Use of this website (including any and all parts and components) constitutes your acceptance of these, Daniel Hemric, Noah Gragson, Todd Gilliland look forward to Cup races. Hezeberg offered the Cup Series some international flair, as its drivers included former Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve, Dutch driver Loris Hezemans and Russian driver Daniil Kvyat. #4 - Kevin Harvick - Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (Crew Chief: Rodney Childers). A graduate in Jones finished in 19th place and thats a solid bounce back after not finishing the Daytona 500 to start the year. The hire of Gilliland keeps things all in the family, as his father David Gilliland drove the No. Gilliland is a rookie, going straight from trucks to Cup and joining the Front Row No. With Mike Hillman as his crew chief last year, Ware had an average finish of 31st for his familys team. Logano's 30 NASCAR Cup Series wins rank 29th all-time and easily pace the field here. After earning a career-best 12 top-five finishes in 2022, Ryan Blaney enters the 2023 season looking to correct the one major blemish he had last year. Rick Ware Racing has concentrated their efforts for 2022 after running four full-time cars in 2021, and they will run two full-time cars while switching to Ford as part of a technical alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing. So Chastain shifted into fifth gear, put his throttle to the floorboard and tried to make something happen. 23 after switching to the No. Buescher and Graves won an Xfinity Series title together in 2015, and then Graves won another with Daniel Suarez in 2016. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Chase Elliott, NASCAR's most popular driver and one of its brightest young stars, will run it back once again at Hendrick Motorsports after winning twice and making it to the Championship 4 in defense of his 2020 title. You see, the new pit gun will result in faster tire changing, but the refueling procedure and fuel flow rate remain the same. 21 and run for Rookie of the Year. 3 pit box at the end of the 2022 season. The Cup Series drivers and teams will next be seen in action in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2023. That organization is a bit of an unknown going into this season. #19 - Martin Truex Jr. - Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (Crew Chief: James Small). After winning Cup Series Rookie of the Year honors in 2020, the sophomore slump hit Cole Custer like a load of bricks in 2021. But he ran out of time before Kyle Busch, running third and coming at full song, shot by him just before the checkered flag and stole his only win of the 2022 season, his lastat Joe Gibbs Racing. Chastain's move quickly became one of the greatest highlights of NASCAR's playoff era, one of the most iconic individual driving moments in NASCAR's 75-year history, and perhaps offered a striking, lasting visual that will long encapsulate the season that was in 2022. 2 of 11 Jared C. Tilton | Getty Images 10. McLeod once again fielding a full-time team. Few runnings of NASCAR's longest and most arduous race were anything like the 2022 edition of the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May. 34 team of Chris Buescher This crew has gotten no. 51 Ford, as Cody Ware will serve as the team's driver for the second-straight season. Suarez has been solid to start the season with Trackhouse Racing looking like a true threat on a weekly basis once again. #45 - Kurt Busch - 23XI Racing Toyota (Crew Chief: Billy Scott). The No. Chris Buescher enters the 2023 season on the rise, as he spearheaded RFK Racing's growth in 2022. #42 - Noah Gragson (R) - Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Luke Lambert). The 2021 Rookie of the Year earned his first career win at Phoenix and went on to finish ninth in the championship standings. Kevin Harvick did not have the flashiest car; however, it was still enough to produce another quality finish at Auto Club Speedway. #23 - Bubba Wallace - 23XI Racing Toyota (Crew Chief: Bootie Barker). #99 - Daniel Suarez - Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Travis Mack). Veteran crew chief Adam Stevens played a large role in that run, and the two are paired together again for 2023. Running 10th entering the final corner at Martinsville in October, there was seemingly nothing Ross Chastain could conceivably do to make up the points deficit to Denny Hamlin and make the Championship 4 in Phoenix. SiriusXM will be the sponsor for three races : Richmond (Apr), Darlington (May), and Indianapolis. 