2023 NASCAR RCA Cup Series (Johnsonverse)

The 2023 NASCAR RCA Cup Series was the 75th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 52nd season for the modern-era Cup Series. The season started with the Dodge/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on January 29, which was followed by the Busch Clash at the Irwindale Event Center on February 5. That race was followed by the Gatorade 125 qualifying races and the 65th running of the Daytona 500 on February 19, both at Daytona International Speedway. The season ended with the Los Angeles Times 500 at Ontario Motor Speedway on December 10. Ross Chastain entered this season as the defending champion after clinching his first championship at Iowa Speedway the previous year. Anna Yeun of Team Yamanaka clinched the championship at San Jose, her first in the series.
This was the final season for Stewart-Foyt Racing driver Kevin Harvick, who announced his plans to retire at the end of the season on January 12, 2023, Spire Motorsports driver Aric Almirola, and Andretti Autosport driver Kurt Busch, who announced his plans to retire at the end of the season in December 2022. This was also the final season for TNN commentator Neil Bonnett, who announced that he would retire from broadcasting at the end of the season in January 2023. Kurt Busch succeeded Bonnett starting in 2024.
== Teams, drivers and manufacturers ==
=== Manufacturers ===
=== Complete schedule ===
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race driver 	Crew chief 	Model 	Primary Sponsor
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	01 	Justin Haley 	 	2023 Impala 	U.S. Army
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	3 	Jeffrey Earnhardt 	 	2023 Impala 	Wrangler
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	8 	Tyler Reddick 	 	2023 Impala 	National Guard
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	38 	Josh Berry 	 	2023 Impala 	Pennzoil
Chevrolet 	Earnhardt-Childress Racing *	81 	Martin Truex Jr. 	 	2023 Impala 	Bass Pro Shops
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	William Byron 	Alan Gustafson 	2023 Camaro 	Farmers
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	Kyle Larson 	Steve Letarte 	2023 Camaro 	Axalta
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	25 	Noah Gragson (R) 	 	2023 Camaro 	Lowe's
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	52 	Casey Atwood 	Chad Knaus 	2023 Camaro 	M&M's
Dodge 	AK Racing 	7 	James Kulwicki 	 	2023 Avenger 	Zerex by Valvoline
Dodge 	AK Racing 	11 	Tina Cooke 	 	2023 Avenger 	Microsoft
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	1 	Stephen Leicht 	 	2023 Challenger 	UAW-Delphi
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	41 	Crissy Hillsworth 	 	2023 Challenger 	Target
Dodge 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	46 	Bryan Clauson 	 	2023 Challenger 	Tums
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	9 	Chase Elliott 	 	2023 Dart 	Coors Light
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	13 	Matt DiBenedetto 	 	2023 Dart 	Nickelodeon
Dodge 	Elliott-Evernham Motorsports	94 	Alex Coletti 	 	2023 Dart 	Flonase
Dodge 	Furniture Row Racing 	77 	Corey LaJoie 	 	2023 Charger 	Golden Corral
Dodge 	Furniture Row Racing 	78 	Emi Charendoff 	Cole Pearn 	2023 Charger 	5-Hour Energy
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	43 	Adam Petty 	Mike Shiplett 	2023 Challenger 	STP
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	44 	Chad McCumbee 	Kevin Buskirk 	2023 Challenger 	McDonald's
Dodge 	Petty Enterprises 	63 	Josh Petty (R) 	 	2023 Challenger 	Motorola
Dodge 	Team Penske 	02 	Joey Logano 	 	2023 Challenger 	Verizon
Dodge 	Team Penske 	2 	James Buescher 	 	2023 Challenger 	Miller Lite
Dodge 	Team Penske 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	 	2023 Challenger 	Circuit City
