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Ross Chastain, the current points leader.

The 2023 NASCAR Cup Series is 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 started with the Busch Light Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on February 5. That race was 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. The season will end with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 5.

This 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.

2023 is also the first season since the inception of the NASCAR Cup Series charter system in 2016 that there were no charters that were sold or leased by teams for the season. All 36 charters are with the same teams that had them in 2022 (although one car was renumbered).

Teams and drivers

Chartered teams

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief
Chevrolet	Hendrick Motorsports	5	Kyle Larson	Cliff Daniels 32 Kevin Meendering 4
		9	Chase Elliott 30	Alan Gustafson 32 Tom Gray 4
			Josh Berry 5
			Jordan Taylor 1
		24	William Byron	Rudy Fugle 32 Brian Campe 4
		48	Alex Bowman 33	Blake Harris 32 Greg Ives 4
			Josh Berry 3
	JTG Daugherty Racing	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Mike Kelley
	Kaulig Racing	16	A. J. Allmendinger	Matt Swiderski
		31	Justin Haley	Trent Owens 32 Eddie Pardue 4
	Legacy Motor Club	42	Noah Gragson (R)	Luke Lambert
		43	Erik Jones	Dave Elenz
	Live Fast Motorsports	78	B. J. McLeod 9	George Ingram
			Josh Bilicki 2
			Anthony Alfredo 2
			TBA 23
	Richard Childress Racing	3	Austin Dillon	Keith Rodden 34 Justin Alexander 2
		8	Kyle Busch	Randall Burnett
	Spire Motorsports	7	Corey LaJoie	Ryan Sparks
		77	Ty Dillon	Kevin Bellicourt
	Trackhouse Racing	1	Ross Chastain	Phil Surgen
		99	Daniel Suárez	Travis Mack
Ford	Front Row Motorsports	34	Michael McDowell	Travis Peterson
		38	Todd Gilliland 30	Ryan Bergenty
			Zane Smith 6
	RFK Racing	6	Brad Keselowski	Matt McCall
		17	Chris Buescher	Scott Graves
	Rick Ware Racing	15	Riley Herbst 2	Billy Plourde
			J. J. Yeley 6
			Todd Gilliland 5
			Jenson Button 3
			Brennan Poole 3
			TBA 17
		51	Cody Ware 7	Jerry Kelley
			Matt Crafton 1
			Zane Smith 1
			J. J. Yeley 3
			Ryan Newman 4
			TBA 20
	Stewart-Haas Racing	4	Kevin Harvick	Rodney Childers
		10	Aric Almirola	Drew Blickensderfer
		14	Chase Briscoe	Johnny Klausmeier
		41	Ryan Preece	Chad Johnston
	Team Penske	2	Austin Cindric	Jeremy Bullins
		12	Ryan Blaney	Jonathan Hassler
		22	Joey Logano	Paul Wolfe
	Wood Brothers Racing	21	Harrison Burton	Brian Wilson
Toyota	23XI Racing	23	Bubba Wallace	Bootie Barker
		45	Tyler Reddick	Billy Scott 35 Dave Rogers 1
	Joe Gibbs Racing	11	Denny Hamlin	Chris Gabehart
		19	Martin Truex Jr.	James Small
		20	Christopher Bell	Adam Stevens
		54	Ty Gibbs (R)	Chris Gayle

Non-chartered teams

Limited schedule

Manufacturer	Team	No.	Driver	Crew chief	Races
Chevrolet	3F Racing	30	TBA	TBA	10
	Beard Motorsports	62	Austin Hill	Darren Shaw	6
	Kaulig Racing	13	Chandler Smith	Eddie Pardue	4
			Jonathan Davenport		1
	Legacy Motor Club	84	Jimmie Johnson	Todd Gordon	4
	The Money Team Racing	50	Conor Daly	Tony Eury Jr.	7
	Trackhouse Racing	91	Kimi Räikkönen	Darian Grubb	1
			TBA		TBA
Ford	Finish Line Motorsports Marketing	80	J. J. Yeley	Josh Reaume	TBA
	Front Row Motorsports	36	Zane Smith	Chris Lawson	1
			Todd Gilliland		1
Toyota	23XI Racing	67	Travis Pastrana	Eric Phillips	1

