MOORESVILLE, N.C. — TRICON Garage announced that Black’s Tire will return to the team in 2026 and expand its slate to multiple events throughout the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season beginning with the season opener at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway.
The partnership will feature the familiar blue and yellow, Black’s Tire branding on the No. 15 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro with driver Tanner Gray, continuing a relationship that has spanned multiple seasons. The pairing combined for a fourth-place finish at Daytona in 2022 and a third place at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway in 2023.
In addition to Daytona, BTS will be on Gray’s entry at Rockingham (N.C.) Speedway, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Richmond (Va.) Raceway and Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
Black’s Tire, which has operated for over 95 years, has more than 75 locations across North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia & Eastern Tennessee and remains a local, family-owned tire retailer and wholesale distributor.
“We are excited to kick off the season in Daytona! It is a pleasure to continue our partnership with TRICON and Tanner Gray in 2026,” said Ricky Benton II, VP of Purchasing, Sales & Marketing for BTS Companies. “Our BTS Team along with our BTS partners are ready ‘to go together’ with TRICON this year. Throughout the season, we plan on featuring some of our partner dealers on the truck as we celebrate our business partnerships together.”
“It is awesome to have Black’s Tire back on board for 2026,” said Tanner Gray. “Ricky Benton and his team have supported us and believed in what we are doing at TRICON for a long time and I am hopeful to give them some good runs this year.”
