The 2022 ARCA Menards Series was the 70th season of the ARCA Menards Series, a stock car racing series sanctioned by NASCAR in the United States. The season began at Daytona International Speedway with the Lucas Oil 200 on February 19 and ended with the Shore Lunch 200 at Toledo Speedway on October 8.
Ty Gibbs, the 2021 series champion, ran full-time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Xfinity Series in 2022 and therefore did not return to run full-time in the ARCA Menards Series and defend his title.
Nick Sanchez won his first championship in the series in 2022. It was the first championship for Rev Racing in the main ARCA Series and their first NASCAR/ARCA championship since winning the 2012 East Series title with Kyle Larson. Sanchez, who is Hispanic, was the first driver in NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program to win a championship while a member of the program since Larson in 2012. He is also the first driver of Hispanic ancestry to win an ARCA championship.
The race at Milwaukee featured six female drivers competing in the race (Amber Balcaen, Toni Breidinger, Mandy Chick, Stephanie Moyer, Amber Slagle, and Rita Thomason). This tied a record for the series, as six female drivers also ran the 2010 season-opener at Daytona (Jennifer Jo Cobb, Milka Duno, Jill George, Leilani Münter, Alli Owens and Danica Patrick).
Teams and drivers Note: If a driver is listed as their own crew chief for a particular race, that means that their entry in that race was a start and park.
Complete schedule Manufacturer Team Driver Crew chief Chevrolet Brad Smith Motorsports 48 Brad Smith Terry Strange Rand Bitter Colby Evans Jeff Smith Leo Kryger Carl Brown GMS Racing 43 Daniel Dye (R) Chad Bryant Rev Racing 2 Nick Sanchez Matt Bucher Rajah Caruth (R) Brad Parrott Brad Means Toyota Kyle Busch Motorsports 18 Drew Dollar Mark McFarland Sammy Smith (R) Venturini Motorsports 15 Parker Chase Kevin Reed Gus Dean Conner Jones Tom Hessert III Landon Pembelton Chandler Smith Buddy Kofoid Corey Heim 20 Corey Heim Shannon Rursch Billy Venturini Jesse Love (R) 25 Toni Breidinger (R) Kevin Reed Jr. Ford Chevrolet Toyota Fast Track Racing 01 Benny Chastain Tony Cosentino Tim Monroe Trey Galgon Liz Cafferilli Mike Sroufe Dallas Frueh Dick Doheny Tim Monroe Arnout Kok Dick Doheny Stephanie Moyer D. L. Wilson Dallas Frueh Zachary Tinkle Chevrolet Toyota Ford 10 Jason White Mike Sroufe Wayne Peterson Steven Barton Richard Burgess Dick Doheny Tony Cosentino Dallas Frueh Tim Monroe Zachary Tinkle Richard Garvie Ryan Huff Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Huff Racing. Tanner Allen Arnout Kok Jon Garrett Chris Martin Jr. Tim Monroe Joe Cooksey Bryce Haugeberg Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Haugeberg Racing. Tony Cosentino Toyota Chevrolet Ford 11 Chuck Hiers David Ifft Mike Sroufe Tony Cosentino Steven Barton Dick Doheny Jeff Spraker Andy Hillenburg Bryce Haugeberg Entries were fielded in a collaboration with Haugeberg Racing. Jon Garrett Tony Cosentino Ed Pompa Stanton Barrett Morgen Baird Ken Schrader Ryan Huff Zachary Tinkle Brandon Varney Chevrolet Toyota Ford 12 D. L. Wilson Dick Doheny Unknown Tim Monroe Robert Bruce Mike Sroufe Steven Barton Dallas Frueh Tommy Vigh Jr. Tim Monroe Willie Mullins Tony Cosentino Ed Pompa Bryce Haugeberg Zachary Tinkle Chevrolet Ford Greg Van Alst Motorsports 35 Greg Van Alst Jim Long Ford Chevrolet Mullins Racing Clubb Racing Inc. 03 Brayton Laster Ryan Polenz Brian Clubb Robert Bruce Chris Nichols Alex Clubb Ashley Clubb Alex Clubb Josh White Rita Thomason Casey Carden Ford Toyota Rette Jones Racing 30 Amber Balcaen (R) Mark Rette
