2022 ARCA Menards Series

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Nick Sanchez, the 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion. Nick sanchez (51277869259) (cropped).jpg
Nick Sanchez, the 2022 ARCA Menards Series champion.
Daniel Dye finished second behind Sanchez in the championship by 14 points. Daniel Dye Phoenix 2021.jpg
Daniel Dye finished second behind Sanchez in the championship by 14 points.
Rajah Caruth finished third in the championship. Caruth Phoenix 2021 (cropped).jpg
Rajah Caruth finished third in the championship.

The 2022 ARCA Menards Series was the 70th season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Lucas Oil 200 on February 19 and ended with the Shore Lunch 200 at Toledo Speedway on October 8.

Ty Gibbs, the 2021 series champion, ran full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022 and therefore did not return to run full-time in the ARCA Menards Series and defend his title.

Nick Sanchez won his first championship in the series in 2022. It was the first championship for Rev Racing in the main ARCA Series and their first NASCAR/ARCA championship since winning the 2012 East Series title with Kyle Larson. Sanchez, who is Hispanic, was the first driver in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program to win a championship while a member of the program since Larson in 2012. He is also the first driver of Hispanic ancestry to win an ARCA championship.

The race at Milwaukee featured six female drivers competing in the race (Amber Balcaen, Toni Breidinger, Mandy Chick, Stephanie Moyer, Amber Slagle, and Rita Thomason). This tied a record for the series, as six female drivers also ran the 2010 season-opener at Daytona (Jennifer Jo Cobb, Milka Duno, Jill George, Leilani Münter, Alli Owens and Danica Patrick). [1]

Teams and drivers

Note: If a driver is listed as their own crew chief for a particular race, that means that their entry in that race was a start and park.

Complete schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chief
Chevrolet Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Brad Smith [2] Terry Strange 4
Rand Bitter 1
Colby Evans 1
Jeff Smith 9
Leo Kryger 4
Carl Brown 1
GMS Racing 43 Daniel Dye (R) [3] Chad Bryant [4]
Rev Racing 2 Nick Sanchez [5] Matt Bucher
6 Rajah Caruth (R) [5] Brad Parrott 9 [6]
Brad Means 11
Toyota Kyle Busch Motorsports 18 Drew Dollar 4 [4] Mark McFarland [4]
Sammy Smith (R)16 [7] [4]
Venturini Motorsports 15 Parker Chase 9 [8] Kevin Reed
Gus Dean 2 [9]
Conner Jones 1 [10]
Tom Hessert III 1
Landon Pembelton 3 [11]
Chandler Smith 1
Buddy Kofoid 1
Corey Heim 1
20 Corey Heim 6 [12] Shannon Rursch 19 [12]
Billy Venturini 1 [13]
Jesse Love (R)14 [12]
25 Toni Breidinger (R) [14] Kevin Reed Jr.
Ford 9
Chevrolet 5
Toyota 6		 Fast Track Racing 01 Benny Chastain 1 Tony Cosentino 1
Tim Monroe 8
Trey Galgon 1
Liz Cafferilli 1
Mike Sroufe 3
Dallas Frueh 5
Dick Doheny 1
Tim Monroe 5
Arnout Kok 1
Dick Doheny 1
Stephanie Moyer 4
D. L. Wilson 3
Dallas Frueh 2
Zachary Tinkle 3
Chevrolet 5
Toyota 12
Ford 3		10 Jason White 1Mike Sroufe 3
Wayne Peterson 1
Steven Barton 4
Richard Burgess 1
Dick Doheny 3
Tony Cosentino 2
Dallas Frueh 1
Tim Monroe 5
Zachary Tinkle 3 [N 1]
Richard Garvie 1 [N 2]
Ryan Huff 2 [N 3]
Tanner Allen 1
Arnout Kok 1
Jon Garrett 2
Chris Martin Jr. 1
Tim Monroe 5
Joe Cooksey 1
Bryce Haugeberg 1 [N 4]
Tony Cosentino 1
Toyota 9
Chevrolet 5
Ford 6		11 Chuck Hiers 1David Ifft 1
Mike Sroufe 9
Tony Cosentino 1
Steven Barton 3
Dick Doheny 3
Jeff Spraker 1
Andy Hillenburg 2
Bryce Haugeberg 7 [N 4]
Jon Garrett 1 [15]
Tony Cosentino 1
Ed Pompa 2
Stanton Barrett 2
Morgen Baird 1
Ken Schrader 2
Ryan Huff 1 [N 3]
Zachary Tinkle 1
Brandon Varney 1
Chevrolet 11
Toyota 5
Ford 4		12 D. L. Wilson 9 Dick Doheny 9
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Tim Monroe 3
Robert Bruce 1
Mike Sroufe 3
Steven Barton 1
Dallas Frueh 2
Tommy Vigh Jr. 1
Tim Monroe 3
Willie Mullins 1 [N 5]
Tony Cosentino 1
Ed Pompa 1
Bryce Haugeberg 1 [N 4]
Zachary Tinkle 3
Chevrolet 2
Ford 18		 Greg Van Alst Motorsports 35 Greg Van Alst [16] Jim Long
Ford 18
Chevrolet 2		 Mullins Racing 2
Clubb Racing Inc. 18 [17] 		03 Brayton Laster 2 [N 6] Ryan Polenz 1
Brian Clubb 12
Robert Bruce 1
Chris Nichols 1
Alex Clubb 3
Ashley Clubb 2
Alex Clubb 14 [17]
Josh White 1 [19]
Rita Thomason 2 [17]
Casey Carden 1
Ford 18
Toyota 2		 Rette Jones Racing 30 Amber Balcaen (R) [20] Mark Rette

