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Joey Logano, the defending Cup Series champion

The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series will be the 75th season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 52nd season for the modern-era Cup Series. The season will start with the Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 5.[1] That race will be followed by the Daytona Duel qualifying races and the 65th running of the Daytona 500 (the first points race of the season) on February 19, both at Daytona International Speedway.[2] The season will end with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway[3] on November 5.[4]

This season will be the final season for 2014 champion and Stewart-Haas Racing driver Kevin Harvick, who announced his plans to retire at the end of the season on January 12, 2023.[5]

Teams and drivers

Chartered teams and changes

There are 36 chartered teams in the Cup Series. These are the 36 teams that currently have charters. There have been no charter changes announced for 2023 so far.

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief Notes
Chevrolet Hendrick Motorsports 5 Kyle Larson TBA He is signed through 2026.[6]
9 Chase Elliott TBA He is signed through 2027.[7] Adrenaline Shoc (A SHOC Energy), which had been a sponsor of the No. 9 car for 2 races in each of the last 2 years, will not return as a sponsor in 2023.[8]
24 William Byron TBA He is signed through 2025.[9]
48 Alex Bowman Blake Harris He is signed through 2023.[10] Greg Ives announced that he would be stepping down from the role to spend more time with his family.[11] Blake Harris, who was the crew chief of the Front Row Motorsports No. 34 car in 2022, will replace Ives as Bowman's crew chief.[12]
JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Mike Kelley He signed a multi-year extension with JTGD in 2022.[13] Crew chief Brian Pattie left for Kyle Busch Motorsports to crew chief their No. 51 truck in the Truck Series. Mike Kelley was announced as the new crew chief of the No. 47.[14]
Kaulig Racing 16 A. J. Allmendinger Matt Swiderski[15] Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic reported on October 3 that A. J. Allmendinger, who has driven this car part-time as well as Kaulig's No. 16 Xfinity Series car full-time, would drive the No. 16 Cup Series car full-time in 2023. It would be his first full season in the Cup Series since 2018.[16] On October 5, Allmendinger was officially announced as the full-time driver of the No. 16.[17] Matt Swiderski will return as crew chief.[15]
31 Justin Haley Trent Owens[15] Haley was confirmed to stay in the No. 31 for multiple years alongside A. J. Allmendinger's multi-year Cup deal in the No. 16.[17] Trent Owens will return as crew chief.[15]
Legacy Motor Club 42 Noah Gragson (R) Luke Lambert[18] Ty Dillon will not return to the No. 42 in 2023.[19] Gragson was announced to replace Dillon.[20] Gragson's Xfinity Series crew chief Luke Lambert will also move from JR Motorsports to Petty GMS.[18]
43 Erik Jones Dave Elenz[18] He signed a multi-year extension with Petty GMS in 2022.[21] Dave Elenz will return as crew chief.[18]
Live Fast Motorsports 78 B. J. McLeod 1
Josh Bilicki 1
TBA 34 		David Ingram[22] LFM announced on December 1, 2022 that they would switch from Ford to Chevrolet and acquire engines from ECR Engines.[23] On December 12, Josh Bilicki was announced to drive the No. 78 on a part-time schedule.[24]
Richard Childress Racing 3 Austin Dillon Keith Rodden[25] Dillon will have a new crew chief in 2023 as Justin Alexander announced that he would be stepping down from the role.[26] RCR confirmed that Dillon would remain in the No. 3 in 2023 after the announcement of Kyle Busch joining the team to drive the No. 8 car.[27] Dillon also revealed then that he is signed through 2025.[28] On October 28, RCR announced that Keith Rodden, who crew chiefed in the Cup Series from 2014 to 2017 for Jamie McMurray at Chip Ganassi Racing and then for Kasey Kahne at Hendrick Motorsports, would be Dillon's new crew chief in 2023.[25]
8 Kyle Busch Randall Burnett After months of rumors and speculation over his 2023 plans and contract negotiations with Joe Gibbs Racing, Kyle Busch announced that he would leave JGR and join Richard Childress Racing beginning in 2023 in a multi-year deal. Randall Burnett will remain the crew chief of the No. 8 car.[27] Busch will replace Tyler Reddick, who was originally announced to drive a third RCR car in 2023 before leaving for 23XI Racing in 2024, but after Kurt Busch's decision to not run full-time after his concussion, Reddick's contract was bought out by 23XI Racing, allowing him to go to 23XI a year early.[29]
Spire Motorsports 7 Corey LaJoie Ryan Sparks[30] LaJoie will return. Ryan Sparks will also return as crew chief.[31]
77 Ty Dillon Kevin Bellicourt[30] On October 17, 2022, Spire Motorsports announced that Ty Dillon will run the No. 77 full-time in 2023.[31]
