Pennzoil 200 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oval
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
16 starters • 9-pt lead after race
NEXTGEN CUP • FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY
Chop Shop NextGen Season 1
21 races • 41 drivers • 7 championship lead changes
Andrew W Payne
1029Points
11Wins
19Top 5s
90Title Margin
21Races
41Drivers
7Lead Changes
2834Laps Led
1787Incidents
CHAMPIONSHIP STORY
How the Season Unfolded
RUNNER-UPCameron Derieux939 pts • 4 wins
MOST WINSAndrew W Payne11 wins
MOST POLESAndrew W Payne11 poles
MOST LAPS LEDAndrew W Payne1245 laps led
BIGGEST RACE MOVERElliott Swope+19 • Talladega 200 Talladega Superspeedway
POINTS LEAD TIMELINE
Championship by Round
R1 • Jul 17, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Pennzoil 200 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Oval • 59 pts • +9
R2 • Jul 31, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Phoenix Phoenix Raceway Oval w/open dogleg • 115 pts • +22
R3 • Aug 7, 2022
Matt Magner
Kentucky Kentucky Speedway Oval • 137 pts • +7
R4 • Aug 14, 2022
Stephen Eashum
Talladega 200 Talladega Superspeedway • 171 pts • +5
R5 • Aug 21, 2022
Cameron Derieux
Atlanta 200 EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) Oval - 2008 • 211 pts • +6
R6 • Aug 28, 2022
Bud Shearer
Martinsville 200 Martinsville Speedway • 260 pts • +13
R7 • Sep 11, 2022
Stephen Eashum
Kansas 200 Kansas Speedway Oval • 294 pts • +11
R8 • Sep 18, 2022
Stephen Eashum
Daytona Road Daytona International Speedway NASCAR Road • 338 pts • +9
R9 • Sep 25, 2022
Cameron Derieux
Daytona 200 Daytona International Speedway Oval • 389 pts • +29
R10 • Oct 2, 2022
Cameron Derieux
Dover 150 Dover Motor Speedway • 436 pts • +16
R11 • Oct 9, 2022
Cameron Derieux
Michigan 200 Michigan International Speedway • 490 pts • +19
R12 • Oct 16, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Indy 200 Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Oval - 2009 • 530 pts • +15
R13 • Oct 23, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Bristol 200 Bristol Motor Speedway Dual Pit Roads • 580 pts • +15
R14 • Oct 30, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Partly Cloudy 78°F 55% 2 MPH • 640 pts • +23
R15 • Nov 6, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Chicago 200 Chicagoland Speedway • 700 pts • +32
R16 • Nov 13, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Homestead 200 ***Round of 12*** Homestead Miami Speedway Oval Night • 752 pts • +31
R17 • Nov 20, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Richmond 200 Richmond Raceway [Retired] Richmond - 2007 Night • 807 pts • +48
R18 • Nov 27, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Texas 200 Texas Motor Speedway Oval • 867 pts • +56
R19 • Dec 4, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Nashville 200 ***Round of 8*** Nashville Superspeedway • 917 pts • +67
R20 • Dec 11, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Iowa 200 Iowa Speedway Oval - 2011 • 972 pts • +70
R21 • Dec 18, 2022
Andrew W Payne
Charlotte 200 ***Championship 4*** [Retired] Charlotte Motor Speedway [Retired] Oval - 2018 • 1029 pts • +90
LEAD CHANGES
When the Championship Changed Hands
R3 • Kentucky Kentucky Speedway Oval
Andrew W Payne → Matt Magner
Aug 7, 2022 • new margin: 7 pts
R4 • Talladega 200 Talladega Superspeedway
Matt Magner → Stephen Eashum
Aug 14, 2022 • new margin: 5 pts
R5 • Atlanta 200 EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) Oval - 2008
Stephen Eashum → Cameron Derieux
Aug 21, 2022 • new margin: 6 pts
R6 • Martinsville 200 Martinsville Speedway
Cameron Derieux → Bud Shearer
Aug 28, 2022 • new margin: 13 pts
R7 • Kansas 200 Kansas Speedway Oval
Bud Shearer → Stephen Eashum
Sep 11, 2022 • new margin: 11 pts
R9 • Daytona 200 Daytona International Speedway Oval
Stephen Eashum → Cameron Derieux
Sep 25, 2022 • new margin: 29 pts
R12 • Indy 200 Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Oval - 2009
Cameron Derieux → Andrew W Payne
Oct 16, 2022 • new margin: 15 pts
Final Standings
FROZEN| Pos | Driver | Pts | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Poles | Avg Finish | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew W Payne | 1029 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 1.74 | 1245 |
| 2 | Cameron Derieux | 939 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 0 | 5.05 | 230 |
| 3 | Michael Strickland4 | 827 | 0 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 7.33 | 259 |
| 4 | Charles Van Schaick | 699 | 2 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 5.89 | 128 |
| 5 | Joseph Grijalva | 590 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10.29 | 58 |
| 6 | Mark Roettgen2 | 590 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 11.24 | 13 |
| 7 | Michael Caffery | 582 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 7.0 | 21 |
| 8 | Brad Dove | 572 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 9.06 | 9 |
| 9 | Bud Shearer | 559 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 8.73 | 121 |
| 10 | Stephen Eashum | 475 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7.17 | 150 |
| 11 | John Hammond | 474 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10.14 | 76 |
| 12 | Marshall A Harris | 421 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 12.43 | 18 |
| 13 | Charles Garrett | 399 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 12.27 | 9 |
| 14 | Joshua Hall4 | 393 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12.93 | 5 |
| 15 | Jerry Culver | 340 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 10.0 | 5 |
