| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] | |||
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| Race 4 of 36 in the2022 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 The 2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 program cover, featuringMartin Truex Jr., winner oflast year's race. | |||
| Date | March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13) | ||
| Location | Phoenix Raceway inAvondale, Arizona | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 1.022 miles (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, andDanica 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) | ||
The2022 Ruoff Mortgage 500 was the fourthstock car race of the2022 NASCAR Cup Series and the 18th running of theevent. The race was held on Sunday, March 13, 2022, inAvondale, Arizona atPhoenix Raceway, a 1 mile (1.6 km) permanent low-bankedtri-oval race track. The race took the scheduled 312 laps to complete. At race's end,Chase Briscoe, driving forStewart-Haas Racing, pulled away on the final restart with three laps to go to capture his first careerNASCAR Cup Series win and his first of the season.[8] To fill out the top 3,Ross Chastain of theTrackhouse Racing Team andTyler Reddick ofRichard Childress Racing would finish second and third, respectively.
Phoenix Raceway, is a 1.022 mi (1.645 km), low-banked tri-oval race track located inAvondale, Arizona. The motorsport track opened in 1964 and currently hosts twoNASCAR race weekends annually. PIR has also hosted theIndyCar Series,CART,USAC and theRolex Sports Car Series. The raceway is currently owned and operated byInternational 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.
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]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
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| 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 | ||||||
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]
Stage OneLaps: 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 TwoLaps: 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 | |||||
Stage ThreeLaps: 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 | |||||||
Fox Sports covered their 17th race at thePhoenix Raceway.Mike Joy,Clint Bowyer, andDanica Patrick called the race from the broadcast booth.Jamie Little andRegan Smith handled pit road, whileLarry McReynolds provided insight from the Fox Sports studio in Charlotte.
| Fox | ||
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| 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 |
MRN covered the radio action for the race which was also simulcasted onSirius XMNASCAR 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 | ||
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| 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 |
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