2022 NASCAR Cup Series

Chase Elliott, the current points leader.

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series is the 74th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 51st season for the modern-era Cup Series. The season started at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 6 with the Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum. That race was followed by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races on February 17 and the 64th running of the Daytona 500, the first points race of the season, at Daytona International Speedway on February 20. The regular season will end with the Coke Zero Sugar 400, also at Daytona, on August 27. The NASCAR playoffs will begin with the Cook Out Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway on September 4 and will end with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 6.[1] This season marks the debut of the Next Gen Car, which was originally supposed to debut in 2021, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, this is the first season to have races covered by USA Network, which takes over for the now-defunct NBCSN.[2]

This marks the final season for Mars, Incorporated as a NASCAR sponsor, as the company announced on December 20, 2021, that it would leave NASCAR following the 2022 season. They have been the main sponsor for Kyle Busch's No. 18 car for Joe Gibbs Racing since the 2008 season, primarily through the M&M's brand. Prior to that, they sponsored the No. 36 MB2 Motorsports car from 1997 to 2002 and the No. 38 Robert Yates Racing car from 2003 to 2007.[3] It is also the final season for Aric Almirola, who will retire at season's end.[4]

Teams and drivers

Chartered teams
Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief
Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 5 Kyle Larson[5] Cliff Daniels
9 Chase Elliott[6] Alan Gustafson
24 William Byron[7] Rudy Fugle
48 Alex Bowman[8] Greg Ives
JTG Daugherty Racing[9] 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.[10] Brian Pattie
Kaulig Racing[11][12] 16 Daniel Hemric 8[13] Matt Swiderski[14]
A. J. Allmendinger 14[12][15]
Noah Gragson 14[13]
31 Justin Haley[12] Trent Owens 32[14]
Caleb Williams 4[16][17]
Petty GMS Motorsports[18] 42 Ty Dillon[19][18] Jerame Donley[20]
43 Erik Jones[21][18] Dave Elenz[22]
Richard Childress Racing 3 Austin Dillon Justin Alexander
8 Tyler Reddick Randall Burnett
Spire Motorsports 7 Corey LaJoie[23][12] Ryan Sparks 32
Peter Sospenzo 4[24][25]
77 Landon Cassill 11 Kevin Bellicourt
Josh Bilicki 24[26]
Justin Allgaier 1
Trackhouse Racing Team[27] 1 Ross Chastain[28] Phil Surgen[29]
99 Daniel Suárez[28] Travis Mack
Ford Front Row Motorsports 34 Michael McDowell[30] Blake Harris[31]
38 Todd Gilliland (R)[30] Seth Barbour 32[30]
Troy Raker 4[16]
Live Fast Motorsports 78 B. J. McLeod 12 Lee Leslie
Christopher Stanley[32]
Andy Lally 1[33]
Josh Williams 1[34]
TBA 22
RFK Racing 6 Brad Keselowski[35] Matt McCall 32[36]
Josh Sell 4[37][38]
17 Chris Buescher[39] Scott Graves[40]
Rick Ware Racing[41][42] 15 David Ragan 4[43] Mike Hillman Sr. 2
Ken Evans 3
Kevyn Rebolledo 6
TBA 25
Garrett Smithley 3[44]
Joey Hand 6[45]
J. J. Yeley 3
Ryan Preece 2[46]
TBA 18
51 Cody Ware[47] Billy Plourde
Stewart-Haas Racing 4 Kevin Harvick[48] Rodney Childers[49]
10 Aric Almirola[50] Drew Blickensderfer[51]
14 Chase Briscoe Johnny Klausmeier[51]
41 Cole Custer Mike Shiplett[51]
Team Penske 2 Austin Cindric (R)[52] Jeremy Bullins[53]
12 Ryan Blaney[54] Jonathan Hassler[53]
22 Joey Logano[55] Paul Wolfe[53]
Wood Brothers Racing 21 Harrison Burton (R)[56] Brian Wilson[57]
Toyota 23XI Racing 23 Bubba Wallace[58] Bootie Barker 32[59]
Dave Rogers 4[60]
45 Kurt Busch[61] Billy Scott[59]
Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Denny Hamlin[62] Chris Gabehart
18 Kyle Busch[63] Ben Beshore
19 Martin Truex Jr.[64] James Small
20 Christopher Bell Adam Stevens

Limited schedule
Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief Rounds
Chevrolet Beard Motorsports[65] 62 Noah Gragson[66] Darren Shaw 2
TBA 2
NY Racing Team[67] 44 Greg Biffle[67] Jay Guy[67] 5[67]
The Money Team Racing[68] 50 Kaz Grala[68] Tony Eury Jr.[68] 2[68]
Ford MBM Motorsports 55 J. J. Yeley[69] George Church 2[69][70]
66 Timmy Hill[71] Jeff Weaver 1
Boris Said[72] 1[70]
Team Hezeberg powered by
Reaume Brothers Racing[73]		 27 Jacques Villeneuve Josh Reaume 1[73]
Loris Hezemans 6[73]
Team Stange Racing 79 Tarso Marques[74] TBA 8[74]

