2022 NASCAR Cup Series (gloatingkitten2503)

== Teams and Drivers ==
=== Chartered Teams ===
Manufacturer 	Team 	No.	Race Driver 	Crew Chief
Chevrolet 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	1 	Kurt Busch 	Matt McCalll
Chevrolet 	Chip Ganassi Racing 	42 	Ross Chastain 	Luke Lambert
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	5 	Kyle Larson 	Cliff Daniels
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	9 	Chase Elliott 	Alan Gustafson
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	24 	William Byron 	Rudy Fugle
Chevrolet 	Hendrick Motorsports 	48 	Alex Bowman 	Greg Ives
Chevrolet 	JTG Daugherty Racing 	47 	Noah Gragson (R) 	Brian Pattie
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	3 	Austin Dillon 	Justin Alexander
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing 	8 	Tyler Reddick 	Randall Burnett
Chevrolet 	Spire Motorsports 	7 	Corey LaJoie 	Ryan Sparks
Chevrolet 	Spire Motorsports 	77 	Justin Haley 	Kevin Bellicourt
Chevrolet 	StarCom Racing 	00 	Garrett Smithley 	George Church
Chevrolet 	Trackhouse Racing Team 	99 	Daniel Suarez 	Travis Mack
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	34 	Michael McDowell 	Drew Blickensderfer
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	38 	Anthony Alfredo 	Seth Barbour
Ford 	Live Fast Motorsports 	78 	B.J. McLeod 	Frank Kerr
Ford 	Live Fast Motorsports 	78 	Scott Heckert 	Frank Kerr
Ford 	Live Fast Motorsports 	78 	Shane Golobic 	Frank Kerr
Ford 	Live Fast Motorsports 	78 	Jesse Little 	Frank Kerr
Ford 	Roush Fenway Racing 	6 	Matt DiBenedetto 	Greg Erwin
Ford 	Roush Fenway Racing 	17 	Chris Buescher 	Scott Graves
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	4 	Kevin Harvick 	Rodney Childers
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	10 	Aric Almirola 	Mike Bugarewicz
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	14 	Chase Briscoe 	Johnny Klausmeier
Ford 	Stewart-Haas Racing 	41 	Cole Custer 	Mike Shiplett
Ford 	Team Penske 	2 	Brad Keselowski 	Jeremy Bullins
Ford 	Team Penske 	12 	Ryan Blaney 	Todd Gordon
Ford 	Team Penske 	22 	Joey Logano 	Paul Wolfe
Ford 	Wood Brothers Racing 	21 	Austin Cindric (R) 	Brian Wilson
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	23 	Bubba Wallace 	Mike Wheeler
Toyota 	23XI Racing 	32 	Harrison Burton (R)	Jason Ratcliff
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	11 	Denny Hamlin 	Chris Gabehart
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	18 	Kyle Busch 	Ben Beshore
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	19 	Martin Truex, Jr. 	James Small
Toyota 	Joe Gibbs Racing 	20 	Christopher Bell 	Adam Stevens
Toyota 	Richard Petty Motorsports	43 	Erik Jones 	Jerry Baxter
Chevrolet/Ford	Rick Ware Racing 	51 	Cody Ware 	Mike Hillman, Sr.
Chevrolet/Ford	Rick Ware Racing 	52 	Josh Bilicki 	Peter Sospenzo
Chevrolet/Ford	Rick Ware Racing 	53 	Joey Gase 	Pat Tryson
Chevrolet/Ford	Rick Ware Racing 	53 	James Davison 	Pat Tryson
Chevrolet/Ford	Rick Ware Racing 	53 	Chris Windom 	Pat Tryson
Chevrolet/Ford	Rick Ware Racing 	53 	J.J. Yeley 	Pat Tryson
Chevrolet/Ford	Rick Ware Racing 	53 	Carson Ware 	Pat Tryson
=== Non-Chartered Teams ===
==== Complete Schedule ====
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race Driver	Crew Chief
Chevrolet 	JTG Daugherty Racing	37 	Ryan Preece	Trent Owens
Ford 
Toyota	MBM Motorsports 	66 	Timmy Hill 	Clinton Cram
Ford 
Toyota	MBM Motorsports 	66 	Mike Marlar	Clinton Cram
==== Limited Schedule ====
Manufacturer	Team 	No.	Race Driver 	Crew Chief 	Rounds
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	16 	Kaz Grala 	Matt Swiderski 	
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	16 	A.J. Allmendinger 	Matt Swiderski 	
Chevrolet 	Kaulig Racing 	16 	Stewart Friesen 	Matt Swiderski 	
Chevrolet 	Richard Childress Racing	31 	Myatt Snider 	Billy Scott 	
Chevrolet 	Rick Ware Racing 	15 	James Davison 	Billy Plourde 	
Chevrolet 	Rick Ware Racing 	15 	Joey Gase 	Billy Plourde 	
Chevrolet 	Rick Ware Racing 	15 	J.J. Yeley 	Billy Plourde 	
Chevrolet 	Rick Ware Racing 	15 	Carson Ware 	Billy Plourde 	
Chevrolet 	Tommy Baldwin Racing 	71 	J.J. Yeley 	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.	
Chevrolet 	Tommy Baldwin Racing 	71 	Joey Gase 	Tommy Baldwin, Jr.	