Limited schedule

ManufacturerTeamNo.DriverCrew chiefRounds
Chevrolet 1/4 Ley Racing 32 Dale Quarterley Alex Quarterley 2
66 Rhead Racing 66 Eric Rhead Roxi Gabbard1
AM Racing 32 Max Gutiérrez [N 7] Jamie Jones2
Austin Wayne Self 1
Bill McAnally Racing 16 Austin Herzog Charlie Wilson1
19 Derek Kraus Shane Wilson 1
99 Cole Moore Mario Isola1
Blaine Perkins [N 8] Doug George 1
BMI Racing 88 Bridget Burgess Sarah Burgess 1
Bobby Gerhart Racing 5 Dale Quarterley [N 9] Bill Gerhart1
Bret Holmes Racing 23 Connor Mosack [21] Shane Huffman 8
Bret Holmes [22] 2
Brother-In-Law Racing 57 Bryan Dauzat Bob Rahilly4
CR7 Motorsports 97 Jason Kitzmiller Todd Myers4
Empire Racing 8 Sean Corr Derek Hartnagel 1
Mike Cheek 3		4
Fierce Creature Racing 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Ralph Byers1
Hendren Motorsports24 Ryan Unzicker [23] Bill Hendren2 [23]
Kelly Kovski Racing 16 Kelly Kovski John Hanson2
Kyle Keller Racing [24] 70 Kyle Keller John Keller1
Last Chance Racing 39 Andrew Tuttle Michael Parker1
Lowden Motorsports [N 10] 21 Chris Lowden [25] Tony Jackson1
Max Force Racing 9 Thomas Praytor Mike Abram 1
McGowan Motorsports 17 Josh Berry Amber Slagle 1
24 Amber Slagle Sean Samuels1
Niece Motorsports 40 Matt Gould Phil Gould2
Pedroncelli Motorsports 31 Paul Pedroncelli Rodd Kneeland 1
Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Dave Mader III Jeff Spraker 1
Tim Goulet Enterprises 31 Rita Thomason Tim Goulet 1
Young's Motorsports 02 Leland Honeyman Andrew Abbott3
Kris Wright 1
Mamba Smith [26] 1
Trey Burke 1
Ford Central Coast Racing 13 Todd Souza Michael Muñoz1
CK Motorsports 71 Chris Werth [N 11] John Visconti1
Coughlin Brothers Racing 72 Cody Coughlin Kevin Hamlin 2
David Gilliland Racing 17 Taylor Gray Chad Johnston 14 [4]
51 Andrés Pérez de Lara [27] Derek Smith1
Huff Racing 36 Ryan Huff Richard Burgess2
Tim Monroe [N 12] 1
Josh Williams Motorsports
with Lira Motorsports 		60 Michael Lira Tony Furr2
Kimmel Racing 68 Will Kimmel Tony Heaverin1
Mystic Motorsports [28] [29] 07 Brian Kaltreider Keith Tibbs3
Naake-Klauer Motorsports 54 Joey Iest Mike Naake1
Sunrise Ford Racing 6 Jake Drew Bill Sedgwick 1 [30]
9 Tanner Reif Jeff Schrader1
Toyota ALH Motorsports 49 Ashton Higgins Tony Ponkauskas1
Bill McAnally Racing 21 Jack Wood [N 13] Tom Ackerman1
91 Colby Howard John Camilleri1
Haugeberg Racing [N 14] 94 Bryce Haugeberg Kevin Cram2
Jerry Pitts Racing 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts1
Joe Gibbs Racing [31] 81 Brandon Jones Jacob Canter 4
Jeff Meendering 1		5 [31]
Last Chance Racing 85 Ryan Roulette [32] Josh Fanopoulos1 [32]
MacZink Racing 65 Jeffery MacZink Jarod MacZink2
MAN Motorsports 95 Dylan Fetcho Scott Fetcho1
Tanner Arms David Noble2
Nascimento Motorsports 4 Sebastian Arias Henry Nascimento1
Pedroncelli Motorsports 33 P. J. Pedroncelli Ty Joiner1
Phoenix Racing 1 Jake Finch Johnny Allen2
Spurgeon Motorsports 86 Tim Spurgeon Mike David 1
TC Motorsports 91 Justin Carroll Terry Carroll1
Team Chick Motorsports 74 Mandy Chick Steve Chick2
Venturini Motorsports 55 Gus Dean [33] Dave Leiner Jr.3
Jonathan Shafer [34] 1
Tom Hessert III 2
John Hunter Nemechek 1
Jake Finch [N 15] 1
Conner Jones [10] 2
Morgen Baird 1
Ford 4
Toyota 2
Chevrolet 3		 CCM Racing 7
Bull Racing 2 [N 16] 		7 Eric Caudell [35] Jeremy Petty 3
Kyle Totman 2
Darren Mixx 1		3 [35]
Matt Wilson [N 17] 2
Colton Collins 2
Ed Bull 2
Chevrolet 7
Toyota 3		 Cook Racing Technologies 42 Christian Rose Sean Samuels 7
Derek Peebles 2		8 [36]
Kris Wright 1
Amber Slagle 1
Chevrolet 2
Ford 5
Toyota 2		 Ferrier McClure Racing 4
Vanco Racing 2 [N 18]
Fast Track Racing 1 [N 19]
GMS Racing 1 [N 20] 		44 Mason Diaz Jeff McClure 1
Thad Moffitt 1
Ron Vandermeir Jr. 3
Ed Pompa 1
Buck Stevens 2
Mike Goudie 1
Landon Huffman 1
Grant Enfinger 1
Ford 3
Toyota 2
Chevrolet 1		 Jankowiak Motorsports 73 Andy Jankowiak [N 21] Mike Dayton7 [37]
Ford 4
Toyota 5		 Kimmel Racing 69 Scott Melton [4] Bill Kimmel5
Will Kimmel [4] 5
Chevrolet 2
Ford 1
Toyota 1		 Mullins Racing [N 22] 3 Willie Mullins Robert Bruce 1
Brad Perez 1
Alex Clubb 1		2
Casey Carden 1
Mason Diaz 1
Toyota 4
Ford 1
Chevrolet 4		 Richmond Motorsports 8
Vanco Racing 1 [N 23] 		27 Tim Richmond Darrell Phillips 6
Ron Vandermeir Sr. 1
Donald Liepold 1
4 [39]
Ron Vandermeir Jr. 1
Dallas Frueh 2
Con Nicolopoulos 1
Toyota 2
Ford TBA		 Vanco Racing 66 Ron Vandermeir Jr. Ron Vandermeir Sr. 22 [40]
Ford 2
Toyota 2		 Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Con Nicolopoulos Michael Peterson1 [4]
A. J. Moyer Dave Smith 1 [41]
Nate Moeller Nate Moeller 2
Chevrolet 7
Toyota 6
Ford 2		 Wayne Peterson Racing 15
Richmond Motorsports 1 [N 24] 		06 Zachary Tinkle Wayne Peterson 4
Michael Peterson 4
Nate Moeller 6
Tim Goulet 1		9
Rita Thomason [N 25] 1
Tim Richmond 1
Nate Moeller 2
Kevin Hinckle 1
A. J. Moyer 2 [41]

