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  • Byron earns top-10 finish at Charlotte after leading early

    Byron earns top-10 finish at Charlotte after leading early

    Coming into the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte, William Byron and his No. 24 team were below the cut line and needed a strong day to advance. It all started out well on Friday when he put his No. 24 Chevy on the pole. At this point, all he needed to do was either win the stage or have a decent stage finish to move him forward.

    Byron led the first 21 laps before being passed Kyle Larson and finishing second in Stage 1 under yellow. In Stage 2, he finished 10th. Mid-race Byron drove back up front but was only able to lead one more lap before settling in the top five. There were a couple of more chances for Byron and the No. 24 team to make something happen but in the end, he finished sixth.

    “It was great,” Byron told PRN Radio. “For us to advance to the next round is awesome for our team. I didn’t really know what to expect going into these Playoffs. Chad (Knaus, Crew Chief) just handled the day really well. He was super calm, didn’t really have any criticism. He had some advice, we just kind of bantered back and forth. It was a really good day for us. We knew what the goal was and we accomplished the goal. Would have loved to have won that first stage but it was a great day overall.”

    Byron will now be seeded in the 11th spot heading into the Round of 12 Playoffs, 45 points behind.

  • Spin and win for Elliott at Charlotte Roval

    Spin and win for Elliott at Charlotte Roval

    Chase Elliott came back to win the Charlotte Roval by passing Kevin Harvick late for the lead. But it wasn’t easy. With 45 to go on a restart, he spun into the tire barrier while leading the race. However, with perseverance and a couple of lucky breaks, he found his way to victory lane.

    “I really just messed up,” Elliott described to PRN Radio. “I made a mistake that you should never really make. I’m not sure if you can do anything more stupid leading one of these races. Take lessons and don’t do that. Odds are, I don’t know how it didn’t hurt it (car). I hit the wall pretty hard. Guys did a good job fixing it, luckily our splitter was still close to the ground and got it done. I’m just wowed. As wowed as anybody out there.”

    The Charlotte Roval was the final race in the Round of 16 playoffs and that meant four drivers would be eliminated from the Playoffs. At the start of the race, a few drivers had to go to the back. Denny Hamlin, Alex Bowman and Parker Kligerman had to start at the rear of the field because they had to go to backup cars, Landon Cassill for unapproved adjustments and J.J. Yeley for making a driver change. Martin Truex Jr. also had an engine change at the end of final practice.

    Stage 1: Lap 1- Lap 25

    The Charlotte Roval provided action on the first lap as Bowman missed the backstretch chicane and spun out. Truex missed it as well and had to stop on the front stretch. A couple of laps later, Bowman and Bubba Wallace had to serve a pass-through penalty for not stopping after the incident.

    The first caution waved on Lap 21, as the No. 47 of Ryan Preece wheel hopped the chicane on the backstretch. From there, a caution flew just a few laps before the first stage ended for a major pileup. Jimmie Johnson, Bowman, Erik Jones, Hamlin, Kurt Busch and Chris Buescher all wrecked in Turn 1 after a restart.

    With the incident, Stage 1 ended under yellow with Kyle Larson as the winner. William Byron, Clint Bowyer, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Brad Keselowski, Aric Almirola, Kevin Harvick, Chase Elliott and Daniel Suarez rounded out the top-10 finishers in the first stage. Larson was penalized for pitting outside the box under the stage break.

    Stage 2 began on Lap 27 and went to Lap 50.

    A few notable incidents happened in the second stage. Logano made a pit stop on Lap 37 before he came back to pit road after hitting a tire barrier in Turn 3. Then quite possibly one of the most notable incidents occurred on Lap 43, as Bowman retaliated against Wallace by wrecking him out on the chicane.

    A seven-lap dash was set up for the ending of Stage 2. This time it was Chase Elliott with the win. Keselowski, Bowyer, Johnson, Harvick, Michael McDowell, Truex, Suarez, Paul Menard and Byron were the top finishers in the second stage.