Changes

Teams

• On August 3, 2022, 3F Racing, 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. 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. The team's driver(s), sponsors and crew chief have all yet to be announced.
• On August 25, 2022, Front Row Motorsports announced that Zane Smith will drive a part-time third car for the team in select races including the Daytona 500.
• Bubba 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.
• 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.
• 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. 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. On January 18, 2023, Kaulig announced that Chandler Smith will attempt to make his Cup Series debut in the 2023 Daytona 500, driving the No. 13 car. He will also run four additional races, which includes the NASCAR All-Star Race.
• On January 13, 2023, 23XI revealed in a tweet that they would be fielding a third car at the Daytona 500. Later that day, Jordan Bianchi of The Athletic reported that Travis Pastrana would be the driver of that car. On January 17, 2023, it was announced that Pastrana would drive the No. 67 car with sponsorship from Black Rifle Coffee Company. Eric Phillips will be the crew chief.
• On February 11, 2023, Bob Pockrass from Fox Sports reported that Finish Line Motorsports Marketing, a marketing agency in business since 1997, would start a race team that would enter the No. 80 Ford driven by J. J. Yeley in the 2023 Daytona 500. However, later that day, TobyChristie.com reported that FLMM would not be entering the Daytona 500 and would instead debut in the race at Phoenix in March. Additionally, the team has an alliance with Reaume Brothers Racing (similar to the one Team Hezeberg had in 2022), who also confirmed in a tweet that FLMM would be postponing their debut. FLMM did not end up attempting the race at Phoenix in March and the No. 80 car was not on the entry list. On March 10, Frontstretch reporter Jared Haas tweeted that he spoke to the team's owner (Fred Zimmerman) who stated that they have postponed their debut to the race at Talladega in April. Additionally, Zimmerman stated that the team has two Next Gen cars in its fleet and six full-time employees on their staff. FLMM would also not enter their No. 80 car in the race at Talladega in April.
• On February 18, 2023, it was reported that MBM Motorsports will not participate in the 2023 season, although team owner Carl Long stated that they do have cars prepared pending sponsorship. The team's last Cup appearance was in 2022, when the No. 55 driven by J.J. Yeley finished 25th at Talladega.

Drivers

• On July 15, 2022, Petty GMS Motorsports announced that Ty Dillon would not return to the No. 42 in 2023. On August 10, 2022, Noah Gragson was announced to replace Dillon.
• After suffering a concussion in qualifying for the 2022 race at Pocono, Kurt Busch announced on October 15, 2022 that he would not run full-time in 2023. Tyler Reddick, who was set to join the team in 2024, 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 but was bought out of his last year of his contract in order to replace Busch in the No. 45 in 2023. (Busch has a multi-year deal with 23XI 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.)
• On August 26, 2022, although Aric Almirola announced he would retire from driving full-time after the 2022 season, he announced that he has signed a multi-year deal with Stewart-Haas Racing, delaying his retirement.
• 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. 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.
• On November 15, 2022, 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.
• On October 3, 2022, Beard Motorsports 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. On October 28, 2022, 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.
• On October 3, 2022, Jordan Bianchi from The Athletic reported 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. On October 5, 2022, Allmendinger was officially announced as the full-time driver of the No. 16. Matt Swiderski will return as crew chief.
• On November 16, 2022, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Ryan Preece will replace Cole Custer in the No. 41 in 2023 while Custer will move back to the Xfinity Series.
• On December 12, 2022, Josh Bilicki was announced to drive the No. 78 on a part-time schedule.
• On January 31, 2023, Rick Ware Racing announced that Riley Herbst had signed to drive the No. 15 at the 2023 Daytona 500.
• On February 7, 2023, Front Row Motorsports announced that Zane Smith will attempt to make the 2023 Daytona 500 in the No. 36. In addition, Smith will drive the No. 38 at Phoenix, Talladega, Charlotte, Sonoma, Texas, and the Charlotte Roval, sharing the ride with Todd Gilliland.
• On March 3, 2023, Chase Elliott suffered a leg injury while snowboarding in Colorado. JR Motorsports Xfinity Series driver Josh Berry would substitute for him in the Hendrick Motorsports No. 9 car in the race at Las Vegas two days later. On March 7, 2023, Hendrick announced that Berry would continue to fill in for Elliott in the No. 9 for five of the next six races. The only one of those six where he will not be in the car is the race at COTA, where IMSA driver Jordan Taylor will make his NASCAR debut filling in for Elliott. Taylor was teammates with Hendrick Motorsports Vice Chairman Jeff Gordon in the 2017 24 Hours of Daytona which they won.
• On March 8, 2023, Trackhouse Racing announced that 2007 Formula One World Champion Kimi Räikkönen would return to the No. 91 at COTA. Räikkönen previously drove the No. 91 at Watkins Glen in 2022. He also scored his final F1 victory at COTA in 2018.
• On March 9, 2023, Kaulig Racing announced that dirt track racing driver Jonathan Davenport would drive their No. 13 car at the Bristol dirt race. He will attempt to make his Cup Series debut and first NASCAR start since failing to qualify for the Truck Series spring race at Martinsville in 2013.
• On March 9, 2023, it was announced that 2009 Formula One World Champion Jenson Button would drive the Rick Ware Racing No. 15 at Circuit of the Americas, the Chicago Street Course, and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. His entry will also be fielded in collaboration with Stewart-Haas Racing.
• On April 8, 2023, Cody Ware stated that he will not be driving the Rick Ware Racing No. 51 at the Bristol dirt race. He was substituted by Truck Series driver Matt Crafton for the race. On April 10, Ware was indefinitely suspended by NASCAR after being arrested and charged with a felony assault by strangulation as well as a misdemeanor assault on a woman in Iredell County, North Carolina. On April 12, Rick Ware Racing announced that Zane Smith would drive the No. 51 at Martinsville.
• On May 5, 2023, Rick Ware Racing announced that Ryan Newman will drive for the team in select races in 2023, starting with Darlington.