Notes

  1. ↑ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Wayne Peterson Racing.
  2. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Rugiet Racing.
  3. 1 2 Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Huff Racing.
  4. 1 2 3 Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Haugeberg Racing.
  5. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Mullins Racing.
  6. ↑ They were Mullins Racing entries using Clubb Racing Inc.'s owner points. [18]
  7. ↑ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Rette Jones Racing.
  8. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with CR7 Motorsports.
  9. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with 1/4 Ley Racing.
  10. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Kart Idaho Racing.
  11. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Visconti Motorsports.
  12. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Fast Track Racing.
  13. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with GMS Racing.
  14. ↑ Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Cram Racing Enterprises.
  15. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Phoenix Racing.
  16. ↑ It was a Bull Racing entry using CCM Racing's owner points.
  17. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Fast Track Racing.
  18. ↑ It was a Vanco Racing entry using Ferrier McClure Racing's owner points.
  19. ↑ It was a Fast Track Racing entry using Ferrier McClure Racing's owner points.
  20. ↑ It was a GMS Racing entry using Ferrier McClure Racing's owner points.
  21. ↑ Entries from Talladega onward are fielded in a collaboration with Marsh Racing.
  22. ↑ Entry at Mid-Ohio was fielded in a collaboration with Clubb Racing Inc. [38]
  23. ↑ It was a Vanco Racing entry using Richmond Motorsports' owner points.
  24. ↑ It was a Richmond Motorsports entry using Wayne Peterson Racing's owner points.
  25. ↑ Entry was fielded in a collaboration with Mike Harmon Racing and Tim Goulet Enterprises.

Changes

Teams

  • On August 30, 2021, it was announced that Rev Racing would be expanding to two full-time cars in the main ARCA Menards Series with Rajah Caruth, who drove full-time for the team in the East Series in 2021, driving the second car. Nick Sanchez will return to the team full-time in the other car. [5] (As a result, the team will not field a full-time car in the East Series in 2022.) [42]
  • Miles Thomas Motorsports will debut in 2022. The team will compete full-time or part-time in both the ARCA Menards Series and Xfinity Series with Jason Miles, who is also a co-owner of the team. Miles competed part-time in ARCA for Fast Track Racing in 2019 and 2021. Ford will be their manufacturer. The team has yet to announce their car number, sponsors, and crew chief. [43]
  • On October 29, 2021, GMS Racing announced that Daniel Dye, who drove their No. 21 car part-time in the main ARCA Series and the East Series in 2021, would run full-time in the same car in 2022 in the main ARCA Series. It will be the first time since 2015 that GMS has fielded a full-time car in the main ARCA Series. [3] On December 10, Dye announced that the car number would change to the No. 43, which was his late model racing number, a number he used in the East Series with Ben Kennedy Racing, as well as a number that GMS will use in the Cup Series in 2022 as a result of the team purchasing the majority of Richard Petty Motorsports to become Petty GMS Motorsports (although this ARCA car will remain a GMS car and not become a Petty GMS car). [44]
  • On March 22, 2022, Team Stange Racing announced that they would be returning to ARCA with their No. 46 car, which was last fielded in the 2016 season-opener at Daytona with Frank Kimmel running his second-to-last ARCA race. Formula 2 and Formula 3 driver Matteo Nannini will make his stock car debut in that car in the race at Mid-Ohio. [45] The team did not end up entering the race at Mid-Ohio.
  • On March 25, 2022, Rugiet Racing announced that they would make their debut in the series with Richard Garvie driving the No. 84 car at Talladega. [46] However, Rugiet would end up partnering with Fast Track Racing (a team Garvie has previously driven for) to jointly field the No. 10 car in that race with Garvie driving. On April 29, the team revealed that they would also attempt the race at Charlotte. [47] The team did not end up entering the race at Charlotte.
  • On August 4, 2022, Tim Goulet Enterprises announced that they would make their debut in the series with Rita Thomason driving the No. 31 car at Watkins Glen. However, Tim Goulet would end up partnering with Wayne Peterson Racing to jointly field the No. 06 car in that race with Thomason driving. On the Milwaukee entry list, the team revealed that they would also attempt that race.

