Series regular, crashed on lap 145, causing overtime. Ross Chastain was leading the race late, however, Corey Heim overtook him on the last corner of the last lap. Jake Garcia won the pole at Rockingham. Corey Heim swept the stages. Heim held off teammate Kaden Honeycutt to win the race, winning back to back races in the Triple Truck Challenge, becoming the first driver to do so. Kaden Honeycutt won the pole at Bristol. Christian Eckes won stage one, and Ben Rhodes won stage two. Christopher Bell would overcome a late race red flag with around 80 laps after the leaders crashed out, and ultimately winning his first race since 2017. Ben Rhodes won the pole at Texas. Rhodes led every lap en route to a stage one win while holding off Carson Hocevar. Hocevar then won stage two, after passing Mini Tyrrell late. Stage three would feature a wild ending, with two huge wrecks on the frontstretch, which brought out two red flags. After the track was cleared, on the last restart for overtime, Hocevar held off Gio Ruggiero for his second career win at Texas Motor Speedway. Brent Crews won the pole at Watkins Glen. Daniel Hemric won stage one, and Connor Zilisch dominated and ultimately won stage 2. Kaden Honeycutt would prevail to claim his first career NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series win, hours after winning the ARCA Menards Series race. ==Results and standings==

Race results Drivers' championship (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner Owners' championship (Top 15) (key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner Manufacturers' championship After 8 of 25 races ==See also==