Crew chiefs

• On August 26, 2022, Greg Ives, crew chief of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 driven by Alex Bowman, announced that he would be stepping down from the role to spend more time with his family. On October 14, 2022, Blake Harris, who was the crew chief of the Front Row Motorsports No. 34 car in 2022, was announced to replace Ives as Bowman's crew chief.
• On September 2, 2022, Justin Alexander, crew chief of the Richard Childress Racing No. 3 driven by Austin Dillon, announced that he would be stepping down from the role. On October 28, 2022, 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.
• On October 25, 2022, Noah Gragson's Xfinity Series crew chief Luke Lambert was announced to move from JR Motorsports to Petty GMS (later renamed Legacy Motor Club) on their No. 42 car.
• On November 9, 2022, it was announced that Brian Pattie would leave for Kyle Busch Motorsports to crew chief their No. 51 truck in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Mike Kelley was announced as the new crew chief of the No. 47.
• On November 16, 2022, Stewart-Haas Racing announced that Chad Johnston would replace Mike Shiplett as the crew chief of their No. 41 car. 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.
• On November 23, 2022, Front Row Motorsports announced that 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. 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.
• On January 12, 2023, Live Fast Motorsports announced that David (George) Ingram Jr. would be the new crew chief of their No. 78 car in 2023. Ingram moves to LFM from team co-owner B. J. McLeod's Xfinity Series team, B. J. McLeod Motorsports, where he was previously a crew chief for them in that series. Lee Leslie, who was the crew chief of the No. 78 car in 2022, switched teams and series with Ingram and became a crew chief for BJMM in the Xfinity Series in 2023.
• On January 23, 2023, Legacy Motor Club announced that Todd Gordon would crew chief the No. 84 car for Jimmie Johnson.
• On January 26, 2023, it was revealed through the release of the Clash entry list that Jerry Kelley would be the new crew chief of Rick Ware Racing's No. 51 car, replacing Billy Plourde, who moved to the team's No. 15 car in 2023, replacing Kevyn Rebolledo.

Interim crew chiefs

• On March 15, 2023, NASCAR suspended all four Hendrick Motorsports crew chiefs (Cliff Daniels, Alan Gustafson, Rudy Fugle and Blake Harris) as well as Kaulig Racing No. 31 car crew chief Trent Owens for four races (Atlanta, COTA, Richmond, and the Bristol dirt race) after it was discovered during practice for the race at Phoenix in March that the hood louvers on all five cars were illegally modified. As a result, each team received an L2 penalty. On March 16, Kaulig announced that they would appeal the penalty and Owens' suspension was deferred until after the appeal date. On March 15, Hendrick announced that they would appeal the penalty but would choose to not delay their crew chiefs' suspensions until after the appeal date. The next day, the team announced their interim crew chiefs:
  • Kevin Meendering will crew chief the No. 5. He returns to the same role he had in four races in 2022 when Cliff Daniels was suspended. He was also Jimmie Johnson's permanent crew chief for part of the 2019 season.
  • Tom Gray will crew chief the No. 9. He is the car's engineer and was also the interim crew chief for it at Watkins Glen in 2021 when Alan Gustafson was suspended.
  • Brian Campe will crew chief the No. 24. He works as a technical director for Hendrick and was also the crew chief for the JR Motorsports No. 5 car in what is now the Xfinity Series in 2009.
  • Greg Ives will crew chief the No. 48. He was the previously the permanent crew chief of the car until the end of the 2022 season, stepping down from the job for a non-crew chiefing job at Hendrick that would allow him to spend more time with his family.
• On April 6, 2023, NASCAR announced another penalty to Hendrick Motorsports as William Byron's No. 24 car and Alex Bowman's No. 48 car were found to have illegally modified greenhouse areas (the car's roof as well as the front and back windows) after the race at Richmond. Interim crew chiefs Brian Campe and Greg Ives were suspended for two races (Martinsville and Talladega, and not the next race, the Bristol dirt race, due to the penalty being announced late). Hendrick chose not to appeal the penalty. The permanent crew chiefs of those cars, Rudy Fugle for the No. 24 and Blake Harris for the No. 48, would return at Martinsville after their four race suspensions ended, so the team did not need to have third-string crew chiefs for both cars.
• On April 19, 2023, NASCAR announced that Keith Rodden, the crew chief of the No. 3 car for Richard Childress Racing driven by Austin Dillon, would be suspended for two races (as part of an L1 penalty) after the team's car from the race at Martinsville was found to have an improperly assembled underwing when the car was taken to their R&D Center after the race. RCR announced shortly after that they will appeal the penalty, delaying Rodden's suspension until after the appeal date.

