For the first time since 2012, Ram is back in NASCAR®.
When engines fire to start the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series®
season at DAYTONA®
International Speedway, Kaulig Racing will field
five entries battling for victory with Ram 1500 race trucks. As the anchor factory partner of Ram and its return to NASCAR®
, Kaulig Racing
will spotlight a unique mixture of NASCAR®
legends, race-winning superstars, and up-and-coming talents all vying for Victory Lane in its five Ram
trucks.
Ram’s return to NASCAR®
action kicks off at DAYTONA®
with one of the most iconic drivers in the sport’s history – Tony Stewart – also returning to the track. Stewart, a three-time NASCAR Cup Series®
champion and 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame®
inductee, will get behind the wheel of
the No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram for his first NASCAR®
race since 2016.
While Stewart’s accolades on the track will be the cornerstone of the Kaulig Racing efforts at DAYTONA®
, the team is also going to be looking
towards Victory Lane with some up-and-coming NASCAR®
stars wheeling Ram 1500 trucks. Among those drivers is Timothy “Mini” Tyrrell, a
short-track standout from Virginia who will be making his NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series®
debut at DAYTONA®
. The 21-year-old driver was
the winner of the televised “Ram Race for the Seat” driver development program that pitted 15 grassroots racers from around the country
vying for a full-time opportunity in a Kaulig Racing Ram. Tyrrell will go to battle at DAYTONA®
in the No. 14 Ram-branded truck.
Kaulig Racing will also spotlight drivers with plenty of accolades to their credit in additional Ram entries at DAYTONA®
. NASCAR Cup Series®
race
winner Justin Haley joins the Kaulig Racing team and will pilot the Celsius-backed No. 16 Ram. Daniel Dye, a front-runner with the Kaulig Racing
NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series®
team in 2025, will return to the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series®
with Kaulig in the No. 10 Mopar Ram.
ARCA Menards Series®
champion Brenden “Butterbean” Queen will also battle for wins all season long in his first full-time NASCAR CRAFTSMAN
Truck Series®
campaign with Kaulig Racing in the No. 12 Cummins Ram