{"id":287297,"date":"2025-11-16T18:50:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/287297\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T18:50:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-16T18:50:04","slug":"dana-white-hints-at-nascar-ambitions-at-ufc-322","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/287297\/","title":{"rendered":"Dana White Hints at NASCAR Ambitions at UFC\u00a0322"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UFC President Dana White drew attention from NASCAR fans at UFC 322 when he showed up to fighter face-off event at Madison Square Garden wearing a Kaulig Racing \/ Ram Trucks T-shirt. The moment didn\u2019t go unnoticed, especially with Ram set to return to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>White has dipped his toes into NASCAR before. His Howler Head bourbon brand\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nascar.com\/news-media\/2022\/02\/01\/trackhouse-racing-team-partners-with-ufc-president-dana-white\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">sponsored<\/a>\u00a0Ross Chastain\u2019s \u21161 Chevrolet in 2022, a partnership that included a custom Clash paint scheme and a display car at UFC headquarters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But his latest Kaulig Racing nod is more than just a casual connection. NASCAR reporter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/A_S12\/status\/1989714325267788096\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">Adam Stern<\/a>\u00a0notes that White is expected to be involved in the new Stellantis-backed NASCAR program, making his UFC 322 appearance even more intentional.<\/p>\n<p>The Dana White-NASCAR rumors started months\u00a0ago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Does-Dana-White-own-UFC-USA-Today-News.jpg\" alt=\"Does Dana White own UFC USA Today News\" class=\"wp-image-1339479\"  \/>USA Today News<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s NASCAR presence aligns with rumors from earlier this year that Ram was planning a reality-style driver tryout show to build its 2026 Truck Series lineup. Back in July,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nascar\/nascar-rumor-ram-eyes-reality-show-driver-tryout-with-ufcs-dana-whites-support\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">reports<\/a>\u00a0said Ram wanted to create a modern take on Roush Racing: Driver X, using a TV show to find new talent.<\/p>\n<p>White, who helped make The Ultimate Fighter a pipeline for UFC stars, told Sports Business Journal that joining Ram on such a project was \u201cvery possible.\u201d No updates have been released since, but White\u2019s Kaulig\/Ram tee adds credibility to the idea the project is still in the works.<\/p>\n<p>Since those early rumors, Ram has finalized one big piece of its NASCAR plan: Kaulig Racing will be the anchor team for its Truck Series return. The team is building a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nascar\/ram-nascar-2026-truck-series-lineup\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">five-truck operation<\/a>\u00a0and is the only NASCAR team aligned with two manufacturers -Chevrolet in Cup and Ram in Truck. Kaulig also paused its Xfinity Series program to free up resources for both efforts.<\/p>\n<p>White\u2019s visibility now fits into that timeline. His background and Ram\u2019s aggressive approach to its return, makes him the perfect guy for a promotional partnership.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img alt=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/farrah.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-70 photo\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tMy  love  for  motorsports  started  in  my  childhood  in  Tunisia,  watching  races  with  my  family.  Fast  forward  to  today,  &#8230; More about <a class=\"more-bio\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/author\/farah-ben-gamra\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Farah Ben Gamra<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"UFC President Dana White drew attention from NASCAR fans at UFC 322 when he showed up to fighter&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":287298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[446],"tags":[49,48,10359,26422,634,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-287297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nascar","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-dana-white","11":"tag-kaulig-racing","12":"tag-nascar","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=287297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/287297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/287298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=287297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=287297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=287297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}