Manufacturers

• On November 28, 2022, Rick Ware Racing announced that they would have a technical alliance with RFK Racing beginning in 2023, ending their alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing that they had for one year in 2022.
• On December 1, 2022, Live Fast Motorsports announced that they would switch from Ford to Chevrolet and have ECR Engines in 2023.

Sponsorship

• On December 20, 2021, Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 car primary sponsor M&M's and parent company Mars, Incorporated announced they would be leaving NASCAR and not return in 2023. JGR was unable to find a replacement sponsor. (A deal with Oracle Corporation fell through.) As a result, driver Kyle Busch left JGR for Richard Childress Racing and was replaced by Ty Gibbs who brought sponsorship from Monster Energy, which sponsored him in the Xfinity and ARCA Series. They will sponsor him in the Cup Series in a "strong capacity".
• On January 4, 2023, it was revealed that Adrenaline Shoc (A SHOC Energy), which had been a sponsor of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 9 for two races in each of the last two years, will not return as a sponsor in 2023. On February 16, driver Chase Elliott was announced as the latest member of the Coca-Cola Racing Family. Coca-Cola has had a rich history with the Elliott family, with Bill Elliott being a founding member of the Coca-Cola Racing Family in 1998. This also marks the iconic soft drink brand's return to Hendrick Motorsports since it last sponsored Jeff Gordon in 1996.
• On January 16, 2023, Richard Childress Racing announced that Netspend, a financial solutions company, will sponsor the No. 8 for the COTA race and select races in 2023.
• On January 31, 2023, SunnyD was announced as the sponsor of the Rick Ware Racing No. 15 driven by Riley Herbst at the 2023 Daytona 500. In addition, the orange juice brand will sponsor the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 4 driven by Kevin Harvick at Darlington and the Kansas playoff race.
• On February 3, 2023, Joe Gibbs Racing announced that Monster Energy will sponsor the No. 54 driven by Ty Gibbs for majority of the 2023 season. Monster Energy has supported Gibbs since 2019, including his 2021 ARCA Menards Series and 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series championships.
• On February 15, 2023, hard rock band Guns N' Roses announced it will sponsor the Legacy Motor Club No. 43 driven by Erik Jones for the 2023 Daytona 500.
• On April 4, 2023, Procter & Gamble were announced as the sponsor of Kaulig Racing at the Bristol dirt race, with the No. 16 driven by A. J. Allmendinger sporting a Gain paint scheme and the No. 31 driven by Justin Haley in the Tide colors.
• On May 9, 2023, Live Fast Motorsports announced that YouTuber Eric Estepp's channel Out of the Groove and podcast The Daily Downforce will sponsor the No. 78 driven by B. J. McLeod at Darlington
• On May 9, 2023, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Jinya Ramen Bar signed on to sponsor the No. 5 driven by Kyle Larson through 2024.

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 February 2023, the team has yet to reaffirm this plan.
• 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.
• 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. On June 28, 2022, 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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. 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).
• 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. At that time, the Trackhouse No. 91 car had been seen as the most likely car that Castroneves could drive in the race as he met the criteria for the team's Project91 program: being an international driver (Brazil) from another racing series (IndyCar). 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. On November 22, 2022, 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, and Money Team co-owner Willy Auchmoody confirmed in an interview with TobyChristie.com on December 5 that the team had talked to Castroneves about potentially driving for them in the Daytona 500. On January 26, 2023, Castroneves stated that he would not attempt to qualify for the Daytona 500 in 2023.
• 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.
• On December 5, 2022, The Money 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. On January 26, 2023, Adam Stern from Sports Business Journal reported that Daly could drive the car in the Daytona 500 after Hélio Castroneves, who was seen as the frontrunner for that car in the race, decided not to enter the race.
• On January 26, 2023, Casey Mears stated that he would like to return to the Cup Series to reach 500 total starts in the series. He currently has 489 starts and would need to run 11 more races to reach 500. Mears, who ran full-time in the Cup Series from 2003 to 2009 and 2011 to 2016, last ran a NASCAR and Cup Series race in 2019. The Legacy Motor Club No. 84 car is considered a possible ride for Mears if the team, which is co-owned by his former 2007 and 2008 Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson, decides to enter it in more races on top of Johnson's races in the part-time car.