News and updates

Teams
  • On April 28, 2021, Kaulig Racing announced they would run at least one full-time Cup car in 2022. The team made their Cup Series debut in the 2020 Daytona 500 with their Xfinity Series driver Justin Haley driving the No. 16 car. They then entered the No. 16 in all superspeedways (with Kaz Grala) and road course races (with their Xfinity Series driver A. J. Allmendinger) in 2021.[11] On June 18, the team announced that Haley would drive the No. 16 full-time in 2022.[12] On June 5, team owner Matt Kaulig announced that Allmendinger would return to run the road courses and would also run the superspeedway races for the team in the Cup Series in 2022. Because Matt Kaulig also then announced that their full-time car will have one full-time driver, Allmendinger will drive a new second Cup Series car for Kaulig.[11] On June 18, the team announced that they had purchased two charters from Spire Motorsports.[12] On December 14, Kaulig announced that Allmendinger would instead drive the No. 16 and the other drivers sharing the car with him would be Noah Gragson and Daniel Hemric, with Haley driving Kaulig's other car. On December 15, it was announced that Haley's car number would be the No. 31.[75]
  • On May 14, 2021, Rick Ware Racing owner Rick Ware told NBC Sports that he may lease out one of his four charters in 2022.[76] On October 10, RWR announced that they would form a technical alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing in 2022 and would field two full-time cars with the possibility of a third if sponsorship can be found.[77]
  • On May 29, 2021, Denny Hamlin hinted that 23XI Racing may expand to a two-car operation in 2022, with or without a charter.[78] On August 14, Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports reported a potential deal between 23XI and Front Row Motorsports that would allow 23XI to lease or purchase one of FRM's charters.[79] On August 27, 2021, Kurt Busch was officially announced as the driver of the No. 45 car.[61] On October 3, Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic reported that Hamlin had secured a charter for the No. 45.[80] On October 13, Pockrass reported that they had been working with FRM, but the deal had fallen through.[81] On November 13, David Wilson from Toyota Racing Development revealed in an interview to Jenna Fryer from the Associated Press that 23XI had secured a charter for the No. 45 car. He did not announce which team they got it from and if they purchased it or are leasing it.[82] On November 16, 23XI's president Steve Lauletta confirmed that the team has purchased StarCom Racing's charter for US$13.5 million, the most expensive purchase of the charter since the implementation of the system in 2016.[83]
  • On June 10, 2021, Justin Marks stated on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio that his Trackhouse Racing Team may expand to a two-car operation in 2022.[84] On June 30, the team announced that they had purchased the entirety of Chip Ganassi Racing's NASCAR operations, effective at the end of the 2021 season.[27]
  • On June 17, 2021, it was announced that the Truck Series team GMS Racing would debut in the Cup Series in 2022. They did not announce whether the team would run full-time or part-time and their car number at the time.[85] On October 10, GMS announced that they would run full-time with Ty Dillon driving the No. 94 car. The team will also have a technical alliance with Richard Childress Racing, the team owned by Dillon's grandfather, Richard Childress.[19] On December 1, GMS purchased a majority interest in Richard Petty Motorsports for US$19 million. The deal includes both of RPM's charters; the No. 43 will continue to operate with its charter while the second charter, which was leased to Rick Ware Racing for the No. 51 from 2019 to 2021, will be transferred to GMS' No. 94.[86] On December 7, the team was renamed Petty GMS Motorsports, with the No. 94 renumbered to the No. 42, a former Petty Enterprises number which became available after Chip Ganassi Racing closed down.[18]
  • On June 18, 2021, Spire Motorsports announced the sale of two of its three charters to Kaulig Racing, which left the team with one charter in 2022 for Corey LaJoie's No. 7 car and no charter for their No. 77 car.[12] When Rick Ware Racing scaled back their operations from four full-time cars to two in 2022, they sold their No. 53 charter to Spire; the purchased charter was assigned to the No. 7, with the No. 7's former charter reassigned to the No. 77, with Landon Cassill and Josh Bilicki sharing the ride.[87]
  • On August 31, 2021, JTG Daugherty Racing announced that it would scale down to one full-time team (the No. 47) in 2022. The team's No. 37 car, which ran full-time without a charter in 2021, was shut down at the end of the season.[9]
  • On September 1, 2021, Catchfence.com reported that StarCom Racing would be selling its charter after the 2021 season. The purchasing team has yet to be announced.[83] On September 15, StarCom Racing's shop foreman and mechanical director Charlie Langenstein prematurely revealed in a since-deleted tweet that the team would shut down at the end of the 2021 season.[88] On November 5, StarCom itself confirmed that they would be closing down. StarCom was in talks to sell its charter to Spire Motorsports, but the deal ultimately fell through. The charter was sold to 23XI Racing for the No. 45 car on November 16.[83]
  • On September 7, 2021, Beard Motorsports announced that the team will enter their No. 62 car in the Daytona 500 as well as the other three superspeedway races in 2022. The team only attempted the Daytona 500 in 2021 after previously attempting all Cup Series superspeedway races from 2017 to 2020.[65]
  • On October 9, 2021, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series driver Loris Hezemans and Reaume Brothers Racing announced that they would form a new Cup Series team, Team Hezeberg, that will field the No. 27 car part-time in 2022 for Hezemans and fellow Euro Series driver Jacques Villeneuve. Hezemans, who drove part-time in the Xfinity Series for Reaume in partnerships with other teams in 2021, will run all of the road course races with the possibility of some short track races. Villeneuve, whose races in the car have yet to be announced, will make his first Cup Series and NASCAR national series start since 2013. The team hopes to compete in the Cup Series full-time in 2023.[73]
  • On November 16, 2021, Roush Fenway Racing announced their rebrand to RFK Racing (Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing) due to Brad Keselowski joining the team as a co-owner.[89]
  • On January 19, 2022, Adam Stern from Sports Business Journal reported that The Money Team Racing, a team co-owned by or affiliated with boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. that has unsuccessfully tried to enter the series since 2019, had secured a car and a sponsor and was finalizing a deal to attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 with Kaz Grala as the driver of their No. 50 car.[90] On February 1, the team officially announced these plans.[68] In addition, it was revealed that former StarCom Racing owners Michael and Matt Kohler and Bill Woehlemann have invested in the team.[91]
  • On February 3, 2022, MBM Motorsports announced that J. J. Yeley would attempt to qualify for the 2022 Daytona 500 in the team's renumbered No. 55 car.[92] This is the fourth straight year that MBM's second car has changed numbers, as it was previously the No. 46 in 2019, the No. 49 in 2020 and the No. 13 in 2021.
  • On February 14, 2022, NY Racing Team announced that they would attempt to qualify for the 2022 Daytona 500 with Greg Biffle driving their No. 44 Chevrolet. The team has its car bodies supplied by Richard Childress Racing and engines by Hendrick Motorsports.[67]
  • On March 8, 2022, Team Stange Racing announced that they would debut in the Cup Series, fielding the No. 79 Ford part-time for former Formula One and Champ Car driver Tarso Marques. TSR previously fielded part-time entries in the ARCA Menards Series and the ARCA Menards Series East from 2014 to 2016 and collaborated with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports to field an entry in the 2019 Indianapolis 500.[74]

