2022 NASCAR Pepsi Cup Series Season

The **2022 Pepsi Cup Series Season** 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 on February 20th 2022 for the Daytona 500. The Playoffs began at the Cook Out Southern 500 and ended at the Season Finale 500. This season marked the start of the Next-Generation car or also known as the Gen 7 Car.

(Dennit Racing Struggles & Goes Part-Time 20 Races)

## Teams & Drivers

### Complete Schedule

1. #1 Trackhouse Racing Chevy - Ross Chastian
2. #2 Team Penske Dodge - Austin Cindric **(R)**
3. #3 Richard Childress Racing Chevy - Austin Dillon
4. #4 Stewart HAAS Racing Ford - Kevin Harvick
5. #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy - Kyle Larson
6. #6 Roush Racing Ford - Jamie McMurray
7. #7 Spire Motorsports Chevy - Corey LaJoie
8. #8 Richard Childress Racing Chevy - Tyler Reddick
9. #9 Petty Enterprizes Chevy - John Hunter Nemechek
10. #10 Stewart HAAS Ford - Brad Keselowski
11. #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota - Denny Hamlin
12. #12 Team Penske Dodge - Kurt Busch
13. #14 Stewart HAAS Racing Ford - Chase Briscoe
14. #15 Rick Ware Racing Chevy - David Ragan, Garrett Smithley, J.J Yeley, Ryan Preece
15. #16 Kaulig Racing Chevy - A.J Almendinger & Daniel Hemric
16. #17 Roush Racing Ford - Aric Almirola
17. #18 Joe Gibbs Toyota - Kyle Busch
18. #19 Joe Gibbs Toyota - Martin Truex Jr.
19. #20 Joe Gibbs Toyota - Christopher Bell
20. #21 Wood Brothers Dodge - Harrison Burton **(R)**
21. #22 Team Penske Dodge - Joey Logano
22. #23 23XI Racing Toyota - Bubba Wallace
23. #24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy - William Byron
24. #28 Irwin Jr. Racing Chevy - Kaz Grala **(R)**
25. #29 Irwin Jr. Racing Chevy- Erik Jones
26. #31 Kaulig Racing Chevy - Justin Haley
27. #32 23XI Racing Toyota - Brandon Jones **(R)**
28. #33 Team Penske Dodge - Ryan Blaney
29. #34 Front Row Motorsports Ford - Michael McDowell
30. #38 Front Row Motorsports Ford - Todd Gilliland
31. #40 Chip Gannasi Racing Ford - Noah Gragson
32. #41 Stewart HAAS Racing Ford - Cole Custer
33. #42 Chip Gannasi Racing Chevy - Matt DieBenedetto
34. #43 Petty Enterprizes Chevy - Ty Dillon
35. #45 Petty Enterprizes Chevy - Samuel Petty
36. #47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevy - Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
37. #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy - Alex Bowman
38. #51 Rick Ware Racing Chevy - Cody Ware
39. #77 Spire Motorsports Chevy - Josh Bilicki & Landon Cassill
40. #78 Live Fast Motorsports Ford - BJ Mcleod, Andy Lally, Josh Williams
41. #86 MOPAR Racing Dodge - Riley Herbst **(R)**
	1. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevy - James Buescher
42. #93 Nature Farms Racing Chevy - Jeffery Earnhardt
	1. 94 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet - Chase Elliott
43. #97 Roush Racing Ford - Chris Buescher
44. #99 Trackhouse Racing Chevy - Daniel Suarez

### Part-Time

1. #26 Dennit Racing Chevy - Brian Wavecrest Jr.
2. #27 Team Hezeberg Ford - Loris Hezemans & Jacques Villeneuve
3. #44 New York Racing Chevy - Greg Biffle
4. #50 The Money Team Chevy - Jeb Burton
5. #55 MBM Motorsports Ford - J.J. Yeley
6. #62 Beard Oil Racing Chevy - Brett Moffitt
7. #66 MBM Motorsports Ford - Timmy Hill & Boris Said
8. #74 Nature Farms Racing Chevy - Justin Allgaier
9. #79 Team Stange Racing Ford - Tsaro Marques
10. #96 Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota - Ty Gibbs