    Stage 3: Lap 54- Lap 109

    A lot happened in the final stage. On Lap 61, the No. 8 of Daniel Hemric spun around in Turn 14 to bring out the yellow. Then a pivotal moment came in the race. With 45 to go on the restart, Elliott locked up the tires in Turn 1 and went sliding into the wall. However, he somehow managed to get away with little damage.

    Another incident came on another restart with 43 to go, as Kyle Busch had a flat left front tire after making contact with Larson. Busch’s day went from bad to worse by being caught for driving through too many pit boxes. Then he was served a penalty.

    Pit stops started to begin with 35 to go. However, Harvick cycled out as the leader with 29 to go. Just as soon as the stops ended, a caution was flown with 25 to go for Matt Tifft who went spinning around in Turns 5 and 6. Another caution was also seen with 21 to go, as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. went spinning in the backstretch chicane.

    On Lap 92 the eighth caution came out for a major accident with Hamlin, Newman, Preece and Menard in Turn 6. However, the term “cautions breed cautions” came into effect late in the race. Two more cautions were seen before the race was over. One was for the No. 41 of Suarez after contact with Newman. The final one was for an accident in Turn 8 for an incident involving Kurt Busch, Chris Buescher, Newman and Preece.

    Due to an extensive cleanup, NASCAR was forced to fly the red flag with six laps remaining.

    Elliott made the pass on Harvick with six laps to go after the restart and held on to win his third race of the season.

    “It was one of the hottest races of the year for sure,” Elliott added to PRN Radio. “Was trying to make up as much time as I could. Obviously, I wasn’t going to catch Kevin (Harvick) without a caution. Just caught the cautions at the right time and had a couple of restarts that were mediocre I thought and the last two were really good. Luckily it felt like that, that’s not always me. You know, the timing and that, things kind of went our way.”

    “Just appreciate the effort, what a win for Hendrick Motorsports right over at the home track for a lot of guys. Nonetheless, it feels a lot like it. Just a big thanks to everyone making this happen and we’ll go on to at Dover.”

    Elliott led four times for 35 laps and picked up six playoff points.

    There were 10 cautions for 23 laps and 13 lead changes among nine drivers.

    Four drivers were eliminated from competing for the championship. Aric Almirola, Erik Jones, Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman will not move forward in the Playoffs.

    Making it to the Round of 12 are Martin Truex Jr., Kevin Harvick, Brad Keselowski, Chase Elliott, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson, Clint Bowyer, William Byron, Ryan Blaney and Alex Bowman.

    Official Results

    1. Chase Elliott, won Stage 2, led 35 laps
    2. Alex Bowman
    3. Kevin Harvick, led 34 laps
    4. Clint Bowyer
    5. Brad Keselowski
    6. William Byron, led 23 laps
    7. Martin Truex Jr., led one lap
    8. Ryan Blaney
    9. Jimmie Johnson
    10. Joey Logano, led four laps
    11. Matt DiBenedetto
    12. Michael McDowell
    13. Kyle Larson, won Stage 1
    14. Aric Almirola
    15. Ty Dillon
    16. Paul Menard
    17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
    18. Chris Buescher
    19. Denny Hamlin
    20. Kurt Busch
    21. Ryan Preece
    22. Ross Chastain
    23. Austin Dillon
    24. Bubba Wallace
    25. Matt Tifft
    26. Parker Kligerman
    27. Corey LaJoie
    28. Landon Cassill
    29. J.J. Yeley
    30. Timmy Hill
    31. Joe Nemechek
    32. Ryan Newman
    33. Daniel Hemric
    34. Daniel Suarez, one lap down
    35. David Ragan, one lap down
    36. Garrett Smithely, OUT, Axle
    37. Kyle Busch, OUT, Suspension
    38. Josh Bilicki, OUT, Suspension
    39. Reed Sorenson, OUT, Electrical
    40. Erik Jones, OUT, Crash

    Up Next: Now that the Round of 16 had concluded, the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series drivers head to Dover International Speedway next Sunday, Oct. 6 for the beginning of the Round of 12.