Rule changes

• NASCAR will 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. This was made official on January 31, 2023, when NASCAR announced that the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Martinsville Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway, North Wilksboro Speedway, Richmond Raceway, and Phoenix Raceway would have wet weather packages.
• 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.
• NASCAR formally banned drivers from wall-riding (after Ross Chastain's "Hail Melon" stunt at the 2022 Xfinity 500). NASCAR cited previously existing rules that will now be enforced in a manner to ban the move.
• Loose wheel penalties have been reduced to a two-lap penalty and two-race suspension to crew members (instead of four-race crew chief suspension).
• The requirement that drivers must be in the top 30 of the standings to be eligible for the playoffs has been removed.
• Stage break cautions have been eliminated at all road course races. Stage points will still be awarded to drivers on predetermined laps, but no caution will be displayed. This was done in an effort to reduce the time spent under cautions at lengthy tracks and to increase strategy during the race.
• The choose cone rule, introduced in 2020, was extended to plate/superspeedway races for 2023, as well to dirt races. On March 9, 2023, NASCAR announced that all road courses would have the choose cone rule for 2023, meaning that every race will have this rule.

Schedule

The 2023 schedule was released on September 14, 2022. The 2023 Daytona 500 was held on Sunday, February 19. The season finale will be at Phoenix Raceway again in 2023 during the first weekend of November. The Busch Light Clash returned to the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum for the second year in a row and the race was held on February 5, which again was one week before the Super Bowl and two weeks before the Daytona 500. This will be the final season for Auto Club Speedway in its current 2 mile speedway configuration, as the track drops off the schedule to reconfigure as a short track.

No	Race title	Track	Date	Time (ET)	Channel	Radio
	Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California	February 5	8pm	FOX	MRN
	Bluegreen Vacations Duel	Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida	February 16	7pm	FS1
1	Daytona 500		February 19	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	United Rentals Work United 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), Bristol, Tennessee	April 9	7pm	FOX	PRN
9	NOCO 400	Martinsville Speedway, Ridgeway, Virginia	April 16	3pm	FS1	MRN
10	GEICO 500	Talladega Superspeedway, Lincoln, Alabama	April 23		FOX
11	Würth 400	Dover Motor Speedway, Dover, Delaware	May 1	12pm	FS1	PRN
12	AdventHealth 400	Kansas Speedway, Kansas City, Kansas	May 7	3pm		MRN
13	Goodyear 400	Darlington Raceway, Darlington, South Carolina	May 14
	NASCAR All Star Open	North Wilkesboro Speedway, North Wilkesboro, North Carolina	May 21	6pm
	NASCAR All-Star Race			8pm
14	Coca-Cola 600	Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, North Carolina	May 28	6pm	FOX	PRN
15	Enjoy Illinois 300 presented by TicketSmarter	World Wide Technology Raceway, Madison, Illinois	June 4	3:30pm	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
18	Grant Park 220	Chicago Street Course, Chicago, Illinois	July 2	5:30pm		MRN
19	Quaker State 400 Presented by Walmart	Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, Georgia	July 9	7pm	USA	PRN
20	Crayon 301	New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire	July 16	2:30pm
21	Pocono 400	Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pennsylvania	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	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, 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	3pm	NBC	MRN

Notes

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. 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. 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.

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. On September 7, it was revealed that the All-Star race will take place on the renovated North Wilkesboro Speedway. 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. The Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway was likewise shortened from 500 miles for similar reasons.

Würth 400 moves from MRN radio to PRN radio

Following the aquisition of the Dover Motor Speedway, Speedway Motorsports will move the race from Motor Racing Network to its own Performance Racing Network on the radio. SiriusXM will still carry the race on NASCAR radio.

Season summary

Race reports

Exhibition: Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum

Aric Almirola won the pole from the heat races. Ryan Blaney spun and collected Chase Elliott, Ty Gibbs, and Daniel Suarez. Blaney would spin two more times while Bubba Wallace, who led a lot of laps, spun and got into the wall. Martin Truex Jr. would hold off Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch for the win.

Speedweeks 2023

In Daytona 500 qualifying, Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports won the pole and was joined on the front row by teammate Kyle Larson. Jimmie Johnson and Travis Pastrana made the Daytona 500 on speed.

In the first Duel, Bowman started on pole. Joey Logano dominated and won the caution free Duel by holding off Christopher Bell. In the second Duel, Larson started on pole. Kyle Busch spun while leading after contact with Daniel Suarez and collected Riley Herbst, Austin Hill, and Justin Haley. Aric Almirola held off Austin Cindric to win the second Duel. Conor Daly and Zane Smith made the race while Hill and Chandler Smith failed to qualify.