Drivers
  • On May 18, 2021, Jim Utter from Motorsport.com reported that Brad Keselowski, whose contract with Team Penske ends after the 2021 season, was offered a full-time Cup Series ride with Roush Fenway Racing in 2022, with a partial ownership stake in the team. Later the same day, Bob Pockrass from Fox Sports reported that it was a "done deal, according to multiple industry sources with knowledge of the situation." Keselowski declined to comment on the matter when asked about it in an interview. On July 15, Keselowski released a statement confirming his decision to part ways with Team Penske at the end of the season.[93] On July 20, Roush Fenway Racing officially announced that Keselowski would join the team as a driver/co-owner starting in 2022 and would replace Ryan Newman as the driver of the No. 6 car.[94]
  • On May 30, 2021, Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic reported that Kurt Busch, whose contract with Chip Ganassi Racing ends after the 2021 season, was the top candidate for 23XI Racing should they open a second team in 2022.[95] After months of speculation that this would happen, particularly after Trackhouse's purchase of CGR's NASCAR team for 2022, on August 27, 2021, 23XI officially announced that Kurt Busch would drive their new second car, which would be the No. 45, one of team co-owner Michael Jordan's other numbers during his legendary basketball career.[61]
  • On July 15, 2021, Team Penske confirmed that 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion Austin Cindric would replace Brad Keselowski in the No. 2 car in 2022. Cindric drove Team Penske's No. 22 car in the Xfinity Series full-time from 2019 to 2021. He also drove a part-time fourth Team Penske Cup Series car, the No. 33, part-time in 2021.[52]
  • On July 15, 2021, Wood Brothers Racing announced that Xfinity Series driver Harrison Burton would drive the No. 21 in 2022. Austin Cindric was originally signed to drive the Penske-affiliated team, but Brad Keselowski's departure from Team Penske resulted in Cindric's move to the No. 2.[56] This driver change made Matt DiBenedetto a free agent in 2022. On August 8, DiBenedetto stated in an interview that he would "entertain anything" when it comes to his 2022 plans, meaning that he was open to moving down to the Xfinity or Truck Series full-time.[96] On January 6, 2022, it was announced that DiBenedetto would move down to the Truck Series and would drive Rackley WAR's No. 25 truck full-time in 2022.[97]
  • On August 3, 2021, Trackhouse Racing Team announced that Ross Chastain would drive their second car, the No. 1, in 2022.[28]
  • On September 1, 2021, Ryan Preece confirmed on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio that he would not be returning to JTG Daugherty Racing, following the announcement that JTG will scale back to a single-team operation in 2022.[9] On January 6, 2022, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that it has hired Preece as a reserve driver in case any of the team's full-time drivers are unable to compete due to COVID-19, an injury, or other unforeseen circumstances. Preece will also be a simulator driver for Ford and run two Cup Series races with Rick Ware Racing in the No. 15 at Dover and the Coca-Cola 600. He will also run three Xfinity Series races for SHR or another Ford team as well as seven Truck Series races for David Gilliland Racing in 2022.[46]
  • On October 1, 2021, Bob Pockrass from Fox reported that Ty Dillon was the frontrunner to drive GMS Racing's Cup Series car in 2022.[98] On October 10, GMS announced that he would be their Cup Series driver and would drive the No. 94 full-time in 2022.[19] On December 7, after GMS purchased the majority of Richard Petty Motorsports, it was announced that Dillon would instead drive a second car for the renamed Petty GMS Motorsports, the No. 42, instead of the GMS No. 94.[18]
  • On November 9, 2021, Front Row Motorsports announced that Anthony Alfredo would not return to the No. 38 car in 2022.[99] On November 30, FRM's Truck Series driver Todd Gilliland was announced as Alfredo's replacement.[30]
  • On November 16, 2021, Beard Motorsports announced that Noah Gragson would return to the No. 62 to attempt to qualify for the 2022 Daytona 500.[66]
  • On December 8, 2021, an MBM Motorsports No. 66 Next Gen car featuring Boris Said's name on it was on display at the Performance Racing Industry Trade Show, indicating that he would run select races for the team in 2022.[100] On December 16, MBM owner Carl Long revealed to TobyChristie.com that Said would drive for the team in some of the road course races if sponsorship could be found.[72]
  • On December 14, 2021, Kaulig Racing announced that Daniel Hemric (one of their full-time Xfinity Series drivers) and Noah Gragson (who drives full-time for JR Motorsports in the Xfinity Series) would share the No. 16 with A. J. Allmendinger.[13]
  • On December 29, 2021, TobyChristie.com reported that Josh Bilicki was likely to leave Rick Ware Racing to take a ride with another Cup Series team and that he was a candidate for the Spire Motorsports No. 77 car.[101] On January 10, 2022, Spire announced that Bilicki would drive the No. 77 for most of the 2022 season starting at California.[26]
  • On January 12, 2022, Rick Ware Racing announced that David Ragan would drive their No. 15 car in multiple races in 2022, including the Daytona 500.[43] On January 27, it was announced that road course ringer Joey Hand, who made his NASCAR debut with RWR in 2021 in their No. 52 car at the Charlotte Roval, would return to the team to run all six road course races in the No. 15 car.[45]
  • On January 25, 2022, it was revealed in a podcast interview that J. J. Yeley would drive the No. 13 car for MBM Motorsports in the Daytona 500. On January 27, MBM owner Carl Long confirmed that this deal was in the works to Bob Pockrass from Fox.[69] On February 3, 2022, MBM officially made this announcement, although the number of the car was switched from the No. 13 to the No. 55.[92]
  • On March 8, 2022, it was announced that former Formula One and Champ Car driver Tarso Marques would make his NASCAR debut, driving the new No. 79 car for Team Stange Racing in the Cup Series part-time in 2022.[74] He will be the first driver from Brazil to run a Cup Series race since Nelson Piquet Jr. in the 2014 race at Watkins Glen.

