Why race pickup trucks? For starters, they’re arguably the most popular automotive vehicle in America, with upwards of 2 million new pickups sold every year in the United States. And they’re a blast to race, particularly the trucks of the NASCAR Truck Series. With 625 horsepower pushing their 3450 pounds around super speedways, ovals, short tracks and the occasional road course, NASCAR’s trucks are fun to watch and challenging to drive.
When Chrysler spun the RAM brand off from Dodge in 2010, it also took over as the marque of choice in the NASCAR Truck Series for a handful of years before the company left the sport. After a nearly 15-year absence, the brand returned in 2026 as part of an all-new five-truck effort with Kaulig Racing, landing a mix of talented up-and-comers, hosting a Free Agent truck with different drivers each week (including its debut with Tony Stewart in Daytona), and launching a reality show called Race for the Seat, where Mini Tyrrell earned a full-season drive.
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