Trackhouse Racing Team 1 Ross Chastain TBA Chastain will return.[32]
99 Daniel Suárez TBA Suárez will return.[33]
Ford Front Row Motorsports 34 Michael McDowell Travis Peterson[34] McDowell and Gilliland will return.[35] FRM will have two new crew chiefs in 2023. Travis Peterson, who was the engineer and interim crew chief for the No. 17 RFK car in 2022, will be the new crew chief of the No. 34 car, replacing Blake Harris, who left for Hendrick Motorsports to be the new crew chief of the No. 48 car.[12] Ryan Bergenty, who was the car chief for McDowell, will be the new crew chief for the No. 38 car replacing Seth Barbour, who was the crew chief for that car in 2022, who has been promoted to technical director for FRM.[34]
38 Todd Gilliland Ryan Bergenty[34]
RFK Racing 6 Brad Keselowski TBA Keselowski will return as he is a co-owner of the team.[36]
17 Chris Buescher TBA He is signed through 2024.[37]
Rick Ware Racing 15 TBA TBA RWR has yet to announce any 2023 plans for its two cars.[38] The team will have a new technical alliance with RFK Racing beginning in 2023, ending their alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing that only lasted for the 2022 season.[39]
51 TBA TBA
Stewart-Haas Racing 4 Kevin Harvick Rodney Childers[40] He is signed through 2023.[41] Additionally, Rodney Childers signed a multi-year contract extension with SHR in 2021 and will return as Harvick's crew chief.[40] On January 12, 2023, Harvick announced he will retire at the end of the season.[5]
10 Aric Almirola Drew Blickensderfer[42] Although Almirola announced he would retire from driving full-time after the 2022 season, he announced that he has signed a multi-year deal with SHR, delaying his retirement.[43]
14 Chase Briscoe Johnny Klausmeier[42] Briscoe will return.
41 Ryan Preece Chad Johnston[42] Preece will replace Cole Custer in the No. 41 in 2023 while Custer will move back to the Xfinity Series.[44] Chad Johnston replaces Mike Shiplett as the crew chief. Johnston was previously the crew chief of the No. 17 truck for David Gilliland Racing (now TRICON Garage) in the Truck Series where he worked with multiple drivers including Preece. Johnston is returning to SHR having previously worked for the team as the crew chief of their No. 14 car in 2014 and 2015 when it was driven by team co-owner Tony Stewart.[42]
Team Penske 2 Austin Cindric TBA He signed a multi-year deal with Penske and is the son of Team Penske President Tim Cindric.[45]
12 Ryan Blaney TBA He signed a multi-year extension with Penske in 2022.[46]
22 Joey Logano TBA He signed a multi-year extension with Penske in 2022.[47]
Wood Brothers Racing 21 Harrison Burton TBA Burton will return.
Toyota 23XI Racing 23 Bubba Wallace TBA He signed a multi-year extension with 23XI in 2022.[48] Wallace will move back to the No. 23 car in 2023 after driving the No. 45 car during the 2022 playoffs to compete for the owners' championship after Kurt Busch's concussion sidelined him for the rest of the 2022 season.[49]
45 Tyler Reddick TBA After suffering a concussion in qualifying for the 2022 race at Pocono, Kurt Busch announced on October 15 that he would not run full-time in 2023. Tyler Reddick, who was set to join the team in 2024,[50] will move over from Richard Childress Racing a year earlier and replace Busch in the No. 45. After his move to 23XI for 2024 was announced, Reddick was going to return to RCR for one more year[51][52][53] but was bought out of his last year of his contract in order to replace Busch in the No. 45 in 2023.[29] (Busch has a multi-year deal with 23XI[54] and will stay with the team in an advisory role and could drive part-time for the team once he gets cleared to race again.)[55]
Joe Gibbs Racing 11 Denny Hamlin TBA He signed a multi-year extension with JGR in 2021. However in December 2022, Hamlin confirmed his, and primary sponsor Fedex's contracts are up at the end of the 2023 season.[56]
19 Martin Truex Jr. TBA Truex will return after previously hinting that he was considering retiring.[57][58]
20 Christopher Bell TBA He signed a multi-year extension with JGR in 2022.[59][60]
54 Ty Gibbs (R)[61] Chris Gayle[61] After months of rumors and speculation over his 2023 plans, Kyle Busch left JGR for Richard Childress Racing after primary sponsor M&M's and parent company Mars, Incorporated announced they would not return in 2023[62] and JGR was unable to find a replacement sponsor.[63] (A deal with Oracle Corporation fell through.)[64] On November 15, it was announced that Ty Gibbs would replace Busch and the car would be renumbered to the No. 54, the number Gibbs used in the Xfinity Series. Gibbs' Xfinity Series crew chief, Chris Gayle, will also move up to the Cup Series, replacing Ben Beshore.[61] Monster Energy, which has sponsored Gibbs in the Xfinity and ARCA Series, will sponsor him in the Cup Series in a "strong capacity".[65]