48 team will look to carry the momentum to the site of his last victory. #1 - Ross Chastain - Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Phil Surgen). Larson still showed some speed after fixing the problem and will look for a clean performance next time out. Aric Almirola was among the drivers involved in a baffling wreck on a restart that ended his day. Being on a NASCAR pit crew requires great strength and reflexes, a daring disregard for running around in live traffic, and just enough ingenuity to get the job done when things get strange. Its because of the new, bigger socket in front of it. Chastain now goes to Las Vegas with three playoff points and the points lead as he chases a victory. Graves was with Roush driver Ryan Newman the past three years, until a change was made for the final five races, when he worked with Buescher. Bell was caught up in a baffling wreck on a restart and finished in 32nd place. Following the sale of Chip Ganassi Racing's NASCAR operation to Trackhouse Racing, Chastain moves from Ganassi's No. Briscoe couldn't make it stick, sending him spinning around before clipping Reddick and spinning the leader as well. Bob Pockrass has spent decades covering motorsports, including the past 30 Daytona 500s. Alex Bowman had another consistent performance with new crew chief Blake Harris and managed to bring it home with an eighth-place finish. Reddick is a prime candidate to become a first-time winner in 2022, as he has contended for multiple wins and finished second on three occasions since going full-time Cup racing in 2020. Related: Martin Truex Jr. gives update on retirement decision ahead of the 2023 season. And the new pit guns also cause a different sound when in use, which may not be a functional factor, but it is a factor in the overall experience for NASCAR enthusiasts. The annual awards banquet will see the sport's top drivers not only be recognized, but also earn some additional recognitions and titles for their performance from the start of February to the end of the season in November. 38 for most of his Cup career -- including at Front Row in 2010 and then again from 2012 to 2015. While Brad Keselowski's arrival signals major changes at RFK Racing, Chris Buescher remains the driver of the team's No. So, whatever is gained on the putting on new rubber will be insignificant because of filling in more juice. Blaney came home with a 26th-place finish and will look to turn his speed into a clean and high-leveled performance next weekend. 42 to the newly-numbered Trackhouse Racing No. #13 - Chandler Smith - Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: TBD). 45 team desperately needs a finish next weekend. It paid off. But after a down year in 2020 where the pair barely avoided going winless, Stevens was given a new assignment to see if he could develop a young and still-fledgling Christopher Bell into a championship-caliber driver. No. Wallace and Barker worked the final eight races together last year and won at Talladega for the first career Cup victory for both. This year's Chase grid is loaded with talented pit crews. Of Keselowski's six top-10 finishes last season, three came in the final 10 races. As the sport's longtime owners begin to age, new team owners have begun to expand their operations and make their presence felt as potential big-time players moving forward. The wheels will have one lug nut instead of five. The NASCAR pit crew, they're the true unsung heroes of the sport. 1. Denny Hamlin will continue to drive the No. Crew chiefing for Keselowski will be Matt McCall, who joins the organization after working with Kurt Busch the past three seasons. Sometimes "Character" shouldn't be sacrificed for progress. The 2021 Cup Series Rookie of the Year, Chase Briscoe looks to take a second-year leap as the driver of Stewart-Haas' No. #21 - Harrison Burton - Wood Brothers Racing Ford (Crew Chief: Brian Wilson). The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. The next step for Byron will be to win multiple races in a season, as he was the only Hendrick driver to not do so in 2021. 2. Ross Chastain Team: #1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet. All Rights Reserved. ET share By Bob Pockrass FOX Sports NASCAR Writer Of the 32 full-time Cup drivers, 14 will. After over a decade at Team Penske, Brad Keselowski moves to what was Roush Fenway Racing for 2022 and beyond, becoming the driver of the team's flagship No. After becoming co-owner of the newly-named Legacy Motor Club, Johnson will compete in select races this year behind the wheel of the team's No. FOX Sports NASCAR Writer DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. Austin Cindric's victory in the 2022 Daytona 500 has its roots in the 2021 finish. Kaz Grala, who has impressed in limited Cup action with two Top 10s in just four starts, will be the team's driver. Pit Crew POZEGA, KEN Rear Changer ROBERTS, MICHAEL