Ram is storming back to NASCAR’s Craftsman Truck Series in 2026, its first factory-backed swing since 2012, teaming with Kaulig Racing to unleash up to five trucks. Brenden “ Butterbean ” Queen, the 2025 ARCA champ, is locked in as the lead driver, kicking off a revival that’s got the garage gearing up for fresh rivalry. The partnership dropped in August 2025, eyeing a Daytona debut on February 13, 2026, a bold bid to reclaim rubber and rumble in the truck trenches.
Kaulig Racing, the Xfinity upstart that’s clawed from one-car wonder in 2016 to multi-series menace, is eyeing a hard shift for 2026, rumors swirling they’ll ditch full-time Xfinity and pour the pot into Trucks.
Ditching Xfinity for Truck glory
It’s no shocker; the team’s been ballooning, from single-file starts to Cup cro