Less than a month before the 2022 Daytona 500

With simply 25 days to precede the green flag drops for the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, this is a quick take a look at 2021 motorist statistics and what’s ahead in the brand-new season. Kevin Harvick and others in the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Outdoor Camping World Truck Series will be covered today. Because numerous groups have yet to tighten their 2022 strategies, follow NASCAR Headlines and “Player” News on this site for the most recent updates. The tentative list of Cup Driver/Team lineups revealed listed below is for those who intend on getting in all occasions, consisting of groups with numerous chauffeurs splitting time in one vehicle.

NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)

2021: Brad Keselowski (Group Penske #2 Ford Mustang), a Rochester Hills, Michigan native, went into all 36 NCS races. He scored one win (April 25th at Talladega Superspeedway), 10 top-fives and 17 top-tens, had an 11.4 typical start, a 13.0 typical surface and led 331 laps. Keselowski made an area in the 2021 NCS Playoffs Round of 16. He advanced to the Round of 12 and the Round of 8 however was gotten rid of from the Playoffs prior to the Champion 4 race at Phoenix. He liquidated the remainder of the season sixth in the NCS motorist standings.
2022: Brad Keselowski revealed late in the 2021 season that he would not just sign up with Roush Fenway Racing in 2022, however would likewise end up being a part owner. The brand-new name for the group is Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing (RFK Racing). Keselowski will likewise pilot the #6 Ford Mustang (changing Ryan Newman who is still searching for a 2022 flight) full-time in 2022. Matt McCall will call the shots as team chief for Keselowski’s #6 group. Up until now, Kohler Generators, Violet Defense and Fastenal have signed-on as sponsors.

2021: Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing #4 Ford Mustang), a Bakersfield, California native, went into all 36 NCS races. He scored 10 top-fives and 24 top-tens, had a 9.7 typical start, a 10.9 typical surface and led 217 laps. Harvick made an area in the 2021 NCS Playoffs Round of 16, advanced to the Round of 12 however was gotten rid of prior to the Round of 8. He liquidated the remainder of the season 5th in the NCS motorist standings.
2022: Harvick is signed through 2023 as motorist in SHR’s #4 Ford. Rodney Childers continues as team chief. The Harvick/Childers duo is the longest-tenured active driver-crew chief pairing in the Cup garage. GearWrench (5 races) and Rheem (3) have actually dedicated to main sponsorship up until now. No word yet from Harvick’s long-time sponsors Busch Light, Hunt Brothers, Jimmy John’s and Mobil 1.

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NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS)

2021: Justin Haley (Kaulig Racing #11 Chevrolet Camaro), a Winamac, Indiana native, went into 32 of the 33 NXS races. He scored on win (August 28th at Daytona Int’l Speedway), 9 top-fives, 24 top-tens, had a 7.0 typical start, a 10.7 typical surface and led 59 laps. Haley made an area in the 2021 NXS Playoffs Round of 12, advanced to the Round of 8 however was gotten rid of prior to the Champion 4 race at Phoenix. He liquidated the remainder of the season sixth in the NXS motorist standings. Haley went into 31 Cup races, mainly in Spire Motorsports #77 Chevrolet, with a finest surface of sixth likewise on August 28th at Daytona.
2022: Haley went up to the Cup Series driving Kaulig Racing’s #31 Chevrolet Camaro. Trent Owens, previously team chief for Ryan Preece at JTG Daugherty Racing, has actually been called team chief for Haley in the group’s very first, full-time Cup season. Sponsors will be revealed at a later date.

2021: Justin Allgaier (JR Motorsports #7 Chevrolet Camaro), a Riverton, Illinois native, went into all 33 NXS races. He scored 2 wins (March 20th at Atlanta Motor Speedway and Might 8th at Darlington Raceway), 16 top-fives, 24 top-tens, had a typical start of 8.0, a typical surface of 9.5 and led 468 laps. Allgaier made an area in the 2021 NXS Playoffs Round of 12, advanced to the Round of 8 however was gotten rid of prior to the Champion 4 race at Phoenix. He liquidated the remainder of the season 5th in the NXS motorist standings. Allgaier likewise made the 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Most Popular Chauffeur Award (his 3rd successive). A JRM motorist has actually made 12 of the last 14 The majority of Popular Chauffeur honors in the NXS.
2022: Allgaier is going back to JRM’s #7 Chevrolet. He will be paired with Jason Burdett as his team chief for their 7th season together at JRM. BRANDT and Unilever are main sponsors.

NASCAR Outdoor Camping World Truck Series (NTS)

2021: Stewart Friesen (Halmar Friesen Racing #52 Toyota Tundra), a Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario native, went into all 22 NTS races. He scored 7 top-fives, 9 top-tens, had a 10.5 typical start, a 14.5 typical surface and led 20 laps. His finest surface was second location in the season ending November fifth race at Phoenix Raceway. Friesen made an area in the 2021 NTS Playoffs Round of 10, advanced to the Round of 8 however was gotten rid of prior to the Champion 4 race at Phoenix. He liquidated the remainder of the season sixth in the NTS motorist standings.
2022: His strategies are not understood at this time however Friesen is anticipated to return for another complete season in the HFR #52 Toyota Tundra.

2021: Sheldon Creed (GMS Racing #2 Chevrolet Silverado), an Alpine, California native, went into all 22 NTS races. He scored 3 wins (swept the Might 7th and September fifth races at Darlington Raceway and won the August 20th race at World Wide Innovation Raceway-Gateway), 9 top-fives, 11 top-tens, had a 7.8 typical start, a 13.8 typical surface and led 708 laps. He made an area in the 2021 NTS Playoffs Round of 10, advanced to the Round of 8 however was gotten rid of prior to the Champion 4 race at Phoenix. Creed liquidated the remainder of the season 5th in the NTS motorist standings.
2022: Creed went up to the Xfinity Series for 2022 driving Richard Childress Racing’s #2 Chevrolet Camaro. Whelen will be Creed’s sponsor for the whole season. The #2 group’s team chief will be called at a later date.

2022 Tentative NCS Series Group Chart