Drivers

  • With Ty Gibbs all but confirmed to be moving up to the Xfinity Series full-time in 2022, Sammy Smith, the 2021 ARCA Menards Series East champion, is likely to return to Joe Gibbs Racing to drive the No. 18 car in most of the races in the main ARCA Series in 2022. However, because he will not turn 18 (the minimum age to race at all tracks) until June 4, 2022, he will need to miss all of the races at the larger tracks (such as Daytona and Talladega) that happen before then. [7] Smith confirmed to Frontstretch that this was likely the plan, and that Mark McFarland would return as his crew chief in 2022. [4]
  • On October 29, 2021, GMS Racing announced that Daniel Dye, who drove their No. 21 car part-time in the main ARCA Series and the East Series in 2021, would run full-time in the same car (later renumbered to the No. 43) [44] in 2022 in the main ARCA Series. Dye will turn 18 on December 4, 2021, after which he will be eligible to run all the races. [3] On April 27, 2022, ARCA indefinitely suspended Dye due to his arrest on a felony battery charge in Volusia County, Florida. [48] On May 13, ARCA announced that Dye would be reinstated after his charges were reduced by the Florida state attorney's office. Dye did not end up missing any races as none had occurred during the time he was suspended. [49]
  • On January 3, 2022, Rette Jones Racing announced that Amber Balcaen would drive their No. 30 car full-time in 2022. [20]
  • On January 3, 2022, Venturini Motorsports announced that Corey Heim would return to the No. 20 car for 6 events, while Jesse Love will run for ROTY by running 14 events. [12]
  • On January 11, 2022, it was announced that Connor Mosack would join Bret Holmes Racing to drive their No. 23 car in 10 races. [21]
  • On January 13, 2022, Venturini Motorsports announced that Toni Breidinger would drive their No. 25 car full-time in 2022. She previously drove part-time in the series in 2018 for Venturini and in 2021 for Venturini as well as Young's Motorsports. [14]
  • On January 18, 2022, it was announced that Brayton Laster would attempt the race at Daytona in the No. 03 car for Mullins Racing in a collaboration with Clubb Racing Inc. [18]
  • On February 8, 2022, it was revealed that Tim Richmond would return to driving part-time for his team, Richmond Motorsports, in 2022 after having suffered an injury in the race at Michigan in 2021. [39] On the Berlin entry list, it was revealed that Dallas Frueh would make his debut in Richmond's No. 27 Chevy.
  • On February 15, 2022, Max Gutiérrez would drive for AM Racing, at Daytona with the Rette Jones Racing banner and using the No. 32. Gutiérrez would drive that car again at Talladega.
  • On February 15, 2022, Bryce Haugeberg would drive for his own team, Haugeberg Racing, at Daytona in a partnership with Cram Racing Enterprises and using CRE's number, the No. 94. Haugeberg would drive that car again at Talladega and would partner with Fast Track Racing to jointly field the No. 11 car at Phoenix and Kansas in May with him driving it.
  • On February 15, 2022, Brian Kaltreider and his team Mystic Motorsports would return to ARCA after 3 years away after the 2018 fire shop mishap.
  • On March 6, 2022, it was announced that Ryan Roulette would attempt 5 races in the No. 85 car for Last Chance Racing. [32]
  • On April 1, 2022, it was revealed that Christian Rose would attempt 9 races in the main ARCA series, 5 races in the East Series, and 3 races in the West Series for Cook Racing Technologies. [36]
  • On the Talladega entry list, Thad Moffitt would drive the No. 44 for Jeff McClure. It was a Ford on the entry list, but due to an Instagram post, it would be a Chevy, most likely because he drove a Chevy while competing for Reaume Brothers Racing in the Truck Series.
