Wendy’s has extended its sponsorship with Trackhouse Racing for a third NASCAR Cup Series season, the team announced Feb. 10.
Wendy’s will be the primary sponsor on all three Trackhouse NASCAR Cup Series cars for a select number of races in 2026, with the first race slated to be on Ross Chastain‘s No. 1 car at EchoPark Speedway on Feb 22.
“There’s nothing better than rolling through the Wendy’s drive-thru and grabbing a Baconato®,” Chastain said in a team release. “I’m happy to see them back on our cars this year and looking forward to getting them into victory lane.”
Its other scheduled races with Trackhouse are on March 8 at Phoenix Raceway with Connor Zilisch and July 26 with Shane van Gisbergen at the Brickyard 400.
“Wendy’s has been a big part of my NASCAR journey since I came to the United States,” van Gisbergen said. “To have such a popular restaurant brand support me has been special. Wendy’s is my go-to spot when gearing up for race weekends. After all, nothing tastes better than a Wendy’s Frosty when my team and I have had a long day at the track.”
In the 2025 Cup Series season, Wendy’s was the primary sponsor for all three Trackhouse cars plus the PROJECT91 entry at the Daytona 500 piloted by Helio Castroneves.
Chastain had one win, four top fives and 12 top 10s in his 2025 campaign en route to a 10th-place points finish. Van Gisbergen racked up five wins, five top fives and seven top 10s and finished 12th in points. Zilisch was full time in the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series and won 10 races, had 20 top fives and 23 top 10s.
Logan Kendall joined the Frontstretch team in 2025 as the Tuesday news writer and eventually branched out into assisting with Frontstretch's social media and video team operations as well. Outside of motorsports, he has an interest in history, meteorology, and government.