Crew chiefs

Interim crew chiefs
  • On November 7, 2021, NASCAR announced that Kyle Busch's crew chief Ben Beshore would be suspended for the 2022 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum after the No. 18 had two loose lug nuts following the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix.[105] Seth Chavka, the No. 18 car's engineer, was Busch's crew chief for the exhibition race. Chavka was also Busch's interim crew chief at Texas in October 2021 and JGR's No. 20 car, then driven by Erik Jones, at Darlington in May 2020.
  • On December 3, 2021, NASCAR announced that MBM Motorsports crew chief Johnny Roten has been indefinitely suspended after violating the substance abuse policy in the NASCAR rulebook.[106] MBM has yet to announce if Roten will return to the team as a crew chief in 2022 after his suspension is lifted. Roten crew chiefed MBM's No. 66 car in 13 races in 2021 as well as their No. 13 car in one race. For the 2022 Daytona 500, Jeff Weaver was the crew chief for the No. 66 and George Church was the crew chief for the No. 55 (which was previously the No. 13).[107]
  • On January 31, 2022, Jerame Donley, the crew chief for Ty Dillon's No. 42 car for Petty GMS Motorsports, was replaced on the entry list for the Clash by Joey Cohen, the competition director for Petty GMS. On February 1, Joseph Srigley from TobyChristie.com revealed that Donley would miss the race due to his wife expecting a baby.[108]
  • On February 23, 2022, Trent Owens, the crew chief of the Kaulig Racing No. 31 driven by Justin Haley, was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 Daytona 500.[109] Because Kaulig appealed the penalty and the appeal did not occur until March 16, 2022, the four race suspension was put on hold and Owens still crew chiefed the No. 31 car at Fontana, Las Vegas and Phoenix. The penalty was upheld and the team decided to not file a final appeal and Owens was suspended for the races at Atlanta, COTA, Richmond and Martinsville.[16] The interim crew chief for the No. 31 car for these four races was Caleb Williams, a tire technician for Kaulig's No. 10 car in the Xfinity Series driven by Landon Cassill.[17]
  • On February 23, 2022, Tony Eury Jr., the crew chief of The Money Team Racing No. 50 driven by Kaz Grala, was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 Daytona 500.[109]
  • On March 1, 2022, Seth Barbour, the crew chief of the Front Row Motorsports No. 38 driven by Todd Gilliland, was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 WISE Power 400 at Fontana.[110] Because FRM appealed the penalty and the appeal did not occur until March 16, 2022, the four race suspension was put on hold and Barbour still crew chiefed the No. 38 car at Las Vegas and Phoenix. The penalty was upheld and the team decided to not file a final appeal and Barbour was suspended for the races at Atlanta, COTA, Richmond and Martinsville. The interim crew chief for the No. 38 car for these four races was Troy Raker, the car's engineer.[16] Raker was previously an interim crew chief in nine races in 2007 for the Team Penske No. 2 car driven by Kurt Busch.
  • On March 15, 2022, Ryan Sparks, crew chief of the Spire Motorsports No. 7 driven by Corey LaJoie, was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix.[24] The team decided not to appeal the penalty and Peter Sospenzo, who was the crew chief of Spire's No. 77 car in 2019 and 2020 (which included crew chiefing an upset win for the No. 77 car at Daytona in July 2019 with Justin Haley), was the interim crew chief for the No. 7 car at Atlanta, COTA, Richmond and Martinsville.[25]
  • On March 24, 2022, Matt McCall, crew chief of the RFK Racing No. 6 driven by Brad Keselowski, was suspended for four races and fined US$100,000 for an L2 Penalty during post-race inspection after the 2022 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta. The penalty came under Sections 14.1 and 14.5 in the NASCAR Rule Book, both of which pertain to the modification of a single-source supplied part. In addition, the No. 6 team was docked 100 driver and owner points and 10 playoff points.[37] Team engineer Josh Sell was announced as Keselowski's crew chief for COTA.[38] On April 13, Scott Miller, NASCAR's senior vice president of competition, explained that the repairs No. 6's rear fascia did not meet original specifications, as a critical dimension of the part was altered.[111]
  • On March 29, 2022, Bootie Barker, crew chief of the 23XI Racing No. 23 driven by Bubba Wallace, was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 Texas Grand Prix at COTA. Dave Rogers was announced as Wallace's crew chief for Richmond, Martinsville, Bristol, and Talladega.[60]
  • On April 27, 2022, Lee Leslie, crew chief of the Live Fast Motorsports No. 78 driven by B. J. McLeod, was suspended for four races due to a tire and wheel loss during the 2022 GEICO 500 at Talladega. Team engineer Christopher Stanley was announced as McLeod's crew chief for Dover.[32]

Manufacturers
  • On October 10, 2021, Rick Ware Racing announced that they will run only Fords in 2022 after forming a technical alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing. The team's Cup Series cars had previously been a mixture of used Fords and Chevrolets.[77]