  • Keselowski and Larson salvage strong finishes at Charlotte, advance to Round of 12

    Keselowski and Larson salvage strong finishes at Charlotte, advance to Round of 12

    It was an up and down day for Brad Keselowski and the No. 2 Team Penske team. Keselowski qualified 11th and led three laps before having to settle for a fifth-place finish. At one point, he had to pit after he locked up the tires in the front stretch chicane. With the help of late-race cautions, Keselowski rallied to a top-five finish and advances to the Round of 12.

    “It was a pretty miserable day,” Keselowski said to PRN Radio in describing the conditions. “I joked with the boss on the radio, I’m not running black cars on a day like today. It is what it is, the red flag was pretty brutal. That’s part of being a racecar driver is dealing with that. The car was okay today, just made the most with what we had. The 9 car was just flying, no one could touch him all day. We did the best we could and got a decent finish out of it.”

    Keselowski finished sixth in Stage 1 and second in Stage 2. He will be seeded seventh when the Round of 12 begins at Dover, 22 points behind Kyle Busch.

    Kyle Larson had a decent day as well. He got lucky toward the end of Stage 1 passing William Byron before the caution came out to end the stage under yellow. Larson wound up winning the stage. He didn’t get a top-10 stage finish in the second stage but came home with a somewhat disappointing 13th place finish after being strong early.

    “I felt like myself, William (Byron) were the next best,” Larson told PRN Radio. “We won the first stage then after that pit stop, I didn’t wait on them to pull tape and kind of drug the crew member out of the pit box. Got a penalty there, pretty stiff one and had to lose a lap. Got the lucky dog, thought we were going to be okay.”

    “There at the end, we were on older tires, we had a slow stop because we had damage and couldn’t get the right front out. So ended up 13th, but felt like we could easily have been in the top three. Just disappointed with our finish to show how good our car was.”

    Larson moves to the Round of 12 seeded eighth, 40 points behind Busch.

  • Harvick and Bowyer advance to Round of 12 after strong finishes

    Harvick and Bowyer advance to Round of 12 after strong finishes

    It was almost a happy day for Kevin Harvick who led 34 laps but was passed for the win late in the going. Harvick qualified sixth, placed eighth in Stage 1 and fifth in Stage 2.

    He recycled out as the leader after pit stops concluded with 29 to go. However, cautions late in the going caught him at the wrong time and he was passed by Elliott on Lap 103 and eventually wound up with a third-place finish. Regardless of the top-five finish, Harvick was already locked into the Round of 12.

    “I thought it was a great day for us,” Harvick said to PRN Radio. “Everybody on our Jimmy Johns Ford did a great job. From last year to this year, to have the improvement and Watkins Glen to now. We knew we were off from the Hendrick cars on speed and they put me in a great position to win the race if the caution didn’t come out. I kept seeing that 9 (Elliott) getting closer and closer and didn’t really see the 88 (Bowman), but I saw he had fresher tires.”

    “Just proud of everyone at Stewart-Haas. We worked hard to be competitive and it paid off.”

    Harvick will be seeded in the fifth position, 18 points behind Kyle Busch. The third-place finish was Harvick’s 11th top five of the year.

    His teammate Clint Bowyer had a similar day. The Emporia, Kansas native had a strong car starting fifth, finishing third in both stages and at one point he was third after a restart. Bowyer was also up front at one point in the race before wheel hopping and losing a couple of spots.

    However, Bowyer and his No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing team did what they needed to do and are advancing to the Round of 12.

    “Going into the weekend, our backs were against the wall,” Bowyer said to PRN Radio. “We answered the call in qualifying. First of all, Mike (Bugarewicz, Crew Chief) answered the call unloading a fast car off the box. We qualified well, ran up front and passed cars. We did all the things we needed to do. Very proud of that race team, you never give up. It just shows, we were down and out after Vegas, could have easily been bummed out and gave up, but we didn’t and stuck to it.”

    “Had a good race last weekend and top five here. That’s good momentum and going to some racetracks that are good. I am not going to start this thing off on the wrong foot again like we did in Vegas.”

    Bowyer will be seeded 12th going into the next round of the Playoffs, 46 points behind Busch.

