It was a cut off weekend for both the Xfinity and Cup Series this past weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway and The Roval – 12 became eight as just four races remain in the 2024 season.

Car owner Rick Hendrick and his Hendrick Motorsports had all four of their cars in the round of eight…until a disqualification after post race inspection found that Alex Bowman’s car did not meet the weight requirements.  Bowman was disqualified and place in last place and out of the playoffs.  Joey Logano became the final driver to join Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Wiliam Byron, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, and Tyler Reddick as the round of eight playoff drivers.

Hendrick Motorsports has decided not to appeal the disqualification penalty for Alex Bowman.

The points have been reset and the bonuses added putting Kyle Larson at the top after his sixth win of the season.

Cup Series Point Standings:
Kyle Larson – 4,052
Christopher Bell –4,032
Tyler Reddick – 4,029
William Byron – 4,023
Ryan Blaney – 4,019
Denny Hamlin – 4,015
Chase Elliott – 4,014
Joey Logano – 4,012
Alex Bowman – 2,195
Austin Cindric – 2.174
Ty Gibbs – 2,150
Martin Truex Jr – 2,146
Daniel Suarez – 2,127
Brad Keselowski – 2,120
Chase Briscoe –2,110
Harrison Burton – 2,065
Chris Buescher – 830
Bubba Wallace – 824
Ross Chastain – 821
Kyle Busch – 711
Carson Hocevar – 604
Todd Gilliland – 579
Michael McDowell – 574
Ricky Stenhouse Jr – 543
Noah Gragson  – 522
Ryan Preece – 507
Josh Berry – 506
Austin Dillon – 483
Zane Smith – 460
Justin Haley – 459
Corey LaJoie – 457
Erik Jones – 456
Daniel Hemric – 455
John Hunter Nemechek – 395
Kaz Grala – 188
Cody Ware – 130
Joey Hand – 43
Jimmie Johnson – 40
Derek Kraus – 32
David Ragan – 17
Kamui Kobayashi – 8
Will Brown – 6
Juan Pablo Montoya – 5
Cam Waters – 2

After his disqualification at Talladega, Sam Mayer was facing elimination in the playoffs.  But in an overtime finish, Mayer beat Parker Kligerman to secure a spot in the round of eight.  Kligerman was mere feet from taking the white flag when the caution flag came out for a driver stuck in the tire wall.  Parker Kligerman was eliminated from the playoffs.  Shane van Gisbergen, Sheldon Creed, and Riley Herbst were also eliminated; leaving Justin Allgaier, Cole Custer, Austin Hill, Chandler Smith,, Sam Mayer, Jesse Love, AJ Allmendinger, and Sammy Smith as the drivers moving on in the playoffs.

With the reset of the points, Justin Allgaier again takes the lead in the point standings over Cole Custer.

Xfinity Series Point Standings:
Justin Allgaier – 3,035
Cole Custer – 3,028
Austin Hill – 3,026
Chandler Smith – 3,025
Sam Mayer – 3,017
Jesse Love – 3,013
AJ Allmendinger – 3,007
Sammy Smith – 2,006
Shane van Gisbergen – 2,102
Sheldon Creed – 2,097
Riley Herbst – 2,086
Parker Kligerman – 2,080
Ryan Sieg – 725
Brandon Jones – 611
Anthony Alfredo – 570
Brennan Poole – 499
Josh Williams – 455
Leland Honeyman – 441
Parker Retzlaff – 435
Jeb Burton – 432
Jeremy Clements – 410
Ryan Ellis – 389
Aric Almirola – 379
Kyle Sieg – 372
Kyle Weatherman – 354

Matt DiBenedetto – 339
Blaine Perkins – 308
Ryan Truex – 303
Josh Bilicki – 247
Carson Kvapil – 227
Hailie Deegan – 174
Garrett Smithley – 171
Austin Green – 146
David Starr – 134
Joey Gase – 131
Patrick Emerling – 127
Connor Zilisch – 97
Joe Graf Jr – 93
BJ McLeod – 78
JJ Yeley – 78
Jordan Anderson – 75
Ed Jones – 71
Alex Labbe – 69
Logan Bearden – 62
Nick Leitz – 59
Sage Karam – 59
CJ McLaughlin – 47
Caesar Bacarella – 46
Brad Perez – 44
Preston Pardus – 34
Dale Earnhardt Jr – 32
Bubba Pollard – 31
Natalie Decker – 27
Chad Finchum – 27
Justin Bonsignore – 25
Patrick Gallagher – 25
Tommy Joe Martins – 24
Carson Ware – 24
Conor Daly – 23
Dylan Lupton – 23
Thomas Annunziata – 23
Greg van Last – 21
RC Emerson – 19
Myatt Snider – 18
Dexter Bean – 17
Nathan Byrd – 17
Daniil Kvyat – 16
Andre Castro – 16
Glen Reen – 10
Ryan Vargas – 10
Boris Said – 9
Mike Skeen – 7
Armani Williams – 4
Morgan Baird – 4
Timothy Viens – 2
Gus Dean – 1
Alon Day – 1