Kaulig Racing\u2019s five Ram 1500 entries took the green flag together for the fifth time in the 2026 NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series season Friday afternoon at Rockingham Speedway.<\/p>\n
Corey LaJoie led the Ram contingent with an eighth\u2011place finish, followed by Justin Haley in 13th, Ty Dillon in 23rd, Timothy \u201cMini\u201d Tyrrell in 26th, and Brenden \u201cButterbean\u201d Queen in 28th.<\/p>\n
LaJoie\u2019s result marked the fourth top\u201110 finish for a Kaulig Ram 1500 in the first five races of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n
Corey LaJoie \u2014 No. 10 Ram 1500<\/p>\n
Corey LaJoie made his first start of the season in the No. 10 Ram 1500 and delivered a strong showing with an eighth\u2011place finish.<\/p>\n
LaJoie started 23rd and slipped a few positions early before finishing 19th at the end of Stage 1. He battled a free\u2011handling truck in Stage 2 and crossed the line 14th. When the race set up for a 28\u2011lap shootout, LaJoie restarted eighth, the final truck on the lead lap, and held his position to the checkered flag.<\/p>\n
Corey LaJoie \u2014 Quote<\/p>\n
\u201cWe lined up eighth at the pay window when it opened late in the race, so I\u2019ll take that. If we just execute and control what we can, we should be able to run eighth to 10th every week. That\u2019s what we did. There\u2019s still some potential to be found in the trucks, but it was cool working with the team for the first time and building the notebook with these Ram 1500s.\u201d<\/p>\n
Justin Haley \u2014 No. 16 Ram 1500<\/p>\n
Justin Haley continued to gain experience at Rockingham in his first competitive visit to the track.<\/p>\n
Haley started and finished Stage 1 in 17th. During Stage 2, he reported the truck was bouncing in the rear and finished 20th. Haley mounted a strong charge in the final stage, climbing toward the top 10 before losing a lap. With only eight trucks remaining on the lead lap, he brought the No. 16 home 13th.<\/p>\n
Justin Haley \u2014 Quote<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve never been here, so just getting laps was my goal, and practice was rain\u2011shortened. We unloaded okay and lost the balance along the way, but we got it back near the end. We just lost a lap. We\u2019ll move on to Bristol \u2014 it\u2019s one of my favorites \u2014 and keep building.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ty Dillon \u2014 No. 25 Ram 1500 (Free Agent Program)<\/p>\n
Ty Dillon started 28th in the Ram Free Agent entry and immediately encountered the same issues that plagued the team in practice and qualifying \u2014 only worse in race conditions.<\/p>\n
Despite multiple pit stops and attempts to correct the problems, the truck remained off the pace. Dillon ultimately finished 23rd.<\/p>\n
Timothy \u201cMini\u201d Tyrrell \u2014 No. 14 Ram 1500<\/p>\n
In his Rockingham debut, Mini Tyrrell showed encouraging speed early.<\/p>\n
Tyrrell finished Stage 1 on the lead lap and improved to 21st by the end of Stage 2. An additional pit stop in the final stage dropped him back in the running order, resulting in a 26th\u2011place finish.<\/p>\n
Brenden \u201cButterbean\u201d Queen \u2014 No. 12 Ram 1500<\/p>\n
Brenden \u201cButterbean\u201d Queen started 11th and wasted no time breaking into the top 10 during the opening laps.<\/p>\n
He finished 12th in Stage 1, but contact with the wall during Stage 2 set him back, leaving him 23rd at the stage finish. A stop for what he believed was a flat tire dropped him further behind, and he finished 28th.<\/p>\n
Up Next<\/p>\n
The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series returns to action Friday, April 10, with the night race at Bristol Motor Speedway, beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n
Ram announced that Carson Ferguson will drive the No. 25 Free Agent Ram 1500 at Bristol.<\/p>\n
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