  • Byron wins pole in 1-2 sweep for Hendrick Motorsports at Charlotte

    Byron wins pole in 1-2 sweep for Hendrick Motorsports at Charlotte

    William Byron led the way at Charlotte Motor Speedway to capture his fifth Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series pole this year and the fifth of his career. Alex Bowman qualified second for a 1-2 Hendrick Motorsports front-row sweep.

    Byron drove his No. 24 Chevrolet to a 103.198 mph lap on the 2.28-mile Charlotte Roval for back to back poles. He also qualified on the pole for this year’s Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte in May.

    “The guys did a great job with this car,” he said, “and it really takes every corner around this race track to get a pole. I knew we could qualify top five but I really wanted the pole and really kind of went out there and got it. So, I’m really proud of this UniFirst team. It’s going to be great to start up front.”

    His teammate, Alex Bowman, will start second after a 103.078 mph lap in his No. 88 Chevrolet.

    “That run wasn’t the best,” Bowman said. “I know it could have been better. William (Byron) just did a great job there getting through the corners. It’s definitely a positive to be starting on the front row and we just have to focus on getting stage points on Sunday. Very proud of this Nationwide #REALtirement team and the hard work they put in today.”

    Joey Logano, Jimmie Johnson and Clint Bowyer rounded out the top five followed by Kevin Harvick in sixth and Kyle Larson in seventh.  Martin Truex Jr., who has won the first two playoff races in the Round of 16, will start in eighth. Ryan Blaney, the defending race winner, qualified ninth and Paul Menard will roll off in 10th.

    Chase Elliott will start 19th after missing a downshift during his qualifying run which caused him to wheel hop and subsequently spin. Denny Hamlin was another playoff contender who will have to start from the back of the field. During the first practice session, he spun and hit the Turn 5 tire barrier damaging his primary car and had to go to a backup car.

    Erik Jones will start 15th followed by Aric Almirola in 16th and Kyle Busch in 17th as Ryan Newman qualified 24th. Kurt Busch, who won the inaugural pole on the Roval last year, qualified his Chip Ganassi Chevrolet in 23rd.

    The Bank of America Roval 400 is set for Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC with radio coverage by PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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  • Weekend Schedule for Charlotte Roval

    Weekend Schedule for Charlotte Roval

    This weekend the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and the Xfinity Series head to Charlotte Motor Speedway. It will serve as the elimination race in the Round of 16 Cup Series Playoffs, trimming the field to 12 drivers. Ryan Blaney won the inaugural Bank of America Roval 400 last year.

    The Xfinity Series will feature the second of three playoff races in the Round of 12 at Charlotte. Chase Briscoe returns as the defending race winner. The NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series is off and will return to competition at Talladega Superspeedway Saturday, Oct. 12.

    All times are Eastern.

    Friday, Sept. 27

    12:05 p.m. – 12:55 p.m.: Cup Series First Practice – NBCSN Tape delay at 2 p.m./ NBC Sports App

    1:05 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.: Xfinity Series First Practice – NBC Sports App

    3:05 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series Final Practice – NBCSN

    4:40 P.M.: Cup Series Qualifying – Multi-Vehicle/Two Rounds – NBCSN/PRN/ SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Saturday, Sept. 28

    11:05 A.M. – 11:55 a.m.: Cup Series Second Practice – NBC Sports App

    12:10 p.m.: Xfinity Series Qualifying – Impound Multi-Vehicle/Two Rounds – NBC Sports App/NBCSN joins at 12:30 p.m.

    2 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.: Cup Series Final Practice – NBCSN

    3:30 p.m.: Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (155.3 miles, 67 laps), Stage 1 ends on Lap 20, Stage 2 ends on Lap 40, Final Stage ends on Lap 67 – NBCSN/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Sunday, Sept. 29

    2:30 p.m.: Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 (248.52 miles, 109 laps) Stage 1 ends on Lap 25, Stage 2 ends on Lap 50, Final Stage ends on Lap 109 –  NBC/PRN/SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

