Brenden Queen (11). Kylie Graham-Imagn Images

RAM has its first driver for new NASCAR Truck Series team

By Samuel Stubbs | Last updated Oct 16, 2025 11:58 AM ET

RAM and Kaulig Racing have found their first driver for their new NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series team that will debut in 2026.

On Thursday, Kaulig Racing announced that 28-year-old Brenden Queen, the 2025 ARCA Menards Series champion, will be the full-time driver of one of the team's RAM entries for the 2026 Truck Series season. A truck number for Queen was not announced.

We’ve got our first!

Brenden Queen has been named Kaulig Racing’s first full-time @RamTrucks driver for the 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season! pic.twitter.com/mddyYTOqeh
— Kaulig Trucks (@Kaulig_Trucks) October 16, 2025

Brenden Queen could be team's headlining driver

Queen, who shot to national prominence with his dominant ARCA campaign this season, could be Kaulig's headlining driver in their first Truck Series season. The Chesapeake, Va., native rose through the ranks of late model racing before becoming a fixture in ARCA, where he's won eight races in 21 starts.

Queen made his Truck Series debut at North Wilkesboro Speedway in 2024, where he finished fourth. He also scored his first career top-10 finish in the NASCAR Xfinity Series at Kansas Speedway on Sept. 27, finishing ninth in the No. 11 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet. Queen will run the final three races of the 2025 Xfinity Series season with Kaulig.

Kaulig still has four slots open on its inaugural Truck Series team, but Queen could get top billing in a debut season that will undoubtedly be watched like a hawk by everyone in the garage.

Samuel Stubbs

Hailing from the same neck of the woods as NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin, Samuel has been covering NASCAR for Yardbarker since February 2024. He has been a member of the National Motorsports Press Association (NMPA) since October of 2024. When he’s not writing about racing, Samuel covers Arkansas Razorback basketball for Yardbarker

More must-reads: