2022 ARCA Menards Series
The 2022 ARCA Menards Series will be the 70th season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season will begin at Daytona International Speedway with the Lucas Oil 200 on February 19 and will end with the race at Toledo Speedway on October 8.
| 2022 ARCA Menards Series | |||
| Previous: | 2021 | Next: | 2023 |
Ty Gibbs, the defending ARCA Menards Series champion.
Ty Gibbs, the 2021 series champion, is widely expected to run full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022 and would therefore not return to run full-time in the ARCA Menards Series and defend his title.
Teams and drivers
Complete schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chevrolet | Brad Smith Motorsports | 48 | Brad Smith[1] | TBA |
| GMS Racing | 43 | Daniel Dye (R)[2] | Chad Bryant[3] | |
| Rev Racing | 2 | Nick Sanchez[4] | TBA | |
| 6 | Rajah Caruth (R)[4] | TBA | ||
| Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 18 | TBA 4[3] | Mark McFarland[3] |
| Sammy Smith (R) 16[5][3] |
Limited schedule
| Manufacturer | Team | No. | Driver | Crew chief | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford | David Gilliland Racing | 17 | Taylor Gray | TBA | 3[3] |
| Miles Thomas Motorsports[6] | 92 | Jason Miles[6] | TBA | TBA | |
| Greg Van Alst Motorsports[7] | 35 | Greg Van Alst | TBA | TBA | |
| Sunrise Ford Racing | 9 | Jake Drew | Jeff Schrader | 1[8] | |
| TBA | CCM Racing | 7 | Eric Caudell[9] | TBA | TBA[9] |
| TBA | Clubb Racing, Inc.[10] | 03 | Alex Clubb[10] | TBA | 4 |
| Rita Thomason[10] | 4 | ||||
| TBA | TBA | ||||
| TBA | Jankowiak Motorsports | 73 | Andy Jankowiak | TBA | TBA |
| TBA | Kimmel Racing | 69 | Will Kimmel[3] | TBA | TBA |
| Scott Melton[3] | TBA | ||||
| TBA | Vandermier Racing | 66 | Ron Vandermeir Jr. | TBA | 1 |
Silly Season news and updates
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.[4] (As a result, the team will not field a full-time car in the East Series in 2022.)[11]
- On October 7, 2021, an article on Frontstretch revealed that Rev Racing will receive manufacturer support from Chevy in 2022, which they did not have in 2021 despite being a Chevy team.[3]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[2]
- On December 7th, 2021, a crew member Ron Vandermier Jr's team tweeted as confirmation they would be at the Daytona test and the opening race of the season at Daytona.
- On December 9th, 2021, Andy Jankowiak confirmed as a response to a fans question on Twitter that he would return to run in the ARCA Racing Series in 2022,[12]
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.[5] Smith confirmed to Frontstretch that this was likely the plan, and that Mark McFarland would return as his crew chief in 2022.[3]
- 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. Dye will turn 18 on December 4, 2021, after which he will be eligible to run all the races.[2]
- On December 10th, Daniel Dye announced his number for the 2022 ARCA Menards Series Season will change to #43 from #21.[13]
Drivers
- On October 7, 2021, an article on Frontstretch revealed the following news about the potential plans of drivers who competed in the series in 2021:[3]
- Corey Heim, who drove for Venturini Motorsports full-time in 2021 and part-time in 2020, might move up to the Truck Series full-time in 2022. (He knows his 2022 plans but cannot announce them yet according to Frontstretch.) On the broadcast of the race at Salem, MAVTV broadcasters did say that Heim would run in the Truck Series in 2022.
- Gracie Trotter will likely return to Venturini Motorsports. Whether she runs full-time or part-time has yet to be determined.
- Jesse Love will not run a third full season in the West Series and will likely focus on running part-time again in the main ARCA Series with Venturini. (He still won't be old enough to run the full season since he was born in 2005.)
- Greg Van Alst and his team might run full-time in 2022 after running part-time in 2021.