    Cup Series Playoff Standings Prior to Bank of America Roval 400

    RankDriverPointsStartsRace WinsStage WinsPlayoff PtsPts From Cutoff
    1Martin Truex Jr.2,141286541In On Wins
    2Kevin Harvick2,120283528Clinched on Points
    3Kyle Busch2,1172841146Clinched on Points
    4Brad Keselowski2,10628342455
    5Denny Hamlin2,10528433054
    6Joey Logano2,10128292950
    7Chase Elliott2,08828241837
    8Kyle Larson2,0762804525
    9Ryan Newman2,0652800014
    10Ryan Blaney2,059280248
    11Aric Almirola2,054280113
    12William Byron2,053280112
    13Alex Bowman2,05128105-2
    14Clint Bowyer2,04928000-4
    15Kurt Busch2,039281311-14
    16Erik Jones2,00828105-45

    Xfinity Series Playoff Standings Prior to Drive for the Cure 250

    Rank Driver Points Starts Race Wins Stage Wins Playoff Pts Pts From Cutoff
    1 Christopher Bell (P) 2,115 27 7 17 62 In On Wins
    2 Cole Custer (P) 2,093 27 6 6 44 60
    3 Tyler Reddick (P) 2,071 27 5 4 44 38
    4 Austin Cindric (P) 2,067 27 2 1 17 34
    5 Justin Allgaier (P) 2,054 27 0 5 12 21
    6 Michael Annett (P) 2,051 27 1 1 9 18
    7 Chase Briscoe # (P) 2,050 27 1 2 12 17
    8 Noah Gragson # (P) 2,048 27 0 1 5 15
    9 Brandon Jones (P) 2,033 27 0 3 4 -15
    10 Ryan Sieg (P) 2,029 27 0 1 1 -19
    11 Justin Haley # (P) 2,028 27 0 1 3 -20
    12 John H. Nemechek # (P) 2,027 27 0 0 0 -21

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  • Kurt Busch captures inaugural pole at Charlotte Roval

    Kurt Busch captures inaugural pole at Charlotte Roval

    Kurt Busch won the Busch Pole Award Friday at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the inaugural running of the Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 featuring a unique 2.28-mile, 17-turn, road course.

    His 106.868 mph lap in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford earned him his fourth pole of the season and the 26th of his Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career. Bush was the only Ford driver at the top of the leaderboard with Chevrolets scoring seven of the top 10 starting positions.

    Busch, a playoff contender, spoke about the significance of the pole, saying, “It’s pretty special to get the pole at an inaugural event and to do it here at the Roval, I mean, there’s so much going on. There’s so much that everybody has to manage, crew chief, lead engineer, myself, engine tuners, everybody chipped in on this 41 car the right way. We had a plan for the first two rounds and it paid off. I struggled this year qualifying at Watkins Glen and at Sonoma, so we came here with a plan and it worked. Some conventional wisdom and thinking played out with our pole run today, but thanks to the guys, Monster Energy, Haas Automation, and Ford. We’re on the pole for the Roval.”

    AJ Allmendinger’s expertise on road courses was evident as he will start beside Busch after qualifying second with a lap speed of 106.811 mph in what will be his final season in the No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet.

    “It’s a crazy race track, for sure,” he said. “It’s like my Champ Car days. It’s a street course in the infield there. The walls are on both sides and if you make a small mistake, you’re going to pay the price for it. To me, it makes for a lot of fun because you’ve got to be on point. You’ve got to be aggressive but you can’t be over-aggressive. I could nit-pick both my laps and say there’s a lot more out there, but you could easily try to get that and find yourself in the wall. My strategy (for Sunday) is to go out there and try to win. I’ve got no job, it doesn’t matter. I’m going there trying to win.”

    Alex Bowman (P), Chase Elliott (P) and Kyle Larson (P), rounded out the top five qualifiers. Jimmie Johnson (P), Clint Bowyer (P), Jamie McMurray, Ryan Blaney (P) and Chris Buescher will start in sixth-10th, respectively.

