Twelve drivers become eight as the Cup Series drivers take on the newly configured Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Bank of America Roval 400.
Thirty-eight teams have brought cars to Charlotte Motor Speedway and The Roval.
A home race for many of the teams, the stands will be filled with shop crews, friends, and family.
Turns five, six, seven, and eight have been reconfigured to now include a hair pin turn back onto the oval; but the course still includes 17 turns. And the turtles are back…sending drivers into the air as they pass over them.
A cutoff race to end round two of the playoffs, William Byron is the only driver that knows he will be in the next round of the playoffs with only five races remaining in the 2024 racing season.
The drivers have been divided into two groups for two 20 minute practice sessions before qualifying.
Breast cancer awareness month, the pink window nets are back. After the race the drivers will autograph them and the pink window nets will be auctioned for charity.
After both groups of drivers have completed their first of two practice runs, AJ Allmendinger topped the list with Shane van Gisbergen in sixth. Allmendinger and van Gisbergen are “doing the double” this weekend, driving in both the Xfinity and Cup Series races. Josh Bilicki is also “doing the double”.
Alex Bowman has to come down pit road with radio issues. He cannot hear the crew.
Austin Dillon tops the leaderboard from Group A with Shan van Gisbergen topping the list from Group B.
The drivers maintain their groups for qualifying with the top five drivers from each group moving on to a second round of qualifying to set the pole.
Chase Elliott is the first driver out on the track and to make a qualifying run and posted a time of 83.051 seconds.
Tyler Reddick is the first driver to bread the 83 second mark with a time of 82.715 seconds.
Tyler Reddick, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace, AJ Allmendinger, and Joey Logano will all be moving on to round two of qualifying from Group A.
In Group A, Tyler Reddick was the only driver to make a run in the 82 second mark; in Group B, four of them have made runs in the 82 second mark.
From Group B Shane van Gisbergen, Kyle Larson, Austin Cindric, William Byron, and Brad Keselowski will be moving on to round two of qualifying.
Kyle Larson is the first driver of the top 10 to make a qualifying run and posted a time of 83.330.
With a time of 82.704 Shane van Gisbergen sweeps the poles. The other driver to break the 82 second mark, Tyler Reddick will start on the front row alongside van Gisbergen.
The starting lineup for the Bank of America Roval 400:
Shane van Gisbergen
Tyler Reddick
AJ Allmendinger
Joey Logano
Austin Cindric
Kyle Larson
Chase Elliott
Brad Keselowski
Bubba Wallace
William Byron
Kyle Busch
Christopher Bell
Daniel Suarez
Ryan Blaney
Todd Gilliland
Ross Chastain
Alex Bowman
Denny Hamlin
Ty Gibbs
Carson Hocevar
Michael McDowell
Austin Dillon
Zane Smith
Ricky Stenhouse Jr
Chase Briscoe
Harrison Burton
Daniel Hemric
Corey LaJoie
Chris Buescher
Martin Truex Jr
Daz Grala
Noah Gragson
Justin Haley
Ryan Preece
John Hunter Nemechek
Josh Berry
Erik Jones
Josh Bilicki
Overnight track officials have lowered the height of the blue turtles. Drivers complained of the severity of the impact after jumping the “turtles” during practice. As a result, the “turtles” have been lowered from four inches to 2.5 inches.
Stages one and two are 25 laps each with stage three lasting 59 laps for a total of 109 laps around the 2.25 mile track.
Shane van Gisbergen brings the field down for the green flag start of the race with Tyler Reddick alongside. Van Gisbergen gets out in front for the lead with Joey Logano taking second. The drivers have gotten mostly single file as they approach lap two.
Lap two, Shane van Gisbergen has a half second lead on Joey Logano; Kyle Larson, AJ Allmendinger, and Tyler Reddick round out the top five.
Going into turn seven, Kyle Larson passes Joey Logano for second. Logano drops three spots on the pass.
Shane van Gisbergen now has a one second lead on Kyle Larson; Tyler Reddick, AJ Allmendinger, and Joey Logano round out the top five.
Lap three, Denny Hamlin has fallen six spots since the start of the race.
Lap four, Shane van Gisbergen continues to increase his lead and is now a near second and a half out in front of Kyle Larson; Tyler Reddick, AJ Allmendinger, and Joey Logano round out the top five.