  • On April 19, 2022, it was shown that Jon Garrett would make his ARCA debut at Talladega with Fast Track's No. 11.
  • On April 20, 2022, it was revealed that A. J. Moyer would attempt 3 races (Talladega, Salem and Toledo) with Wayne Peterson Racing. He drove the No. 0 at Talladega and will most likely drive the No. 06 at Salem and Toledo. [41]
  • On April 26, 2022, Venturini Motorsports announced that Jake Finch would attempt the No. 55 at Pocono, in addition to his lone East Series race for the team at Dover.
  • On the Spring Kansas entry list, it was revealed that Ron Vandermeir Jr. will attempt the No. 27. The car was a Ford and it was his own team's entry instead of Richmond's. He also drove the No. 44 at Iowa with his own team instead of Ferrier's.
  • On May 25, 2022, it was announced that Brandon Jones would return to the series to run five races (Charlotte, Iowa, Pocono, Watkins Glen and Bristol) in the No. 81 car for Joe Gibbs Racing. The races at Iowa and Bristol are also combination races with the ARCA Menards Series East. Although JGR sold their ARCA team to Kyle Busch Motorsports before the start of the 2022 season, this entry will be a JGR car and not a KBM car. [31]
  • On the Charlotte entry list, it was revealed that Matt Wilson would make his debut for CCM Racing. He previously made his debut in the No. 10 for Fast Track Racing at Nashville in the ARCA East Series.
  • On the Elko entry list, it was revealed that Colton Collins would make his debut in the No. 7 car for CCM Racing.
  • On June 30, 2022, it was announced that Joe Cooksey would return to the series for the first time since 2018 to run the race at DuQuoin for Fast Track Racing. Cooksey stated that it could end up being his final ARCA start. Ken Schrader will also return to the series to run the race at DuQuoin for Fast Track as he did in 2021. [50] Schrader drove the 11 at both dirt races, and Cooksey secured a top-10 finish at DuQuoin.
  • On the Mid-Ohio entry list, it was revealed that Ed Bull (who failed to start in last year's Watkins Glen race) would attempt to run the race in the CCM Racing No. 7 car in a partnership with his own team.
  • On the Mid-Ohio entry list, it was revealed that Casey Carden would attempt to run the race in the Mullins Racing No. 3 car in a partnership with Alex Clubb's team.
  • On July 21, 2022, it was announced that Mamba Smith, who has been a late model racing driver, a pit crew and PR member for various NASCAR teams and currently works for NASCAR.com, would make his ARCA debut in the race at IRP in the No. 02 for Young's Motorsports. [26]
  • On the IRP entry list, it was revealed that Mandy Chick, who is the daughter of Steve Chick, would attempt to run the race in her own team in the No. 74 car.
  • On the IRP entry list, it was revealed that Dylan Fetcho would attempt to run the race in the No. 95 for MAN Motorsports, which is the team that previously made their debut with Tanner Arms at Nashville in the ARCA East Series.
  • On the Michigan entry list, it was revealed that Cody Coughlin would make his first ever ARCA sanctioned start since 2015, with his own team Coughlin Brothers Racing driving the No. 72.
  • On the Watkins Glen entry list, it was revealed that Chris Werth would attempt to run the race in the No. 71 for New York-based team CK Motorsports.
  • On the Milwaukee entry list, it was revealed that Amber Slagle would attempt to run the race in a second car for Cook Racing Technologies, the No. 24 (reverse of No. 42).
  • On the Milwaukee entry list, it was revealed that Matt Gould, who is the son of Niece Motorsports team owner Phil Gould, would attempt to run the race in his No. 40 car.

