Overview

• Niece Motorsports released Kaden Honeycutt from its No. 45 truck after he signed with a rival OEM for 2026.
• The inspection failures led NASCAR to eject the crew chief and revoke Niece’s pit selection at Richmond Raceway.
• Connor Zilisch will start at the back of the No. 45 at Watkins Glen and also compete for JR Motorsports in Xfinity and for Trackhouse Racing in the Cup Series this weekend.
• Bayley Currey is confirmed to drive the No. 45 at Richmond in the regular-season finale and throughout the seven-race playoffs.
• Kaden Honeycutt will drive Young’s Motorsports’ No. 02 truck at Watkins Glen before substituting for Stewart Friesen in the No. 52 for the season’s final eight races, with speculation linking him to Toyota’s TRICON Garage in 2026.