2022 NASCAR Standings

Cup Series season standings

Joey Logano earned his second Cup Series championship in 2022, winning the finale at Phoenix in the first season of NASCAR's Next Gen car. The new vehicle brought parity and unpredictability to the field, with 19 different winners highlighting the most competitive season in recent memory.

Chase Elliott

Champion

Drivers

2022

Season

Races

The 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season saw Chase Elliott claim the championship with 1,195 points across 36 races. 33 drivers earned points throughout the season.

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Pos	Driver	Team	Manufacturer	Points	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg Finish	Behind	Rating	Avg Fin	Pass Diff
1	Chase Elliott	Hendrick Motorsports		1,195	5	12	20	12.50	—	99.3	11.90	+299
2	Ryan Blaney	Team Penske		1,132	0	12	17	13.60	-63	91.5	13.80	+215
3	Joey Logano	Team Penske		1,132	4	11	17	13.50	-63	89.5	13.90	+175
4	Kyle Larson	Hendrick Motorsports		1,120	3	13	19	14.10	-75	91.8	13.60	+268
5	Ross Chastain	Trackhouse Racing		1,101	2	15	21	13.30	-94	92.8	14.20	+94
6	Christopher Bell	Joe Gibbs Racing		1,054	3	12	20	13.80	-141	91.6	14.20	+119
7	Martin Truex, Jr.	Joe Gibbs Racing		1,032	0	4	15	14.90	-163	—	—	—
8	William Byron	Hendrick Motorsports		1,030	2	5	11	15.60	-165	88.8	16.50	+74
9	Denny Hamlin	Joe Gibbs Racing		977	2	10	16	15.50	-218	87.9	16.10	+383
10	Kyle Busch	Joe Gibbs Racing		930	1	8	17	16.70	-265	86.6	16.60	+356
11	Kevin Harvick	Stewart-Haas Racing		923	2	9	17	14.30	-272	80.2	14.90	+7
12	Daniel Suarez	Trackhouse Racing		892	1	6	13	16.50	-303	77.3	16.30	-79
13	Erik Jones	Petty GMS Motorsports		861	1	3	13	16.30	-334	73.9	16.70	+220
14	Chase Briscoe	Stewart-Haas Racing		853	1	6	10	17.30	-342	69.5	18.50	-71
15	Tyler Reddick	Richard Childress Racing		841	3	10	15	17.60	-354	88.7	16.60	-11
16	Austin Cindric	Team Penske		825	1	5	9	16.30	-370	72.9	15.70	-209
17	Austin Dillon	Richard Childress Racing		788	1	5	11	16.50	-407	67.4	17.10	-254
18	Bubba Wallace	23XI Racing		760	1	5	10	18.30	-435	70.9	18.40	+96
19	Aric Almirola	Stewart-Haas Racing		760	0	2	7	17.80	-435	65.0	18.00	-102
20	Michael McDowell	Front Row Motorsports		754	0	2	12	16.70	-441	69.1	16.50	-147
21	Alex Bowman	Hendrick Motorsports		738	1	4	12	16.70	-457	78.9	16.20	-20
22	Brad Keselowski	RFK Racing		719	0	1	6	19.20	-476	67.4	18.70	+105
23	Chris Buescher	RFK Racing		717	1	3	10	17.90	-478	74.0	18.00	-261
24	Justin Haley	Kaulig Racing		699	0	3	4	18.40	-496	59.8	18.20	+60
25	Cole Custer	Stewart-Haas Racing		639	0	0	3	20.60	-556	61.3	20.80	-440
26	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	JTG Daugherty Racing		577	0	1	5	22.80	-618	61.5	23.00	+250
27	Harrison Burton	Wood Brothers Racing		565	0	1	2	22.80	-630	52.2	22.70	-129
28	Ty Dillon	Petty GMS Motorsports		553	0	0	1	22.60	-642	53.8	21.70	-288
29	Todd Gilliland	Front Row Motorsports		531	0	1	2	23.20	-664	50.4	23.40	-266
30	Kurt Busch	23XI Racing	—	483	1	5	8	16.90	-712	76.7	16.90	+237
31	Corey LaJoie	Spire Motorsports		466	0	1	1	24.30	-729	48.2	24.80	-96
32	Cody Ware	Rick Ware Racing		325	0	0	1	27.80	-870	35.3	27.40	-173
33	B.J. McLeod	Live Fast Motorsports		104	0	0	1	29.10	-1091	31.6	28.60	-17

Chase eligible (top 16)

Champion

Frequently Asked Questions

Who leads the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series standings?

Chase Elliott leads the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series standings with 1,195 points.

How many drivers are in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series?

33 drivers have earned points in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season.