The Sunoco Rookie of the Year point system mirrors the points structure that awards the season-long championship, including stage points and Playoff points, with the eventual Sunoco Rookie of the Year earning the most points throughout the season.
As is the case with the season-long points structure, a race win will earn a Sunoco Rookie 40 points and five Playoff points. A second-place finish will earn a Sunoco Rookie 35 points; a third-place finish nets 34 points, and so on. A Sunoco Rookie who wins a stage will earn 10 points and one Playoff point.
Ty Gibbs, from Charlotte, North Carolina, is the grandson of NASCAR Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs, and the talented young racer has been tapped to drive the No. 54 Toyota this season with crew chief Chris Gayle for Joe Gibbs Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series. Gibbs and Gayle are fresh off of winning the 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship together, where the duo amassed seven wins.
Noah Gragson, from Las Vegas, Nevada, has joined the recently formed Legacy Motor Club after an impressive 2022 NASCAR Xfinity Series season with JR Motorsports, where he finished runner-up in the points and posted a season-high eight wins; including tying Sam Ard’s record of four consecutive victories. The 24-year-old, Gragson, will wrestle the No. 42 Chevrolet this season with crew chief Luke Lambert in his corner.
Both Gibbs and Gragson have made starts at Daytona in the NASCAR Cup Series, and both have posted their best finishes at the 2.5-mile track in last season’s summer race, with Gragson finishing fifth and Gibbs in 13th.
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