New sponsorship and sponsorship changes
  • On July 23, 2021, JTG Daugherty Racing announced that Bimbo Bakeries would be a new primary sponsor for the team in 2022.[112] On January 6, 2022, SweetLeaf was announced as a new primary sponsor for Ricky Stenhouse Jr's No. 47 car for an unspecified number of races.[113]
  • On August 27, 2021, when Kurt Busch was announced as the driver of the new No. 45 car for 23XI Racing, it was also announced that his primary sponsor Monster Energy would be moving with him from Chip Ganassi Racing to 23XI.[61] On February 3, 2022, 23XI racing announced a multi-year partnership with MoneyLion as a primary sponsor of both the No. 23 and No. 45 for select races in 2022.[114] The next day, the team announced its partnership with Jordan Brand as a primary sponsor of the No. 45 for several races starting with the 2022 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum.[115]
  • On September 21, 2021, RFK Racing announced that Violet Defense would sponsor both Brad Keselowski and Chris Buescher in select races in 2022 and 2023.[116] On December 7, 2021, Fastenal announced its partnership with the No. 6 as a primary sponsor for several races in 2022, starting with the 2022 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum.[117]
  • On October 27, 2021, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that GearWrench would be the primary sponsor for Kevin Harvick's No. 4 car for five races and an associate sponsor for the rest of 2022. In addition, GearWrench would become the official tool partner of SHR and have the naming rights to the main assembly area of the team's race shop, renaming it GearWrench Garage. The company previously sponsored the closed Chip Ganassi Racing No. 1 car for about the same number of races each year from 2018 to 2021.[118] On January 11, 2022, Rheem Manufacturing Company announced it would sponsor the No. 4 car for three races.[119] Rheem and Harvick have teamed up before, as Rheem was a main sponsor of Harvick's Kevin Harvick Incorporated team in the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series.
  • On November 23, 2021, Petty GMS Motorsports announced that FOCUSfactor, a brain health supplement, would be the primary sponsor for the No. 43 car of Erik Jones for 26 races for multiple years starting in 2022. It is the company's first time as a NASCAR sponsor.[120]
  • On December 10, 2021, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Mahindra Tractors would be the sponsor for Chase Briscoe and the No. 14 car for the majority of the 2022 season.[121] The company was a NASCAR sponsor in 2009 and 2010 for Robert Richardson Jr. in the Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series for his R3 Motorsports team as well as other teams.
  • On December 13, 2021, 23XI Racing announced that Wheaties will sponsor the No. 23 car at Fontana to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the cereal.[122] On January 4, 2022, 23XI announced that Leidos would be a primary sponsor for Bubba Wallace's No. 23 in six races in 2022. The company was one of Wallace's sponsors when he drove for Roush in the Xfinity Series in 2016 and 2017.[123]
  • On January 11, 2022, Trackhouse Racing Team announced that AdventHealth signed a multiyear deal to sponsor Ross Chastain and the No. 1 car. AdventHealth previously sponsored Chastain when he drove for Chip Ganassi Racing.[124] On April 7, GoPro was announced as the sponsor of both the No. 1 and No. 99 at Martinsville.[125] On April 18, Jockey International signed a multi-year agreement to sponsor both cars on select races.[126] On April 24, Worldwide Express signed a two-year deal to sponsor the No. 1 for 17 races and the No. 99 for four races.[127]
  • On January 11, 2022, MBM Motorsports announced that online car dealership website Bumper.com would be the primary sponsor for their No. 66 car driven by Timmy Hill for the Daytona 500.[71] After the No. 66 car failed to qualify for the Daytona 500, Bumper.com would return as the car's sponsor for the race at Circuit of the Americas with Boris Said driving the car.[70]
  • On January 11, 2022, Richard Childress Racing announced that hemp-based company 3Chi would sponsor Tyler Reddick and the No. 8 in a multi-year deal, becoming the first team to have a hemp-based sponsor in NASCAR.[128] On January 24, Guaranteed Rate signed on to sponsor the No. 8 for multiple races in 2022.[129]
  • On January 18, 2022, Richard Childress Racing announced that True Velocity Ammo would sponsor Austin Dillon and the No. 3 for multiple races in 2022, beginning with the Busch Light Clash.[130]
  • On January 25, 2022, Kaulig Racing announced that charity-based cryptocurrency CURE Token would sponsor the No. 16 team at the second Kansas Speedway race.[131] On March 2, South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa announced it would sponsor Daniel Hemric and the No. 16 at the 2022 Pennzoil 400, as well as the No. 11 at the Las Vegas Xfinity race.[132]
  • On January 25, 2022, it was revealed that the cryptocurrency Hex would sponsor J. J. Yeley and the No. 13 (later renumbered to the No. 55) MBM Motorsports car in the Daytona 500.[69] After the No. 55 car failed to qualify for the Daytona 500, Hex would return as the car's sponsor for the race at Talladega in April with Yeley again driving the car.[70]
  • On February 1, 2022, it was announced that Pit Viper Sunglasses will sponsor The Money Team Racing's No. 50 car driven by Kaz Grala in the Daytona 500.[68]
  • On February 3, 2022, Petty GMS Motorsports announced its partnership with Black Rifle Coffee Company as a primary sponsor of the No. 42 driven by Ty Dillon for several races, starting with the 2022 Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum.[133] On March 2, Goettl Air Conditioning partnered with Petty GMS to sponsor the No. 42 at Las Vegas.[134]
  • On February 14, 2022, NY Racing Team announced that Grambling State University, which is team owner John Cohen's alma mater, would sponsor the No. 44 at the Daytona 500.[135] On March 2, Florida A&M University announced it would sponsor the No. 44 at Las Vegas.[136] On March 16, Stillman College signed on to sponsor the car at Atlanta.[137] On March 31, Norfolk State University announced its sponsorship of the No. 44 at Richmond.[138] On April 21, Morehouse College was announced as the team's sponsor for Talladega.[139]
  • On March 8, 2022, Team Stange Racing announced that Dignity Gold cryptocurrency would be the sponsor of their No. 79 car in 2022, which Tarso Marques will drive part-time.[74]
  • On April 18, 2022, Beard Motorsports announced that Wendy's would sponsor the No. 62 car at Talladega.[140]
  • On April 19, 2022, Live Fast Motorsports announced that Motorsport Games would sponsor the No. 78 car at Talladega.[141]
  • On April 19, 2022, Spire Motorsports announced that Raze Energy signed a multi-race deal to sponsor the No. 7 car, starting at Talladega.[142]

Confirmed returning sponsorship

Rule changes
  • On August 27, 2021, it was announced that the car numbers would be moved forward on the Cup Series cars beginning in 2022, coinciding with the debut of the Next-Gen car. NASCAR experimented with car number placement at the 2020 All-Star Race by moving the numbers back. Either of those movements results in more space for sponsor logos and therefore more revenue for the race teams.[165]
  • On November 19, 2021, NASCAR announced the new practice and qualifying formats across all three national series in 2022. The formats are as follows:[166]
  • Oval races: After a 15-minute practice period, the field will be separated into two groups, each running one lap (two laps at Martinsville, Bristol, Richmond, and Dover). The top five of each group will advance to the final round of qualifying, with the fastest lap earning the Busch Pole.
  • Superspeedway races: All cars run one lap each, with the top 10 transferring to the final round.
  • Road courses: After a 20-minute practice period, the field will be separated into two groups, each running a 15-minute timed session. The top five of each group will advance to the final round, which consists of a 10-minute timed session.
  • Bristol dirt race: Four qualifying races will determine the starting lineup.
  • The Daytona 500, first Atlanta race, Bristol dirt, Gateway, Nashville, and the Phoenix season ending race will have one 50-minute practice session.
  • On December 17, 2021, NASCAR announced that teams will be allowed to use chrome numbers in 2022.[167]
  • On January 24, 2022, NASCAR announced a more stringent penalty system structure for the Cup Series. The penalty system is structured in three tiers from L1 to L3, with L3 reserved for the tampering and counterfeiting of Next Gen single-source vendor parts. L3 violations will result in a deduction of owner and driver points (including playoff points), revocation of playoff eligibility, crew member suspensions, or postseason bans.[168]
  • On March 11, 2022, NASCAR announced that the reconfigured Atlanta Motor Speedway will likely have the double-yellow line rule that is currently implemented on Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway.[169]

Schedule

The 2022 schedule was released on September 15, 2021.[170]

Note: Race names and title sponsors are subject to change. Not all title sponsors/names of races have been announced for 2022. For the races where a 2022 name and title sponsor has yet to be announced, the names of those races in 2021 are listed.

