NASCAR released the 2022 schedules for its Xfinity and Truck series Wednesday. Among the highlights, is a return to Portland International Raceway for the Xfinity series on June 4 and a return for the truck series to Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
The 1.964-mile Portland road course hosted the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for a brief stint in 1999 and 2000 – the only visits by a NASCAR national series in the track’s long history. The July 29 race for the Truck series to the 686-mile Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis, once known as Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP), will be its first since 2011. That race will also be the Playoff opener for the series and will be part of a tripleheader weekend for the city of Indianapolis, as the NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR Cup Series will race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course on Saturday and Sunday.
The Truck Series will also visit a pair of new road courses in 2022. The series will return to Sonoma Raceway for the first time since 1998, joining the Cup Series for a weekend doubleheader (June 11). Then, after trips to Knoxville Raceway (June 18) and Nashville Superspeedway (June 24) for the second consecutive year, the Truck Series will debut at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on July 9 – a track that hosted the NASCAR Xfinity Series on an annual basis from 2013 – 2021.
“For the NASCAR Xfinity Series and Camping World Truck Series, we loved the idea of being able to deliver new road courses to both schedules and a short track for the Camping World Trucks while still returning to our traditional venues and the new tracks we introduced in 2021,” said Ben Kennedy, NASCAR senior vice president of strategy and innovation. “Not only do these changes continue to deliver on what our fans are asking for, but we feel they will create even more drama and intensity as drivers battle to win championships at Phoenix Raceway in November.”
Texas Motor Speedway will kick off Playoff festivities in the NASCAR Xfinity Series (Sept. 24). The cutoff races in the Xfinity Series will mirror the Cup Series as the Charlotte Roval (Oct. 8) and Martinsville (Oct. 29) are set to pare the field from 12 to 8 to 4.
In the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, Kansas Speedway (Sept. 9) and Homestead-Miami Speedway (Oct. 22) will trim the Playoffs field.
Once again, both series will open the season on consecutive days at Daytona International Speedway. The Camping World Truck Series gets underway on Feb. 18, with the Xfinity Series kicking off its season on Feb. 19. As announced earlier in the year, all three NASCAR national series seasons will culminate with NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway Nov. 4 – 6.
A total of 15 tripleheader weekends will make up the 2022 schedule.
2022 NASCAR XFINITY SERIES SCHEDULE
| Date | Race / Track |
| Saturday, February 19 | Daytona |
| Saturday, February 26 | Auto Club |
| Saturday, March 5 | Las Vegas |
| Saturday, March 12 | Phoenix |
| Saturday, March 19 | Atlanta |
| Saturday, March 26 | COTA |
| Saturday, April 2 | Richmond |
| Friday, April 8 | Martinsville |
| Saturday, April 23 | Talladega |
| Saturday, April 30 | Dover |
| Saturday, May 7 | Darlington |
| Saturday, May 21 | Texas |
| Saturday, May 28 | Charlotte |
| Saturday, June 4 | Portland International Raceway |
| Saturday, June 25 | Nashville Superspeedway |
| Saturday, July 2 | Road America |
| Saturday, July 9 | Atlanta |
| Saturday, July 16 | New Hampshire |
| Saturday, July 23 | Pocono |
| Saturday, July 30 | Indianapolis Road Course |
| Saturday, August 6 | Michigan |
| Saturday, August 20 | Watkins Glen |
| Friday, August 26 | Daytona |
| Saturday, September 3 | Darlington |
| Saturday, September 10 | Kansas |
| Friday, September 16 | Bristol |
| Saturday, September 24 | Texas |
| Saturday, October 1 | Talladega |
| Saturday, October 8 | Charlotte Roval |
| Saturday, October 15 | Las Vegas |
| Saturday, October 22 | Homestead-Miami |
| Saturday, October 29 | Martinsville |
| Saturday, November 5 | Phoenix |
2022 NASCAR CAMPING WORLD TRUCK SERIES SCHEDULE
| Date | Race / Track |
| Friday, February 18 | Daytona |
| Friday, March 4 | Las Vegas |
| Saturday, March 19 | Atlanta |
| Saturday, March 26 | COTA |
| Thursday, April 7 | Martinsville |
| Saturday, April 16 | Bristol Dirt |
| Friday, May 6 | Darlington |
| Saturday, May 14 | Kansas |
| Friday, May 20 | Texas |
| Friday, May 27 | Charlotte |
| Saturday, June 4 | World Wide Technology Raceway |
| Saturday, June 11 | Sonoma |
| Saturday, June 18 | Knoxville |
| Friday, June 24 | Nashville Superspeedway |
| Saturday, July 9 | Mid-Ohio |
| Saturday, July 23 | Pocono |
| Friday, July 29 | Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis |
| Saturday, August 13 | Richmond |
| Friday, September 9 | Kansas |
| Thursday, September 15 | Bristol |
| Saturday, October 1 | Talladega |
| Saturday, October 22 | Homestead-Miami |
| Friday, November 4 | Phoenix |
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.