The Complete 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Driver Roster (So Far)

What’s Happening?

The 2026 NASCAR Season is fast approaching, and teams are setting their lineups for the coming season. This article highlights the full-time drivers who will compete in the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series schedule.

• Ram Trucks is making its return to NASCAR with Kaulig Racing, meaning in 2026, the Craftsman Truck Series will be the first NASCAR National Series since 2012 to have four OEMs represented.
• This roster is never set in stone; while drivers do have contracts, even some entering multiple seasons, contractual status can change at a moment’s notice. For all drivers’ current known contractual status, make sure to check out our article linked below.
• Nonetheless, these driver extensions and contracts, which are known, are noted in this article. There are rumors and news surrounding several drivers in the field, all of which are noted in this article.
• Please note that this article will be updated throughout the 2025 season and off-season, should any roster or driver changes/signings happen.

Known Open Rides

• No. 14 | Kaulig Racing | RAM: Race For the Seat Winner
• No. 62 | Halmar Friesen Racing | New Entry
• No. 71 | Spire Motorsports | Formerly Driven by: Rajah Caruth
• No. 98 | ThorSport Racing | Formerly Driven by: Ty Majeski

Full-Time Rides With Part-Time Drivers

• No. 25 | Kaulig Racing | 2026 Drivers: TBA
• No. 42 | Niece Motorsports | 2026 Drivers: Tyler Reif, Connor Jones, Parker Eatmon
• No. 45 | Niece Motorsports | 2026 Drivers: Landen Lewis, Ross Chastain

Possible Rookie of the Year Candidate

• No. 12 | Brenden Queen | Kaulig Racing

Trucks to OAPS

• Rajah Caruth | 2025 No. 71 | 2025 Team: Spire Motorsports (Promoted)

CUP/OAPS to Trucks

• Daniel Dye | 2026 No. 10 | 2026 Team: Kaulig Racing | 2025 No. 10 | 2025 Team: Kaulig Racing (OAPS)
• Justin Haley | 2026 No. 16 | 2026 Team: Kaulig Racing | 2025 No. 7 | 2025 Team: Spire Motorsports (Cup)
• Christian Eckes | 2026 No. 91 | 2026 Team: McAnally-Hilgemann Racing | 2025 No. 16 | 2025 Team: Kaulig Racing (OAPS)

Part-Time to Full-Time Trucks

• Kris Wright | 2026 No. 81 | 2026 Team: McAnally–Hilgemann Racing | 2025 No. 5/No. 15/No. 16 | 2025 Team: Our Motorsports (OAPS), Venturini Motorsports (ARCA), McAnally–Hilgemann Racing (Trucks)

Drivers Not Returning in 2026

• Matt Crafton | 2025 No. 88 | 2025 Team: ThorSport Racing (Retired)

Drivers Making Changes in 2026

Kaden Honeycutt | 2026 No. 11 | 2026 Team: ThorSport Racing | 2025 No. 45/No. 02/No. 52 | 2025 Team: 2025 Team: Niece Motorsports, Young’s Motorsports, and Halmar Friesen Racing

• 2026 Status: Honeycutt, following his odd season in which he made the 2025 Championship Four racing with three different teams, will take over Corey Heim’s Championship-winning No. 11 in 2026 for TRICON Garage.

Ty Majeski | 2026 No. 88 | 2026 Team: ThorSport Racing | 2025 No. 98 | 2025 Team: ThorSport Racing

• 2026 Status: Ty Majeksi takes over the honor of driving ThorSport’s most iconic truck, the No. 88, following the retirement of Matt Crafton from full-time competition. Plans for Crafton, or the now available No. 98, are unknown.

Team’s Known to be Making Changes in 2026

Spire Motorsports No. 71 | 2025 Driver: Rajah Caruth

• 2026 Status: After three seasons in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and two with Spire Rajah Caruth is being promoted to full-time NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series action in 2026. This leaves his No. 71 open; however, there are rumors that Spire, who scaled down from two to three trucks midseason, could scale down even further during the offseason.

