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 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. 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.
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Background
Phoenix Raceway, is a , 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 (R) denotes rookie driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
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 ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Austin Cindric was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 27.462 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 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 27.477 131.019Official practice results
Qualifying Ryan Blaney scored the pole for the race with a time of 27.127 seconds and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 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
Stage Results
Stage One Laps: 60
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 102 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 93 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 75 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 57 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 48 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 210 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 125
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 102 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 93 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 84 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 75 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 57 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 48 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 39 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 210 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1Official stage two results
Final Stage Results
Stage Three Laps: 127
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 522 17 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 312 393 12 8 Tyler Reddick Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 312 464 1 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 312 435 15 45 Kurt Busch 23XI Racing Toyota 312 326 16 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 427 11 18 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 308 10 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 312 329 23 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet 312 2810 26 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 312 2711 19 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 4312 5 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 2513 2 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 312 2414 9 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 2915 21 42 Ty Dillon Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet 312 2216 25 41 Cole Custer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 312 2117 28 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 312 2018 3 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 312 3619 33 38 Todd Gilliland (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 312 1820 29 16 A.J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 312 021 13 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 312 1922 27 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 311 1523 18 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 311 1424 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 1627 22 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 310 1028 36 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 310 929 24 21 Harrison Burton (R) Wood Brothers Racing Ford 309 830 31 77 Landon Cassill (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 308 031 32 51 Cody Ware Rick Ware Racing Ford 307 632 35 15 Garrett Smithley Rick Ware Racing Ford 305 533 34 78 B.J. McLeod Live Fast Motorsports Ford 304 434 7 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 239 1335 20 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 219 236 30 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 45 1Official race results
Race statistics 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:
Media
Television 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.
FoxBooth announcersPit reportersIn-race analyst Lap-by-lap: Mike JoyColor-commentator: Clint BowyerColor-commentator: Danica Patrick Jamie LittleRegan Smith Larry McReynolds
Radio 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 announcersTurn announcersPit reporters Lead announcer: Alex HaydenAnnouncer: Jeff Striegle Turns 1 & 2: Dan HubbardTurns 3 & 4: Kyle Rickey Steve PostJason Toy
Standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 2 1 Joey Logano 136 3 2 Kyle Busch 132 (–4) 4 3 Chase Elliott 131 (–5) 3 4 Kyle Larson 126 (–10) 9 5 Chase Briscoe 126 (–10) 6 Aric Almirola 122 (–14) 6 7 Ryan Blaney 118 (–18) 4 8 Austin Cindric 116 (–20) 9 9 Tyler Reddick 114 (–22) 6 10 Kevin Harvick 111 (–25) 3 11 Alex Bowman 109 (–27) 1 12 Kurt Busch 109 (–27) 11 13 Martin Truex Jr. 109 (–27) 6 14 Ross Chastain 101 (–35) 6 15 William Byron 98 (–38) 6 16 Austin Dillon 97 (–39)Official driver's standings
Manufacturers' Championship standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 1 Ford 143 1 2 Chevrolet 142 (–1) 3 Toyota 129 (–14)
Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.
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