Round 1: Daytona 500

Alex Bowman started on pole. Brad Keselowski won the first stage. Tyler Reddick spun after contact with Kevin Harvick and collected Chase Elliott and Erik Jones. Ross Chastain won the second stage. Ryan Preece spun into the pack and collected Harvick, Michael McDowell, and Martin Truex Jr. Daniel Suarez spun, sending the race to overtime. Austin Dillon spun after contact with William Byron and collected Chastain, Jimmie Johnson, Zane Smith, and Harrison Burton. On the restart, Kyle Larson spun and collected Keselowski, Ryan Blaney, Bubba Wallace, and Travis Pastrana as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. won the race over Joey Logano under caution.

Round 2: Pala Casino 400

Christopher Bell was awarded the pole after qualifying was canceled due to rain. Kyle Larson went to the garage with an electrical issue and returned several laps down. A. J. Allmendinger spun after contact with Corey LaJoie. Ross Chastain dominated, winning both stages and leading the most laps. A wreck occurred when the field stacked up on a restart, collecting Bell, Aric Almirola, Tyler Reddick, Justin Haley, Ryan Preece, Todd Gilliland, and Ryan Blaney. Kyle Busch overtook Chastain on the final round of green flag pit stops and pulled away to score his first win with Richard Childress Racing and breaking the tie with Richard Petty for the most consecutive seasons with at least one win with 19 straight seasons.

Round 3: Pennzoil 400

Joey Logano won the pole. William Byron dominated, winning both stages and leading the most laps. Logano got into the wall after contact with Brad Keselowski and spun through the grass. Kyle Larson was headed to the win when Aric Almirola got into the wall, sending the race to overtime. A. J. Allmendinger got into the wall after contact with Ryan Preece as Byron took the lead from Martin Truex Jr. and held off teammates Larson and Alex Bowman for the win.

Round 4: United Rentals Work United 500

Kyle Larson won the pole. William Byron won the first stage while Larson won the second stage. Aric Almirola had a tire come off after a pit stop. Kevin Harvick, who was looking for his 10th career win at Phoenix Raceway, was leading comfortably with 10 laps to go, but a caution came out for a Harrison Burton spin on the frontstretch. On the caution pit stops, Harvick took 4 tires and fell back to 7th. On the ensuing restart, A. J. Allmendinger and Noah Gragson got together and collected Ty Gibbs, sending the race to overtime. Byron took the lead from Larson and held off Ryan Blaney for his second straight win. The Wednesday following the race, NASCAR handed L2 penalties to all 4 Hendrick Motorsports teams as well as the No. 31 Kaulig Racing team of Justin Haley for a loss of 100 points (owners only for No. 9, as Elliott was injured and Josh Berry, his replacement, is a Xfinity Series regular), 10 playoff points, and fined $100,000 for illegally modifying hood louvers prior to practice, while Denny Hamlin was fined $50,000 and docked 25 points for intentionally wrecking Ross Chastain on the final restart (Hamlin's penalty came after an admission on his Actions Detrimental podcast).

Round 5: Ambetter Health 400

Joey Logano won the pole. Bubba Wallace got into the wall early as Logano won the first stage while Austin Cindric won the second stage. Kevin Harvick spun while leading and collected Josh Berry, Chris Buescher, Harrison Burton, William Byron, and BJ McLeod. Aric Almirola blew a tire while leading and spun, collecting Kyle Larson. Logano made a last lap pass on Brad Keselowski to win.

Round 6: EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix

William Byron won the pole. Ty Dillon made contact with Brad Keselowski and collected Jimmie Johnson, who exited the race early. Bryon won the first stage while Tyler Reddick won the second stage. Austin Dillon got a flat tire, sending the race to overtime. On the restart, Ryan Preece got into Ryan Blaney, causing heavy damage. On the next restart, Daniel Suárez got a flat tire. On the third restart, Reddick pulled away from the field and picked up his first win with 23XI Racing.

Round 7: Toyota Owners 400

Alex Bowman won the pole after qualifying was canceled due to rain. J. J. Yeley spun after contact with Denny Hamlin as William Byron won the first stage and Hamlin would win the second stage. Byron spun after contact with Christopher Bell. Kyle Larson would hold off teammate Josh Berry for the win as Berry scored his best career Cup Series finish filling in for Chase Elliott.

Round 8: Food City Dirt Race

Kyle Larson won the pole from the heat races. Joey Logano got in the wall after contact with William Byron, collecting Todd Gilliland and Bubba Wallace. Larson won the first stage while Tyler Reddick won the second stage. Ryan Preece got loose and got into Larson, putting them into the wall. On a restart, Ryan Blaney spun but continued on. Christopher Bell held off Reddick as a caution came out on the final lap for the win.

Round 9: NOCO 400

Ryan Preece won the pole. Preece dominated and won the caution free first stage, but after leading the next few laps on the restart, Precce was penalized for speeding. Kevin Harvick won the second stage after a spin by Harrison Burton. Chase Briscoe took the lead and led a lot of laps. Joey Logano had the lead late, but Kyle Larson took the lead from Logano and pulled away to his second win of the season.

