Once, Jeff Gluck of SB Nation asked NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne how the latter wanted to be remembered after retirement. This was back in 2011, when Kahne was racing for Red Bull Racing and was headed to Hendrick Motorsports for the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.Kahne doesn’t race full-time anymore. He last wheeled the No. 33 Chevy Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series (previously known as the NASCAR Xfinity Series). However, he does compete in High Limit Racing, an American touring sprint car racing series co-founded by the reigning Cup Series champion, Kyle Larson.When Gluck asked what Kahne wanted his retirement story to look like, Kasey Kahne said,“Probably just, ‘He was a good guy and he treated people the right way – and he won some big races.’ I mean, Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson – those guys are tough right now and dominating. I’d love to do that, but I could see more just being a good person, a good guy and someone who had his days where he was pretty tough on the track, too.”Kasey Kahne retired in 2018 due to underlying health conditions. However, he still misses the weekly grind. More than the competition aspect of the sport, he misses driving stock cars. In an interview, Kahne said,“I think driving the cars (is what I miss the most). Definitely just driving the cars. Like every week, you're just trying to figure out how to be better and what you can do as a driver with the team .. like how it all works to be better. I miss that side of it to be sure."Kasey Kahne returned for a one-off appearance in the 2025 NASCAR Xfinity North Carolina Education Lottery 250 at Rockingham Speedway. He bagged a P15 finish in the No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevy, while JR Motorsports driver Sammy Smith won the race.Is Kasey Kahne returning to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 2026?With RAM entering the NASCAR Truck Series arena in 2026, a rumor surfaced that Kasey Kahne, along with former Cup Series champion Tony Stewart, could be returning to formal competition with Kaulig Racing, since both drivers have prior experience driving RAM machinery. However, Kaulig Racing CEO Chris Rice denied it.In a virtual interview with Mike Bagley and Pete Pistone of SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, Rice said that Kaulig Racing does not have any contracts with either Kasey Kahne or Tony Stewart.“Do we have conversation about those guys? Absolutely,” Rice said. “Do we have conversation about everybody that drove their Dodge car? Absolutely. So, you can put in there every single person that's been in a Dodge car.""We have two other trucks that we got to announce the drivers for, and when Ram is ready to announce those drivers, we'll do it. But as of right now, they do not have a contract with us,” he added.The 2026 season will kick off with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race at the Daytona International Speedway. Scheduled for February 13, the 100-lap feature will be televised on Fox Sports 1, with live radio updates on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.