Non-chartered teams and changes

Limited schedule

Manufacturer Team No. Driver Crew chief Rounds Notes
Chevrolet 3F Racing[66] 30 TBA TBA TBA The team, which will be the first team from Germany to compete in the NASCAR Cup Series, announced plans to run part-time in 2022 starting at the Charlotte Roval.[67][68] However, team owner Dennis Hirtz announced that the team's debut would be delayed to 2023, where they plan to attempt 10 races before running full-time in 2024.[69] The team's driver(s), sponsors and crew chief have all yet to be announced.
Beard Motorsports 62 Austin Hill[70] Darren Shaw[70] 6[70] Team owner Linda Beard told Dustin Albino from Jayski that the team will enter the 2023 Daytona 500. Noah Gragson will not return to this car in 2023 as he will drive the Petty GMS No. 42 car full-time.[71] On October 28, the team announced that Austin Hill, who drives full-time for Richard Childress Racing in the Xfinity Series, would drive the car in six races (both Daytona and both Talladega races, the Chicago Street Course and Michigan) in 2023.[70]
Kaulig Racing 13 TBA TBA TBA On December 12, 2022, Brett Griffin, who was the spotter for Justin Haley's No. 31 car full-time in 2022, announced on his podcast, Door, Bumper, Clear, that he would not spot full-time in 2023 but would remain with Kaulig Racing to spot for them in select races in 2023 including the Daytona 500, essentially revealing that the team would field a third part-time car in that race. Kaulig has yet to officially announce that they will be fielding a part-time third car in the Cup Series in 2023.[72][73] On January 10, 2023, Kaulig tweeted an image of the No. 13 in their number font, signaling that the number of their part-time third Cup Series car would be the No. 13. MBM Motorsports uses the No. 13 in the Xfinity Series, the only other series Kaulig fields entries in, and the No. 13 is not being used in the Cup Series.[74]
Legacy Motor Club 84 Jimmie Johnson TBA TBA On November 4, 2022, seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson purchased an ownership stake in Petty GMS, which later rebranded to Legacy Motor Club. He will run select races in 2023, including an attempt to make the 2023 Daytona 500.[75][76]
The Money Team Racing 50 Conor Daly TBA[77] Tony Eury Jr.[77] 6[77] On December 5, 2022, team co-owner Willy Auchmoody revealed to TobyChristie.com that the No. 50 car will run at least six races in 2023 with Conor Daly, who drove for the team at the Charlotte Roval in 2022, returning to drive for the team in at least some of those races. TMT has talked to Hélio Castroneves about potentially driving for the team in the Daytona 500 although a deal has not been finalized. Tony Eury Jr. will return as crew chief.[77]
Trackhouse Racing Team[78] 91 TBA TBA TBA The car will be fielded in six to eight races in 2023 after making its debut at Watkins Glen in 2022 with retired Formula One driver Kimi Räikkönen driving it.[79] Drivers have to be from a country other than the United States and compete in a different racing series.[78] This has led to speculation that Brodie Kostecki and Hélio Castroneves, who have both expressed interest in racing in NASCAR,[80][81][82] could be candidates to drive this car in 2023. On September 26, 2022, Supercars Championship driver Shane van Gisbergen revealed he was in talks with Trackhouse to make a Cup Series cameo in 2023.[83]
Ford Front Row Motorsports TBA Zane Smith[84] TBA TBA[84] Zane Smith will drive the car for the team in a partial schedule including the Daytona 500.[84]
Toyota 23XI Racing TBA Travis Pastrana[85] TBA 1[86] On January 13, 2023, 23XI revealed in a tweet that they would be fielding a third car in the Daytona 500. Later that day, Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic reported that Travis Pastrana would be the driver of that car.[85] They have yet to announce the car number, sponsor and crew chief.[86]

