2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series entry list for Darlington Raceway
By Staff Report
NASCAR.com
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After a three-week hiatus, the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series returns to action to challenge the intermediate banks of Darlington Raceway on Friday (7:30 p.m. ET, FS1, NASCAR Racing Network Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio).
The 1.36-mile South Carolina track will be the fourth race of the Truck Series season. Three separate drivers have won the opening three contests: Chandler Smith at Daytona International Speedway, Kyle Busch at EchoPark Speedway and Layne Riggs at St. Petersburg. To add to the entertainment, the 2026 rendition of the Triple Truck Challenge will begin this week, with two more races — Rockingham Speedway on April 3 and Bristol Motor Speedway on April 10 — making up the remaining portions of this year’s program.
Three NASCAR Cup Series regulars will race this weekend in the series. Ross Chastain will drive the No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet, with Christopher and Carson Hocevar also joining him in the No. 62 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota and No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, respectively. Former full-time Cup Series mainstay Corey LaJoie will also race this weekend, doing so in the No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram as part of the team’s Free Agent Driver Program.
Thirty-seven race trucks are entered into the event.
