2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entry list for Charlotte Motor Speedway Chase race
By Staff Report
NASCAR.com
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After a week off, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway on Friday for the third race in The Chase presented by Mobil 1 (5 p.m. ET, FOX, FOX One, NASCAR Racing Network Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The event is the 21st points-paying race of the 2026 campaign.
Front Row Motorsports’ Layne Riggs will look to bounce back after a disappointing 19th-place finish at Kansas Speedway and hunt down championship leader Kaden Honeycutt, who leads the No. 34 Ford driver by 37 points entering Charlotte.
O’Reilly Auto Parts Series regular Brent Crews will get behind the wheel of the No. 1 Tricon Garage Toyota. After a runner-up finish a couple of races ago at Bristol, Bayley Currey returns to the No. 5 Tricon Toyota.
Full-time O’Reilly Series driver Rajah Caruth is set to drive the No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, while Regan Smith gets a second race in the No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram after driving for the team at Bristol.
Thirty-six trucks are entered into Friday’s Queen City contest.