### Driver Changes

1. 2 - Austin Cindric (Former Ride Xfinity Series)
2. 10 - Brad Keselowski (Former Ride #2)
3. 17 - Aric Almirola (Former Ride #10)
4. Retired - Matt Kenseth (Former Ride #17)
5. 21 - Harrison Burton (Former Ride Xfinity Series)
6. 42 - Matt DiBenedetto (Former Ride #21)
7. 38 - Todd Gilliland (Former Ride In The Truck Series)
8. Xfinity - Anthony Alfredo (Former Ride #38)
9. 28 - Kaz Grala (Former Ride In Xfinity Series)
10. 40 - Noah Gragson (Former Ride In Xfinity Series & Part-Time With Beard Oil Racing)
11. 42 - Matt DieBenedetto (Former Ride #21 WBR Car)
12. 32 - Brandon Jones (Former Ride In Xfinity Series)
	1. 91 - James Buescher (Former Ride CGR #42)

## Races

1. 1. Daytona 500 At Daytona - Austin Cindric
	2. Wise Power 400 At Auto Club - Kyle Larson
	3. Pennzoil 400 At Las Vegas - Kyle Busch
	4. Ruoff Mortgage 500k At Phoenix - Chase Briscoe
	5. Folds Of Honor QT 500 At Atlanta - Kurt Busch
	6. EP GP At COTA - Ross Chastian
	7. Toyota Owners 400 At Richmond - William Byron
	8. BEMPR 400 At Martinsville - William Byron
	9. Food City Dirt Race At Bristol Dirt - Kyle Busch
	10. GEICO 500 At Talladega - Erik Jones
	11. DuraMAX Drydene 400 At Dover - Ross Chastian
	12. Goodyear Rebel 400 At Darlington - William Byron
	13. AdventHealth 400 At Kansas - Kurt Busch
	14. Coca-Cola 600 At Charlotte - Denny Hamlin
	15. Enjoy Illinois 300 at Gateway - Joey Logano
	16. Toyota Save Mart 350 at Sonoma - Daniel Suarez
	17. Ally 400 At Nashville - Chase Elliott
	18. Kwik Trip Firecracker 250 At Road America - Tyler Reddick
	19. Quaker State 400 at Atlanta - Chase Elliott
	20. Ambetter 301 At New Hampshire- Christopher Bell
	21. M&M’s Fan Appreciation 400 At Pocono - Chase Elliott
	22. Verizon 200 at the Brickyard At Indianapolis - Tyler Reddick
	23. Firekeepers Casino 400 At Michigan- Erik Jones
	24. Federated Auto Parts 400 - Christopher Bell
	25. Go Bowling at The Glen At Watkins Glen - Kyle Larson
	26. Coke Zero Sugar 400 At Daytona - Austin Dillon
	27. Cook Out Southern 500 At Darlington - Kaz Grala
	28. Hollywood Casino 400 At Kansas - Bubba Wallace
	29. Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race At Bristol - Chris Buescher
	30. Autotrader Echo-Park 500 At Texas -Erik Jones
	31. Yellawood 500 At Talladega-Erik Jones
	32. Bank of America ROVAL 400 At Charlotte ROVAL -Erik Jones
	33. South Point 400 At Las Vegas - Joey Logano
	34. Dixie Vodka 400 At Homestead - Kyle Larson
	35. Xfinity 500 At Martinsville - Christopher Bell
	36. NASCAR Pepsi Cup Series Championship Race At Phoenix - Joey Logano

## Final Point Standings

1. Joey Logano
2. Ross Chastain
3. Christopher Bell
4. Chase Elliott
5. Erik Jones
6. Denny Hamlin
7. William Byron
8. Kyle Larson
9. Chase Briscoe
10. Daniel Suarez
11. Austin Dillon
12. Kaz Grala
13. Kyle Busch
14. Austin Cindric
15. Tyler Reddick
16. Alex Bowman
17. Martin Truex, Jr.
18. Samuel Petty
19. Kurt Busch
20. Bubba Wallace
21. Aric Almirola
22. Chris Buescher
23. Matt DiBenedetto
24. Justin Haley
25. Micheal McDowell
26. Jamie McMurray
27. Noah Gragson
28. Brad Keselowski
29. John Hunter Nemechek
30. Brandon Jones
31. Cole Custer
32. Ricky Stenhouse, Jr.
33. Harrison Burton
34. Todd Gilliland
35. Ty Dillion
36. Corey LaJoie
37. Cody Ware
38. Jeffery Earnhardt