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. Who is the best driver in NASCAR? 2022 will mark Aric Almirola's final season as a NASCAR driver, as he will retire at the end of the season to spend more time with his family. Please logout and login again. You gotta be pretty strong to hold this gun,he said. Both Burton (formerly Joe Gibbs Racing, where he had four Xfinity wins) and Wilson (Penske, with 13 wins the past three years with Cindric) move from the Xfinity to the Cup Series, joining Penske affiliate Wood Brothers Racing. McLeod once again fielding a full-time team. #50 - Conor Daly - The Money Team Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Tony Eury Jr.). #91 - TBD - Trackhouse Racing Project91 Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Darian Grubb). 1. Which teams' pit crew have been the fastest on pit road throughout the 36-race campaign in 2022? #27 - Loris Hezemans and Jacques Villeneuve - Team Hezeberg Ford. @JamieLittleTV talks with James Houk of @PettyGMS about the issue at Kansas. #22 - Joey Logano - Team Penske Ford (Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe). The tires need to be changed at predefined intervals so that racing cars can continue running without a drop in performance. Pit crew power rankings for the Chase | Official Site Of NASCAR Momentarily, it appeared that Reddick might be able to putter back to the finish line and win anyway after straightening his car out. But nothing any driver did. Looking for more NASCAR content? Michael McDowell had a top-20 car and made the best of it with an 18th-place finish. LaJoie has not shown a tremendous amount of past speed with Spire Motorsports so ranking as the 27th-best driver should be an accomplishment for now. 15 Ford. #19 - Martin Truex Jr. - Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (Crew Chief: James Small). Take a look at the 2022 Cup Series seasons ranking based on their average four-tire stop times for the season. As one can imagine, NASCAR fans didn't have the most welcoming reception for the new pit guns on Twitter. 3 last week) Hamlin's second-place run at Kansas was the best effort among the playoff contenders. Adding to Kevin Harvick's legacy is the fact that even after 23 wins in 12 years at Richard Childress Racing, he was able to take his career to the next level with Stewart-Haas. From 2015 until 2020, Adam Stevens had one of the most lucrative crew chief jobs in NASCAR, turning the wrenches and calling the shots for Kyle Busch and winning two Cup Series championships in the process of being paired with one of the most brilliant individual talents in the sport. On This Day in NASCAR History; NASCAR Flags . McLeod drove the team's No. #2 - Austin Cindric (R) - Team Penske Ford (Crew Chief: Jeremy Bullins). After racing full-time for Kaulig in Xfinity and most of last year's Cup season for Spire Motorsports, Justin Haley has been tabbed as the full-time driver of one of Kaulig's two new full-time Cup teams. Related: Adam Alexander to become the new lap-by-lap announcer for the Truck Series. Neither has had success on the Cup side, but the hope is that they can rekindle what they had several years ago. Elliott has signed a contract extension through 2027 . After running the entire 2021 season for Rick Ware Racing, Josh Bilicki will move to Spire Motorsports to drive the team's No. Talking about functionality, does the new pit gun result in faster pit stops? 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. 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. Almirola and Blickensderfer averaged a finish of 18.1 in 2017, when they worked together at Richard Petty Motorsports. 12 team. Trackhouse also began to exercise its plans to move the needle in NASCAR with the introduction of Project91 for international drivers, a program that brought former Formula 1 world champion Kimi Raikkonen to the Cup Series field at Watkins Glen in August. One year after building back up from the lowest point of his career, Kyle Larson enters 2022 as the defending NASCAR Cup Series champion and looks to become the first driver to score back-to-back Cup titles since Jimmie Johnson. After making its debut at Watkins Glen with former F1 World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, Trackhouse Racing's Project91 for international racing stars remains part of the team's plan for 2023. Gibbs never had the pace to enter the top 10 positions; however, he maximized his finish after having a top-20 car based on advanced statistics. #7 - Corey LaJoie - Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Ryan Sparks). The hire of Gilliland keeps things all in the family, as his father David Gilliland drove the No. 77. 18 team, which will now adopt Gibbs' own No. Through years of overachieving in lesser equipment, the consensus was that Chastain was a talented driver who made his way on merit, and one that was capable of taking the better equipment he worked his way into and winning at least one Cup race with it. pic.twitter.com/VS5s1imzbY. There was some talk of Project91 fielding a car in the Daytona 500, but team owner Justin Marks announced the team would focus on road courses. Martin Truex Jr. showed speed and even overcame a wheel falling off the car for an 11th-place finish. No. 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. Joe Gibbs Racing has swapped pit crews between their No. Erik Jones was really solid on the two-mile tracks last season and while it did not show as much at Auto Club, a top-20 finish remains decent. For these purposes, I'm ranking the pairings in order of whom I think will enjoy the most success over the next 18 months. 