# NASCAR Cup Series 2022

De NASCAR Cup Series 2022 is het 74e seizoen van het belangrijkste NASCAR-kampioenschap dat in de Verenigde Staten gehouden wordt. Het seizoen startte op 20 februari met de Daytona 500, die werd gewonnen door Austin Cindric. Het kampioenschap eindigt op 6 november met de NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race in Phoenix (Arizona). Todd Gilliland, Austin Cindric en Harrison Burton debuteren dit jaar terwijl Aric Almirola bekend heeft gemaakt dat dit zijn laatste jaar zal zijn.

## Kalender

| No. | Circuit | Datum | Type | Pole Position | Winnaar |
| 1 | Daytona 500 | 20 februari | Superspeedway | Kyle Larson | Austin Cindric |
| 2 | Auto Club | 27 februari | Speedway | Austin Cindric | Kyle Larson |
| 3 | Las Vegas | 6 maart | Intermediate Oval | Christopher Bell | Alex Bowman |
| 4 | Phoenix | 13 maart | 1 Mijl Ovaal | Ryan Blaney | Chase Briscoe |
| 5 | Atlanta | 20 maart | Superspeedway | Chase Briscoe | William Byron |
| 6 | Circuit of the Americas | 27 maart | wegcircuit | Ryan Blaney | Ross Chastain |
| 7 | Richmond | 3 april | Short Oval | Ryan Blaney | Denny Hamlin |
| 8 | Martinsville | 10 april | Short Oval | Chase Elliott | William Byron |
| 9 | Bristol | 17 april | Short Oval | Cole Custer | Kyle Busch |
| 10 | GEICO 500 (Talladega) | 24 april | Superspeedway | Christopher Bell | Ross Chastain |
| 11 | Dover | 1-2 mei | 1 Mijl Ovaal | Chris Buescher | Chase Elliott |
| 12 | Darlington | 8 mei | Intermediate Oval | Joey Logano | Joey Logano |
| 13 | Kansas | 15 mei | Intermediate Oval | Christopher Bell | Kurt Busch |
| 14 | Coca Cola 600 (Charlotte) | 29 mei | Intermediate Oval | Denny Hamlin | Denny Hamlin |
| 15 | Gateway | 5 juni | Intermediate Oval | Chase Briscoe | Joey Logano |
| 16 | Sonoma | 12 juni | wegcircuit | Kyle Larson | Daniel Suarez |
| 17 | Nashville | 26 juni | Intermediate Oval | Denny Hamlin | Chase Elliott |
| 18 | Road America | 3 juli | wegcircuit | Chase Elliott | Tyler Reddick |
| 19 | Atlanta | 10 juli | Superspeedway | Chase Elliott | Chase Elliott |
| 20 | New Hampshire | 17 juli | 1 Mijl Ovaal | | |
| 21 | Pocono | 24 juli | Speedway | | |
| 22 | Indianapolis Road Course | 31 juli | wegcircuit | | |
| 23 | Michigan | 7 augustus | Speedway | | |
| 24 | Richmond | 14 augustus | Short Oval | | |
| 25 | Watkins Glen | 21 augustus | wegcircuit | | |
| 26 | Daytona | 27 augustus | Superspeedway | | |
| NASCAR Playoffs | NASCAR Playoffs | NASCAR Playoffs | NASCAR Playoffs | | |
| Ronde van 16 | Ronde van 16 | Ronde van 16 | Ronde van 16 | | |
| 27 | Southern 500 (Darlington) | 4 september | Intermediate Oval | | |
| 28 | Kansas | 11 september | Intermediate Oval | | |
| 29 | Bristol | 17 september | Short Oval | | |
| Ronde van 12 | Ronde van 12 | Ronde van 12 | Ronde van 12 | | |
| 30 | Texas | 25 september | Intermediate Oval | | |
| 31 | Talladega | 2 oktober | Superspeedway | | |
| 32 | Charlotte "Roval" | 9 oktober | wegcircuit | | |
| Ronde van 8 | Ronde van 8 | Ronde van 8 | Ronde van 8 | | |
| 33 | Las Vegas | 16 oktober | Intermediate Oval | | |
| 34 | Homestead-Miami | 23 oktober | Intermediate Oval | | |
| 35 | Martinsville | 30 oktober | Short Oval | | |
| Championship 4 | Championship 4 | Championship 4 | Championship 4 | | |
| 36 | Phoenix | 6 november | 1 Mijl Ovaal | | |

