Ty Dillon will return to Kaulig Racing for a second NASCAR Cup Series season in 2026, he announced.
Dillon told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio the news on Wednesday, Dec. 3.
”Very excited for that,” Dillon said. “Very grateful for the opportunity to be a part of Kaulig Racing, racing with Matt Kaulig [team owner], Chris Rice, Ty Norris and just everybody there at the race team. We had a lot of fun last year. I think we definitely blew the expectations out of the water of what people thought we were gonna do as a team.
”Looking to raise that level another step this year.”
Dillon will continue to drive the No. 10 Chevrolet, and will continue to have sponsorship from SeaBest, which Dillon also announced as a returning sponsor for an undetermined number of races.
Dillon also said Andrew Dickeson will remain atop the pit box as his crew chief.
The younger Dillon brother will compete for the same Cup team full-time in back-to-back seasons for the first time since his four-year stint with Germain Racing from 2017-2020. Dillon’s 2025 season was highlighted by an eighth-place finish in the summer race at EchoPark Speedway, springboarding an unlikely run in the NASCAR In-Season Tournament that saw him rise all the way to the runner-up spot as the 32nd and final seed in the bracket.
Kaulig has now officially locked down the same Cup roster for 2026 as it did for 2025, as it was previously reported that A.J. Allmendinger would return to the Cup team full-time next season as well.
Lot more cautions and angry drivers next season from the rolling roadblock.
And once again, Pop-Pop’s $$$$ keeps a talentless driver in Cup while talented drivers end up sitting on the sideline.