NASCAR Silly Season updates after a slew of announcements the last couple of days

Ty Gibbs will replace Kyle Busch with Joe Gibbs Racing on the Cup level. Ryan Preece will drive the No. 41 Ford in the NASCAR Cup Series for Stewart-Haas Racing. Cole Custer will move to a second seat in Xfinity Series within the team.

Most of the Cup Series rides are now filled. Toyota is secured with Gibbs, Denny Hamlin, Martin Truex Jr., Christopher Bell and Bubba Wallace/Tyler Reddick with 23XI. Penske signed Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano to multi-year extensions. Harrison Burton is back with the Wood Brothers. SHR has 3 of their 4 drivers back. Ryan Preece is the new kid on the block replacing Cole Custer in the 41. HMS is set with their current 4 car lineup with signing Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and William Byron to extensions already. Trackhouse has Daniel Suarez on a one- year contract extension. Kaulig has Justin Haley back and now AJ Allmendinger full-time in 2nd car. RCR has Reddik and Busch. JTG has Ricky Stenhouse Jr. back, Petty GMS signed Erik Jones to an extension and brought Noah Gragson up to drive the 42.

Hendrick Motorsports (4) – Larson, Elliott, Byron and Bowman are back in 2023. Trackhouse Racing (2) - Ross Chastain is back while Daniel Suarez signed a one-year extension. Richard Childress Racing 2 – Austin Dillon is in the 3, Kyle Busch in 8 and Erik Jones in 2. Petty GMS Racing, 2 - Noah Gragson moves up from Xfinity Series to run the 42. Kaulig Racing - Justin Haley is also back, AJ Allmendinger takes the 2nd car on a full time ride next season. Spire Motorsport - Corey LaJoie is driving the 7, Ty Dillon drives the 77. JTG Daugherty Racing 1 - Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is coming back for 2022.

Hendrick Motorsports (4) have drivers back in 2023. Trackhouse Racing (2) has Ross Chastain and Daniel Suarez. Richard Childress Racing has Austin Dillon and Kyle Busch. Petty GMS Racing is back with Erik Jones and Noah Gragson. Kaulig Racing will have Justin Haley and AJ Allmendinger in 2nd car next season. Spire Motorsport has Corey LaJoie in 7 and Ty Dillon in 77. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is also back for 20th.

Stewart-Haas Racing (4) have 4 drivers from last year back this year. Team Penske (3) all 3 drivers are back in 2023. Rick Ware Racing 2 (2023) and Front Row Motorsports 2, 2024. Live Fast Motorsport 1 (2020) has 1 seat open. Wood Brothers 1 is back for 2022.

Stewart-Haas Racing has 4 drivers from last year back this year. Team Penske has 3 drivers back in 2023. Rick Ware Racing (2) have 2 seats open for 20th century. Front Row Motorsports (1) has 1 seat open. Wood Brothers (0) is back for the 2020s.

Joe Gibbs Racing has 6 cars. Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Martin Truex Jr., Ty Gibbs and Tyler Reddick are back in 2023. Bubba Wallace signed a new contract this past August. Alex Bowman, Suarez, Truey, Kevin Harvick and Alex Busch could be free agents at the end of next season.

Joe Gibbs Racing has 4 cars in 2023. Martin Truex Jr. signed a one-year extension this past June. Ty Gibbs moves up to the 4th car. Bubba Wallace signed an extension in August. Tyler Reddick moves over a year early to replace Kurt Busch in the 45.

Riley Herbst and Cole Custer will return to SHR for a third straight season. JR Motorsports confirmed their plans a few weeks ago. Brandon Jones will drive for Joe Gibbs Racing. Kaulig Racing will have Landon Cassill and 2021 series champion Daniel Hemric back. Chandler Smith will replace AJ Allmendinger in the No. 16 Chevrolet. Parker Kligerman will race for Big Machine Racing in Phoenix. Garrett Smithley will also drive the 78 Chevrolet for BJ McLeod Motorsport.

Hailie Deegan has Ford ties and needs a place to move up to.

Team Penske will examine their options for 2023. SS-Green Light is most likely the most logical choice. John Hunter Nemechek is probably going to be in the second car. Austin Hill is expected to return to RCR full-time.

David Gilliland Racing will move from Ford to Toyota power and get rebranded to TRICON Garage. Kyle Busch Motorsports left Toyota and will be the new flagship team for Chevrolet. Front Row is back with Zane Smith, GMS Racing has Grant Enfinger back in one Truck and Daniel Dye as a rookie in another. Rackley WAR should have Matt DiBenedetto back. Hattori Racing Enterprises will have two seats open. ThorSport will announce their plans closer to January-February.