No Race title Track Date Time (ET)
Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California February 6[171] 6:00 pm
Bluegreen Vacations Duel Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida February 17 7:00 pm
1 Daytona 500 February 20[172] 2:30 pm
2 WISE Power 400[173] Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California February 27[174] 3:30 pm
3 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada March 6
4 Ruoff Mortgage 500 Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona March 13
5 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia March 20[175] 3:00 pm
6 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas March 27[171] 3:30 pm
7 Toyota Owners 400 Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Virginia April 3[171]
8 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia April 9 7:30 pm
9 Food City Dirt Race Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt Course), Bristol, Tennessee April 17 7:00 pm
10 GEICO 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama April 24 3:00 pm
11 DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne[176] Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Delaware May 1–2
12 Goodyear 400 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina May 8 3:30 pm
13 AdventHealth 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas May 15 3:00 pm
NASCAR All Star Open Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas May 22 TBA
NASCAR All-Star Race 8:00 pm
14 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina May 29 6:00 pm
15 Enjoy Illinois 300 World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois June 5[171] 3:30 pm
16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California June 12 4:00 pm
17 Ally 400 Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee June 26 5:00 pm
18 Kwik Trip 250 presented by Jockey Made in America[177] Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin July 3[178] 3:00 pm
19 Quaker State 400 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia July 10
20 Ambetter 301[179] New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire July 17
21 Explore the Pocono Mountains 350 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania July 24
22 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard[180] Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course), Speedway, Indiana July 31 2:30 pm
23 FireKeepers Casino 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan August 7 3:00 pm
24 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Virginia August 14
25 Go Bowling at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York August 21
26 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida August 27 7:00 pm
NASCAR Playoffs
Round of 16
27 Cook Out Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina September 4 6:00 pm
28 Hollywood Casino 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas September 11 3:00 pm
29 Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee September 17 7:30 pm
Round of 12
30 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas September 25 3:30 pm
31 YellaWood 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama October 2 2:00 pm
32 Bank of America Roval 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval), Concord, North Carolina October 9
Round of 8
33 South Point 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada October 16 2:30 pm
34 Dixie Vodka 400 Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida October 23[171]
35 Xfinity 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia October 30 2:00 pm
Championship 4
36 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix, Arizona November 6[1] 3:00 pm

Bolded races indicate a NASCAR Major, also known as a Crown Jewel race.

Schedule changes
  • Auto Club Speedway returns to the schedule for the first time since 2020 after state COVID-19 regulations in California forced the cancellation of the 2021 race. It is scheduled for the weekend after the Daytona 500 (February 25, 26, and 27), which would make it the second race of the season for the first time since 2010, replacing the Daytona Road Course.[174] This was also scheduled to be the last race at the track before its proposed reconfiguration into a short track for 2023, although the project was later put on hold.[181]
  • On August 21, 2021, Sports Business Journal reported that NASCAR was in talks to have World Wide Technology Raceway (Gateway) in Madison, Illinois host a Cup Series race in 2022.[182] On September 8, Adam Stern of Sports Business Journal reported that the 2022 schedule to be announced in mid-September would add Gateway and remove one of the Pocono races.[183] This was confirmed on September 14 by The Athletic, with Gateway scheduled on June 5.[171]
  • On September 14, 2021, NASCAR announced that the Busch Clash would move to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The Clash was moved because of a situation that developed with 2021 NFL league year changes (17-game season over 18 weeks moved Super Bowl LVI back one week) announced after the 2022 Daytona 500 date had been announced.[184] They also announced that for the first time since 1989, there will be a Cup race on Easter Sunday.[171] Only one off-week will be on the schedule in 2022.
  • NASCAR also announced that the Dixie Vodka 400 at Homestead–Miami Speedway would be returning to the NASCAR Playoffs for 2022 but not as the final race of the season, as it had been from 2002 through 2019. Instead, Homestead joins Las Vegas and Martinsville as the tracks composing the Round of 8 in the quest for the championship. In order to make room for Homestead in the Playoff schedule, the Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond, which had been run as a Playoffs event since 2018, was rescheduled for August.[171]
  • On January 10, 2022, it was announced that the race at Sonoma will go back to using the chute instead of the carousel, which was used from 1989 to 1997 and from 2019 to 2021.[185]

Broadcast changes

NBC Sports' portion of the NASCAR Cup Series will feature races on USA Network instead of NBCSN, due to NBC Sports shutting down NBCSN at the end of 2021. Races on the NBC television network will remain the same.[186]

Season summary

Race reports

Exhibition: Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum

The temporary racetrack inside of the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on the day of the race

The 2022 season started with an exhibition race on a temporary 1⁄4 mile (0.40 km) track constructed at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Kyle Busch won the pole in qualifying, which set the lineup for the four heat races. The heat races, which determined 16 of the 23 drivers for the 150-lap feature, were won by Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Justin Haley, and Joey Logano. The remaining drivers were placed into two last-chance qualifying races, which determined the remaining drivers who would make the field. Denny Hamlin and Ryan Preece won the last-chance qualifying races; Ty Dillon initially won the second race but was disqualified following a restart violation, which gave Preece the win. Martin Truex Jr. took the final spot in the feature with a provisional. Kyle Busch started on pole for the feature. The feature had multiple caution flags due to wrecks. Reddick led the early portion of the race before going to the garage with a mechanical issue during a caution. Kyle Busch took over the lead and held the lead to the halftime break. After the race resumed, Kyle Busch continued to lead and led the most laps. Late in the race, Logano took the lead and went on to win the race.[187]

