St Petersburg Florida Streets Set for Kaulig’s No. 25 Switch as Colin Braun Steps In
Kaulig Racing has tapped Colin Braun to drive the No. 25 Ram in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ first-ever street race, to be held on the streets of st petersburg florida this Saturday. The move marks the third different starter in three races for the No. 25 entry and signals continued lineup flexibility for Kaulig during its debut Truck Series season in partnership with Ram Trucks.
St Petersburg Florida race will feature Kaulig’s third No. 25 starter in three events
Kaulig Racing entered the year running five trucks full-time in its first season in partnership with Ram Trucks, which had not been a Truck Series manufacturer since 2012 before this year. One of those trucks, the No. 25 Ram, is being operated without a single full-time driver, and now the team has named Colin Braun as the driver for the series’ inaugural street race in St Petersburg Florida. The Truck Series has never before run a street race, making this an unusual assignment within a season already notable for lineup variety.
Lineup shuffle: from Stewart to Dillon to Braun
The No. 25 entry opened the year with a veteran name behind the wheel at Daytona, where that driver was knocked out of the race in a crash. Kaulig then assigned Ty Dillon to the No. 25 for the event at EchoPark Speedway (formerly Atlanta Motor Speedway), marking Dillon’s first Truck Series start since 2024 and taking the No. 25 to an 11th-place finish there as part of Kaulig Racing’s "Free Agent Program". With Dillon scheduled to remain with his full-time Cup Series commitments at Circuit of the Americas this weekend, the team has turned to Braun for the street race assignment.
Colin Braun’s return to Trucks: credentials and recent activity
Colin Braun arrives with a strong sports-car résumé, including three championships in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He is also a former full-time Truck Series driver and race winner, having run the full Truck schedule for two seasons with Roush Fenway Racing and capturing a victory that helped him to a top-five championship finish. Braun has made only a small number of Truck starts since that earlier period; his most recent starts in the series came in 2011 with Billy Ballew Motorsports. Braun is set to pilot the No. 25 Ram on the streets of st petersburg florida this Saturday, taking over a role that has already seen multiple hands this season.
What this means for Kaulig Racing and the No. 25 program
The pattern of rotating drivers in the No. 25 highlights Kaulig Racing’s flexible approach in its first full Truck campaign with Ram. Using multiple drivers allows the team to match experience and availability to track types, and it has produced three different names in three events so far: the veteran who opened the season at Daytona, Ty Dillon at EchoPark Speedway, and now Colin Braun for the street race. The team’s decision to run a diverse set of pilots underscores an operational strategy that blends star power, manufacturer partnership objectives, and opportunistic seat assignments.
Looking ahead: the street race and beyond
The impending street race represents a novel challenge for the Truck Series and for drivers stepping into the No. 25 seat. With Braun’s sports-car experience and prior Truck success, Kaulig is betting on a blend of road-course savvy and past Truck familiarity for the tight, unforgiving environment of a street circuit. Tony Stewart has not ruled out a future appearance in the No. 25 entry, but any further returns have not been confirmed. For now, Braun’s appearance on the streets of st petersburg florida completes the trio of starters and keeps the No. 25 conversation dynamic as the season progresses.
Details around practice times, qualifying formats and strategy are subject to change for the event, and teams will adapt as the weekend unfolds.
