Mission Impossible: Dodge may return to NASCAR Cup as soon as 2027

Posted by Talbot Payne on October 20, 2026

Sellantis HQ, Auburn Hills - Ram NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular drivers (l to r): Corey LaJoie (#10), Timothy "Mini" Tyrell, Justin Haley (#16), and Brenden "Butterbean" Queen.

Sellantis HQ, Auburn Hills – Ram NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series regular drivers (l to r): Corey LaJoie (#10), Timothy “Mini” Tyrell, Justin Haley (#16), and Brenden “Butterbean” Queen.

Henry Payne, The Detroit News

For the first time since 2012, Dodge is planning a return to the NASCAR Cup Series. It could be 2028. Or even earlier.

“It’s no secret we’re exploring the Cup Series” said Stellantis NV spokesperson Tony Sapienza in an interview. “Everyone said it was impossible for us to come back in 2027. So we are targeting 2028.”

Doing the impossible has been the coin of the realm in Stellantis since V-8 muscle-car impresario Tim Kuniskis returned to the struggling company in late 2024 as head of American brands. Since then the Ram 1500 has brought back its Hemi V-8 engine, Kaulig Racing has entered Ram in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and a supercharged V-8 Dodge SRT Hellcat is reportedly due next year.

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