## Teams en Coureurs

| Fabrikant | Team | No. | Coureur |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 5 | Kyle Larson |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 9 | Chase Elliott |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 24 | William Byron |
| Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 48 | Alex Bowman |
| Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | Daniel Hemric |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 16 | Noah Gragson |
| Chevrolet | Kaulig Racing | 31 | Justin Haley |
| Chevrolet | Petty GMS Motorsports | 42 | Ty Dillon |
| Chevrolet | Petty GMS Motorsports | 43 | Erik Jones |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 3 | Austin Dillon |
| Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 8 | Tyler Reddick |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 7 | Corey LaJoie |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 77 | Landon Cassill |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 77 | Josh Bilicki |
| Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 77 | Justin Allgaier |
| Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing Team | 1 | Ross Chastain |
| Chevrolet | Trackhouse Racing Team | 99 | Daniel Suárez |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 34 | Michael McDowell |
| Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 38 | Todd Gilliland (Rookie) |
| Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | B. J. McLeod |
| Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | Andy Lally |
| Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | Josh Williams |
| Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | Scott Heckert |
| Ford | Live Fast Motorsports | 78 | Kyle Tilley |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 6 | Brad Keselowski |
| Ford | RFK Racing | 17 | Chris Buescher |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | David Ragan |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Garrett Smithley |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Joey Hand |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | J. J. Yeley |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Ryan Preece |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 15 | Parker Kligerman |
| Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 51 | Cody Ware |
| Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 4 | Kevin Harvick |
| Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 10 | Aric Almirola |
| Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 14 | Chase Briscoe |
| Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 41 | Cole Custer |
| Ford | Team Penske | 2 | Austin Cindric (Rookie) |
| Ford | Team Penske | 12 | Ryan Blaney |
| Ford | Team Penske | 22 | Joey Logano |
| Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 21 | Harrison Burton (Rookie) |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 23 | Bubba Wallace |
| Toyota | 23XI Racing | 45 | Kurt Busch |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 11 | Denny Hamlin |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | Kyle Busch |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. |
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 20 | Christopher Bell |

