NASCAR driver Caden Honeycutt is coming off one of the best weekends in racing this season, winning four races including his first Truck Series win. Although he is dominating in trucks at the moment, it won't be long before he moves up to the Cup Series.
In the latest episode of The Teardown, The Athletic's NASCAR reporter Jordan Bianchi said he expects Honeycutt to make it to the Cup Series by 2028.
"It's turning heads right now and he's got some ways to go. But the path he's on, he's someone I would expect to be in the Cup Series in 2028."
The Athletic's Jordan Bianchi on when Caden Honeycutt could reach the Cup Series
Honeycutt, who turns 23 in June, entered the season ranked sixth among the top NASCAR prospects in 2026 by Fox Sports' Bob Pokrass. With Jesse Love and Corey Haim both potentially getting full-time Cup Series rides for the 2027 season, Honeycutt could be one of the next in line and be even higher ranked a year from now.
He has proved that he can win anywhere. Honeycutt's first Truck Series win came over the weekend when he won four races, including two CARS races and a win in the ARCA Menards Series.
That's why Honeycutt was chosen to replace Ham in the No. 11 truck with the Tricon garage. Although he has not repeated the historic results delivered by Hamm last season, he leads the Truck Series in points (312) with the most top-fives (five) and fourth-most laps (68) among full-time truck drivers.
Winning four different races with four different teams speaks volumes about Honeycutt's talent behind the wheel. The Truck Series championship means a lot to him this season and if all goes well, it's fair to think he'll become a 24-year-old Cup driver in 2028.