C Front Changer SIMMONS, MATTHEW J Tire Carrier WILSON, SHANE R Jack DAVENPORT, BROOK N Fueler . Kyle Larson Last week: 2; 2022 average finish: 11.7 The 2021 champion followed up his Fontana win with a second-place effort at Vegas. #66 - Timmy Hill - MBM Motorsports Ford (Crew Chief: Clinton Cram). Erik Jones returns as the driver of The King's No. The No. 41, after signing a multi-year contract extension, Ty Gibbs takes over for Kyle Busch as the driver of what was the No. Tyler Reddick moves to 23XI Racing a year earlier than previously announced as the replacement for Kurt Busch, whose full-time Cup career came to an end last season as the result of a concussion suffered in a crash at Pocono. He will be reunited with Luke Lambert, who takes over as the team's crew chief. 41 also has a new crew chief, with veteran Chad Johnston serving those duties. Which teams' pit crew have been the fastest on pit road throughout the 36-race campaign in 2022? 2021 was the best season of William Byron's young Cup career, as he shattered his career-high marks for top 5s (12) and top 10s (20) while also winning at Homestead en route to 10th in the final standings. Roush announced that Brad Keselowski will come on board in 2022 in a driver-ownership role and will drive the No. 8 car, Evaluating Ross Chastains big video game move at Martinsville, NASCAR odds: Betting lines for each race and championship futures. 38 for Front Row Motorsports. No. 7 mins ago 1 min read. 43, and he will have a new crew chief in tow for 2022. Of the 32 full-time Cup drivers, 14 will be paired in 2022 with different crew chiefs than they had at the start of the 2021 season. Once they get the equipment and the infrastructure at RFK the way they want it, they will contend. 48 team at the end of 2022. Jerry Kelley is now listed as Ware's crew chief. But rankings can fluctuate wildly in the first few weeks of the season because point totals are so low. Then, a crash in the first race of the Round of 8 helped put Bell in the same position at Martinsville -- and he won again in very similar fashion, using fresher tires to take the lead in the closing laps and never look back. In anticipation of that, the lead-in to 2022 saw NASCAR's driver and team market change complexion in ways it hasn't in a long time. Your login session has expired. On This Day in NASCAR History; NASCAR Flags . NASCAR is losing its character. Busch stormed off to his crew area in a jiff, departing the track as a tow truck came . #3 - Austin Dillon - Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Justin Alexander). Haley was impressive in a few races last season and will look to tap into more of that magic over the rest of the West Coast swing. (1-11-2022) Caterpillar will not return in 2022. William Byron did not have a terrible run as he had a car on the fringe of the top 10 spots but an issue relegated him to a 25th-place finish. #12 - Ryan Blaney - Team Penske Ford (Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler) After winning three races in 2021, Ryan Blaney has a new crew chief for 2022: Following the retirement of Todd Gordon,. Blickensderfer came from Front Row Motorsports to SHR for Almirolas final season (he is retiring after this year). But in only his second season running all 36 Cup Series races, Chastain performed at a level that even his fiercest advocates may not have expected him to. These new generation cars remind me too much of the old SCCA & IMSA Trans Am cars. But nothing any driver did mattered more than what one driver was willing to do to finish fourth. @JamieLittleTV talks with James Houk of @PettyGMS about the issue at Kansas. 2021 marked the best season of Michael McDowell's journeyman career, as he earned his first career victory by winning the Daytona 500, scored a career-high five Top 10s, and made the playoffs, finishing 16th in the final standings. 'Click' to View Pit Stops by Owner Groupings 'Total Pit Stop' ranks by Team Owner Driver rank Crew rank Front Row 10th#34 Michael McDowell 2nd 22nd 30th#38 Todd Gilliland 14th 32nd Hendrick 1st#24 William Byron After initially announcing that the 2022 season would be his last as a full-time driver, Aric Almirola backtracked on those plans midseason and signed a multi-year deal to continue driving for Stewart-Haas Racing. Take a look and see how PitTalks.com ranks the top 16. (10-14-2022) Busch has hinted that he could retire after 2023. But those changes don't compare to what is in store for next season. Wallace will look to build on his overall stats, as he and his race team scored just three top 10 finishes in 2021 -- though all were top 5s. Thats a tricky question because what might be best for 2022 could be different from what's best for the long term. In my opinion, this pit gun takes away part of the excitement & skill from the pitstop. Dillon didnt have a full-time ride last year, and Donley is a former engineer at Chip Ganassi Racing. Based on Burtons advanced statistics during the event at Auto Club Speedway, he exceeded his actual running position with a better finish and will look to improve next time out. Busch will be paired with crew chief Billy Scott, a reunion after the two previously worked together at Stewart-Haas Racing. After becoming a championship contender in the Craftsman Truck Series, Chandler Smith will run multiple Cup races for Kaulig in addition to a full season in the Xfinity Series. 