WELCOME, N.C. — Kaulig Racing today announced Mopar, a global brand with a rich racing history tracing back to the inception of NASCAR, as a new full-season partner, bringing the iconic Mopar name to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2026.
As part of Ram’s much-anticipated return to NASCAR racing after more than 10 years away, Mopar — the performance parts, accessories, service and customer care brand of Stellantis — will be the primary sponsor for each of Daniel Dye’s races in the No. 10 Ram 1500 truck.
The collaboration underscores Mopar’s legacy of powering champions on the track, from historic wins in the earliest days of NASCAR through the Winston Cup and early Truck Series eras to today’s strong performances in NHRA drag racing.
With Kaulig Racing fielding a factory-backed, five-truck operation under the Ram banner, Mopar’s involvement will reignite the enthusiasm of having a Mopar sponsored competitor in NASCAR and promote the durability, innovation and raw power of Ram trucks as they compete for victories each week.
“Mopar has grown and evolved over more than 88 years to become synonymous with factory-designed and factory-backed performance parts that enhance speed and handling on the street and the race track,” said Darren Bradshaw, senior vice president of Mopar North America. “So, making a return to NASCAR and competing for race wins with Kaulig Racing and Ram is where our brand belongs.”
Mopar’s NASCAR tenure boasts 319 Cup Series wins with Chrysler, Plymouth and Dodge entries, seven championships and engineering feats like the HEMI® V-8 powerplants and winged aero cars that influenced road-going muscle cars. The Ram truck (previously branded as Dodge) entered the truck series in 1995 and earned driver championships in 2004 (Bobby Hamilton) and 2005 (Ted Musgrave) along with manufacturers’ championships in 2001, 2003 and 2004. Ram spun off as a separate brand from Dodge in 2009 to focus on truck customers.
The blue-and-white paint scheme highlighted with the Mopar Omega M logo will adorn Dye’s No. 10 Ram 1500 in every race in 2026.
Dye, 22, from DeLand, Florida, returns to the truck series after logging eight top-10 finishes driving full-time in the Xfinity Series for Kaulig Racing in 2025. He posted a career-best seventh-place finish at Martinsville, Virginia, Speedway in March. He drove full-time in the truck series in the 2023 and 2024 seasons, finishing 10th in points in 2024.
Dye’s off-track work has been equally impressive. He was named the 11th Comcast Community Champion of the Year on Nov. 3, 2025, for his “Race to Stop Suicide” initiative, launched in 2018 with The NASCAR Foundation and Halifax Health.
The campaign raised awareness through public service announcements, school programs and a five-episode television series that reached over 6.3 million households. Dye’s efforts emphasized honesty, compassion and giving others a voice, extending beyond racing to empower youth and communities.
Dye said he can’t wait to roll through the tunnel at Daytona International Speedway to get the season started.
“This relationship with Mopar and Ram means so much to my family and me,” said Dye, whose father, Randy, is a former pro late model racer and auto dealer in Daytona. “Returning to the truck series and running a Ram 1500 this year seems right, and I can’t wait to get the season started. It’s going to be fun having five Ram trucks on the track this year.”