- Zachary Tinkle Was rumored to run full-time split between Tim Richmond and Wayne Peterson's teams, both of whom he drove for part-time in 2021. Tinkle has since tweeted on November 6th he does not expect to return to Richmond's team.
- Tim Richmond will likely have recovered from his 2021 injury and return to ARCA in 2022 driving for his team.
- On October 14, 2021, another Frontstretch article revealed that Tony Cosentino told the site that he would like to run full-time in the series for Fast Track Racing in 2022 after running part-time for the team in 2021.[1]
- Toni Breidinger is rumored to run full-time for Venturini Motorsports, She ran part-time for them in 2021 and did a photoshoot in the offseason.
- Zachary Tinkle has been rumored to run some races for Clubb Racing Inc in 2022.
Schedule
Some tracks announced their 2022 race dates before the release of the entire schedule[14] on October 29, 2021.[15]
Notes:
- The race at Phoenix in March will be a combination race with the ARCA Menards Series West (highlighted in gold).[14]
- The races at Iowa, Milwaukee and Bristol will be combination races with the ARCA Menards Series East (highlighted in silver).[16]
Schedule changes
- Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park, which has had a race on the schedule each year since 2011 except for 2013 and 2021, returns to the schedule, replacing Winchester Speedway. It will have an ARCA Menards Series race (and a Truck Series race) on July 29.[17]
- The races at Iowa Speedway, Berlin Raceway and Elko Speedway all move from July to June.
- The races at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Pocono Raceway both move from June to July.
- The fall race at Kansas Speedway, which was previously the season-finale, moves from October to September along with the weekend's Cup Series race.
- The race at Toledo Speedway, which was previously in May, will now be the season-finale in October.
See also
References
- Kristl, Mark (October 14, 2021). "ARCA Underdogs Brad Smith, Tony Cosentino, Andy Hillenburg Soldier On". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- Srigley, Joseph (October 29, 2021). "Daniel Dye Running Full ARCA Schedule for GMS Racing in 2022". TobyChristie.com.
- Kristl, Mark (October 7, 2021). "Analyzing What We Know About ARCA's Silly Season". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- Kristl, Mark (August 30, 2021). "Nick Sanchez, Rajah Caruth Running Full ARCA Schedule in 2022". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- Kristl, Mark (August 29, 2021). "Sammy Smith Leaves Milwaukee Wanting More". Frontstretch. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- "Miles Thomas Motorsports". Miles Thomas Motorsports. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- Srigley, Joseph (October 20, 2021). "Greg Van Alst Putting Finishing Touches on ARCA Schedule, Eyeing Truck Series Campaign in 2022". TobyChristie.com. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- Delforge, Vincent (November 14, 2021). "Drew Looking at Positives Despite Nail-Biting ARCA West Title Loss". Kickin' the Tires.
- "Caudell Limps Home to 19th-Place Run at Kansas Speedway". Speedway Digest. October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
- Kristl, Mark (November 5, 2021). "Alex Clubb Fielding His Own ARCA Team, Hopeful to Run Full Season". Frontstretch. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- "(Twitter post)". Twitter. Joseph Srigley. August 30, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
NEWS: @RevRacin has confirmed to me that both @Nicksanchez080 and @rajahcaruth_ will run full-time in the @ARCA_Racing Series in 2022. The organization will not be fielding an entry in the ARCA Menards Series East in 2022.
- "https://twitter.com/andyjankowiak/status/1468997391479185410". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-12-10. External link in
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|title=(help) - Haislop, Tadd (September 29, 2021). "Multiple tracks announce ARCA Menards Series race dates for 2022 schedule". ARCARacing.com. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
- "ARCA Menards Series schedule for 2022 features 20 races at 19 tracks". ARCARacing.com. October 29, 2021.
- "ARCA Menards Series East and West schedules for 2022 announced". ARCARacing.com. November 19, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- "NASCAR Camping World Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series return to Lucas Oil Raceway in 2022!". Lucas Oil Raceway. September 29, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2021.
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