| 16 | Nathan Alloul | 284 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 4.67 | 192 |
| 17 | William George2 | 259 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10.78 | 0 |
| 18 | Steve Kurpell | 251 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11.22 | 5 |
| 19 | Matt Swope | 211 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9.33 | 24 |
| 20 | Jason Day | 204 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8.2 | 35 |
| 21 | Matt Magner | 187 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 22 | Bradley Stefane | 185 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11.83 | 22 |
| 23 | Elliott Swope | 170 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 15 |
| 24 | Shawn Burk | 166 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.5 | 32 |
| 25 | Robert Hattenbach | 154 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 9 |
| 26 | Tj Allain | 151 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11.6 | 33 |
| 27 | Donny Williams | 125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.4 | 0 |
| 28 | Joe Nelson2 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.0 | 2 |
| 29 | Sebastian Woodard | 108 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13.5 | 2 |
| 30 | Devin Decuna | 102 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12.25 | 1 |
| 31 | Robert Reynolds8 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.33 | 0 |
| 32 | Chris Bridenbaker2 | 91 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9.67 | 3 |
| 33 | Ed Parry | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.5 | 24 |
| 34 | Joshua Brock | 80 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12.33 | 10 |
| 35 | Joshua Smallwood | 73 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 | 5 |
| 36 | Chris Ramsey Jr | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.33 | 0 |
| 37 | Mark O'Dell2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.5 | 3 |
| 38 | Parker Retzlaff | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13.0 | 66 |
| 39 | Shane Newman | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 0 |
| 40 | Charles Joplin | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 41 | Steven Davis5 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.0 | 0 |
RACE-BY-RACE
Season Timeline
Phoenix Phoenix Raceway Oval w/open dogleg
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleStephen Eashum
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
19 starters • 22-pt lead after race
Kentucky Kentucky Speedway Oval
WinnerStephen Eashum
PoleMichael Strickland4
Points LeaderMatt Magner
15 starters • 7-pt lead after race
Talladega 200 Talladega Superspeedway
WinnerElliott Swope
PoleMichael Caffery
Points LeaderStephen Eashum
18 starters • 5-pt lead after race
Atlanta 200 EchoPark Speedway (Atlanta) Oval - 2008
WinnerCameron Derieux
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderCameron Derieux
18 starters • 6-pt lead after race
Martinsville 200 Martinsville Speedway
WinnerBud Shearer
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderBud Shearer
16 starters • 13-pt lead after race
Kansas 200 Kansas Speedway Oval
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleStephen Eashum
Points LeaderStephen Eashum
18 starters • 11-pt lead after race
Daytona Road Daytona International Speedway NASCAR Road
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderStephen Eashum
16 starters • 9-pt lead after race
Daytona 200 Daytona International Speedway Oval
WinnerCameron Derieux
PoleMichael Strickland4
Points LeaderCameron Derieux
21 starters • 29-pt lead after race
Dover 150 Dover Motor Speedway
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderCameron Derieux
17 starters • 16-pt lead after race
Michigan 200 Michigan International Speedway
WinnerCameron Derieux
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderCameron Derieux
18 starters • 19-pt lead after race
Indy 200 Indianapolis Motor Speedway NASCAR Oval - 2009
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleMichael Strickland4
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
17 starters • 15-pt lead after race
Bristol 200 Bristol Motor Speedway Dual Pit Roads
WinnerCharles Van Schaick
PoleParker Retzlaff
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
18 starters • 15-pt lead after race
Partly Cloudy 78°F 55% 2 MPH
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleMichael Strickland4
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
18 starters • 23-pt lead after race
Chicago 200 Chicagoland Speedway
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
15 starters • 32-pt lead after race
Homestead 200 ***Round of 12*** Homestead Miami Speedway Oval Night
WinnerCameron Derieux
PoleStephen Eashum
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
18 starters • 31-pt lead after race
Richmond 200 Richmond Raceway [Retired] Richmond - 2007 Night
WinnerCharles Van Schaick
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
16 starters • 48-pt lead after race
Texas 200 Texas Motor Speedway Oval
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
18 starters • 56-pt lead after race
Nashville 200 ***Round of 8*** Nashville Superspeedway
WinnerEd Parry
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
15 starters • 67-pt lead after race
Iowa 200 Iowa Speedway Oval - 2011
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleAndrew W Payne
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
14 starters • 70-pt lead after race
Charlotte 200 ***Championship 4*** [Retired] Charlotte Motor Speedway [Retired] Oval - 2018
WinnerAndrew W Payne
PoleNathan Alloul
Points LeaderAndrew W Payne
14 starters • 90-pt lead after race