Crew chiefs

  • On January 11, 2022, it was announced that Brad Parrott would be the crew chief for Rajah Caruth's No. 6 car for Rev Racing in 2022. [6] Glenn Parker was Caruth's crew chief in 2021 when he ran part-time in the main ARCA Series and full-time in the East Series. His Rev Racing teammate Nick Sanchez also got a new crew chief for 2022, as Matt Bucher replaced Steve Plattenberger.
  • Kevin Reed Jr. replaced Billy Venturini as a full-time crew chief for Venturini Motorsports in 2022. He previously had been a crew chief if the team fielded a part-time car or an interim crew chief on one of the team's full-time cars if needed. He is the son of Kevin Reed, another full-time crew chief for VMS. Reed Sr. is crew chiefing the No. 15 car (driven by multiple drivers) and Reed Jr. is crew chiefing the No. 25 car (driven by Toni Breidinger). This move allowed Billy Venturini to focus solely on the ownership side of the team.

Interim crew chiefs

  • On May 14, 2022, Shannon Rursch, the crew chief of the No. 20 Venturini Motorsports car, missed the race at Kansas that day in order to attend his daughter's college graduation ceremony as was stated on the Fox TV broadcast. VMS team owner and former crew chief Billy Venturini filled in as the interim crew chief for the No. 20 car, driven by Corey Heim, in that race. [13]

Manufacturers

  • On October 7, 2021, an article on Frontstretch revealed that Rev Racing would receive manufacturer support from Chevy in 2022, which they did not have in 2021 despite being a Chevy team. [4]
  • 2022 marked the first year that the Ford Mustang was an eligible body style, as the Ford Fusion had long since been discontinued. However, the body was not widely adopted by Ford teams until 2023. [51]

Schedule

Some tracks announced their 2022 race dates before the release of the entire schedule [52] on October 29, 2021. [53]

Notes:

NoRace title Track Date
1 Lucas Oil 200 [52] Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida February 19
2 General Tire 150 [52] Phoenix Raceway, Avondale, Arizona March 11
3 General Tire 200 [52] Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama April 23
4 Dutch Boy 150 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas May 14
5 General Tire 150 Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina May 27
6 Calypso Lemonade 150 Iowa Speedway, Newton, Iowa June 11
7 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 Berlin Raceway, Marne, Michigan June 18
8 Menards 250 Elko Speedway, Elko New Market, Minnesota June 25
9 Dawn 150 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio July 8
10 General Tire Delivers 200 Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania July 22
11 Reese's 200 [55] Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, Brownsburg, Indiana July 29
12 Henry Ford Health 200 [52] Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan August 6
13 General Tire Delivers 100 [52] Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, New York August 19
14 Atlas 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Springfield, Illinois August 21
15 Sprecher 150 Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, Wisconsin August 28
16 Rust-Oleum Automotive Finishes 100 DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Racetrack, Du Quoin, Illinois September 5
17 Kansas Lottery 150 Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas September 11
18 Sioux Chief Showdown 200 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, Tennessee September 15
19 Herr's Snacks 200 Salem Speedway, Salem, Indiana October 1
20 Shore Lunch 200 Toledo Speedway, Toledo, Ohio October 8

Schedule changes

Broadcasting

The TV lineup is similar to what it looked like in 2021, with FS1 airing almost all of the races that occur at tracks that the NASCAR Cup, Xfinity and Truck Series go to and have races at on the same weekend as the ARCA Menards Series and FS1 is at the track to broadcast at least one of those series. The rest of the races are aired on MAVTV. The only races that FS1 is not broadcasting where the Cup, Xfinity and/or Truck Series does have a race at on the same weekend are Phoenix and Kansas, which are both on MAVTV. [56]

NBC Sports TrackPass, which previously had the streaming rights to all of the MAVTV races, lost the rights to FloRacing. The Fox Sports App will continue to stream all of the races on FS1. [57]

Results and standings

Race results

No.Race Pole position Most laps ledWinning driverManufacturerNo.Winning teamReport
1 Lucas Oil 200 Corey Heim Corey Heim Corey Heim Toyota 20 Venturini Motorsports Report
2 General Tire 150 Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Taylor Gray Ford 17 David Gilliland Racing Report
3 General Tire 200 Drew Dollar Drew Dollar Nick Sanchez Chevrolet 2 Rev Racing Report
4 Dutch Boy 150 Corey Heim Corey Heim Nick Sanchez Chevrolet 2 Rev Racing Report
5 General Tire 150 Brandon Jones Brandon Jones Brandon Jones Toyota 81 Joe Gibbs Racing Report
6 Calypso Lemonade 150 Jesse Love Sammy Smith Brandon Jones Toyota 81 Joe Gibbs Racing Report
7 Zinsser SmartCoat 200 Daniel Dye Daniel Dye Sammy Smith Toyota 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Report
8 Menards 250 Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Toyota 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Report
9 Dawn 150 John Hunter Nemechek John Hunter Nemechek Taylor Gray Ford 17 David Gilliland Racing Report
10 General Tire Delivers 200 Sammy Smith Taylor Gray Taylor Gray Ford 17 David Gilliland Racing Report
11 Reese's 200 Sammy Smith Chandler Smith Chandler Smith Toyota 15 Venturini Motorsports Report
12 Henry Ford Health 200 Corey Heim Nick Sanchez Nick Sanchez Chevrolet 2 Rev Racing Report
13 General Tire Delivers 100 Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Brandon Jones Toyota 81 Joe Gibbs Racing Report
14 Atlas 100 Jesse Love Jesse Love Jesse Love Toyota 20 Venturini Motorsports Report
15 Sprecher 150 Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Toyota 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Report
16 Rust-Oleum Automotive Finishes 100 Jesse Love Ryan Unzicker Ryan Unzicker Chevrolet 24Hendren Motorsports Report
17 Kansas Lottery 150 Corey Heim Corey Heim Corey Heim Toyota 20 Venturini Motorsports Report
18 Bush's Beans 200 Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Toyota 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Report
19 Herr's Snacks 200 Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Sammy Smith Toyota 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Report
20 Shore Lunch 200 Jesse Love Jesse Love Sammy Smith Toyota 18 Kyle Busch Motorsports Report

Drivers' championship

Notes:

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or rainout. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.