Potential and rumored changes

Teams

  • On October 9, 2021, when it was announced that Team Hezeberg would debut in the Cup Series part-time with the No. 27 car in 2022, the team stated that they hoped to field the car full-time in 2023. As of January 2023, the team has yet to reaffirm this plan.[87]
  • On June 20, 2022, Cody Efaw, the General Manager of Niece Motorsports, stated that the team could expand into the Cup Series in 2023. They would likely field a part-time car. Efaw stated that he would like to have Carson Hocevar, one of the team's full-time Truck Series drivers, drive for the team in the Cup Series.[88]
  • On June 25, 2022, Dale Earnhardt Jr. stated on an episode of The Dale Jr. Download that his Xfinity Series team, JR Motorsports, may expand into the Cup Series.[89] On June 28, JRM co-owner Kelley Earnhardt Miller stated on SiriusXM NASCAR Radio that if JRM debuts in the Cup Series, the team would more than likely only field a part-time car in 2023 before running full-time sometime in the future.[90]
  • On October 11, 2022, NFL Hall of Famer Tim Brown revealed on the podcast The Bag with Rashad Jennings and Lindsay McCormick that he has been looking into entering NASCAR as a team owner. He was set to start a team in the 2000s which would have had an alliance with what was then known as Roush Fenway Racing but the deal fell though after the Great Recession.[91]
  • On November 30, 2022, Adam Stern of Sports Business Journal reported that Phyllis Newhouse, the founder of cybersecurity firm Xtreme Solutions, has been looking into entering NASCAR as a team owner. She would become the first African American woman to own a NASCAR team.[92]

Drivers

  • On June 16, 2022, Brodie Kostecki, who competes in the Repco Supercars Championship in Australia and previously drove in what is now the ARCA Menards Series East in 2013 and 2014, expressed interest in returning to NASCAR and making his Cup Series debut in 2023.[80] Kostecki could be a candidate for the Trackhouse No. 91 car as he meets the criteria for the team's Project91 program: being an international driver (Australia) from another racing series (Supercars).[78]
  • On June 18, 2022, after winning the Superstar Racing Experience (SRX) race at Five Flags Speedway, Hélio Castroneves stated that Don Hawk, the CEO of the SRX, would try to find him a ride in the Daytona 500 if he won an SRX race. It would be the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner's debut in NASCAR. The Trackhouse No. 91 car is seen as the most likely car that Castroneves could drive in the race if he does as he meets the criteria for the team's Project91 program: being an international driver (Brazil) from another racing series (IndyCar).[81][78] On November 22, Adam Stern from Sports Business Journal tweeted that Castroneves was a candidate to drive the Trackhouse No. 91 car and The Money Team Racing No. 50 car in the Daytona 500,[82] and Money Team co-owner Willy Auchmoody confirmed in an interview with TobyChristie.com on December 5 that the team has talked to Castroneves about potentially driving for them in the Daytona 500.[77]
  • On July 27, 2022, Daniil Kvyat stated that he would like to focus on competing in NASCAR after having made his debut with Team Hezeberg at the 2022 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard instead of returning to Formula One or other racing series in Europe. (Kvyat is from Russia and came to the United States after the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.) He has yet to announce specific plans although he has hinted that he wants to run full-time in the Cup Series or another NASCAR series.[93]

Rule changes

  • NASCAR is expected to debut a "wet weather" package for short tracks in 2023 in response to rain delays. The package will consist of a windshield wiper, flaps behind the wheels, taillights, and rain tires.[94]
  • Due to safety concerns from the 2022 season with drivers suffering concussions and feeling sore due to rear-end crashes, NASCAR made changes to the Next Gen’s rear structure for 2023 to create a bigger crumple zone in the hopes that it will prevent the energy from those impacts from affecting the driver. The adjustment also includes slight changes to the center section of the car.[95]

Schedule

The 2023 schedule was released on September 14, 2022.[96] The 2023 Daytona 500 will be held on Sunday, February 19.[2] The season finale will be at Phoenix Raceway again in 2023 during the first weekend of November.[3] The Busch Light Clash will return to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the second year in a row and the race will be held on February 5, which again is one week before the Super Bowl and two weeks before the Daytona 500.[1]

