Dodge parent company Stellantis will enter NASCAR racing in 2026 with its Ram brand competing in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series with an eye toward going Cup racing in the years beyond.Whether that’s 2027 or later — 2027 is possible but would be an aggressive timeline — remains to be seen as the announcement Sunday focused primarily on the truck,

Ram unveiled its NASCAR plans prior to Sunday’s Firekeepers Casino 400 Cup race at Michigan International Speedway

The Stellantis brand will return to the Truck Series next season after Dodge had been a mainstay in NASCAR’s third-tier series since its mid-1990s inception. Dodge’s last season in the Cup Series came in 2012 when Brad Keselowski won the title for Team Penske in a Charger and a Ram truck was last driven in the Truck Series in 2013.