52nd racing season of the present Cup Series era and 75th as stock car racing championship. 2023 NASCAR Cup Series consists of 36 stages (playofs stages included).

2023 NASCAR racing calendar starts as friendly racing at the LA's Memorial Coliseum in from Busch Light Clash stage on Feb 5th.

  • The first scores hunt will take a place at Florida (Daytona Speedway) on Feb 19 as Daytona 500 stage (65th racing stage in whole Daytona history).
  • The 2023 NASCAR Cup champ end scheduled on November 5th with Arizona race on the Phoenix Raceway.

2023 NASCAR CUP SERIES SCHEDULE AND CALENDAR

2023 NASCAR CUP SERIES RESULTS

2023 Changes

THE RULES

NASCAR management is supposedly planning to integrate a "wet weather" pack. The package includes:

  • wiper;
  • mudguards;
  • rear lights;
  • stages rain tires.

For the short track just.

TEAMS CHANGES

  • The Hezeberg racing team, which announced in January its 2023 NASCAR Cup debut (on No27 car), has not confirmed its participation.
  • Niece Motorsports CEO - Cody Efaw has advised a possible participation in this Series, with the theyr Truck Series driver participation - Carson Hocevar.
  • Dale Earnhardt Jr., owner of JRM Xfinity team, also announced a Cup entry. However, later, Kelly Earnhardt Miller, clarified that this is only possible on a just part-time schedule in year 23.
  • In Oct 22 Tim Brown (the NFL Hall of Fame member), informed about his consideration ot NASCAR participation as the team holder. The first attempt to create their own team, with Roush
  • Fenway Racing collaboration, did not take place because of Great Recession.
  • Phyllis Newhouse, Xtreme Solutions cybersecurity company owner (African American), also considered entering in NASCAR Series as team holder.

Phyllis Newhouse can become the first African American woman own a NASCAR racing team in case of success.

PILOTS

  • Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing driver, ends his carieer after 2023 season.
  • Brody Kostecki, ARCA Menards Series East and Australian Repco Supercars Championship racing driver has advised about his NASCAR returning intrigue. Possible vehicle - Trackhouse No91.
  • On Jun 18 Hélio Castroneves, Five Flags Speedway SRX race winner, informed that Don Hock (team-lead) is working on the seat getting for him in Daytona 500. Later, on Nov 22, co-owner of
  • MTR Willy Auchmoody (Money Team Racing) informed about their working on racing seat for Castroneves also.
  • Daniil Kvyat, the the Brickyard 2022 debutant in Team Hezeberg said that he is focusing the NASCAR series on a full-time basis, instead of European or F1 series returning.

Daniil has lesf Russia, moved to the USA, after the RF intrusion into Ukraine.