2022 Coca Cola Cup Series Season

The 2022 NASCAR Coca Cola Cup Series Season is the 74th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing and the 51st season for the Modern Era Cup Series. This marks the 6th season of the NASCAR RPG Universe. 2022 also marks the debut of the NextGen car, retiring the Gen6 car that ran from 2013 to 2021. Honda would also enter NASCAR as a Cup only manufacturer for its first with its lone team being JTG Daughtry Racing.

Brad Keselowski enters as the defending Cup Champion with Team Penske.

Daniel Hemric is the 2022 Coca Cola Cup Series Champion with Team Penske, his first Cup Championship and Penske's 3rd in a row.

Driver/Team Chart
The chart below lists the Coca Cola Cup Series lineup for 2022.

* = Part Time Car/Driver

** =Larson was suspended for a time during the season due to a DUI Charge

*** =Koch was out at the 83 halfway thru and was replaced by Matt DiBenedetto

Schedule/Winners
The 2022 Cup Series Schedule, Pole Sitter and Winners. TBA International All Star Race 2022: Surfers Paradise (AUS)

Silly Season for 2023

 * Manufacturer Changes have been on the move for 2023
 * GMS Racing will move from Nissan to Honda.
 * BK Racing will move from Toyota to Honda.
 * Joe Gibbs Racing will move from their long time partnership with Toyota to Ford. This is their first manu change since moving to Toyota in 2008.
 * Leavine Family Racing will move from Toyota to Nissan.
 * NEMCO will move from Dodge to Toyota.
 * Paul Menard will leave Nismo Petty Enterprises for Dale Earnhardt Inc.
 * Justin Allgaier will leave Leavine Family Racing for GMS Racing.
 * Erik Jones will leave Hendrick Gordon Motorsports and return to his 2017 team, Furniture Row Racing.
 * Michael McDowell has been presumably signed by Roush Fenway Racing to replace a retiring Clint Bowyer, leaving Hendrick Gordon Motorsports.
 * After the DUI incident from Kyle Larson, alcohol sponsors immediately dropped with Miller Coors ending their long time partnership with Team Penske as well as Boston Beer. Anheuser-Busch pulled sponsorship from DEI but will not leave the sport.
 * Jamie McMurray announces retirement and will be replaced by incoming rookie Noah Gragson at Hendrick Gordon Motorsports.
 * Hendrick Gordon Motorsports also adds Christopher Bell in a trade from MBM Motorsports effective after the Bristol playoff race.
 * MBM Motorsports announced that Brandon Jones will run for ROTY for the #66 in 2023.
 * Ryan Reed will replace Matt Crafton at Stewart Haas Racing.
 * Christopher Bell was traded to race for Hendrick Gordon Motorsports next season, replacing Erik Jones.
 * BK Racing was bought by Kevin Harvick and will become Kevin Harvick Inc. in 2023. The team has signed Aric Almirola for 2023.
 * Daniel Riccardo will drive the #37 for JTG Daughtry Racing in 2023.