Limited schedule Manufacturer Team Driver Crew chief Rounds Chevrolet 1/4 Ley Racing Dale Quarterley Alex Quarterley 66 Rhead Racing 66 Eric Rhead Roxi Gabbard AM Racing 32 Max Gutiérrez Jamie Jones Austin Wayne Self Bill McAnally Racing 16 Austin Herzog Charlie Wilson 19 Derek Kraus Shane Wilson 99 Cole Moore Mario Isola Blaine Perkins Doug George BMI Racing 88 Bridget Burgess Sarah Burgess Bobby Gerhart Racing 5 Dale Quarterley Bill Gerhart Bret Holmes Racing 23 Connor Mosack Shane Huffman Bret Holmes Brother-In-Law Racing 57 Bryan Dauzat Bob Rahilly CR7 Motorsports 97 Jason Kitzmiller Todd Myers Empire Racing Sean Corr Derek Hartnagel Mike Cheek Fierce Creature Racing 27 Bobby Hillis Jr. Ralph Byers Hendren Motorsports 24 Ryan Unzicker Bill Hendren Kelly Kovski Racing 16 Kelly Kovski John Hanson Kyle Keller Racing 70 Kyle Keller John Keller Last Chance Racing 39 Andrew Tuttle Michael Parker Lowden Motorsports 21 Chris Lowden Tony Jackson Max Force Racing 9 Thomas Praytor Mike Abram McGowan Motorsports Josh Berry Amber Slagle 24 Amber Slagle Sean Samuels Niece Motorsports 40 Matt Gould Phil Gould Pedroncelli Motorsports 31 Paul Pedroncelli Rodd Kneeland Spraker Racing Enterprises 63 Dave Mader III Jeff Spraker Tim Goulet Enterprises 31 Rita Thomason Tim Goulet Young's Motorsports 02 Leland Honeyman Andrew Abbott Kris Wright Mamba Smith Trey Burke Ford Central Coast Racing 13 Todd Souza Michael Muñoz CK Motorsports 71 Chris Werth John Visconti Coughlin Brothers Racing 72 Cody Coughlin Kevin Hamlin David Gilliland Racing 17 Taylor Gray Chad Johnston 51 Andrés Pérez de Lara Derek Smith Huff Racing 36 Ryan Huff Richard Burgess Tim Monroe Josh Williams Motorsports with Lira Motorsports 60 Michael Lira Tony Furr Kimmel Racing 68 Will Kimmel Tony Heaverin Mystic Motorsports 07 Brian Kaltreider Keith Tibbs Naake-Klauer Motorsports 54 Joey Iest Mike Naake Sunrise Ford Racing 6 Jake Drew Bill Sedgwick 9 Tanner Reif Jeff Schrader Toyota ALH Motorsports 49 Ashton Higgins Tony Ponkauskas Bill McAnally Racing 21 Jack Wood Tom Ackerman 91 Colby Howard John Camilleri Haugeberg Racing 94 Bryce Haugeberg Kevin Cram Jerry Pitts Racing 7 Takuma Koga Jerry Pitts Joe Gibbs Racing 81 Brandon Jones Jacob Canter Jeff Meendering Last Chance Racing 85 Ryan Roulette Josh Fanopoulos MacZink Racing 65 Jeffery MacZink Jarod MacZink MAN Motorsports 95 Dylan Fetcho Scott Fetcho Tanner Arms David Noble Nascimento Motorsports 4 Sebastian Arias Henry Nascimento Pedroncelli Motorsports 33 P. J. Pedroncelli Ty Joiner Phoenix Racing 1 Jake Finch Johnny Allen Spurgeon Motorsports 86 Tim Spurgeon Mike David TC Motorsports 91 Justin Carroll Terry Carroll Team Chick Motorsports 74 Mandy Chick Steve Chick Vanco Racing 66 Ron Vandermeir Jr. Ron Vandermeir Sr. Venturini Motorsports 55 Gus Dean Dave Leiner Jr. Jonathan Shafer Tom Hessert III John Hunter Nemechek Jake Finch Conner Jones Morgen Baird Ford Toyota Chevrolet CCM Racing Bull Racing 7 Eric Caudell Jeremy Petty Kyle Totman Darren Mixx Matt Wilson Colton Collins Ed Bull Chevrolet Toyota Cook Racing Technologies 42 Christian Rose Sean Samuels Derek Peebles Kris Wright Amber Slagle Chevrolet Ford Toyota Ferrier McClure Racing Vanco Racing Fast Track Racing GMS Racing 44 Mason Diaz Jeff McClure Thad Moffitt Ron Vandermeir Jr. Ed Pompa Buck Stevens Mike Goudie Landon Huffman Grant