PosDriver DAY PHO TAL KAN CLT IOW BER ELK MOH POC IRP MCH GLN ISF MLW DSF KAN BRI SLM TOL Points
1 Nick Sanchez 207118761111271*255521266970
2 Daniel Dye (R)321736177*58543473445318956
3 Rajah Caruth (R)11462312579486116417124155932
4 Sammy Smith (R)3*2*11*312245*41*331*1**1851
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14 D. L. Wilson 232416121915192125191318354
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17 Bryce Haugeberg 3328181314141613101910296
18 Corey Heim 1*316*2291*294
19 Brandon Jones 1*1312227
20 Andy Jankowiak 613182322811207
21 Ron Vandermeir Jr. 8910132111192
22 Christian Rose 312716242015722190
23 Ryan Huff 10814135170
24 Will Kimmel 3561916194165
25 Gus Dean 5545157
26 Scott Melton 3028111511125
27 Conner Jones 5102713122
28 Landon Pembelton 367116
29 Drew Dollar 197*1524114
30 Tom Hessert III 2611113
31 Ed Pompa 17201711111
32 Sean Corr 4311022110
33 Jason Kitzmiller 3414912107
34 Tim Richmond 1829262317QL107
35 Jake Finch 7813104
36 Dale Quarterley 12109101
37 Rita Thomason 12192025100
38 Dallas Frueh 16202020100
39 Willie Mullins 1415994
40 Nate Moeller 2715192392
41 Stephanie Moyer 2119242191
42 Ryan Unzicker 31*89
43 Leland Honeyman 6112887
44 Jon Garrett 21141087
45 Tony Cosentino 9202083
46 Bret Holmes 2780
47 Kris Wright 6875
48 Bryan Dauzat 2630202773
49 Matt Gould 10870
50 A. J. Moyer 23231670
51 Stanton Barrett 71269
52 Cody Coughlin 81566
53 Ken Schrader 91663
54 Kelly Kovski 151063
55 Matt Wilson Wth121462
56 Colton Collins 131461
57 Amber Slagle 181357
58 Mason Diaz 72556
59 Arnout Kok 191455
60 Jeffery MacZink 141955
61 Morgen Baird 102454
62 Mandy Chick 181654
63 Ed Bull 162151
64 Buck Stevens 172051
65 Casey Carden 231550
66 Michael Lira 211750
67 Brayton Laster 132649
68 Chandler Smith 1*48
69 Eric Caudell 36272247
70 Max Gutiérrez 321046
71 Buddy Kofoid 242
72 John Hunter Nemechek 4*42
73 Grant Enfinger 341
74 Thad Moffitt 440
75 Jonathan Shafer 440
76 Jake Drew 539
77 Austin Wayne Self 737
78 Andrés Pérez de Lara 737
79 Brian Kaltreider 27373236
80 Josh Berry 836
81 Dave Mader III 8Wth36
82 Joe Cooksey 836
83 Derek Kraus 935
84 Mamba Smith 935
85 Con Nicolopoulos 292435
86 Cole Moore 1133
87 Brandon Varney 1133
88 Todd Souza 1232
89 Dylan Fetcho 1232
90 Joey Iest 1331
91 Austin Herzog 1430
92 Chuck Hiers 1529
93 Tanner Arms 1529
94 Tanner Reif 1628
95 Kevin Hinckle 1628
96 Landon Huffman 1628
97 Jason White 1727
98 Colby Howard 1727
99 P. J. Pedroncelli 1727
100 Takuma Koga 1826
101 Blaine Perkins 1826
102 Chris Werth 1826
103 Tim Spurgeon 1925
104 Thomas Praytor 1925
105 Ashton Higgins 1925
106 Tanner Allen 2024
107 Tommy Vigh Jr. 2123
108 Ryan Roulette 2222
109 Dick Doheny 2222
110 Chris Martin Jr. 2222
111 Bridget Burgess 2321
112 Mike Goudie 2321
113 Benny Chastain 2519
114 Sebastian Arias 2519
115 Richard Garvie 2519
116 Josh White 2519
117 Jack Wood 2519
118 Bobby Hillis Jr. 2618
119 Justin Carroll 2618
120 Chris Lowden 3113
121 Kyle Keller 3212
122 Andrew Tuttle 359
123 Paul Pedroncelli 386
124 Eric Rhead 395
Chuck Walker Wth
Nick Joanides Wth

See also

References

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