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Dodge to return to NASCAR Cup Series in 2027
Dodge will return to NASCAR’s Cup Series in 2027, a year earlier than previously expected.
The Stellantis-owned brand announced the move at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
Kaulig Racing will run two Dodge Charger cars, with A.J. Allmendinger and Ty Dillon expected to drive them.
The team plans to start at the Daytona 500, the opening race of the season.
Dodge will join Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota as the series’ fourth manufacturer in a 36-race season.
Dodge last competed in the Cup Series in 2012, and its Ram brand returned to NASCAR’s Truck Series in 2026.
Earnhardt Childress Racing will build Dodge-spec engines, helping the brand prepare sooner than expected.
Dodge will return to the NASCAR Cup Series in 2027, restoring the series to four manufacturers.
The Stellantis-owned brand announced its return at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas on Monday.
Kaulig Racing will field a two-car Dodge team, beginning at the Daytona 500.
AJ Allmendinger and Ty Dillon are expected to drive, though Dodge has not yet confirmed its drivers.
Dodge is returning a year earlier than initially expected, with ECR set to build its engines.
- Who
- Dodge, owned by Stellantis, will return with Kaulig Racing.
- What
- Dodge will field a two-car team in the NASCAR Cup Series.
- When
- 2027, beginning at the Daytona 500.
- Where
- The NASCAR Cup Series; the return was announced at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas.
- Why
- The sources say Dodge is returning to compete in the series; rival manufacturers supported the engine partnership in part because they believed a fourth manufacturer would benefit the series.
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Dodge re-entered the NASCAR Truck Series with its Ram brand.
Dodge announced at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas that it would return to the Cup Series in 2027.
Kaulig Racing is set to begin fielding a two-car Dodge team at the Daytona 500.
- Return season
- 2027
- Team
- Kaulig Racing
- Number of cars
- Two
- First race
- Daytona 500
- Engine builder
- Earnhardt Childress Racing (ECR)
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What people are saying
This commitment speaks to Dodge's belief in our sport and gives fans another reason to be excited about what's ahead.
Everyone said it was impossible to get back in one year. We said, ‘watch this’
It’s going to be exponentially harder this way. But slow has never been part of Dodge DNA. LFG.