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Team / Driver Chart - Jayski's NASCAR Silly Team co-owner BJ McLeod is expected to continue to drive this car for most of the season. Thats a tricky question because what might be best for 2022 could be different from what's best for the long term. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. carried over his momentum from a Daytona 500 victory and had a top-10 car at Auto Club. Two top-10 and one 11th-place finish moved Elliott from 19 th to the top spot by the fifth race. 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. Christopher Bell returns for his second season at Joe Gibbs Racing and his third overall as a Cup driver. 19 Joe. #17 - Chris Buescher - RFK Racing Ford (Crew Chief: Scott Graves). Then, Corey LaJoie almost became the sixth, and he almost turned the landscape of the NASCAR playoff picture completely on its head. Ross Chastain Team: #1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet. 22 Team Penske crew | Joey Logano Crew. #36 - Zane Smith - Front Row Motorsports Ford (Crew Chief: TBD). 53 car, moves over as Wares crew chief. MBM Motorsports fielded Cup cars in select races early in the 2022 season, but the Carl Long-owned team would eventually focus on its Xfinity Series program. 20 team will look to shake it off and bounce back next week. Taking over will be Blake Harris, who joins Hendrick Motorsports after elevating the performnace of Michael McDowell and Front Row Motorsports. There were 19 different winners in 2022, tying a NASCAR record. 11 team. But rankings can fluctuate wildly in the first few weeks of the season because point totals are so low. Busch Wins Under Caution at Talladega in Double Overtime - US News No. #38 - Todd Gilliland and Zane Smith - Front Row Motorsports Ford (Crew Chief: Ryan Bergenty). 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. section: | slug: nascar-2023-every-cup-series-driver-race-team-in-the-field-for-this-season | sport: nascar | route: article_single.us | Friday 5: NASCAR Cup pit crews set for busy offseason with changes for 2022 Andujar had his contract selected by the Pirates on Saturday. 8 Chevrolet. 14 team really needs a shot in the arm at Las Vegas. 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. All rights reserved. 14. #15 - David Ragan, Ryan Preece, and Joey Hand - Rick Ware Racing Ford (Crew Chief: Jason Houghtaling). Joey Logano stopped early on the final pit stop sequence and it ended up costing him as he lost several positions due to tire wear. #16 - A.J. #8 - Tyler Reddick - Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Randall Burnett). The organization will swap the over-the-wall crews for Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch. That's what Christopher Bell did in the Round of 12 and Round of 8 on his way to the Championship 4. Allmendinger, Daniel Hemric, and Noah Gragson will all take turns behind the wheel. 2 last week) Bell is the only driver to finish in the top five in all three races in the first round. Many of those same drivers will return to the seat of the 36 chartered Cup Series cars, but there are a few notable exceptions -- none more so than Kyle Busch, who takes over the No. #21 - Harrison Burton (R) - Wood Brothers Racing Ford (Crew Chief: Brian Wilson). Allmendinger ended up finishing dead last at Auto Club after a wreck took him out of the event. 21. A Max Verstappen and Ferrari 18 Joe Gibbs Racing team, seen here servicing Kyle Busch's car at Pocono Raceway, turned the fastest-ever four-tire pit stop at Richmond Raceway. #31 - Justin Haley - Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Trent Owens). Dillon Welch (2019, pit reporter for ARCA only). #41 - Cole Custer - Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (Crew Chief: Mike Shiplett). Hassler got a half-season of experience last year as crew chief for Matt DiBenedetto and earned positive reviews. #62 - Austin Hill - Beard Oil Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Darren Shaw). They both have a lot to prove in their first season at Petty GMS Motorsports. Veteran crew chief Adam Stevens played a large role in that run, and the two are paired together again for 2023. 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. As much as NASCAR's 75th anniversary season is a celebration of the sport's colorful past, the spotlight of the 2023 campaign will center around stock car racing's present. The No. #3 - Austin Dillon - Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Keith Rodden). Christopher Bell (No. After fielding a part-time Cup team and winning their first race at Indianapolis last year, Kaulig Racing has taken the next step and will field two full-time Cup teams in 2022. After winning the Southern 500 and having one of the best seasons a driver of the Petty No. 48 team will look to carry the momentum to the site of his last victory. And the addition of dirt only enhanced that at Bristol Motor Speedway on Easter. 