Round 10: GEICO 500

Denny Hamlin won the pole. Chase Elliott won the first stage while Aric Almirola won the second stage. Harrison Burton spun from the lead after contact with Noah Gragson. Late in the race, several drivers were coming close on fuel. Joey Logano got into the wall after contact with Daniel Suarez and collected Corey LaJoie and Ricky Stenhouse Jr., sending the race to overtime. On the restart, Gragson got into the wall after contact with Ross Chastain and collected Almirola, Kevin Harvick, Ty Gibbs, Kyle Larson, and Ryan Preece. On the final lap, Bubba Wallace spun from the lead trying to block a run by Ryan Blaney and brought out the caution. Kyle Busch had the lead at the moment of caution and had enough fuel to make it back to the flags for his second win of the season and his first at Talladega since 2008.

Round 11: Würth 400

The Würth 400 at Dover Motor Speedway in May

Kyle Busch won the pole after qualifying was canceled due to rain. The race was postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain. Brennan Poole got into the wall after contact with Ross Chastain and collected Kyle Larson. William Byron won the first stage while Chastain won the second stage. Joey Logano lost a tire and got into the wall. On the restart, Martin Truex Jr. held off Chastain for his third Dover win on a Monday to snap a 54-race winless streak and complete a brother sweep as his brother Ryan Truex won his first Xfinity Series race two days prior.

Round 12: AdventHealth 400

William Byron won the pole. Kyle Larson spun from the lead early after contact with Tyler Reddick. Byron would get into the wall and fall back in the field. Denny Hamlin won the first stage while Joey Logano won the second stage. Kyle Busch spun and got into the wall after a flat tire. Late in the race, Noah Gragson got into the wall after contact with Ross Chastain. Larson and Hamlin battled for the lead and on the final lap, Larson got into the wall and Hamlin made the pass for the win, tying Tony Stewart on NASCAR's All-Time Wins List and earning the 400th NASCAR win for Joe Gibbs Racing.

Results and standings

Race results

No.	Race	Pole position	Most laps led	Winning driver	Manufacturer	Report
	Busch Light Clash at The Coliseum	Aric Almirola	Ryan Preece	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	Report
	Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1	Alex Bowman	Ryan Blaney	Joey Logano	Ford	Report
	Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2	Kyle Larson	Kyle Busch	Aric Almirola	Ford
1	Daytona 500	Alex Bowman	Brad Keselowski	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Chevrolet	Report
2	Pala Casino 400	Christopher Bell	Ross Chastain	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	Report
3	Pennzoil 400	Joey Logano	William Byron	William Byron	Chevrolet	Report
4	United Rentals Work United 500	Kyle Larson	Kyle Larson	William Byron	Chevrolet	Report
5	Ambetter Health 400	Joey Logano	Joey Logano	Joey Logano	Ford	Report
6	EchoPark Automotive Grand Prix	William Byron	Tyler Reddick	Tyler Reddick	Toyota	Report
7	Toyota Owners 400	Alex Bowman	William Byron	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	Report
8	Food City Dirt Race	Kyle Larson	Christopher Bell	Christopher Bell	Toyota	Report
9	NOCO 400	Ryan Preece	Ryan Preece	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	Report
10	GEICO 500	Denny Hamlin	Ryan Blaney	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	Report
11	Würth 400	Kyle Busch	William Byron	Martin Truex Jr.	Toyota	Report
12	AdventHealth 400	William Byron	Kyle Larson	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	Report
13	Goodyear 400	Martin Truex Jr.				Report

Drivers' championship

Further information: List of NASCAR points scoring systems

(key) Bold – Pole position awarded by time. Italics – Pole position set by final practice results or owner's points. * – Most laps led. ¹ – Stage 1 winner. ² – Stage 2 winner. ³ – Stage 3 winner.

