Brad Keselowski leads the field during the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Instacart 500 at Phoenix Raceway. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Phoenix Raceway – Ruoff Mortgage 500
Schedule (all times eastern):
Practice – Saturday, March 12th 1:30pm on FS1 & MRN
Qualifying – Saturday, March 12th 2:05pm on FS1 & MRN
Raceday – Sunday, March 13th 3:30pm on FOX, MRN & SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Track:
Season Race #: 04 of 36 (03-13-22)
Track Size: 1-mile
Banking/Turn 1 & 2: 9 degrees
Banking/Turn 3 & 4: 11 degrees
Banking/Frontstretch: 3 degrees
Banking/Backstretch: 9 degrees
Race Length: 312 laps / 500 Kilometers
Stage 1 Length: 60 laps
Stage 2 Length: 125 laps
Final Stage Length: 127 laps
Race Records & Results
Track Qualifying Record: Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 143.158 mph, 25.147 secs., November 13, 2015
2021 Pole Winner (Spring): The 2021 Starting Lineups were set per Metric Qualifying; Brad Keselowski started from first.
2020 Pole Winner (Spring): Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 138.116 mph, 26.065 secs., March 7, 2020
Track Race Record: Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 118.132 mph, (02:38:28), November 7, 1999
2021 Race Winner (Spring): Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 103.808 mph, (03:00:20), March 14, 2021
2020 Race Winner (Spring): Joey Logano, Ford, 94.407 mph, (03:20:50), March 8, 2020
Top 5 In Points:
1 Kyle Larson 113
2 Martin Truex Jr. 107
3 Joey Logano 104
4 Austin Cindric # 103
5 Kyle Busch 102
Top Driver Stats:
(Driver stats below are from 2005 – Present)
Ryan Blaney (No. 12 Team Penske Ford)
· Three top fives, seven top 10s; two poles
· Average Finish of 14.250, 10th-best
· Average Running Position of 10.967, fifth-best
· Driver Rating of 92.6, ninth-best
· 84 Fastest Laps Run, 11th-best
· 2,948 Laps in the Top 15 (78.3%), 12th-most
· 310 Quality Passes, 13th-most
Kyle Busch (No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· Three wins, 12 top fives, 23 top 10s; four poles
· Average Finish of 10.848, fourth-best
· Average Running Position of 9.837, third-best
· Driver Rating of 103.8, third-best
· 623 Fastest Laps Run, second-best
· 8,722 Laps in the Top 15 (84.7%), second-most
· 1,047 Quality Passes, series-most
Kurt Busch (No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota)
· One win, seven top fives, 20 top 10s
· Average Finish of 13.636, ninth-best
· Average Running Position of 11.330, sixth-best
· Driver Rating of 93.6, eighth-best
· 421 Fastest Laps Run, fifth-best
· 7,567 Laps in the Top 15 (73.5%), fourth-most
· 855 Quality Passes, third-most
William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
· Four top 10s
· Average Finish of 13.250, seventh-best
· Average Running Position of 12.672, 10th-best
· Driver Rating of 83.8, 12th-best
· 27 Fastest Laps Run, 17th-best
· 1,777 Laps in the Top 15 (71.1%), 15th-most
· 318 Quality Passes, 12th-most
Chase Elliott (No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
· One win, five top fives, eight top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 10.667, third-best
· Average Running Position of 8.190, series-best
· Driver Rating of 108.9, second-best
· 361 Fastest Laps Run, seventh-best
· 3,228 Laps in the Top 15 (85.8%), 11th-most
· 378 Quality Passes, 11th-most
Denny Hamlin (No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· Two wins, 16 top fives, 20 top 10s; two poles
· Average Finish of 10.545, second-best
· Average Running Position of 10.798, fourth-best
· Driver Rating of 99.7, fourth-best
· 567 Fastest Laps Run, third-best
· 7,694 Laps in the Top 15 (74.7%), third-most
· 761 Quality Passes, fifth-most
Kevin Harvick (No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford)
· Nine wins, 18 top fives, 27 top 10s; two poles
· Average Finish of 7.735, series-best
· Average Running Position of 8.199, second-best
· Driver Rating of 110.3, series-best
· 980 Fastest Laps Run, series-best
· 9,028 Laps in the Top 15 (85.1%), series-most
· 912 Quality Passes, second-most
Erik Jones (No. 43 Petty GMS Motorsports Chevrolet)
· One top five, four top 10s
· Average Finish of 16.818, 13th-best
· Average Running Position of 14.354, 12th-best
· Driver Rating of 79.7, 13th-best
· 43 Fastest Laps Run, 14th-best
· 2,107 Laps in the Top 15 (63.0%), 13th-most
· 263 Quality Passes, 15th-most
Brad Keselowski (No. 6 RFK Racing Ford)
· Eight top fives, 13 top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 12.520, sixth-best
· Average Running Position of 11.544, ninth-best
· Driver Rating of 95.6, sixth-best
· 432 Fastest Laps Run, fourth-best
· 5,732 Laps in the Top 15 (73.5%), seventh-most
· 682 Quality Passes, sixth-most
Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
· One win, six top fives, nine top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 10.933, fifth-best
· Average Running Position of 11.375, seventh-best
· Driver Rating of 96.1, fifth-best
· 169 Fastest Laps Run, 10th-best
· 3,314 Laps in the Top 15 (71.9%), ninth-most
· 413 Quality Passes, 10th-most
Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)
· Two wins, seven top fives, 14 top 10s; one pole
· Average Finish of 13.308, eighth-best
· Average Running Position of 11.396, eighth-best
· Driver Rating of 94.7, seventh-best
· 301 Fastest Laps Run, eighth-best
· 5,890 Laps in the Top 15 (72.6%), sixth-most
· 608 Quality Passes, seventh-most
Martin Truex Jr (No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota)
· One win, six top fives, 14 top 10s; two poles
· Average Finish of 14.969, 11th-best
· Average Running Position of 13.570, 11th-best
· Driver Rating of 90.9, 10th-best
· 416 Fastest Laps Run, sixth-best
· 6,966 Laps in the Top 15 (69.7%), fifth-most
· 791 Quality Passes, fourth-most