Speedweeks 2022

In Daytona 500 qualifying, Kyle Larson won the pole while teammate Alex Bowman qualified second.[188]

In the Bluegreen Vacation Duel, Brad Keselowski won the first Duel in his first season with RFK Racing. In the second Duel, Joey Logano was leading late in the race until he wrecked on the last lap attempting to block Chris Buescher. Buescher won the second Duel, which ended under caution, resulting in RFK sweeping both Duel races.[189]

Round 1: Daytona 500

This was the first points race for the Next Gen car. Rookie Austin Cindric, the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, won the race in only his eighth Cup Series start. He became the ninth driver to win his first Cup Series race in the Daytona 500. At age 23, Cindric also became the second-youngest driver in NASCAR history to win the Daytona 500 behind Trevor Bayne, who won the 2011 Daytona 500 the day after his 20th birthday. This was the third Daytona 500 win for Team Penske, who previously won the 2008 race with Ryan Newman and the 2015 race with Joey Logano. It was also the first Daytona 500 win for the team's flagship No. 2 car, as Newman drove the No. 12 and Logano drove the No. 22. Bubba Wallace, driving the No. 23 for 23XI Racing, finished second in the race for the second time after he first did so in 2018. Martin Truex Jr., driving the No. 19 for Joe Gibbs Racing, won both Stage 1 and Stage 2. Brad Keselowski, who Cindric replaced in the Team Penske No. 2, led the most laps in the race, which was his first points race driving the No. 6 car for the renamed RFK Racing of which he became a co-owner. This was the first Daytona 500 since 2019 to not be affected by rain.[190]

Round 2: WISE Power 400

Austin Cindric won the pole. Kyle Busch spun early as Tyler Reddick won the first stage. Brad Keselowski spun after contact with Joey Logano as Reddick won the second stage. Reddick got a flat tire while leading and got hit by William Byron. Keselowski again spun and collected Bubba Wallace. Ross Chastain got into the wall and spun as Chase Elliott spun while battling teammate Kyle Larson for the lead. On the restart, Larson held off charges from Austin Dillon, Erik Jones, and Daniel Suárez for his second Cup win at Fontana.[191]

Round 3: Pennzoil 400

Christopher Bell was on pole position. On Lap 43, Austin Dillon tapped and spun Justin Haley, bring out the 3rd caution. The first stage was won by Alex Bowman. In stage 2, Brad Keselowski spun on the main straight and damaged Ryan Blaney, who was furious. The pole sitter, Bell spun and punctured two tires. Stage 2 was won by Team Trackhouse, who won their first stage at the hands of Ross Chastain. In stage 3 with 13 laps to go, Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. battled for the lead. With 3 laps to go, Erik Jones hit the wall and went across the track, bringing out the caution. Bubba Wallace narrowly hit him, instead hitting the barriers in the infield. On the overtime restart, Alex Bowman took two tires and was side by side with his teammate Kyle Larson for the restart. They fought for two laps, with Bowman victorious. Ross Chastain led the most laps of the day, with 83 laps led; he finished third.[192]

Round 4: Ruoff Mortgage 500

Ryan Blaney won the pole. Corey LaJoie slammed into the wall after having a tire completely off the car. William Byron won the first stage. Christopher Bell got into the wall after a flat tire as Blaney won the second stage. Martin Truex Jr. slammed into the wall after having a flat tire. Erik Jones and Chase Elliott both caused cautions for spinning in two different incidents. On the restart, Chase Briscoe would hold off charges from Ross Chastain and Tyler Reddick to get his first career Cup Series victory and became the 200th different winner in Cup Series history.[193]

Round 5: Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500

The Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in March

Chase Briscoe was awarded the pole position after NASCAR decided to replace qualifying on Saturday with a practice session due to the practice session on Friday being cancelled due to rain.[194]

The modified Atlanta Motor Speedway, now classified as a superspeedway after the modifications produced lots of action. The field ran two and three wide for most of the race. The changes were not well received by Kyle Busch, who on being asked whether he preferred the new version of Atlanta to the old one he just replied "no". He had a collision with Austin Dillon in Stage 1. There were lots of right rear punctures for many drivers, including Tyler Reddick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in stage 2, both triggering wrecks but most notably for Ross Chastain in stage 1, who also hit a wall after his puncture and had received a penalty for improper fuelling which left him several laps down. He still recovered to finish second. There were 46 lead changes among 20 drivers, both track records. William Byron won the race, his third career victory. Bubba Wallace and Chastain were also fighting for the victory in the last laps but Wallace and others had a wreck across the finish line. Christopher Bell was second on track but was classified last on the lead lap after an illegal overtake on Chastain.[195] Chase Elliott finished sixth and became the Championship Leader at his home race.[196]

Round 6: Echopark Texas Grand Prix

Ryan Blaney won the pole even after a crash in Practice at NASCAR's first Road course race of the season. Daniel Suárez started in P2 after being fastest in Group B.

Suárez won Stage 1, his second career stage victory as Kyle Busch faced mechanical issues. On the Stage 2 restart Suárez was spun at the first corner and cut his tyre, which lost him postitions. His teammate Ross Chastain battled for the lead with Austin Cindric, the pair locked into a wheel to wheel battle. They both pitted on Lap 28, and Denny Hamlin won his first stage in 2022. At the restart Joey Logano was the lead car but went deep into Turn 1, immediately losing the lead. Later, his teammate Cindric spun through the fast downhill left-hander, Turn 10 where his teammate Blaney spun during practice. Chastain battled with Chase Briscoe and other drivers for the lead. Bubba Wallace's lugnut came loose and he had to retire. Briscoe later dropped back with mechanical issues. Loris Hezemans stopped on track and retired, meaning the field restarted with 3 laps to go. Logano, Kurt Busch and Kyle Larson made contact at the first corner on the restart. The race was restarted again in Overtime, and Chastain, Alex Bowman, Tyler Reddick and A. J. Allmendinger battled for the lead. On the final lap at Turn 15 Allmendinger pushed Chastain, briefly putting Bowman in the lead. Coming through Hayden Hill, Chastain pushed Allmendinger into Bowman. Allmendinger spun and finished 33rd. Chastain won the race from Bowman in second, giving Team Trackhouse their first NASCAR Win. Chase Elliott finished fourth and kept the Championship lead.[197] [198]

