Our 2022 Silly Season Tracker is below, listing what we know for full-time NASCAR Xfinity and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series teams in 2021. We’ll update this page as teams finalize their plans for next season. Anything highlighted in red indicates news on that driver and ride for beyond 2021, and clicking on the red line will give you more information on the move and its impact.
NASCAR Xfinity Series Silly Season
No.
Driver
Crew Chief
Team
Jeffrey Earnhardt announced he won't be returning to JD Motorsports for the '22 season.
Annett will retire from full-time competition at the end of the 2021 season. Sam Mayer is committed to a full-time ride for JRM in 2022, could this be the car number?
Creed will be moving up to the Xfinity Series with RCR.
Allgaier will be returning to JRM for a seventh season with the Dale Earnhardt Jr.-owned organization.
After part-time duty in 2021 with JRM, Berry has landed a full ride with Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s team for the 2022 season.
JR Motorsports announced at the end of August that Gragson would return for a fourth season with the organization. Dave Elenz will not be the crew chief as he is moving to the Cup Series with Richard Petty Motorsports.
Daniel Hemric will move to Kaulig to replace Justin Haley, who is making the jump to the Cup Series in 2022 to pilot the Kaulig entry full-time.
Howard is joining McAnally-Hilgemann Racing in the Camping World Truck Series for the 2022 season.
AJ Allmendinger agreed to a contract extension to remain at Kaulig Racing in 2022 full-time in the Xfinity Series, while also piloting a second Cup Series entry part-time.
With Daniel Hemric moving to Kaulig, JGR now has another open seat to fill in the Xfinity Series although former crew chief Dave Rogers told SiriusXM that JGR will only field three Xfinity teams in 2022.
Jones will be back at JGR in 2022 for a fifth season.
Harrison Burton will be driving the No. 21 Wood Brothers Ford in the 2022 Cup Series season. This leaves the No. 20 seat currently vacant although former crew chief Dave Rogers told SiriusXM that JGR will only field three Xfinity teams in 2022.
With Austin Cindric moving up to the Cup Series to pilot the No. 2 Ford in 2022, that leaves his current seat vacant. Team Penske has yet to confirm if they will field a full-time Xfinity Series entry next season.
Allen Hart comes over to be the crew chief and technical director after multiple years as a race engineer at JR Motorsports.
After a playoff season and his first Xfinity win with RCR, Snider will join Jordan Anderson's Xfinity team for a full season.
Gase is fielding his own team -- Joey Gase Racing -- and he will do the bulk of the driving duties for the team.
RSS Racing will have a technical alliance with Stewart-Haas Racing in 2022.
Tommy Joe Martins and Caesar Bacarella are partnering to form a new team where they will have seat time, along with newcomer Rajah Caruth during the 2022 season. Ryan Ellis will also drive the car. Andy Lally will run the road courses.
Buford will be back for a second season and the organization is entering an enhanced partnership with RCR while relocating to RCR's Welcome, North Carolina campus.
Josh Williams will not be returning to this ride for the 2022 season.
Herbst will be back at SHR for a second season in the No. 98 Ford.
After three seasons and eight wins with Hattori, Hill will move up to the Xfinity Series with Richard Childress Racing for the 2022 season. No number has been announced for the full-time effort.
Parsons will run a full season in 2022 in a car number to be determined.
Jesse Iwuji is teaming up with Pro Football Hall of Famer Emmitt Smith to form Jesse Iwuji Motorsports.
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Silly Season
No.
Driver
Crew Chief
Team
Creed is moving up to the Xfinity Series with Richard Childress Racing in 2022.
Nemechek is returning to KBM for the 2022 season.
Tate Fogleman is moving to On Point Motorsports for 2022 so this ride is open.
Veteran crew chief Jerry Baxter will lead the team after two years as a Cup crew chief. He has 16 wins atop a Truck pit box.
20-year-old Tyler Ankrum is the new driver of the No. 16 Toyota Tundra for Hattori Racing Enterprises in the Truck Series. Ankrum has three full seasons of experience in the series, with playoff berths in 2019 and 2020.
Smith will be back for a second full-time season with KBM after scoring two wins in 2021.
McAnally-Hilgemann Racing will field Chevrolets in 2022 and have an alliance with GMS Racing.
Enfinger will be moving to GMS -- the organization where he scored his first Truck win in 2016. He has a two-year deal to drive full time for the organization. Chase Purdy drove this truck in 2021.
Wood will return to GMS Racing for the 2022 season, the team announced in August.
GMS Racing will look to replace Tyler Ankrum after his departure to Hattori Racing Enterprises.
Fogleman scored his first Truck win in 2021 and will take over the seat that Danny Bohn was the primary driver for in 2021.
Fresh off back-to-back runner-up finishes in the Truck Series standings, Smith moves to Front Row to drive their truck.
Niece Motorsports announced Hocevar would return in 2022 for a full-time ride.
Alan will run full time for the team after making a handful of starts to close out the 2021 season.
Team owner Hill will drive a full-time entry in the Truck Series in 2022 after splitting the ride with his brother last season.
Purdy is moving to drive for Hattori Racing Enterprises after a full-time season with GMS Racing.
Longtime crew chief Junior Joiner told FOX Sports 1 he is stepping away after the 2021 season.
Grant Enfinger and Christian Eckes split this ride in 2021. Enfinger is off to GMS Racing, while Eckes' plans are unknown at this point.
Spire Motorsports will field a Truck Series entry for the 2022 season. Driver and truck number will be announced at a later date.
Howard is joining McAnally-Hilgemann Racing as the organization looks to expand its Truck operation to two teams in 2022.
Thompson will run a full season in 2022 and is set to make his Truck debut in the 2021 season finale at Phoenix. He ran the bulk of the ARCA West season in 2021 as well.
Hill Motorsports will field two entries in the 2022 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season.