Thorsport Racing No. 88 | 2025 Driver: Matt Crafton

• 2026 Status: After 26 seasons in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and 25 with ThorSport, Matt Crafton is leaving his role as driver of the No. 88. His teammate, Ty Majeski, will now take over duties in the iconic truck in 2026.

Thorsport Racing No. 98 | 2025 Driver: Ty Majeski

• 2026 Status: With Majeski driving the No. 88, the No. 98 is available, though the team has yet to announce plans for 2026. Essentially, most assume that the No. 98 will have one of three outcomes for next season: a full-time driver, a part-time role, or ceasing operations.

TRICON Garage No. 11 | Corey Heim

• 2026 Status: TRICON has confirmed that the 2025 Champion will not return to the No. 11, now driven by Kaden Honeycutt, in 2026. Plans for his future are unknown as of early December.

Drivers With No Known Contractual Status

Andrés Pérez de Lara | 2025 No. 77/44 | 2025 Team: Niece Motorsports/Spire Motorsports

• Pérez de Lara was a victim of Spire Motorsports’ Downsizing, with the team releasing him partway through 2025, transferring owners’ points from the shuttered No. 07 to the car to replace him with Corey LaJoie. He then landed at Niece, and plans for a 2026 effort with the team have yet to be announced.

Ben Rhodes | 2025 No. 99 | 2025 Team: ThorSport Racing

• Rhodes is coming off his 11th season with ThorSport. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced.

Connor Mosack | 2025 No. 81 | 2025 Team: McAnally-Hilgemann Racing

• Mosack is coming off his first season with MHR. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced and his No. 81 has since been filled by Kris Wright for the coming season.

Corey Heim | 2025 No. 11 | 2025 Team: TRICON Garage

• Corey Heim seems to be the biggest mystery of 2026. Coming off one of the series’ greatest seasons ever, Heim has no clear plan for any NASCAR National Series entering the offseason, though he will not return to TRICON in a full-time role.

Giovanni Ruggiero | 2025 No. 17 | 2025 Team: TRICON Garage

• Ruggiero is coming off his first season with TRICON. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced.

Grant Enfinger | 2025 No. 9 | 2025 Team: CR7 Motorsports

• Enfinger is coming off his second season with CR7. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced.

Jack Wood | 2025 No. 91 | 2025 Team: McAnally-Hilgemann Racing

• Wood is coming off his first season with MHR. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced. As of November 20, Wood’s No. 91 will be driven by Christian Eckes, although his departure from MHR has yet to be officially confirmed.

Jake Garcia | 2025 No. 13 | 2025 Team: ThorSport Racing

• Garcia is coming off his second season with ThorSport. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced.

Matt Mills | 2025 No. 42 | 2025 Team: Niece Motorsports

• Mills is coming off his second season with Niece. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced.

Spencer Boyd | 2025 No. 76 | 2025 Team: Freedom Racing Enterprises

• Boyd is coming off his second season with FRE, which he owns. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced.

Tanner Gray | 2025 No. 15 | 2025 Team: TRICON Garage

• Gray is coming off his sixth season with TRICON. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced.

Toni Breidinger | 2025 No. 5 | 2025 Team: TRICON Garage

• Breidinger is coming off her first season with TRICON. No plans for a 2026 effort have been announced.

The 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Roster

No. 10 | Daniel Dye | Kaulig Racing

Following an unlikely run to the 2024 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs, Daniel Dye signed on for full-time NASCAR Xfinity Series action in 2025. Although his season was somewhat disappointing, the reshuffling at Kaulig will now see the young driver return to the truck series in 2026.

No. 11 | Kaden Honeycutt | TRICON Garage

Following his shocking departure from Niece Motorsports in August 2024, fans now know the reason behind this change. Honeycutt is indeed headed to his long-rumored new home with Toyota at TRICON Garage, driving the No. 11 Corey Heim piloted to the 2026 series championship.