Round 7: Toyota Owners 400

Round 8: Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400

Round 9: Food City Dirt Race

Round 10: GEICO 500

Results and standings

Race results
No. Race Pole position Most laps led Winning driver Manufacturer Report
Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum Kyle Busch Kyle Busch Joey Logano Ford Report
Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 Kyle Larson Kyle Larson Brad Keselowski Ford Report
Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 Alex Bowman Joey Logano Chris Buescher Ford
1 Daytona 500 Kyle Larson Brad Keselowski Austin Cindric Ford Report
2 WISE Power 400 Austin Cindric Tyler Reddick Kyle Larson Chevrolet Report
3 Pennzoil 400 Christopher Bell Ross Chastain Alex Bowman Chevrolet Report
4 Ruoff Mortgage 500 Ryan Blaney Ryan Blaney Chase Briscoe Ford Report
5 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 Chase Briscoe William Byron William Byron Chevrolet Report
6 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix Ryan Blaney Ross Chastain Ross Chastain Chevrolet Report
7 Toyota Owners 400 Ryan Blaney Ryan Blaney Denny Hamlin Toyota Report
8 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 Chase Elliott William Byron William Byron Chevrolet Report
9 Food City Dirt Race Cole Custer Tyler Reddick Kyle Busch Toyota Report
10 GEICO 500 Christopher Bell William Byron Ross Chastain Chevrolet Report
11 DuraMAX Drydene 400 Chris Buescher Report

Drivers' championship
Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. 1 – Stage 1 winner. 2 – Stage 2 winner. 3 – Stage 3 winner.[N 1]

Pos. Driver DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRI TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO Pts. Stage Bonus
1 Chase Elliott 10 26 9 11 6 4 14 1012 8 7 368 97 2
2 Ryan Blaney 4 18 36 4*2 172 6 7*1 4 5 11 347 81 3
3 William Byron 38 34 5 181 1*1 12 3 1* 18 15*2 334 99 13
4 Kyle Busch 6 14 4 7 33 28 9 7 1 3 312 44 5
5 Alex Bowman 24 25 11 14 10 2 8 12 6 9 309 45 6
6 Joey Logano 21 5 14 8 9 31 17 2 3 32 308 78 –
7 Kyle Larson 32 1 2 34 30 29 5 19 41 4 299 82 6
8 Martin Truex Jr. 1312 13 8 35 8 7 42 22 21 5 298 59 3
9 Ross Chastain 40 29 3*2 2 2 1* 19 5 33 1 292 44 11
10 Aric Almirola 5 6 6 12 22 19 21 8 23 13 265 30 –
11 Kevin Harvick 30 7 12 6 21 11 2 14 34 10 252 28 –
12 Chase Briscoe 3 16 35 1 15 30 11 9 222 37 246 43 6
13 Austin Dillon 25 2 11 21 35 10 10 3 31 2 245 25 –
14 Christopher Bell 34 36 10 26 23 3 6 20 7 22 243 53 –
15 Tyler Reddick 35 24*12 7 3 28 5 12 18 2* 39 242 38 2
16 Austin Cindric (R) 1 12 19 24 32 8 20 11 16 21 36 238 20 5
17 Erik Jones 29 3 31 25 14 9 23 13 24 6 231 33 –
18 Kurt Busch 19 8 13 5 3 32 35 6 32 16 218 15 –
19 Daniel Suárez 18 4 37 9 4 241 16 29 12 31 218 31 1
20 Chris Buescher 16 35 18 10 7 21 15 15 15 38 196 4 –
21 Bubba Wallace 2 19 25 22 13 38 26 16 28 171 193 23 1
22 Justin Haley 23 23 17 17 11 15 29 31 14 12 183 5 –
23 Michael McDowell 7 31 27 27 24 13 30 25 9 8 181 3 –
24 Denny Hamlin 37 15 32 13 29 182 1 28 35 18 178 29 6
25 Ty Dillon 11 17 20 15 36 20 24 23 10 33 170 9 –
26 Cole Custer 20 11 33 16 34 23 22 21 13 29 167 19 –
27 Todd Gilliland (R) 33 20 23 19 27 16 25 30 17 27 142 9 –
28 Corey LaJoie 14 28 15 36 5 36 31 32 19 14 140 – –
29 Brad Keselowski 9* 27 24 23 12 14 13 17 11 23 132 25 -10
30 Harrison Burton (R) 39 33 16 29 25 17 18 26 20 34 130 6 –
31 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 28 10 21 28 31 37 28 27 29 30 128 23 –
32 Cody Ware 17 32 26 31 26 27 36 33 26 28 34 88 – –
33 B. J. McLeod 27 22 28 33 19 34 36 26 35 71 – –
34 David Ragan 8 18 24 61 – –
35 Garrett Smithley 21 30 32 28 – –
36 Greg Biffle 36† 34 20 37 35 24 – –
37 Jacques Villeneuve 22 15 – –
38 Boris Said 26 11 – –
39 Joey Hand 35 2 – –
Ineligible for driver points
Pos. Driver DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRI TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO Pts. Stage Bonus
Daniel Hemric 12 9 22 36
Landon Cassill 15 30 32 19
Josh Bilicki 30 29 16 22 35
A. J. Allmendinger 20 33 27 24
Noah Gragson 31 37 27 20
Kaz Grala 26 25
J. J. Yeley DNQ 33 34 30 25
Josh Williams 25
Loris Hezemans 34
Justin Allgaier 36
Andy Lally 39
Ryan Preece
Timmy Hill DNQ
Pos. Driver DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR BRI TAL DOV DAR KAN CLT GTW SON NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IND MCH RCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL CLT LVS HOM MAR PHO Pts. Stage Bonus
† – Greg Biffle started receiving points at Las Vegas in March.
Notes
  1. Stage 3 Winner only for Coca-Cola 600.

Manufacturers' championship

After 10 of 36 races

Pos Manufacturer Wins Points
1 Chevrolet 6 371
2 Toyota 2 341
3 Ford 2 337

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