Four-time IndyCar champ and former NASCAR racer Dario Franchitti makes his racing return at the Truck Series' debut race at St. Petersburg.

"I think track experience, yeah, is one thing," said Franchitti in a Friday press conference. "I understand the surfaces and the details of the circuit. It's going to feel a lot different in the truck certainly than it did in the IndyCar.

NASCAR and INDYCAR are getting cozy with each other, while a former JGR friend is now a foe. Here's what's happening inside the garage.

Nick Yeoman, a 2006 Lafayette Jeff graduate, made his debut as a NASCAR anchor for PRN last weekend at Atlanta.

The 2026 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series season continues with the OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 at St. Petersburg on Saturday. See the starting lineup here.

According to Phoenix Raceway, the weekend lineup features ARCA and NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series support races on Saturday, followed by the Cup Series Straight Talk Wireless 500 on Sunday. The track’s calendar also lists practice and qualifying the day before the Cup race,

IndyCar veteran Conor Daly was replaced by Rinus VeeKay at Juncos Hollinger Racing after the 2025 season. As Daly’s IndyCar future for the 2026 season hangs in the balance, the 34-year-old recently came out and detailed his wish to return to NASCAR and race in the Brickyard 400.

The qualifying session for the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series was rained out, and the starting lineup has seen set by the metric.