The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will make history this weekend in St. Petersburg, Florida, with its first-ever street race in over 30 years of competition. It's the first of two street course races for the Truck Series this season, and its inaugural stop in the Tampa-area city coincides with the 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season opener.
And the field will be star-studded, too. From IndyCar legends to up-and-coming road course aces, Saturday's OnlyBulls Green Flag 150 at St. Petersburg (Noon ET, FOX, NRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio) features a stacked list of drivers set for 80 laps around the 1.8-mile, 14-turn circuit.
Meet some of the racing legends and road course aces set for battle against the Truck Series regulars Saturday in Central Florida.
Dario Franchitti
TEAM: No. 1 Tricon Garage Toyota
One of the most accomplished IndyCar drivers in history, 52-year-old Dario Franchitti is the second oldest driver in the field. While his accolades include four IndyCar championships and three Indianapolis 500 victories, the Scot is no stranger to NASCAR. Franchitti has 29 starts across NASCAR's three national series, including a pole and top five in the 2008 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race at Watkins Glen. Saturday's race, however, is just Franchitti's second in the Truck Series, though he owns a 2011 IndyCar win at the venue. While Franchitti retired from full-time competition in 2013, he occasionally participates in historic car events alongside friend and seven-time Cup Series champion, Jimmie Johnson.
Ben Maier
TEAM: No. 4 Niece Motorsports Chevrolet
While Ben Maier is relatively new to the NASCAR ranks, at just 17 years old, the Annapolis, Maryland, native already has an impressive resume. A former Trans Am race winner, Maier has experience on street courses, racing in Long Beach, Nashville and Detroit. Maier transitioned to stock cars in 2025, and as a rookie, won the CARS Tour Pro Late Model Tour Championship with seven top fives in 13 events. He made two Truck Series starts with Young's Motorsports last season, finishing 18th in his debut at Lime Rock and coming home 25th at the Charlotte Roval.
Adam Andretti
TEAM: No. 5 Tricon Garage Toyota
Son of John Andretti and nephew of Mario Andretti, Adam Andretti debuted last weekend for Tricon at Atlanta's EchoPark Speedway, coming home 12th in his first NASCAR national series event. The 46-year-old has an extensive racing background, earning eight Trans Am victories and also making starts in the United States Formula 3 Championship, the NASCAR Canada Series and IMSA. Andretti is slated for two more Truck Series starts later in the season: Watkins Glen (May 8) and Naval Base Coronado (June 19).
Jackson Lee
TEAM: No. 22 Team Reaume Ford
Up-and-coming sports car driver and son of FOX Sports' Kevin Lee, Jackson Lee is slated for his NASCAR debut in St. Petersburg. Lee competed as high as the USF Pro 2000 series in IndyCar's ladder system, and transitioned to IMSA beginning in 2024. He owns three class victories and several podiums across the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America Series, IMSA VP Challenge, World Racing League and debuted in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge series. Across his racing endeavors, Lee has four starts at the St. Petersburg street course.
Colin Braun
TEAM: No. 25 Kaulig Racing Ram
Welcome back, old friend. An IMSA legend with four Rolex 24 victories, Colin Braun is back in the Craftsman Truck Series for the first time in 15 years. Braun ran full time in 2008 and 2009, winning his first career race for RFK Racing in the latter at Michigan. He has 53 total Truck starts as well as 31 in the O'Reilly Auto Parts Series. His last NASCAR start came in 2011 before shifting back to sports car racing. Braun currently drives Meyer Shank Racing's No. 60 Acura in IMSA's WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP class, and has ties to Kaulig's AJ Allmendinger, whom he co-drove with in this year's Rolex 24.
Wesley Slimp
TEAM: No. 62 Halmar Friesen Racing Toyota
From Marietta, Georgia, 23-year-old Wesley Slimp returns to the stock-car racing ranks for the second consecutive season. A sports car racer at heart, Slimp won twice racing the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America series as an amateur, and progressed to the pro ranks in 2024. Last season, Slimp made eight Porsche Carrera Cup North America starts, also debuting in both the Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series. He finished 12th in the Truck race at Watkins Glen, climbing up from a 29th-place starting position. Slimp is slated for four additional ARCA starts this season with Nitro Motorports after racing at Daytona earlier in the month.
James Hinchcliffe
TEAM: No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
A veteran IndyCar driver turned FOX Sports analyst, 39-year-old James Hinchcliffe will enter his first NASCAR race this weekend. He won six times in the NTT IndyCar Series – including thrice in 2013 – before stepping away from full-time competition after the 2021 campaign. Hinchcliffe still moonlights in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship endurance races, and has competed in three consecutive Rolex 24 races. He made 10 IndyCar starts in St. Petersburg with a win and four top-10 finishes.
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