10-1 February 3, 2022 Frontstretch Staff It's the final day of Frontstretch 's 2022 NASCAR Preseason Power Rankings, where we're counting. He restarted in the lead for overtime but was unable to fend off Bowman, getting loose exiting turn four on the final lap. Hassler got a half-season of experience last year as crew chief for Matt DiBenedetto and earned positive reviews. Chastain showed major flashes in 2021 and flirted with scoring his first career victory on several occasions, with his best finish being a second-place run at Nashville. ash (taylors version) (@ashleypantera28) November 18, 2021. Drew Blickensderfer will be his crew chief for the second year in a row. Oh well. This might be a revolutionary idea in NASCAR, but in other motorsports like F1 and IndyCar, a single lug nut wheel has been the norm for years. NASCAR announced a departure from the previous five lug nuts to a single lug nut from 2022 onwards. Allmendinger ended up finishing dead last at Auto Club after a wreck took him out of the event. Biffle will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500, and may run other races as well. Joey Hand will drive all six of the road course races. #12 - Ryan Blaney - Team Penske Ford (Crew Chief: Jonathan Hassler). Chase Briscoe returns for a third season at Stewart-Haas Racing after enjoying a second-year leap in 2022. The No. 62, which focuses on what has become a strong superspeedway program. NASCAR Cup Series 2022 Schedule Pennzoil 400 Pit Stop Results Pit Stop Results NASCARCup Series Pennzoil 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway March 6th, 2022 Race #3 of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Season Previous Race Pennzoil 400 Next Race Race Results Summary Statistics The swap was first. The Money Team Racing, co-owned by Floyd Mayweather, has hired IndyCar driver Conor Daly for the 2023 season. Dave Elenz, who won two Xfinity Series championships as crew chief for JR Motorsports, assumes the top of the pit box. BELL WINS! Nascar continues to disconnect from what fans really want and what makes sense. Dillon originally signed on as the driver of GMS Racing's new Cup team, which merged with Richard Petty Motorsports in December. #3 - Austin Dillon - Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Keith Rodden). After fading out of NASCAR following the 2016 season, Greg Biffle, 52, is making his return to Cup in a part-time ride for car owner Jonathan Cohen. Sure enough, Chastain's car carried an extreme amount of speed as it wrapped around the wall, allowing him to pass five cars in one corner and beat Hamlin back to the start/finish line to make the Championship 4 by one point. #15 - David Ragan, Ryan Preece, and Joey Hand - Rick Ware Racing Ford (Crew Chief: Jason Houghtaling). McLeod drove the team's No. How does the new air gun work on the #NextGen car? 42 for Legacy Motor Club. Looking for more NASCAR content? The No. NASCAR.com's Pat DeCola ranks the top 10 NASCAR Cup Series teams before the 2022 season begins next month. Two top-10 and one 11th-place finish moved Elliott from 19 th to the top spot by the fifth race. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Live Fast Motorsports returns for its second Cup season, with 2019 Cup rookie Matt Tifft and veteran driver B.J. Follow him on Twitter and Instagram @bobpockrass. 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Team Rosters | TobyChristie.com 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Team Rosters Select a team from below to view their team rosters for the entire 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season. 2004-2023 CBS Interactive. Youre either going to have to have a really good gasman or were going to have to have some faster flow,Dillon said as reported in Racing News. After winning the Southern 500 and having one of the best seasons a driver of the Petty No. They wont need any time to learn about each other, but they will need some time as they build a team from the ground up at an organization in its second season. 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