No Race title Track Date Time (ET) Channel Radio
Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California February 5[4] 8pm FOX MRN
Daytona Duel Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida February 16[4] 7pm FS1
1 Daytona 500 February 19[4] 2:30pm FOX
2 Pala Casino 400 Auto Club Speedway, Fontana, California February 26 3:30pm
3 Pennzoil 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada March 5 PRN
4 Ruoff Mortgage 500 Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona March 12 MRN
5 Ambetter Health 400 Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia March 19 3pm PRN
6 EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas March 26 3:30pm
7 Toyota Owners 400 Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Virginia April 2 FS1 MRN
8 Food City Dirt Race Bristol Motor Speedway (Dirt Course),[97] Bristol, Tennessee April 9[97] 7pm FOX PRN
9 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia April 16 3pm FS1 MRN
10 GEICO 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama April 23 FOX
11 DuraMAX Drydene 400 Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Delaware April 30 2pm FS1
12 AdventHealth 400 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas May 7 3pm
13 Goodyear 400 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina May 14
NASCAR All-Star Race North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina May 21[98] 8pm PRN
14 Coca-Cola 600 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina May 28 6:30pm FOX
15 Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois[99] June 4 FS1 MRN
16 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Sonoma Raceway, Sonoma, California June 11 FOX PRN
17 Ally 400 Nashville Superspeedway, Lebanon, Tennessee June 25 7pm NBC MRN
18 NASCAR Cup Series Race at Chicago Chicago Street Course, Chicago, Illinois[100] July 2[100] 5:30pm
19 Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia July 9 7pm USA PRN
20 Crayon 301[101] New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire July 16 2:30pm
21 Pocono 400 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania[102] July 23 MRN
22 Federated Auto Parts 400 Richmond Raceway, Richmond, Virginia July 30 3pm
23 FireKeepers Casino 400 Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan August 6 2:30pm
24 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course), Speedway, Indiana[103] August 13 NBC IMS
25 Go Bowling at The Glen Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York August 20 3pm USA MRN
26 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida August 26 7pm NBC
NASCAR Playoffs
Round of 16
27 Cook Out Southern 500 Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina September 3 6pm USA MRN
28 Hollywood Casino 400 Presented by Barstool Sportsbook Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas September 10 3pm
29 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Bristol Motor Speedway,[97] Bristol, Tennessee September 16 7:30pm PRN
Round of 12
30 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas September 24 3:30pm USA PRN
31 YellaWood 500 Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama October 1 2:30pm NBC MRN
32 Bank of America Roval 400 Charlotte Motor Speedway (Roval), Concord, North Carolina October 8 2pm PRN
Round of 8
33 South Point 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nevada October 15 2:30pm NBC PRN
34 Dixie Vodka 400 Homestead–Miami Speedway, Homestead, Florida October 22 MRN
35 Xfinity 500 Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia October 29 2pm
Championship 4
36 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona November 5[4] 3pm NBC MRN

Bolded races indicate a NASCAR Major, also known as a Crown Jewel race.

Schedule changes

Chicago Street Course

After NASCAR used a Chicago Street Course track in the 2021 eNASCAR iRacing Pro Invitational Series, it was speculated that NASCAR would like to make it a reality and have a street race in Chicago on the Cup Series schedule in the future. On July 7, 2022, Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic reported that an official announcement of this being added to the Cup Series schedule would come on July 19.[104] On June 17, Adam Stern from Sports Business Journal suggested that the Chicago Street Course could replace Road America on the 2023 Cup Series schedule as the street race would likely replace one of the road course races and Road America does not have a contract to have a Cup Series race in 2023.[105] Both the addition of the Chicago street race to the schedule and the fact that it would replace the race at Road America came on July 19.[100]

NASCAR All-Star Race

On June 24, 2022, Adam Stern also reported that Fox Sports, which has the TV rights to the All-Star Race, has been trying to convince NASCAR and Speedway Motorsports to move the NASCAR All-Star Race to a different venue each year as is the case in other sports. After the 2022 All-Star Race at Texas Motor Speedway, which was widely considered unpopular and controversial by fans and the industry, the track tweeted that they would be hosting the All-Star Race again in 2023. However, the tweet was deleted amidst negative reactions to the announcement, leading to speculation that plans could change.[106] On September 7, it was revealed that the All-Star race will take place on the renovated North Wilkesboro Speedway.[107] It would be the first NASCAR Cup race on the track since 1996, after its dates were replaced by races at Texas Motor Speedway and New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 1997.

Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400

On January 2, 2023, thespun.com reported that the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 at Texas Motor Speedway will be reduced to 400 miles. The article states that it is an attempted overall effort by NASCAR to hopefully reduce race times, so that they are closer to 2.5 hours, than the normal 3.5 to 4 hours.[108]

See also

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