Corey LaJoie is slowed on the track and works his way to pit road in a smoking car.
Lap six, Shane van Gisbergen holds a lead of over a second on Kyle Larson.
Lap eight, Shane van Gisbergen holds a one second lead on Kyle Larson; Tyler Reddick, AJ Allmendinger, and Joey Logano continue to round out the top five.
Lap 10, Shane van Gisbergen has increased his lead on Kyle Larson to over a second and a half.
Lap eleven, Austin Cindric gets loose but saves the car as Chase Elliott is on his bumper and looking to pass in a battle for sixth.
Lap 12, Shane van Gisbergen has pulled out to a two second lead on Kyle Larson. Chase Elliott finally gets around Austin Cindric for sixth.
Ryan Preece spins out in a single car event but gets the car moving again and the track stays green.
Bubba Wallace missed the front stretch chicane and will have to come to a complete stop before moving on or be assessed a penalty. He lost four spots with the penalty.
Lap 13, Martin Truex Jr short cut the chicane on the back stretch and will have to serve a complete stop penalty.
Lap 16, Shane van Gisbergen continues to lead the race and has a lead of nearly two seconds on Kyle Larson; Tyler Reddick, AJ Allmendinger, and Joey Logano round out the top five.
Drivers are reporting that the new lower “turtles” are harder to see and it is why they are missing the chicane.
Lap 18, Shane van Gisbergen has increased his lead to over two seconds on Kyle Larson.
Corey LaJoie is out of the race.
William Byron reports that his power steering is getting stiff. Byron has already secured a spot in the next round of the playoffs.
AJ Allmendinger short pits the end of stage one when he comes down pit road on lap 18. More drivers follow Allmendinger down pit road.
Lap 20, more non-playoff drivers short pit the end of stage one.
Lap 22 Kyle Larson is the first playoff driver to come down pit roads.
Pit road is getting very busy as more drivers short pit the end of stage one.
Lap 23, leader Shane van Gisbergen makes his pit stop and gives the lead over to Tyler Reddick.
Lap 24, pit road is closed!
Tyler Reddick wins stage one.
The top 10 at the end of stage one:
Tyler Reddick
Joey Logano
Chase Elliott
Ryan Blaney
Kyle Larson
Shane van Gisbergen
Ty Gibbs
AJ Allmendinger
Brad Keselowski
Austin Cindric
Taking only two tires, Tyler Reddick wins the race off of pit road but there were only a handful of drivers who needed to make a pit stop since most of the drivers short pitted the end of stage one.
Kyle Larson brings the field down for the green flag start of stage two with Shane van Gisbergen alongside on lap 28. Larson gets out in front for the lead with van Gisbergen in second; AJ Allmendinger, Brad Keselowski, and Christopher Bell round out the top five.
Christopher Bell passes Brad Keselowski for fourth.
Tyler Reddick and Austin Dillon make contact. Reddick keeps moving but it takes a bit for Dillon to get moving again.
While Tyler Reddick kept moving, he has some right side damage. Before making contact with Austin Dillon, Reddick made contact with Denny Hamlin that had Reddick airborne. Reddick reports that the car “doesn’t feel right” but will limp the car around until the end of the stage.
Lap 33, Kyle Larson has a near one second lead on Shane van Gisbergen; AJ Allmendinger, Christoppher Bell, and Brad Keselowski round out the top five.
The regular season champion, Tyler Reddick is now below the cut line and in danger of being eliminated from the playoffs.
The caution flag comes out on lap 35 when Chase Briscoe has a flat tire. Briscoe is the second playoff driver to have issues. Denny Hamlin may also have damage to his car after the contact with Tyler Reddick.
Tyler Reddick and Noah Gragson come down pit road.
More drivers come down pit road for service under the caution flag.
Tyler Reddick remains on pit road for repairs to his car.
Kyle Larson leads the field down for the green flag restart on lap 39 with Shane van Gisbergen alongside. Lardon edges out in front with van Gisbergen and Christopher Bell in a battle for second.
Brad Keselowski gets turned around and causes a bit of a traffic jam but the drivers get sorted out and the track stays green.
Austin Dillon and Chase Briscoe make contact causing Dillon to miss the chicane. Dillon has to make a complete stop before moving on.
