By: Ashley McCubbin
Although Joey Logano won the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Championship, there are other numbers to review from the season that was.
0 drivers had an average finish of 10th or better

#2: Austin Cindric, Team Penske, Ford Mustang Discount Tire celebrates his win
1st race of the year, the Daytona 500, was won by Austin Cindric
1 driver had an average starting spot of fifth or better
2 wins for Ross Chastain, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, and Kevin Harvick
2 of Cindric won the pole at Auto Club Speedway
3 wins for Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, and Tyler Reddick
3 drivers had an average starting spot of 10th or better
4 poles for Bell, Larson, and Joey Logano led all drivers
4th was the best average spot of all drivers, set by John Hunter Nemechek at Homestead-Miami Speedway

#9: Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet Camaro celebrates his win
5 wins for Chase Elliott led all drivers
6 of Brad Keselowski won the pole at Texas Motor Speedway
7.9 was the best average starting spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Larson
8 of Reddick scored three poles
9 of Elliott scored three poles
9.5 was the second-best average starting spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Reddick
10 of Aric Almirola won the pole at Bristol Motor Speedway
10.1 was the third-best average starting spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Bell and Blaney
10.4 was the fourth-best average starting spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Logano
10.7 was the fifth-best average starting spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Elliott

#11: Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, FedEx Ground Toyota Camry
11 of Hamlin scored three poles
12 of Ryan Blaney scored three poles
12 or more top-five’s were scored by Chastain, Larson, Bell, Elliott, and Blaney
12.5 was the best average finishing spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Elliott
13.3 was the second-best average finishing spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Chastain
13.5 was the third-best average finishing spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Logano
13.6 was the fourth-best average finishing spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Blaney

#20: Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, DeWalt Toyota Camry celebrates his victory
13.8 was the fifth-best average finishing spot of drivers to run all the races, set by Bell
14 of Chase Briscoe won at Phoenix Raceway
14 of Briscoe won the pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway
15 top-five’s for Chastain led all drivers
16 drivers scored a pole
17 of Chris Buescher won at Bristol Motor Speedway
17 of Buescher won the pole at Dover International Speedway

#18: Kyle Busch, Joe Gibbs Racing, Mars Crunchy Cookie Toyota Camry
18 of Kyle Busch won the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race
19 different drivers won a race
19 or more top-10’s were scored by Chastain, Bell, Elliott, and Larson
20th race of the season at New Hampshire Motor Speedway saw Martin Truex Jr. win the pole
21 top-10’s for Chastain led all drivers
22 of Logano won four races
23 of Bubba Wallace won at Kansas Speedway

#45: Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, ROOT Insurance Toyota Camry, winner
23 of Wallace won the pole at Michigan International Speedway
24 of Byron won the pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway
26th race of the season at Daytona International Speedway was won by Austin Dillon
32 drivers scored a top-five finish
36 races were ran
39 drivers scored a top-10 finish

#41: Cole Custer, Stewart-Haas Racing, Ford Mustang HaasTooling.com
41 of Cole Custer won the pole at the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race
43 of Erik Jones won at Darlington Raceway
45 of Kurt Busch won at Kansas Speedway
62 different drivers ran at least one race
88 of Alex Bowman won at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
99 of Daniel Suarez won at Sonoma Raceway
650 or more laps were led by Elliott, Logano, Byron, and Chastain
857 was the most laps led by a driver, set by Elliott
9150 or more laps were completed by Michael McDowell, Logano, Todd Gilliland, Jones, and Justin Haley
9380 was the most laps completed by a driver, set by McDowell
Categories: NASCAR Cup Series