Dodge 	Trackhouse Racing 	40 	Jane Brewer 	 	2023 Charger 	Kmart
Dodge 	Trackhouse Racing 	42 	Daniel Suárez 	 	2023 Charger 	Juicy Fruit
Dodge 	Trackhouse Racing 	45 	Alana Houston 	 	2023 Charger 	UPS
Ford 	Allison-Yates Racing 	28 	Robbie Allison 	Jimmy Fennig 	2023 Mustang 	Texaco/Havoline
Ford 	Allison-Yates Racing 	88 	Chase Briscoe 	 	2023 Mustang 	Citi Financial
Ford 	Brett Favre Racing 	15 	Parker Kligerman 	 	2023 Mustang 	Nike/Sony
Ford 	Brett Favre Racing 	90 	Katrina Goode 	 	2023 Mustang 	FujiFilm
Ford 	Roush-Keselowski Racing 	6 	Carla Alvarez 	Drew Blickensderfer	2023 Roush Mustang 	Best Buy
Ford 	Roush-Keselowski Racing 	16 	Chris Buescher 	Donnie Wingo 	2023 Roush Mustang 	3M
Ford 	Roush-Keselowski Racing 	99 	Brad Keselowski 	Bob Osborne 	2023 Roush Mustang 	Office Depot
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Austin Cindric 	Donnie Wingo 	2023 Shelby Mustang	Motorcraft
Honda 	Andretti Autosport 	27 	Kurt Busch 	 	2023 Accord 	DHL
Honda 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	47 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Todd Berrier 	2023 Accord 	Kroger
Honda 	Michael Waltrip Racing * 	00 	Brian Vickers 	Rodney Childers 	2023 Civic 	Aaron's Dream Machine
Honda 	Michael Waltrip Racing * 	17 	Macy Waltrip 	 	2023 Civic 	NAPA Auto Parts
Honda 	Spire Motorsports 	30 	Aric Almirola 	Bootie Barker 	2023 Civic 	GEICO
Nissan 	Front Row Motorsports 	33 	Jane Ritter 	 	2023 Maxima 	Speedco
Nissan 	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	Steff Crawford 	Jay Guy 	2023 Maxima 	Love's Travel Stops
Nissan 	Front Row Motorsports 	35 	Hunter Nemechek 	 	2023 Maxima 	Long John Silver's
Nissan 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	82 	Denzel Lane 	 	2023 Maxima 	Mountain Dew
Nissan 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	83 	Michelle Basone 	 	2023 Maxima 	Tide
Nissan 	Moroso-Rudd Racing 	84 	Boston Reid 	 	2023 Maxima 	RCA
Nissan 	Team Yamanaka 	0 	Anna Yeun (R) 	 	2023 Maxima 	Fila
Pontiac 	Combos Racing 	73 	Alana Burleson 	 	2023 G8 	Facebook
Pontiac 	GMS Racing 	51 	Alex Bowman 	Nick Harrison
Jimmy Elledge	2023 G8 	Marvel Comics
Pontiac 	Stewart-Foyt Racing 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	 	2023 Trans-Am 	Budweiser
Pontiac 	Stewart-Foyt Racing 	10 	Kyle Busch 	Tony Gibson 	2023 Trans-Am 	Valvoline
Pontiac 	Stewart-Foyt Racing 	14 	Ross Chastain 	Greg Zipadelli 	2023 Trans-Am 	Home Depot
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	18 	Christopher Bell 	 	2023 Camry 	Yahoo!
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	19 	Erik Jones 	 	2023 Camry 	GameStop
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	20 	Denny Hamlin 	Steve Addington 	2023 Camry 	FedEx
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing * 	80 	Ty Gibbs (R) 	Darian Grubb 	2023 Camry 	Rheem
Toyota 	Jordan-Davis Racing 	22 	Kasey Kahne 	 	2023 Camry 	Caterpillar
Toyota 	Jordan-Davis Racing 	23 	Bubba Wallace 	 	2023 Camry 	Dr Pepper
Toyota 	Swan Racing 	37 	Johanna Long 	Steve Lane 	2023 Avalon 	Petco
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	85 	Ryan Truex 	Jimmy Elledge 	2023 Avalon 	Red Bull
Toyota 	Team Red Bull 	86 	Michael McDowell 	Ryan Pemberton 	2023 Avalon 	Red Bull
=== Limited schedule ===
=== Confirmed changes ===
== Schedule ==
No.	Race title 	Track 	Date 	TV
1 	Dodge/Save Mart 350 	Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma 	January 29 	WBC
 	Busch Clash 	Irwindale Event Center, Irwindale 	February 5 	WBC
 	Gatorade 125's 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach 	February 16 	TNN
2 	65th Daytona 500 by STP	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach 	February 19 	WBC
3 	Subway 400 	Rockingham Speedway, Rockingham 	February 26 	WBC
4 	Pennzoil 400 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas 	March 4 	WBC
5 	TranSouth Financial 400	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	March 11 	WBC
