Haley, Dye back to Trucks with Kaulig
WELCOME, N.C. — The 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season will welcome Justin Haley and Daniel Dye back to the series.
Kaulig Racing signed Haley and Dye to its five-truck program with Ram Trucks next year. The team made the announcement Wednesday.
In 2025, Haley has raced for Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series and Dye has raced for Kaulig in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Dye last raced in Trucks in 2024 when he made the playoffs and finished 10th in points. Haley last raced in Trucks in 2018 when he earned three wins, nine top-five finishes, 18 top-10 finishes in 23 races – and a Championship 4 berth.
Brenden ‘Butterbean’ Queen, who is finishing 2025 in Kaulig’s No. 11 Xfinity Series entry, is the only other driver named to Kaulig’s Truck program so far.
With rumors suggesting Kaulig may phase out its Xfinity program to focus on Trucks, they may have at least one of the two drivers they need to find.
Kaulig Xfinity driver Christian Eckes dominated the Truck Series in 2023 and 2024 before moving to the Xfinity Series in 2025. If Kaulig’s Xfinity program does go away, Eckes could be in line to get one of their Truck rides in 2026.
Kaulig is also reportedly losing its alliance with Richard Childress Racing, which could open the door for Cup driver A.J. Allmendinger.
Nothing has been announced yet on Eckes or Allmendinger or the remaining two spots on Kaulig’s Truck team.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
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