Ruoff Mortgage 500 - Nascar Weekend Is Coming Back

Author: Yash

On the coming weekend, the Xfinity Series and the Nascar Cup will be heading to the Valley of the Sun in Avondale, Arizona. The single-mile Phoenix Raceway will be the venue for the final race of the West Coast Swing. The drivers still start their cars for the Ruoff Mortgage 500 on the afternoon of Sunday, March 13, for a Nascar Cup series race that is more than three hundred laps. The defending champion of the Ruoff Mortgage 500 is Martin Tuex Jr. He was the victor in the race held last year while driving a Toyota vehicle with an average speed of more than a hundred miles per hour. Kevin Harvick has won the race the most number of times. Kyle Busch Motorsports is the team to watch out for in the Ruoff Mortgage 500. They have put more than five drivers in the victor's seat. Their most recent win in the race came only three years ago.

History of Ruoff Mortgage 500

The race is held at the Phoenix Raceway. It is presently managed by Nascar itself. The racetrack gets a few races every year. It got another spring race nearly two decades ago. The raceway was constructed around Estrella Mountain nearly half a century ago. The landscape led the designers of the racetrack to create a dogleg into the backstretch along with the inclusion of a drag strip and a road course. The initial road course ran both outside and inside the oval track nearly three miles in length. The hillsides run along the tracks and give a special vantage point to watch the Ruoff Mortgage 500. A few years ago, Nascar had announced that the Phoenix Raceway would be the host of its championship weekend events.

Phoenix Raceway President Julie Giese said, "Phoenix Raceway is home away from home for thousands of NASCAR fans across The Valley, and we can't wait to welcome them back for two exciting weekends next season. And we're more than pleased that Ruoff Mortgage is rolling out the welcome mat for our opening NASCAR weekend next season, making the home sweet home even sweeter for our fans in the Spring."

Ruoff Mortgage chief administrative officer Kim Murphy said, "The Ruoff Mortgage 500 is a celebration of racing, its fans, and the iconic track at Phoenix Raceway. Just like in racing, speed is essential when it comes to purchasing a home, and for nearly 40 years, we've been getting people' clear to close' fast and stress-free. We are excited to connect with and welcome home race fans in Arizona and across the country with this partnership."

Entry List for Ruoff Mortgage 500

Car No	Name	Hometown	Sponsor	Owner
1	Ross Chastain	Alva, Florida	K1 Speed	Trackhouse Racing
2	Austin Cindric	Mooresville, North Carolina	Autotrader	Team Penske
3	Austin Dillon	Welcome, North Carolina	Get Bioethanol	Richard Childress Racing
4	Kevin Harvick	Bakersfield, California	Hunt Brothers Pizza	Stewart-Haas Racing
5	Kyle Larson	Elk Grove, California	Valvoline	Hendrick Motorsports
6	Brad Keselowski	Rochester Hills, Michigan	Violet Defense	Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
7	Corey Lajoie	Concord, North Carolina	Built.Com	Spire Motorsports
8	Tyler Reddick	Corning, California	Guaranteed Rate	Richard Childress Racing
9	Chase Elliott	Dawsonville, Georgia	Unifirst	Hendrick Motorsports
10	Aric Almirola	Tampa, Florida	Smithfield	Stewart-Haas Racing
11	Denny Hamlin	Chesterfield, Virginia	FedEx Office	Joe Gibbs Racing
12	Ryan Blaney	High Point, North Carolina	Menards \ Maytag	Team Penske
14	Chase Briscoe	Mitchell, Indiana	Mahindra Tractors	Stewart-Haas Racing
15	Garrett Smithley	Ligonier, Pennsylvania	Tba	Rick Ware Racing
16	Aj Allmendinger	Los Gatos, California	Action Industries	Kaulig Racing
17	Chris Buescher	Prosper, Texas	Itsavvy	Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing
18	Kyle Busch	Las Vegas, Nevada	Dewalt	Joe Gibbs Racing
19	Martin Truex Jr	Mayetta, New Jersey	Bass Pro Shops	Joe Gibbs Racing
20	Christopher Bell	Norman, Oklahoma	Rheem - Capitol Container	Joe Gibbs Racing
21	Harrison Burton	Huntersville, North Carolina	Dex Imaging	Wood Brothers Racing
22	Joey Logano	Middletown, Connecticut	Shell Pennzoil	Team Penske
23	Bubba Wallace	Mobile, Alabama	Root Insurance	23xi Racing
24	William Byron	Charlotte, North Carolina	Axalta	Hendrick Motorsports
31	Justin Haley	Winamac, Indiana	Leaffilter Gutter Protection	Kaulig Racing
34	Michael Mcdowell	Glendale, Arizona	Tba	Front Row Motorsports
38	Todd Gilliland	Sherrills Ford, North Carolina	Frontline Enterprises Inc	Front Row Motorsports
41	Cole Custer	Ladera Ranch, California	Haastooling.Com	Stewart-Haas Racing
42	Ty Dillon	Welcome, North Carolina	Black Rifle Coffee Company	Petty Gms Motorsports
43	Erik Jones	Byron, Michigan	Focusfactor	Petty Gms Motorsports
45	Kurt Busch	Las Vegas, Nevada	Moneylion	23xi Racing
47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Olive Branch, Mississippi	Fry's/ Nos	Jtg Daugherty Racing
48	Alex Bowman	Tucson, Arizona	Ally/Best Friends	Hendrick Motorsports
51	Cody Ware	Greensboro, North Carolina	Nurtec Odt Ford	Rick Ware Racing
77	Landon Cassill	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	Voyager: Crypto For All	Spire Motorsports
78	Bj Mcleod	Wauchula, Florida	Premier Business Investments	Live Fast Motorsports
99	Daniel Suárez	Monterrey, Mexico	Commscope	Trackhouse Racing