6 	San Jose 500 	San Jose Motorplex, Gilroy 	March 18 	WBC
7 	STP 500 	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway 	March 25 	TNN
8 	Harley-Davidson 250 	Road America, Lake Elkhart 	April 1 	WBC
9 	Texas 500 	Texas World Speedway, College Station 	April 8 	WBC
10 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City 	April 15 	TNN
11 	Pontiac Excitement 400 	Richmond Raceway, Richmond 	April 22 	TNN
12 	GEICO 500 	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln 	April 29 	WBC
13 	QuikTrip Tokyo 500 	Tokyo Superspeedway, Tama 	May 6 	WBC
14 	First Union 400 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	May 13 	WBC
 	RCA Open 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	May 20 	TNN
 	RCA All-Star Challenge 	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro 	May 20 	WBC
15 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte 	May 28 	WBC
16 	Ally 400 	Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon 	June 4 	TNN
17 	Pabst Blue Ribbon 400 	The Milwaukee Mile, West Allis 	June 11 	WBC
18 	Motorcraft 400 	Nazareth Speedway, Nazareth 	June 18 	WBC
19 	Camping World 400 	Chicago Motor Speedway, Cicero 	June 25 	TNN
20 	Grant Park 220 	Chicago Street Course, Chicago 	July 2 	WBC
21 	Music City USA 420 	Fairgrounds Speedway, Nashville 	July 9 	WBC
22 	Budweiser 400 	Riverside International Raceway, Moreno Valley	July 16 	WBC
23 	Ambetter Health 400 	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton 	July 23 	WBC
24 	 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon 	July 30 	
25 	 	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond 	August 6 	
26 	 	Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen 	August 23 	
27 	Coke Zero Sugar 400 	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach 	August 20 	
28 	 	Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol 	August 27 	
29 	 	Darlington Raceway, Darlington 	September 3 	
30 	 	Walt Disney World Speedway, Lake Buena Vista 	September 10	
31 	 	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway 	September 17	
=== Confirmed changes ===
==== Chicago Street Course ====
After NASCAR used a Chicago Street Course track in the 2021 Dale Earnhardt eNASCAR Pro Invitational Series, it was speculated that NASCAR would like to make it a reality and have a street race in Chicago on the Cup Series schedule in the future. On July 7, 2022, Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic reported that an official announcement of this being added to the Cup Series schedule would come on July 19. On June 17, Adam Stern from Sports Business Journal suggested that the Chicago Street Course could replace TBA on the 2023 Cup Series schedule as TBA. Both the addition of the Chicago street race to the schedule and the fact that it would replace the race at TBA came on July 19.
== Results ==
No.	Race 	Pole Position 	Most Laps Led	Winning Driver 	Manufacturer/Model
1 	Dodge/Save Mart 350 	Jeffrey Earnhardt	Ross Chastain	Josh Petty 	Dodge Challenger
 	Busch Clash 	Aric Almirola 	Adam Petty 	Martin Truex Jr. 	Chevrolet Camaro
 	Gatorade 125 1 	 	 	 	
 	Gatorade 125 2 	 	 	 	
2 	65th Daytona 500 by STP	Alex Bowman 	TBA 	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Nissan GT-R
3 	Subway 400 	TBA 	TBA 	Adam Petty 	Dodge Challenger
4 	Pennzoil 400 	 	 	Chase Elliott 	Chevrolet Camaro
==Logos==
File:2020 Dodge-Save Mart 350 logo.png|Dodge/Save Mart 350
File:2023 BLC Irwindale.png|Busch Clash
File:2023500logo.png|65th Daytona 500 by STP
File:Subway 400 logo 2016.png|Subway 400
File:TranSouth Financial 400 logo.png|TranSouth Financial 400
File:2022 Budweiser 400 logo.png|Budweiser 400
File:Southern 500 logo.png|Southern 500
File:ShowBiz Pizza 500 logo.png|ShowBiz Pizza 500
File:2020 LA Times 500.png|Los Angeles Times 500
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