Lap 40, Kyle Larson has a near half second lead on Christopher Bell; Shane van Gisbergen, William Byron, and Alex Bowman round out the top five.
Chase Briscoe is on pit road for repairs.
Drivers are making contact all over the track.
Tyler Reddick is back on the track and remains on the lead lap but he is three seconds behind the field.
Chase Briscoe takes his car to the garage and is out of the race. He is the first driver to be eliminated from the playoffs.
Lap 48, Kyle Larson has a lead of over a second and a half on Christopher Bell; Shane van Gisbergen, William Byron, and Alex Bowman round out the top five.
Shane van Gisbergen and AJ Allmendinger are the only non-playoff drivers in the top 10.
Martin Truex Jr comes down pit road with a mechanical issue.
Drivers come down pit road for service before pit road closes at the end of stage two.
Daniel Suarez and Bubba Wallace make contact sending Suarez off the course but the track stays green.
Leader Kyle Larson makes his pit stop. Alex Bowman is the new leader.
Alex Bowman wins stage two.
The top 10 at the end of stage two:
Alex Bowman
AJ Allmendinger
Joey Logano
Chase Elliott
Bubba Wallace
Ryan Blaney
Austin Cindric
Michael McDowell
Kyle Busch
Kyle Larson
Ty Gibbs comes down pit road with a transmission issue.
Kye Larson has secured a spot in the next round of the playoffs on points.
Drivers come down pit road for service with Alex Bowman winning the race off of pit road.
With over 50 laps in the stage, the drivers will have to make a pit stop during stage three.
AJ Allmendinger brings the field down for the green flag start of stage three with Joey Logano alongside on lap 55. AJ jumps out in front for the lead. The top five are AJ Allmendinger, Bubba Wallace, Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, and Kyle Busch.
Bubba Wallace passes Joey Logano for second. Kyle Larson passes Kyle busch for fifth.
Ross Chastain, John Hunter Nemechek, and Erik Jones get into a mix up. John Hunter Nemechek has a lot of damage to the rear of his car.
Ty Gibbs is out of the race.
The caution flag comes out for debris on the track on lap 56.
Playoff driver Daniel Suarez is on pit road with the hood up. He may have some brake issues.
Christopher Bell has secured a spot in the next round of the playoffs.
Daniel Suarez is back on pit road as the crew continues to assess the trouble.
AJ Allmendinger brings the field down for the green flag restart with Bubba Wallace alongside on lap 60. AJ jumps out in front for the lead with Bubba Wallace in second; Joey Logano, Kyle Larson, and Austin Cindric round out the top five.
Lap 61, AJ Allmendinger has a lead of a second and a half on Bubba Wallace; Kyle Larson, Joey Logano, and Austin Cindric round out the top five.
Christopher Bell passes Austin Cindric for fifth.
The new turn seven has been the scene of chaos today.
Lap 62, Christopher Bell passes Joey Logano for fourth.
Shane van Gisbergen gets turned around after contact from Carson Hocevar.
Chris Buescher and Austin Dillon make contact in turn seven.
Kyle Larson passes Bubba Wallace for second; nearly two seconds behind leader AJ Allmendinger.
Lap 66, AJ Allmendinger has just haf a second lead on Kyle Larson; Christopher Bell, Bubba Wallace, and Joey Logano round out the top five.
Lap 67, Kyle Larson passes AJ Allmendinger for the lead.
Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek are out of the race.
Lap 70, Kyle Larson has pulled out to a lead of over two seconds on AJ Allmendinger; Christopher Bell, Austin Cindric, and William Byron round out the top five.
Todd Gilliland gets turned around in turn seven.
Michael McDowell is the first driver to make a green flag pit stop.
Lap 72 AJ Allmendinger comes down pit road; along with Austin Cindric, and Joey Logano.
Lap 73, more drivers make their green flag pit stops.
Lap 74, drivers continue to make their green flag pit stops.
Lap 75, Kyle Larson has pulled out to a four and a half second lead on Christopher Bell; Denny Hamlin, Brad Keselowski, and Ryan Blaney round out the top five.
Lap 76, Kyle Larson gives up the lead to make his green flag pit stop and gives the lead over to Brakd Keselowski.
Kyle Larson comes back out on the track in second place behind Brad Keselowski.
Lap 78, Brad Keselowski makes his pit stop. Kyle Larson retakes the lead.
