2022 NASCAR Cup Series Season Recap

Originally published on Nov. 7, 2022

By Zane Miller

On Sunday, November 6th, 2022, the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season concluded with Joey Logano defeating Ross Chastain by six points to win the 74th championship in Cup Series history. It was the second championship for Logano. Chase Elliott claimed the regular season championship.

The 2022 Daytona 500 was won by Austin Cindric, while Brad Keselowski led the most laps with 67.

2022 playoff results

Out in Round 1

#8 Tyler Reddick

#18 Kyle Busch

#3 Austin Dillon

#4 Kevin Harvick

Out in Round 2

#5 Kyle Larson

#99 Daniel Suarez

#2 Austin Cindric

#48 Alex Bowman

Out in Round 3

#11 Denny Hamlin

#24 William Byron

#12 Ryan Blaney

#14 Chase Briscoe

Championship Four

4. #9 Chase Elliott (-31, Finished 28th in final race)

Elliott took fourth in the final standings with five wins, 12 top-fives and 20 top-10s for an average result of 12.5, along with leading the most laps in five races.

3. #20 Christopher Bell (-13, Finished 10th in final race)

Bell grabbed the third spot on the strength of three victories, 12 top-fives and 20 top-10s to take an average finish of 13.8, although he never led the most laps in any races during the season.

2. #1 Ross Chastain (-6, Finished 3rd in final race)

Chastain picked up the runner-up spot thanks to two victories, 15 top-fives and 21 top-10s to score an average finish of 13.3, leading the most laps in five races.

1. #22 Joey Logano (Won final race)

Logano won the title after capturing four victories, 11 top-fives and 17 top-10s, claiming an average finish of 13.5 while also leading the most laps in three races.

Race Winners (left) & Lap Leaders (right)