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Ram Names Kaulig Racing Anchor Factory Team for 2026 NASCAR Truck Return

The Chevrolet entrant will create a separate Ram program based in Welcome, N.C., with driver announcements to come.

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A general view of the Ram announcement that its brand will return to NASCAR competition, scheduling a Craftsman Truck Series campaign beginning in 2026 on the midway prior to the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 08, 2025 in Brooklyn, Michigan.
FILE - Unsold 2023 1500 pickup trucks sit in a long row at a Ram dealership on June 18, 2023, in Littleton, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

Overview

  • Kaulig will field up to five Ram 1500 trucks starting at Daytona on Feb. 13, 2026.
  • The entries will be the only Ram trucks in the series and will operate from Kaulig’s Welcome, North Carolina shop.
  • Kaulig will continue running Chevrolets in the Cup and Xfinity Series as it makes its Truck Series debut with Ram.
  • No drivers or key personnel for the new effort were named at the Daytona-area announcement.
  • Motorsport.com reports Ram is fully funding five full-time trucks, and team leaders say firewalls will separate proprietary information between manufacturers.