From William Byron honouring Jeff Gordon to Dean Thompson paying tribute to another Dean Thompson, NASCAR is turning back the clock with throwback weekend at Darlington for the eighth season.
Sports car veteran Lucas Luhr will début in stock cars when he races in the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series’ EuroNASCAR PRO division for Racingfuel Motorsport.
Matt Kenseth, Hershel McGriff, and Kirk Shelmerdine will comprise the NASCAR Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023, while Mike Helton received the Landmark Award. Induction will take place on 20 January 2023.
Superstar Racing Experience test driver Ken Schrader will make his competition début at I-55 Raceway on 16 July.
VP Racing Fuels has become the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series’ exclusive fuel supplier for the 2022 season, and will use a new N20 sustainable fuel formula. The NWES plans to become fossil fuel-free by 2025.
After running Atlanta in March, Ross Chastain will return to Niece Motorsports for four more NASCAR Truck Series races at Darlington, Texas, Charlotte, and Sonoma.
After last winning a NASCAR Cup Series oval race in the 2020 season finale, Chase Elliott broke the dry spell by leading the final 53 laps to win at Dover.
After just 78 of 400 laps, the NASCAR Cup Series’ first rain delay of 2022 occurred at Dover as the race was pushed to Monday.
Josh Berry passed JR Motorsports team-mate Justin Allgaier with 55 laps remaining to win at Dover and take his first NASAR Xfinity victory of 2022.
The 2022 NASCAR All-Star Race format includes three stages that build up into a longer final segment, among other elements including a pit road competition.
Brayton “Pizza Man” Laster will get a shot in the NASCAR Truck Series in June at Knoxville Raceway with Reaume Brothers Racing.
Stefan Parsons, who recently reduced to a part-time NASCAR Xfinity slate for B.J. McLeod Motorsports, has joined Alpha Prime Racing beginning with Texas in May.
MBM Motorsports will field the #13, which had attempted five races so far in 2022, for the rest of the NASCAR Xfinity season. Drivers include Timmy Hill, Chad Finchum, and Natalie Decker.
JR Motorsports will field the #88 HendrickCars Camaro for parent team Hendrick Motorsports’ drivers William Byron (Texas, Loudon), Chase Elliott (Darlington), and Kyle Larson (Watkins Glen, Darlington 2).
By virtue of winning the Spring Sizzler at Stafford Motor Speedway, Matt Hirschman has earned himself a spot in the Superstar Racing Experience’s race there on 2 July.
The wheel for Ross Chastain was probably not still, but he was perfect as carnage unfolded around him to take his first win at Talladega and second of 2022.
Three overtimes and a last-ditch effort by Jeffrey Earnhardt could not stop Noah Gragson as he won his second race of the NASCAR Xfinity season and first at Talladega.
