Seven full-time NASCAR Cup drivers — six of which have received on the highest degree of the game — will all be racing within the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Collection race at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend.
With NASCAR rising the variety of races Cup drivers can run within the decrease divisions coming into the 2026 season, most anticipated to see an elevated presence in O’Reilly and Truck races, and that’s exactly what is occurring.
The sector may also function reigning NCTS sequence champion Corey Heim, who leads the championship regardless of solely operating part-time (so he isn’t eligible for the Chase). However he nonetheless has quite a bit to race for, as a 3rd consecutive win this weekend as a part of the Triple Truck Problem will earn him $500,000 in prize cash — $150,000 of which he is already secured via wins at Darlington and Rockingham.
“I don’t actually give it some thought within the truck however having the ability to replicate on it – it might be cool to be the primary particular person to brush all three if we’re in a position to do it,” stated Heim, who received the 2023 Bristol Truck race, and even earned his career-best Cup end there (sixth in 2025). “There may be plenty of motivation for these guys within the No. 1 camp with Celsius as our main (at Bristol), so tremendous enthusiastic about that.”
However this can seemingly be the toughest race to win of all of them. This is a have a look at the present full-time Cup drivers that Heim will probably be dealing with off with on this weekend’s race:
Kyle Busch — No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
The 2-time Cup champion has extra wins on the Cup degree than some other energetic driver (63), and he is additionally the winningest Truck Collection driver in historical past with 68 wins. He already received in his solely truck begin to date in 2026, taking the checkered flag at Atlanta. Busch additionally has 5 Truck wins at Bristol, however none since 2017.
Ross Chastain — No. 45 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
The defending winner of the Coca-Cola 600 and 2022 Cup Collection championship runner-up has six wins on the Cup degree. He additionally has 5 Truck wins, and is the 2019 Truck Collection championship runner-up. Simply a few weeks in the past, he misplaced the Darlington Truck race when Heim handed him within the closing nook.
Christopher Bell — No. 62 Halmar-Friesen Racing Toyota
Bell has 13 Cup wins and 7 Truck wins, and can also be a former Truck Collection champion, successful the title in 2017. He is additionally positioned inside the highest 5 within the Cup standings for the previous 4 consecutive years.
Chase Briscoe — No. 5 Tricon Storage Toyota
Briscoe has 5 Cup wins and is the back-to-back winner of the Southern 500 winner at Darlington. He is additionally a confirmed winner in Vans with two victories there, however this will probably be his first Truck begin in about three years. Final yr, he positioned third within the closing Cup standings.
Carson Hocevar — No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Hocevar is the 2024 Cup Collection Rookie of the 12 months, and whereas he is the one driver on this checklist with no win on the highest degree of the game, he has been very shut. Within the Truck Collection, he has 5 wins, reaching Victory Lane with each Niece and Spire. In 2023, he was a Truck title finalist and positioned fourth within the standings.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — No. 4 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
Stenhouse is the 2023 Daytona 500 winner and has 4 wins within the Cup Collection. Nevertheless, he had by no means began a Truck race previous to the 2026 season. This will probably be his third begin of the yr with Niece, inserting sixth and ninth in his first two appearances.
Daniel Suarez — No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
Suarez hasn’t run a Truck race in 5 years, however he does have a win in Vans. He is additionally the one foreign-born driver to win races throughout all three nationwide divisions, together with two within the Cup Collection.
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