2022 Cup Series Results

Complete race results with winners, margins, and laps led — 36 races. Data current through the 2025 season; 2026 results added as races complete.

NASCAR Cup Series results from 1949 through 2026 — 78 seasons of racing history, plus 44 seasons of O'Reilly Auto Parts Series results and 31 seasons of Craftsman Truck Series results. Every race on this page includes finishing order, stage points, laps led, and margin of victory.

Cup history splits into distinct eras: the strictly-stock and Grand National era (1949-1971) raced on dirt bullrings and new paved superspeedways with schedules as dense as 62 events; the Winston Cup modern era (1972-2003) standardized the schedule at 28-36 races per season; the Chase era (2004-2013) introduced a 10-race points-reset postseason; the elimination playoffs era (2014-2025) used four rounds of cuts to crown a Homestead-Phoenix winner-take-all champion; and the 2026+ Chase format brings back a cumulative-points Chase decided at Homestead-Miami. Modern races (2017+) have full stage breakdowns; historic races carry finishing order and laps led, since stages were not introduced until 2017.

Need the season opener? The Daytona 500 kicks off every modern Cup schedule. For postseason context, see The Chase.

# Date Race Winner
1 Feb 20 Daytona 500 Austin Cindric
2 Feb 27 WISE Power 400 Kyle Larson
3 Mar 6 Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy Lube Alex Bowman
4 Mar 13 Ruoff Mortgage 500 Chase Briscoe
5 Mar 20 Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 William Byron
6 Mar 27 EchoPark Texas Grand Prix Ross Chastain
7 Apr 3 Toyota Owners 400 Denny Hamlin
8 Apr 9 Blue-Emu Maximum Pain Relief 400 William Byron
9 Apr 17 Food City Dirt Race Kyle Busch
10 Apr 24 GEICO 500 Ross Chastain
11 May 1 DuraMAX Drydene 400 presented by RelaDyne Chase Elliott
12 May 8 Goodyear 400 Joey Logano
13 May 15 AdventHealth 400 Kurt Busch
14 May 29 Coca-Cola 600 Denny Hamlin
15 Jun 5 Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter Joey Logano
16 Jun 12 Toyota/Save Mart 350 Daniel Suarez
17 Jun 26 Ally 400 Chase Elliott
18 Jul 3 Kwik Trip 250 Tyler Reddick
19 Jul 10 Quaker State 400 presented by Walmart Chase Elliott
20 Jul 17 Ambetter 301 Christopher Bell
21 Jul 24 M&M's Fan Appreciation 400 Chase Elliott
22 Jul 31 Verizon 200 at the Brickyard Tyler Reddick
23 Aug 7 FireKeepers Casino 400 Kevin Harvick
24 Aug 14 Federated Auto Parts 400 Kevin Harvick
25 Aug 21 Go Bowling at The Glen Kyle Larson
26 Aug 28 Coke Zero Sugar 400 Austin Dillon
27 Sep 4 Cook Out Southern 500 Erik Jones
28 Sep 11 Hollywood Casino 400 Bubba Wallace
29 Sep 17 Bass Pro Shops Night Race Chris Buescher
30 Sep 25 Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 500 Tyler Reddick
31 Oct 2 YellaWood 500 Chase Elliott
32 Oct 9 Bank of America Roval 400 Christopher Bell
33 Oct 16 South Point 400 Joey Logano
34 Oct 23 Dixie Vodka 400 Kyle Larson
35 Oct 30 Xfinity 500 Christopher Bell
36 Nov 6 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race Joey Logano

Frequently Asked Questions

When was the first NASCAR Cup Series race?
The first NASCAR Cup Series race — then called the Strictly Stock Division — was held on June 19, 1949 at the three-quarter mile Charlotte Speedway dirt oval in North Carolina. Jim Roper was declared the winner after Glenn Dunnaway was disqualified for illegal rear springs, making it the first of 200 sanctioned points races in Cup history's inaugural season of eight events.
How many NASCAR Cup races are there per season?
The modern NASCAR Cup Series runs 36 points-paying races per year plus 2 non-championship exhibition events (the Cook Out Clash and the All-Star Race). The regular season covers 26 races, followed by a 10-race Chase in 2026. Historic Cup schedules varied wildly — 1964 had 62 races, while 1949 had just 8.
What is a NASCAR stage?
Stages were introduced in 2017 to split each Cup race into three scoring segments. Drivers earn stage points (10 down to 1 for the top 10 at each stage break) plus a playoff point for winning a stage. Stage breaks also create competition cautions that reset strategy. Races before 2017 have no stage data — only finishing order, laps led, and margin of victory are available.
Who has the most NASCAR Cup Series wins?
Richard Petty holds the all-time Cup Series wins record with 200 victories across a career from 1958 to 1992. David Pearson is second with 105, followed by Jeff Gordon (93), Bobby Allison and Darrell Waltrip (84 each), and Cale Yarborough (83). No active driver has crossed 100 wins.
What was the first NASCAR race at Daytona?
The inaugural Daytona 500 was held on February 22, 1959 at the brand-new 2.5-mile Daytona International Speedway. Lee Petty was declared the winner three days after the race in a photo-finish review over Johnny Beauchamp. The race has opened every Cup Series season since and is the most prestigious event on the schedule.
Where can I find historical NASCAR race results?
NASCAR Reference has complete race results from 1949 to 2026 for the Cup Series, 1982-2026 for the O'Reilly (Xfinity) Series, and 1995-2026 for the Craftsman Truck Series. Each result includes finishing order, laps led, margins of victory, and driver stats.

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