Ford 	Front Row Motorsports 	36 	David Ragan 	Derrick Finley 	
Toyota 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	96 	Ty Dillon 	Dave Winston 	
Toyota 	Gaunt Brothers Racing 	96 	John Hunter Nemechek	Dave Winston 	
Ford 
Toyota	MBM Motorsports 	13 	J.J. Yeley 	Mark Hillman 	
Ford 
Toyota	MBM Motorsports 	13 	David Starr 	Mark Hillman 	
Ford 
Toyota	MBM Motorsports 	13 	Chad Finchum 	Mark Hillman 	
== Team and Driver Changes ==
* Austin Cindric will replace Matt DiBenedetto at Wood Brothers Racing. Brian Wilson will move up from the Xfinity Series with him to continue being his crew chief.
* Matt DiBenedetto will move to Roush Fenway Racing to replace Ryan Newman in the #6 car as Newman retired after the 2021 season. Greg Erwin will make the move with him to continue serving as his crew chief.
* Luke Lambert will move to Chip Ganassi Racing to replace Phil Surgen as Ross Chastain's crew chief. 
* 23XI Racing buys Rick Ware Racing's #15 charter and will field a second full-time car. Harrison Burton will drive the #32 Toyota with sponsorship from DEX Imaging, Morton Buildings, Hunt Brothers Pizza, and Toyota.
* Richard Petty Motorsports switches from Chevrolet to Toyota and will have an alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing.
* Justin Haley will drive the #77 full-time for Spire Motorsports after running part-time in the car for 3 years.
* Noah Gragson will replace Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. in the #47 car at JTG Daugherty Racing. 
* Garrett Smithley will replace Quin Houff in the #00 Chevy for StarCom Racing.
== Schedule ==
No. 	Race Title 	Track 	Date
 	Busch Clash 	Daytona International Speedway (Road Course)	February 15
 	Bluegreen Vacations Duels 	Daytona International Speedway 	February 17
1 	Daytona 500 	Daytona International Speedway 	February 20
2 	O'Reilly Auto Parts 253 	Daytona International Speedway (Road Course)	February 27
3 	Dixie Vodka 400 	Homestead-Miami Speedway 	March 6
4 	Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 	Atlanta Motor Speedway 	March 13
5 	Auto Club 500 	Auto Club Speedway 	March 20
6 	Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube 	Las Vegas Motor Speedway 	March 27
7 	Instacart 500 	Phoenix Raceway 	April 3
8 	Food City Dirt Race 	Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt Course) 	April 10
9 	Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 500 	Martinsville Speedway 	April 23
10 	GEICO 500 	Talladega Superspeedway 	May 1
11 	Hooters 400 	Darlington Raceway 	May 8
12 	Toyota Owners 400 	Richmond Raceway 	May 15
13 	EchoPark Texas Grand Prix 	Circuit of the Americas 	May 22
14 	Coca-Cola 600 	Charlotte Motor Speedway 	May 29
15 	Toyota/Save Mart 350 	Sonoma Raceway 	June 5
 	NASCAR All-Star Open 	Texas Motor Speedway 	June 12
 	NASCAR All-Star Race 	Texas Motor Speedway 	June 12
16 	Ally 400 	Nashville Superspeedway 	June 19
17 	Pocono Organics 325 	Pocono Raceway 	June 25
18 	Pocono 350 	Pocono Raceway 	June 26
19 	Alsco Uniforms 200 	Road America 	July 3
20 	Quaker State 400 	Atlanta Motor Speedway 	July 10
21 	Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 	New Hampshire Motor Speedway 	July 17
22 	FireKeepers Casino 400 	Michigan International Speedway 	July 31
23 	Go Bowling at the Glen 	Watkins Glen International 	August 7
24 	Big Machine Vodka 200 at the Brickyard	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course) 	August 14
25 	Busch Name This Race 400 	World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway 	August 21
26 	Coke Zero Sugar 400 	Daytona International Speedway 	August 27
Cup Championship Playoffs	Cup Championship Playoffs 	Cup Championship Playoffs 	Cup Championship Playoffs
Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16 	Round of 16
27 	Cook Out Southern 500 	Darlington Raceway 	September 4
28 	Federated Auto Parts 400 	Richmond Raceway 	September 10
29 	Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race 	Bristol Motor Speedway 	September 17
Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12 	Round of 12
30 	Drydene 400 	Dover International Speedway 	September 25
31 	YellaWood 500 	Talladega Superspeedway 	October 2
32 	Bank of America Roval 400 	Charlotte Motor Speedway (Road Course) 	October 8
Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8 	Round of 8
33 	Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 	Texas Motor Speedway 	October 16
34 	Hollywood Casino 400 	Kansas Speedway 	October 23
35 	Xfinity 500 	Martinsville Speedway 	October 30
Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4 	Championship 4
36 	Season Finale 500 	Phoenix Raceway 	November 6
== Schedule Changes ==
* The start of the 2022 season is pushed back a week due to the NFL season expanding their schedule by adding another week to the regular season.
* Auto Club Speedway is reconfigured to a half-mile track. The race will now be 500 laps and 250 miles.
* Kansas loses their spring date in favor of a race at World Wide Technology Raceway. The race will be 320 laps and 400 kilometers.
* Las Vegas loses their fall date as the Daytona Road Course race is permanently added to the schedule after being added the past 2 seasons due to changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
* Atlanta's spring race is moved before the west coast swing races.
* Richmond's spring race is moved from April to May.
* Dover's race is moved from May to September and will be the Round of 12 opener.
* Michigan's race is moved from August to July.
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