## Klassement

Vet - Pole position winnaar. $^1$ - stage 1 winnaar. $^2$ - Stage 2 winnaar. $^3$ - Stage 3 winnaar (alleen tijdens de Coca Cola 600) * - Meeste ronde aan de leiding gelegen
| Positie | Driver | DAY | CAL | LVS | PHO | ATL | COA | RCH | MAR | BRI | TAL | DOV | DAR | KAN | CLT | GTW | SON | NSH | ROA | Punten | Stage Punten | Bonuspunten |
| 1 | Chase Elliott | 10 | 26 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 10$^1$$^2$ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 29 | 33$^1$ | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2* | 624 | 147 | 13 |
| 2 | Ryan Blaney | 4 | 18 | 36 | 4*$^2$ | 17$^2$ | 6 | 7*$^1$ | 4 | 5 | 11 | 26$^2$ | 17 | 12 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11$^2$ | 591 | 137 | 5 |
| 3 | Ross Chastain | 40 | 29 | 3*$^2$ | 2 | 2 | 1* | 19 | 5 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 30$^2$ | 7 | 15*$^3$ | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 589 | 124 | 13 |
| 4 | Kyle Larson | 32 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 5 | 19 | 4$^1$ | 4 | 6 | 36 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 15$^1$ | 4 | 3 | 553 | 126 | 7 |
| 5 | Joey Logano | 21 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 32 | 29 | 1*$^1$ | 17 | 20 | 1 | 17$^2$ | 9 | 27 | 551 | 138 | 12 |
| 6 | Kyle Busch | 6 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 7* | 33 | 3$^1$ | 2 | 2* | 30 | 21 | 29 | 547 | 109 | 6 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. | 13$^1$$^2$ | 13 | 8 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 4$^2$ | 22 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 22$^1$$^2$ | 13 | 540 | 126 | 5 |
| 8 | Christopher Bell | 34 | 36 | 10 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 8 | 18 | 499 | 96 | – |
| 9 | Alex Bowman | 24 | 25 | 1$^1$ | 14 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 12 | 494 | 65 | 6 |
| 10 | William Byron | 38 | 34 | 5 | 18$^1$ | 1*$^1$ | 12 | 3 | 1* | 18 | 15*$^2$ | 22 | 13 | 16 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 35 | 16 | 489 | 120 | 13 |
| 11 | Kevin Harvick | 30 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 14 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 479 | 47 | – |
| 12 | Aric Almirola | 5 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 28 | 452 | 58 | – |
| 13 | Tyler Reddick | 35 | 24*$^1$$^2$ | 7 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 2* | 39 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 6 | 16 | 35 | 18 | 1 | 441 | 76 | 7 |
| 14 | Austin Cindric (R) | 1 | 12 | 19 | 24 | 32 | 8 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 34 | 11$^1$ | 5 | 7 | 7 | 431 | 45 | 6 |
| 15 | Kurt Busch | 19 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 32 | 35 | 6 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 28 | 1*$^2$ | 31 | 3$^2$ | 18 | 2 | 23 | 424 | 58 | 7 |
| 16 | Chase Briscoe | 3 | 16 | 35 | 1 | 15 | 30 | 11 | 9 | 22$^2$ | 37 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 34 | 14$^1$ | 422 | 69 | 7 |
| 17 | Daniel Suárez | 18 | 4 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 24$^1$ | 16 | 29 | 12 | 31 | 14 | 10 | 33 | 25$^2$ | 23 | 1* | 15 | 5 | 420 | 59 | 7 |
| 18 | Erik Jones | 29 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 11 | 26 | 414 | 67 | – |
| 19 | Austin Dillon | 25 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 31 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 31 | 405 | 27 | – |
| 20 | Denny Hamlin | 37 | 15 | 32 | 13 | 29 | 18$^2$ | 1 | 28 | 35 | 18 | 21$^1$ | 21 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 31 | 6* | 17 | 394 | 80 | 12 |
| 21 | Michael McDowell | 7 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 13 | 30 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 384 | 7 | – |
| 22 | Chris Buescher | 16 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 26 | | 2 | 30 | 6 | 356 | 20 | – |
| 23 | Justin Haley | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 31 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 344 | 19 | – |
| 24 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 28 | 10 | 21 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 25 | 16 | 19 | 327 | 43 | – |
| 25 | Bubba Wallace | 2 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 38 | 26 | 16 | 28 | 17$^1$ | 16 | 27 | 10 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 12 | 35 | 322 | 46 | 1 |
| 26 | Ty Dillon | 11 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 36 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 27 | 23 | 31 | 20 | 301 | 17 | – |
| 27 | Cole Custer | 20 | 11 | 33 | 16 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 13 | 29 | 15 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 295 | 26 | – |
| 28 | Harrison Burton (R) | 39 | 33 | 16 | 29 | 25 | 17 | 18 | 26 | 20 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 277 | 27 | – |
| 29 | Todd Gilliland (R) | 33 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 16 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 27 | 28 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 264 | 14 | – |
| 30 | Brad Keselowski | 9* | 27 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 23 | 20 | 34 | 14 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 239 | 26 | −10 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 14 | 28 | 15 | 36 | 5 | 36 | 31 | 32 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 35 | 19 | 35 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 34 | 205 | – | – |
| 32 | Cody Ware | 17 | 32 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 27 | 36 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 34 | 19 | 34 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 134 | 1 | – |