6-keys: media/spln/nascar/reg/free/stories, at This will be the 18th full season for Truex, who turns 43 in June. The championship moment for @joeylogano and all of #TeamJL! J.J. Yeley will run the Busch Light Clash, while Riley Herbst will run the Daytona 500 behind the wheel of this car. And of those three, there was only one time where it was clear and obvious that he had the absolute best car in the field: the time that paid. Austin Dillon will have a new crew chief for 2023, as Justin Alexander stepped down from his role atop the No. The No. #20 - Christopher Bell - Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota (Crew Chief: Adam Stevens). Sam Hunt's rise to Xfinity ownership came from humble beginnings NASCAR Reference - Crew Chief Statistics & More A.J. Jeremy Bullins will continue to serve as his crew chief. Ryan Sparks is back as LaJoie's crew chief, while also adding team director of competition duties to his responsibilities. NASCAR All-Star lineup 2022: Starting order, pole for Texas race & All 38 for most of his Cup career -- including at Front Row in 2010 and then again from 2012 to 2015. NASCAR 2022: Every Cup Series driver and team in the field for this Haley is a potential breakout candidate for 2023 with veteran crew chief Trent Owens once again calling the shots. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy Ashoc Energy Drink will be sponsor at Richmond in April. It paid off. In addition, racing cars accelerate so quickly and brake so hard that tires wear out quickly, which makes the tires lose grip and slows down the car. 3 pit box at the end of the 2022 season. Chris Buescher enters the 2023 season on the rise, as he spearheaded RFK Racing's growth in 2022. Billy Plourde is now the listed crew chief after working with Cody Ware in 2022. While Brad Keselowski's arrival signals major changes at RFK Racing, Chris Buescher remains the driver of the team's No. 2023 NASCAR Driver / Team Chart: NASCAR Cup Series - TobyChristie.com 38 team will feature a rookie driver for the third year in a row, as Todd Gilliland moves up from the Camping World Truck Series to take the wheel. Cindric, the 2020 NASCAR Xfinity Series champion, will replace Brad Keselowski as the driver of Penske's No. Related: Richard Childress Racing discusses the rebrand of Kyle Buschs No. No. Gilliland will be pulled from the car for six races in favor of Zane Smith, who will drive at Phoenix in March, Talladega in April, the Coca-Cola 600, Sonoma, Texas, and the Charlotte Roval. #1 - Ross Chastain - Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Phil Surgen). The 2021 Cup Series Rookie of the Year, Chase Briscoe looks to take a second-year leap as the driver of Stewart-Haas' No. Barker had been working in the 23XI Racing shop and is well respected in the garage. #43 - Erik Jones - Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Dave Elenz). Harvick was a fifth to seventh-place car for the majority of the day and managed to hit his ceiling with a fifth-place finish. Having the best pit crew can create a difference between securing a win or coming up short. Elliott will seek to revisit the Winner's Circle on an oval, as both of his 2021 wins came on road courses. Busch will be paired with crew chief Billy Scott, a reunion after the two previously worked together at Stewart-Haas Racing. Still going strong at 46 years old, Kevin Harvick returns for his 22nd full-time season in the Cup Series. The Cup Series drivers and teams will next be seen in action in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway on February 19, 2023. Shaharyar is a Formula 1 & NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. 11 for Joe Gibbs Racing in 2023 in what is currently the longest-running active pairing of a driver and team in NASCAR. Ranking 2022 NASCAR Cup title contenders by stats | NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series Race Pit Stop times and performance 42 to the newly-numbered Trackhouse Racing No. Now works as a pit reporter for NASCAR on NBC. 77 Chevrolet for most of the 2022 season. After five drivers earned their first career wins in the first half of the season, the Cup Series had virtually been running out of surprise winners and feel-good storylines. The vision of Trackhouse Racing owner Justin Marks, a former journeyman driver, has been transgressive and transformative for an industry that had stagnated and needed new ideas from new power players. #27 - TBD - Team Hezeberg Ford (Crew Chief: TBD). J.J. Yeley will attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 in a second MBM Motorsports car. Bowman finished below his expected finishing position but the No. 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. 6 and co-owner of the newly-renamed RFK Racing. Christopher Bell did not carry his momentum from the Daytona 500 and struggled to find the balance of a bouncy car in Stage 1. Even though the past several seasons have seen rapid and enormous change throughout the sport, the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season presents arguably the most significant change of all. Crew chief Cole Pearn is the most well-known figure in NASCAR among those barely known at all at the beginning of the year. 2023 NASCAR Cup Series ROTY Contenders No. pic.twitter.com/70t3sjwXLg. My car has 5 lugs per wheel how is this like whats at the dealer? #41 - Ryan Preece - Stewart-Haas Racing Ford (Crew Chief: Chad Johnston). 7 mins ago 1 min read. Racing towards his 800th Cup Series start. Once they get the equipment and the infrastructure at RFK the way they want it, they will contend. 