No. 12 | Brenden Queen | Kaulig Racing

After a breakout season in the ARCA Menards Series, Brenden ‘Butterbean’ Queen is making his full-time Truck Series debut as part of Kaulig’s inaugural season in the Series. He, along with at least two to three other drivers, will have the honor of helping Ram make its way back into the sport.

No. 16 | Justin Haley | Kaulig Racing

One of the most shocking moves of the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season was the release of Justin Haley after just one full-time season racing with Spire Motorsports. Now, he finds himself back at Kaulig Racing, and though this ride is not in the O’Reilly Auto Parts Series, it is still a healdiner ride with the team’s new Ram truck program.

No. 18 | Tyler Ankrum | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing

Tyler Ankrum had a career season in 2025, breaking a multiyear losing streak and setting new career highs in almost every statistical category. He returns to McAnally-Hilgemann Racing for a third straight season, which also breaks a streak of switching teams after one or two seasons.

No. 19 | Daniel Hemric | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing

Proud to continue the process, building and growth @BMR_NASCAR @NAPARacing #TeamNAPA https://t.co/k7GxjeUTn8

— Daniel Hemric (@DanielHemric) December 10, 2025

Daniel Hemric will race a second season at McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in 2026. Last season Hemric ran at the front of the field with MHR throughout the season, ultimately falling short of a Championship Four appearance.

No. 26 | Dawson Sutton | Rackley WAR

Following a disappointing rookie season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, Dawson Sutton will return to the No. 26 Truck for 2026. The 19-year-old was consistent in qualifying throughout the 2025 season, but struggled with inconsistency during the race.

No. 33 | Frankie Muniz | Team Reaume

Muniz returns to full-time action in 2026 with the newly rebranded Team Reaume (formerly Reaume Brothers Racing). Despite a late-season injury and lack of speed, Muniz consistently finished higher than his starting position in the No. 33 throughout his 2025 rookie season.

No. 34 | Layne Riggs | Front Row Motorsports

Redemption season. @LayneRiggs99 will return to the No. 34 Ford F-150 for the 2026 season. pic.twitter.com/0xTYY0HREv

— Front Row Motorsports (@Team_FRM) October 29, 2025

Much like last season, Riggs’ 2025 season didn’t end the way he’d like it to, falling short of the championship four. However, that doesn’t mean the year was a loss, as he had a career year for the No. 34 team, setting the stage for 2026 to be a potential championship run.

No. 38 | Chandler Smith | Front Row Motorsports

Chan the man is back again.

We’re excited to announce that Chandler Smith will return to drive the No. 38 in the Craftsman Truck Series in 2026! pic.twitter.com/OmfUQctRkE

— Front Row Motorsports (@Team_FRM) December 16, 2025

Smith will return to FRM for a second season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Last year, Smith looked like a potential championship contender in the No. 38, winning two races. Unfortunately, a slow start ot the playoffs resulted in an early exit for the 23-year-old.

No. 52 | Stewart Friesen | Halmar Friesen Racing

Friesen is coming off an injury-shortened season with his family-owned team. Despite his injuries, suffered in a dirt racing accident this past summer, he will get back behind the wheel of his No. 62 truck.

No. 81 | Kris Wright | McAnally–Hilgemann Racing

Wright finds himself back in full-time action after the abrupt closure of his 2025 effort at Our Motorsports in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the truck formerly driven by Connor Mosack. In 49 career Truck Series starts, Wright has a best career finish of 11th and a career average finish of 25.3.

No. 88 | Ty Majeski | ThorSport Racing

Ty Majeski did not go back-to-back in 2025, though a late caution flag left him mere feet from doing so in October. Now, Majeski takes on a new role as the leader of ThorSport Racing in their most iconic ride, the No. 88.

No. 91 | Christian Eckes | McAnally-Hilgemann Racing

Eckes returns to MHR after a year in the NASCAR Xfinity Series with Kaulig Racing. Though he did not win in the series, Eckes showed speed late in the season. In returning to MHR, Eckes seemingly unseats Jack Wood, who has yet to announce his plans for the 2026 season.

This article will be updated throughout the 2025 season and off-season, should any roster or driver changes/signings happen.