The relationship ended as soon as it started. The Haas Factory Team officially shook hands with Ford in 2025, stepping back into the NASCAR spotlight with high hopes. It was a fresh start under the Blue Oval to rebuild its presence after Stewart-Haas Racing closed in 2024. But that honeymoon was short-lived; come 2026, the team will swap Blue Oval engines for Chevrolet. The shift will ripple beyond HFT, shaking up the manufacturer lineup and forcing Ford to rethink its presence in NASCAR’s development ladder. However, one HFT driver was completely blindsided by this shift.

Haas’s NASCAR origins were forged under the Chevrolet banner. When he launched Haas CNC Racing in 2002, Gene Haas leaned on Hendrick Motorsports, not just for shop space but for technical support, cars, and engines. Tha

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