NASCAR Cup PR

TYLER REDDICK, NO. 8 GUARANTEED RATE CAMARO ZL1. met with media via teleconference in advance of this weekend's Ruoff Mortgage 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Press Conference Transcript:

The West Coast swing comes to a close this weekend at Phoenix Raceway, where RFK Racing enters the weekend with 17 wins all-time, including seven in the NASCAR Cup Series.

Arizona is home to not only NASCAR's championship weekend, but also driver Michael McDowell. The Glendale native who cut his teeth racing competitive bicycle motocross now returns again for the first of two visits to the Phoenix track this season, with Love's returning on his No. 34 Ford Mustang.

Todd Gilliland continues to improve each in his NASCAR Cup Series rookie season. He is building his notebook as he learns the new car and has capitalized on completing all the laps the past two races.

Michael McDowell, driver of the No. 34 Love’s Travel Stops Ford Mustang, will be racing in front of his hometown fans this weekend as the NASCAR Cup Series completes its three-race western swing at Phoenix Raceway.

Kaulig Racing has never raced at Phoenix Raceway in the NCS Kaulig Racing has one top-10 finish at a non-superspeedway/ non-road course track, which came at Auto Club Speedway (Hemric, ninth)

NASCAR teams finish up their West Coast swing at the site of the championship race – Phoenix Raceway, while the NHRA is back on track for one of the majors – the Gatornationals – in Gainesville, Florida.

Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 14 Mahindra Tractors Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), makes his third Phoenix start in the NASCAR Cup Series during Sunday’s Ruoff Mortgage 500.

· Buescher makes his 13th Cup start at Phoenix this weekend. In 12 prior starts he has a best finish of 16th (twice – 2019).

Sunday’s Ruoff Mortgage 500k at Phoenix Raceway marks the 79th NASCAR Cup Series start of Cole Custer’s career and takes him to the track where he scored his first of nine career Cup Series top-10s.