16 team will look for more speed and luck next time out in Las Vegas. Burton, the 21-year old son of longtime NASCAR driver Jeff Burton, became the first driver born in the 2000s to run a Cup Series race when he made his debut last spring at Talladega. Allmendinger was not at fault and was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. Stenhouse finished in 12th place and made contact with the wall a few times. 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. As his other contenders had to play catchup, Logano set the pace all day in his season's ultimate tour de force, eventually driving off into the sunset to win his second Cup Series title with one of the finest races any driver drove in 2022. The handing out of the awards on record is the jurisdiction of NASCAR as well as the awards' presenting sponsors, but that doesn't mean we can't hand out some awards of our own. Erik Jones returns as the driver of The King's No. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. The No. 2022 Daytona 500: Ranking the field of 42 driver entries #47 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. - JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Mike Kelley). So, whatever is gained on the putting on new rubber will be insignificant because of filling in more juice. He led 143 laps on the way to a . #13 - Chandler Smith - Kaulig Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: TBD). #78 - BJ McLeod and Josh Bilicki - Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet (Crew Chief: David Ingram). While many would attribute the decision of a single lug nut to increase the pit stop time, but its to accommodate the new larger aluminium wheels that five lug nuts simply wouldnt work in. 2 of 11 Jared C. Tilton | Getty Images 10. #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,. 8 Chevrolet bolstered those performance highs with a third-place finish Sunday in Phoenix and was in the mix for his first career win against Chase Briscoe and Ross Chastain. Austin Cindric hit the wall on a restart and never could find the speed to climb back up the field with a 28th-place finish. Who is the fastest NASCAR Pit Crew of 2022? With his second Cup Series title now in hand, Joey Logano will seek to become the only active full-time driver to win a third Cup title in 2023. During the recent testing of the Next Gen car, Richard Childress Racing tire changer explained the new guns are certainly heavier than the previous ones. Elliott knocked off some of the concern from his alarming 2022 playoff run but still came one spot short of a much-needed victory. Every single driver who competed for the championship had at least one finish inside the top 10. #50 - Kaz Grala - The Money Team Racing Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Tony Eury Jr.). #9 - Chase Elliott - Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson). Bowman will look to be more consistent in 2022, as his five DNFs contributed to him only managing 14th in the final standings. Denny Hamlin will continue to drive the No. The Most Precise Pit Crews in NASCAR - Bleacher Report The most important job on the crew, the crew chief's responsibilities include formulating and executing the pit strategy with the race . McLeod - Live Fast Motorsports Ford (Crew Chief: Lee Leslie). Ty Gibbs put in a solid performance with a 16th-place finish at a track he never has driven in the NASCAR Cup Series. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Pit Crew Challenge; Manufacturers. #9 - Chase Elliott - Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Alan Gustafson). By. 77 - Josh Bilicki and Landon Cassill - Spire Motorsports Chevrolet (Crew Chief: Kevin Bellicourt). Stuffs happening, really quick. Harrison Burton returns for a second season as the driver of the Wood Brothers' legendary No. The 2021 Rookie of the Year earned his first career win at Phoenix and went on to finish ninth in the championship standings. 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. 2) Reddick spent the majority of the West Coast Swing at or near the front of the field. 16 in 2023, despite having been the subject of retirement rumors, as the new driver of Stewart-Haas' No. 18, with the big story surrounding him being exactly who will adorn his car moving foward. motorsports for better part of the decade. NBC Sports NASCAR Power Rankings. Tyler Reddick returns for a third season at Richard Childress Racing after making the playoffs for the first time in 2021. CBS Sports is a registered trademark of CBS Broadcasting Inc. Commissioner.com is a registered trademark of CBS Interactive Inc. site: media | arena: nascar | pageType: stories | 9:05 p.m. Kyle Busch beats Ryan Blaney in the final head-to-head race. Martin Truex Jr. will compete in his fourth season at Joe Gibbs Racing, and looks to win his second Cup title after multiple missed opportunities. Before the season began, there was a pretty good sense of who Ross Chastain was and what he was capable of. 47 for a third-straight season. Their No. Pit Viper Eyewear SEGI TV Bitnile.com: After dominating the Xfinity Series and starring in Cup cameos, AJ Allmendinger takes over as the full-time driver for Kaulig Racing's No. The No. pic.twitter.com/TU5So5c5pO. Bubba Wallace and his team return to sporting the No. The Money Team Racing, co-owned by Floyd Mayweather, has hired IndyCar driver Conor Daly for the 2023 season. Two top-10 and one 11th-place finish moved Elliott from 19 th to the top spot by the fifth race. 48 team at the end of 2022. Related: NASCAR schedule during the 2023 season. Pirates' Miguel Andujar: Contract selected by PIT

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