Nascar Driver Standings Before Ruoff Mortgage 500

PO	Name	Pt	Bhd	St	Wn	T 5	T10	DNF	LAP	Pod	Rnk	Pt
1	Kyle Larson	113	0	3	1	2	2	1	56	0	1	2020
2	Martin Truex, Jr	107	-6	3	0	0	1	0	12	2	3	2012
3	Joey Logano	104	-9	3	0	1	1	0	15	0	5	2008
4	Austin Cindric	103	-10	3	1	1	1	0	21	0	2	2012
5	Kyle Busch	102	-11	3	0	1	2	0	77	0	6	2006
6	Aric Almirola	97	-16	3	0	1	3	0	0	0	7	2005
7	Chase Elliott	88	-25	3	0	0	2	0	12	0	8	2004
8	Alex Bowman	80	-33	3	1	1	1	0	16	1	4	2009
9	Austin Dillon	78	-35	3	0	1	1	0	1	0	9	2002
10	Bubba Wallace	78	-35	3	0	1	1	0	12	0	10	2001
11	Kurt Busch	77	-36	3	0	0	1	0	4	0	15	2000
12	Brad Keselowski	77	-36	3	0	0	1	0	70	0	16	2000
13	Ryan Blaney	75	-38	3	0	1	1	1	47	0	13	2000
14	Chase Briscoe	74	-39	3	0	1	1	1	20	0	11	2000
15	Erik Jones	74	-39	3	0	1	1	2	21	0	12	2000
16	Kevin Harvick	69	-44	3	0	0	1	1	1	0	14	2000
17	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	69	-44	3	0	0	1	1	20	0	17	69
18	Tyler Reddick	68	-45	3	0	0	1	1	90	2	18	68
19	Ty Dillon	63	-50	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	63
20	Ross Chastain	62	-51	3	0	1	1	1	83	1	20	62
21	William Byron	62	-51	3	0	1	1	2	25	0	21	62
22	Chris Buescher	56	-57	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	56
23	Michael Mcdowell	55	-58	3	0	0	1	1	4	0	23	55
24	Corey Lajoie	54	-59	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	54
25	Daniel Suárez	53	-60	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	25	53
26	Cole Custer	52	-61	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	26	52
27	Justin Haley	48	-65	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	48
28	Todd Gilliland	44	-69	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	28	44
29	Christopher Bell	38	-75	3	0	0	1	2	32	0	29	38
30	Denny Hamlin	38	-75	3	0	0	0	2	31	0	30	38
31	Cody Ware	36	-77	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36
32	Harrison Burton	34	-79	3	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	34
33	Bj Mcleod	34	-79	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34
34	David Ragan	29	-84	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	29
35	Garrett Smithley	23	-90	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	23
36	Jacques Villeneuve	15	-98	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
37	Greg Biffle	3	-110	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	3

Conclusion:

The Ruoff Mortgage 500 will occur on Sunday, March 13, at the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona's Valley of the Sun. It is one event on the calendar of the Nascar Cup Series that fans of motorsports wait eagerly for every year. With a great lineup of drivers this time around and a narrowly fought Nascar series, the Ruoff Mortgage 500 is going to provide great entertainment for the fans this year too.