NASCAR Truck Series: 2020 driver lineup tracker
By Asher Fair
The 2020 NASCAR Truck Series driver lineup is slowly taking shape. Here is a tracker of the confirmations that have been made thus far.
Not much was known about the driver lineup for the 2020 NASCAR Truck Series driver lineup until fairly late in the 2019 season, capped off by ThorSport Racing’s Matt Crafton winning the championship at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
But several confirmations have now been made, and surely more will roll in throughout the offseason before the season begins in mid-February.
Here is what we know as of Friday, November 22, 2019.
GMS Racing
- Sheldon Creed is set to return for a second season driving the #2 Chevrolet.
- Brett Moffitt is set to return for a second season driving the #24 Chevrolet.
- Tyler Ankrum is set to switch from DGR-Crosley to GMS Racing and become a full-time driver.
- Zane Smith is set to switch from part-time JR Motorsports driver in the Xfinity Series to full-time driver at GMS Racing.
- Sam Mayer is set to drive the #21 Chevrolet in select races for a second season.
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Kyle Busch Motorsports
- Christian Eckes is set to replace Harrison Burton behind the wheel of the #18 Toyota after driving part-time for the team in 2019.
- Raphaël Lessard is set to replace Todd Gilliland behind the wheel of the #4 Toyota after driving part-time for the team in 2019.
- Team owner Kyle Busch is set to compete in his usual maximum allowable total of five races behind the wheel of the #51 Toyota.
- Chandler Smith is set to drive the #51 Toyota in select races for a second season.
- The #51 Toyota is set to feature at least one more driver throughout the year.
Hattori Racing Enterprises
- Austin Hill is set to return for a second season driving the #16 Toyota.
CR7 Motorsports (Grant County Mulch Racing)
- Codie Rohrbaugh is set to drive the #9 Chevrolet in select races for a third season.
Diversified Motorsports Enterprises (JJL Motorsports)
- Jesse Little is set to drive the #97 Ford in select races for a fifth season.
None of the other teams nor drivers who competed in the Truck Series at any point throughout the 2019 season have confirmed plans for the 2020 season yet.
The 2020 NASCAR Truck Series season is scheduled to begin on Friday, February 14 with the NextEra Energy 250. This race is set to be broadcast live on Fox Sports 1 from Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Florida beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET.