2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500

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2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Race 4 of 36 in the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series
The 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 program cover, featuring Martin Truex Jr., winner of last year's race.
The 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 program cover, featuring Martin Truex Jr., winner of last year's race.
Date March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13)
Location Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona
Course Permanent racing facility
1.022 mi (1.645 km)
Distance 312 laps, 318.864 mi (513.162 km)
Average speed 100.339 miles per hour (161.480 km/h)
Pole position
Driver Team Penske
Time 27.127
Most laps led
Driver Ryan Blaney Team Penske
Laps 143
Winner
No. 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing
Television in the United States
Network Fox
Announcers Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Danica Patrick
Nielsen Ratings 2.33, 3.991 Million Viewers
Radio in the United States
Radio MRN
Booth Announcers Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle
Turn Announcers Dan Hubbard (1 & 2) and Kyle Rickey (3 & 4)

The 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 was the fourth stock car race of the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series and the 18th running of the event. The race was held on Sunday, March 13, 2022, in Avondale, Arizona at Phoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent low-banked tri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. At race's end, Chase Briscoe, driving for Stewart-Haas Racing, pulled away on the final restart with three laps to go to capture his first career NASCAR Cup Series win and his first of the season.[8] To fill out the top 3, Ross Chastain of the Trackhouse Racing Team and Tyler Reddick of Richard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.

Report[edit]

Background[edit]

Phoenix Raceway, the track where the race was held.

Phoenix Raceway, is a 1.022 mi (1.645 km), low-banked tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts two NASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted the IndyCar Series, CART, USAC and the Rolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated by International Speedway Corporation.

The raceway was originally constructed with a 2.5 mi (4.0 km) road course that ran both inside and outside of the main tri-oval. In 1991 the track was reconfigured with the current 1.51 mi (2.43 km) interior layout. PIR has an estimated grandstand seating capacity of around 67,000. Lights were installed around the track in 2004 following the addition of a second annual NASCAR race weekend.

Entry list[edit]

  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford
18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet
45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford
77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice[edit]

Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 27.462 seconds and a speed of 131.090 mph (210.969 km/h).[9]

Practice results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 27.462 131.090
2 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 27.471 131.047
3 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.477 131.019
Official practice results

Qualifying[edit]

Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.127 seconds and a speed of 132.709 mph (213.574 km/h).[10]

Qualifying results[edit]

Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 27.116 27.127
2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.189 27.200
3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.303 27.216
4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.170 27.217
5 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.159 27.276
6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.377 27.284
7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.177 27.285
8 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 27.359 27.299
9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.412 27.320
10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 27.478 27.709
11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.254
12 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.323
13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 27.360
14 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 27.466
15 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 27.505
16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.519
17 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 27.539
18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 27.544
19 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 27.586
20 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 27.602
21 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 27.623
22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 27.663
23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 27.669
24 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 27.673
25 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 27.691
26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 27.714
27 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 27.738
28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.765
29 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 27.806
30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 28.046
31 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 28.285
32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 28.288
33 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 28.299
34 78 B. J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 28.451
35 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 29.193
36 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race[edit]

Stage Results[edit]

Stage One Laps: 60

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 9
3 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 8
4 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 7
5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 5
7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 2
10 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 125

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 10
2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 9
3 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 8
4 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 7
5 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 5
7 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 4
8 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 3
9 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 2
10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage Results[edit]

Stage Three Laps: 127

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 52
2 17 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 312 39
3 12 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 312 46
4 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 312 43
5 15 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 312 32
6 16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 42
7 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 30
8 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 312 32
9 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 312 28
10 26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 312 27
11 19 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 43
12 5 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 25
13 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 24
14 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 29
15 21 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 312 22
16 25 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 21
17 28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 312 20
18 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 36
19 33 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 312 18
20 29 16 A.J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 312 0
21 13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 312 19
22 27 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 311 15
23 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 311 14
24 8 2 Austin Cindric (R) Team Penske Ford 311 13
25 14 43 Erik Jones Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 311 12
26 4 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 310 16
27 22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 310 10
28 36 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 310 9
29 24 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 309 8
30 31 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 308 0
31 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 307 6
32 35 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 305 5
33 34 78 B.J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 304 4
34 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 239 13
35 20 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 219 2
36 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 45 1
Official race results

Race statistics[edit]

  • Lead changes: 14 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 8 for 52
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 6 minutes and 34 seconds
  • Average speed: 100.339 miles per hour (161.480 km/h)

Media[edit]

Television[edit]

Fox Sports covered their 17th race at the Phoenix Raceway. Mike Joy, Clint Bowyer, and Danica Patrick called the race from the broadcast booth. Jamie Little and Regan Smith handled pit road, while Larry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.

Fox
Booth announcers Pit reporters In-race analyst
Lap-by-lap: Mike Joy
Color-commentator: Clint Bowyer
Color-commentator: Danica Patrick
Jamie Little
Regan Smith
Larry McReynolds

Radio[edit]

MRN covered the radio action for the race which was also simulcasted on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Alex Hayden and Jeff Striegle called the race when the field raced past the start/finish line. Dan Hubbard called the action from turns 1 & 2, and Kyle Rickey called the action from turns 3 & 4. Pit lane was manned by Steve Post and Jason Toy.

MRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Alex Hayden
Announcer: Jeff Striegle
Turns 1 & 2: Dan Hubbard
Turns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey
Steve Post
Jason Toy

Standings after the race[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2022 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Phoenix International Raceway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Archived from the original on March 10, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Entry List" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 7, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifying Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ruoff Mortgage 500 Results". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  8. ^ Pearce, Al (2022-03-14). "How Chase Briscoe Scored His First Cup Series Win at Phoenix". Autoweek. Retrieved 2022-03-14.
  9. ^ DeGroot, Nick (March 12, 2022). "Penske drivers top NASCAR Cup practice at Phoenix". Motorsport.com. Avondale, Arizona: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
  10. ^ DeGroot, Nick (March 12, 2022). "Ryan Blaney takes Phoenix Cup pole for Team Penske". Motorsport.com. Avondale, Arizona: Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 12, 2022.


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