Enfinger Ford Toyota Chevrolet Jankowiak Motorsports 73 Andy Jankowiak Mike Dayton Ford Toyota Kimmel Racing 69 Scott Melton Bill Kimmel Will Kimmel Chevrolet Ford Toyota Mullins Racing 3 Willie Mullins Robert Bruce Brad Perez Alex Clubb Casey Carden Mason Diaz Toyota Ford Chevrolet Richmond Motorsports Vanco Racing 27 Tim Richmond Darrell Phillips Ron Vandermeir Sr. Donald Liepold Ron Vandermeir Jr. Dallas Frueh Con Nicolopoulos Ford Toyota Wayne Peterson Racing 0 Con Nicolopoulos Michael Peterson A. J. Moyer Dave Smith Nate Moeller Nate Moeller Chevrolet Toyota Ford Wayne Peterson Racing Richmond Motorsports 06 Zachary Tinkle Wayne Peterson Michael Peterson Nate Moeller Tim Goulet Rita Thomason Tim Richmond Nate Moeller Kevin Hinckle A. J. Moyer
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Changes 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. (As a result, the team will not field a full-time car in the East Series in 2022.) 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. 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. On December 10, Dye announced that the car number would change to the No. 43, which was his late model racing number, a number he used in the East Series with Ben Kennedy Racing, as well as a number that GMS will use in the Cup Series in 2022 as a result of the team purchasing the majority of Richard Petty Motorsports to become Petty GMS Motorsports (although this ARCA car will remain a GMS car and not become a Petty GMS car). On March 22, 2022, Team Stange Racing announced that they would be returning to ARCA with their No. 46 car, which was last fielded in the 2016 season-opener at Daytona with Frank Kimmel running his second-to-last ARCA race. Formula 2 and Formula 3 driver Matteo Nannini will make his stock car debut in that car in the race at Mid-Ohio. The team did not end up entering the race at Mid-Ohio. On March 25, 2022, Rugiet Racing announced that they would make their debut in the series with Richard Garvie driving the No. 84 car at Talladega. However, Rugiet would end up partnering with Fast Track Racing (a team Garvie has previously driven for) to jointly field the No. 10 car in that race with Garvie driving. On April 29, the team revealed that they would also attempt the race at Charlotte. The team did not end up entering the race at Charlotte. On August 4, 2022, Tim Goulet Enterprises announced that they would make their debut in the series with Rita Thomason driving the No. 31 car at Watkins Glen. However, Tim Goulet would end up partnering with Wayne Peterson Racing to jointly field the No. 06 car in that race with Thomason driving. On the Milwaukee entry list, the team revealed that they would also attempt that race.
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. Smith confirmed to Frontstretch that this was likely the plan, and that Mark McFarland would return as his crew chief in 2022. 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 (later renumbered to the No. 43) 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. On April 27, 2022, ARCA indefinitely suspended Dye due to his arrest on a felony battery charge in Volusia County, Florida. On May 13, ARCA announced that Dye would be reinstated after his charges were reduced by the Florida state attorney's office. Dye did not end up missing any races as none had occurred during the time he was suspended. On January 3, 2022, Rette Jones Racing announced that Amber Balcaen would drive their No. 30 car full-time in 2022.