Lap 80, Kyle Larson has a lead of over five seconds over Austin Dillon; Christopher Bell, Shane van Gisbergen, and AJ Allmendinger round out the top five.
Lap 81, the top five are Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, AJ Allmendinger, Shane van Gisbergen, and William Byron round out the top five.
A wheel rolling down the grass brings out the caution flag. Austin Dillon had just come off of pit road but the crew did not get the lug nut secured. Dillon will have to serve a tow lap penalty.
A few drivers come down pit road including AJ Allmendinger, Shane van Gisbergen, and Tyler Reddick.
Kyle Larson brings the field down for the green flag restart with 26 laps to go with Christopher Bell alongside. Larson takes the lead with Christopher Bell and William Byron in a battle for second; Austin Cindric and Joey Logano round out the top five.
Lap 65, Kyle Larson has a one second lead on Christopher Bell; William Byron, Austin Cindric, and Joey Logano round out the top five.
Lap 87, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano battle for fifth with Elliott taking the spot and pulling away.
With 21 laps to go, Kyle Larson has pulled ut to a two second lead on Christopher Bell; William Byron, Austin Cindric, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.
Twenty to go! Kyle Larson has a near two second lead on Christopher Bell; William Byron, Austing Cindric, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.
Tyler Reddick makes contact with Daniel Hemric and Hemric spins out. Making contact with Hemric saved Reddick from spinning out.
Tyler Reddick passes Ricky Stenhouse Jr for one more spot; he is now just four points below the cut line with Joey Logano four points above.
Lap 93, Tyler Reddick passes Michael McDowell for 16th.
Brad Keselowski gets turned around on the course but the track stays green.
With 15 laps to go, Kyle Larson has a lead of over two seconds on Christopher Bell; William Byron, Austin Cindric, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.
On fresher tires, AJ Allmendinger has moved through the field and is on Joey Logano’s bumper.
Just 12 laps remain in the race, Kyle Larson has a near two second lead on Christopher Bell; third place driver William Byron is over seven seconds back.
AJ Allmendinger passes Joey Logano for sixth. Tyler Reddick is in 14th. At the moment the drivers are even but Joey Logano holds the tie breaker and would be the driver moving on in the playoffs.
Ten to go! Kyle Larson leads the race by over two seconds with the battle to be a part of the eight drivers in the playoffs continuing on the track. Tyler Reddick has passed boss Denny Hamlin for 12th to put himself two points above the cut line. The other boss man – Michael Jordan – is sitting on the pit box.
Shane van Gisbergen passes Joey Logano for seventh.
Just six laps to go, Kyle Larson has a near three second lead on Christopher Bell; William Byron, Austin Cindric, and Chase Elliott round out the top five.
Three to go, Kyle Larson has already secured a spot in the playoffs, but is two and a half seconds out in front of the field.
Kyle Larson takes the white flag!
Kyle Larson passes Daniel Suarez to put Suarez a lap down. Suarez is 51 points below the cut line.
Kyle Larson wins the race for his sixth race win of the season. Son Owen was with Larson for his last win at Bristol, this time it’s daughter Audrey who gets to celebrate with Dad and get a ride in the car.
Tyler Reddick makes it into the round of eight.
Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric, and Chase Briscoe have been eliminated from the playoffs.
Kyle Larson, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman, Denny Hamlin, and Tyler Reddic will be moving on to the round of eight.
The unofficial results of the Bank of America Roval 400:
Kyle Larson
Christopher Bell
William Byron
Austin Cindric
Chase Elliott
AJ Allmendinger
Shane van Gisbergen
Joey Logano
Bubba Wallace
Ryan Blaney/”
Tyler Reddick
Carson Hocevar
Kyle Busch
Denny Hamlin
Michael McDowell
Ricky Stenhouse Jr/
Chris Buescher
Alex Bowman
Todd Gilliland
Zane Smith
Harrison Burton
Martin Truex Jr
Josh Berry
Brad Keselowski
Daniel Hemric
Ryan Preece
Justin Haley
Kaz Grala
Ross Chastain
Josh Bilicki
Daniel Suarez
Noah Gragson
Austin Dillon
Erik Jones
John Hunter Nemechek
Ty Gibbs
Chase Briscoe
Corey LaJoie