Pos.	Driver	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	BRI	MAR	TAL	DOV	KAN	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON	NSH	CSC	ATL	NHA	POC	RCH	MCH	IND	GLN	DAY		DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	CLT	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	Pts.	Stage	Bonus
1	Ross Chastain	92	3*12	12	24	13	4	3	28	13	23	22	5																										404	99	4
2	Christopher Bell	3	32	5	6	3	31	4	1*	16	8	6	36																										373	66	5
3	Martin Truex Jr.	15	11	7	17	19	17	11	7	3	27	1	8																										368	69	5
4	Denny Hamlin	17	6	11	23	6	16	202	22	4	17	5	11																										368	92	7
5	Kevin Harvick	12	5	9	5	33	13	5	9	202	21	19	11																										358	71	1
6	Tyler Reddick	39	34	15	3	5	1*2	16	22	22	16	7	9																										354	72	7
7	Ryan Blaney	8	26	13	2	7	21	26	23	7	2*	3	16																										350	52	–
8	Kyle Larson	18	29	2	4*2	31	14	1	351	1	33	32	2*																										338	83	12
9	William Byron	34	25	1*12	11	32	51	24*1	13	23	7	4*1	3																										331	110	11
10	Brad Keselowski	22*1	7	17	18	2	35	10	17	24	5	8	19																										321	54	1
11	Joey Logano	2	10	36	11	1*1	28	7	37	2	30	31	62																										315	57	7
12	Kyle Busch	19	1	14	8	10	2	14	32	21	1	21	35																										308	34	10
13	Chris Buescher	4	13	21	15	35	8	30	18	14	3	9	17																										302	38	–
14	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	1	12	24	19	17	7	35	4	8	15	15	12																										295	16	5
15	Alex Bowman	5	8	3	9	14	3	8	29	11	13																												270	56	-5
16	Daniel Suárez	7	4	10	22	29	27	23	25	17	9	35	15																										259	38	–
17	Chase Briscoe	35	20	28	7	24	15	12	5	5	4	30	32																										255	28	–
18	Bubba Wallace	20	30	4	14	27	37	22	12	9	28	12	4																										253	23	–
19	Ty Gibbs (R)	25	16	22	28	9	9	9	10	18	31	13	34																										239	19	–
20	Michael McDowell	28	18	25	13	21	12	6	11	19	35	22	26																										237	23	–
21	Austin Cindric	23	28	6	25	112	6	28	19	33	26	26	31																										230	38	1
22	Corey LaJoie	16	14	20	26	4	11	21	30	26	25	14	20																										225	2	–
23	Todd Gilliland	27	17	31	32	15	10	15	8	25	10	25	24																										214	5	–
24	Erik Jones	37	19	19	21	8	23	31	14	31	6	16	21																										209	10	–
25	Aric Almirola	21	35	16	33	30	30	13	31	6	222	24	13																										205	25	1
26	A. J. Allmendinger	6	36	18	20	16	34	27	16	27	29	18	14																										200	17	–
27	Justin Haley	32	21	8	27	22	19	29	6	28	19	23	18																										196	4	–
28	Ryan Preece	36	33	23	12	28	32	18	24	15*1	34	17	27																										179	33	1
29	Chase Elliott	38	2							10	121	11	7																										178	26	1
30	Austin Dillon	33	9	27	16	20	33	25	3	12	38	27	10																										164	31	-5
31	Harrison Burton	26	15	26	35	34	22	19	15	29	36	20	30																										145	6	–
32	Noah Gragson (R)	24	22	30	29	12	20	37	33	30	32	34	29																										127	14	–
33	Ty Dillon	40	31	34	30	23	39	32	21	32	14	36	22																										100	3	–
34	Cody Ware	14	27	35	34	25	25	34																															65	–	–
35	B. J. McLeod	30	24	32	36	36			26		18	29																											65	–	–
36	Travis Pastrana	11																																					26	–	–
37	Jenson Button						18																																19	–	–
38	Jordan Taylor						24																																16	3	–
39	Jimmie Johnson	31					38																																11	4	–
40	Conor Daly	29†					36																																9	–	–
41	Kimi Räikkönen						29																																8	–	–
42	Josh Bilicki						26‡						33																										4	–	–
43	Jonathan Davenport								36																														1	–	–
	Ryan Newman																																						0	–	–
Ineligible for driver points
Pos.	Driver	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	BRI	MAR	TAL	DOV	KAN	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON	NSH	CSC	ATL	NHA	POC	RCH	MCH	IND	GLN	DAY		DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	CLT	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	Pts.	Stage	Bonus
	Josh Berry			29	10	18		2	27			10	25
	J. J. Yeley		23	33		26		36	20	36	11	28	23
	Riley Herbst	10									20
	Zane Smith	13			31					34	37
	Chandler Smith	DNQ						17
	Austin Hill	DNQ									24
	Brennan Poole											33	28
	Anthony Alfredo							33		35
	Matt Crafton								34
Pos.	Driver	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	BRI	MAR	TAL	DOV	KAN	DAR	CLT	GTW	SON	NSH	CSC	ATL	NHA	POC	RCH	MCH	IND	GLN	DAY		DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	TAL	CLT	LVS	HOM	MAR	PHO	Pts.	Stage	Bonus
† – Conor Daly starting receiving points at COTA in March. ‡ – Josh Bilicki starting receiving points at Kansas in May.

Notes

Manufacturers' championship

After 12 of 36 races

Pos	Manufacturer	Wins	Points
1	Chevrolet	7	452
2	Toyota	4	422
3	Ford	1	403

See also

• 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series
• 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series
• 2023 ARCA Menards Series
• 2023 ARCA Menards Series East
• 2023 ARCA Menards Series West
• 2023 NASCAR Pinty's Series
• 2023 NASCAR Whelen Euro Series
• 2023 NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race
• 2023 SRX Series