    Bowman was pleased with his effort but said, “Well I didn’t think we would qualify third on the Roval, so this was a nice surprise! Greg (Ives) and this Axalta team made some great changes after practice, which made the car a lot better in some of the turns. I messed up off the bus stop, so I think the biggest thing on Sunday will be minimizing mistakes. I’m glad to be up toward the front to start this race and hopefully, we can stay up front all day on Sunday and have a clean Axalta Camaro ZL1 at the end of the day.”

    Johnson spoke about the significance of starting up front.

    “Track position is going to be super important after that first stage and we are after stage points,” he said. “Strategy is going to play a huge role in this race, and the first guy with enough fuel and tires for the finish is going to be in great, great shape. But we need points in each segment and then obviously a good result at the end. So, starting this close to the front is a huge, huge help.”

    Playoff drivers Erik Jones, Martin Truex Jr., Kyle Busch and Joey Logano qualified 12th-15th, respectively, with Kevin Harvick and Aric Almirola starting 19th and 20th. The remaining drivers vying for the championship will start in the back half of the field, including Austin Dillon (24th), Brad Keselowski (25th) and Denny Hamlin (27th).

    The Charlotte Roval course has proved to be challenging as evidenced by several incidents during practice and qualifying. It will also serve as an elimination race and cut the Playoff field from 16 drivers to 12. Only three drivers have clinched a spot in the next round – Kyle Busch, Keselowski and Truex. Bowyer, Johnson, Jones and Hamlin are currently below the cutoff.

    Hamlin may face the biggest hurdle as he enters the race ranked last in the Round of 16. During qualifying, he hit the outside wall and damaged the rear of his car. The Joe Gibbs Racing team made repairs to the No. 11 and were able to make another qualifying run to start 27th. However, the decision was made to go to a backup car which means Hamlin will start from the rear of the field.

    Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 will be televised on NBC at 2 p.m. with radio coverage by PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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    Starting Line Up
    Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
    The Inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400

    1 41 Kurt Busch (P) Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford
    2 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet
    3 88 Alex Bowman (P) Axalta Chevrolet
    4 9 Chase Elliott (P) SunEnergy1 Chevrolet
    5 42 Kyle Larson (P) Clover/First Data Chevrolet
    6 48 Jimmie Johnson (P) Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet
    7 14 Clint Bowyer (P) Mobil 1/Advance Auto Parts Ford
    8 1 Jamie McMurray DC Solar Chevrolet
    9 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Pennzoil Ford
    10 37 Chris Buescher Maple Cheerios Chevrolet
    11 8 Daniel Hemric(i) Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet
    12 20 Erik Jones (P) Reser’s Toyota
    13 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota
    14 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Toyota
    15 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford
    16 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Rehydrate Ford
    17 19 Daniel Suarez Lenox Toyota
    18 34 Michael McDowell K-LOVE Radio Ford
    19 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Jimmy John’s New 9-Grain Wheat Sub Ford
    20 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Ford
    21 24 William Byron # Unifirst Chevrolet
    22 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford
    23 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Ford
    24 3 Austin Dillon (P) Dow Chevrolet
    25 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Alliance Truck Parts Ford
    26 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet
    27 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Freight Toyota
    28 32 Matt DiBenedetto Superior Logistics Services Inc. Ford
    29 31 Ryan Newman Grainger/American Red Cross Chevrolet
    30 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford
    31 15 Justin Marks(i) GoPro Motorplex/Pickers Vodka Chevrolet
    32 95 Regan Smith Procore Chevrolet
    33 72 Cole Whitt Rinnai Chevrolet
    34 43 Bubba Wallace # World Wide Technology Chevrolet
    35 7 Ross Chastain(i) SOKAL Media Group Chevrolet
    36 23 JJ Yeley(i) Adirondack Tree Surgeons Toyota
    37 96 Jeffrey Earnhardt iK9/Xtreme Concepts Toyota
    38 00 Landon Cassill(i) Dairi O Chevrolet
    39 51 Stanton Barrett Jacob Companies Ford
    40 66 Timmy Hill(i) Ternio Toyota
  • Full weekend schedule for Charlotte

    Full weekend schedule for Charlotte

    Staff Report | NASCAR.com

    The Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series and NASCAR Xfinity Series will be in action at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course while the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series is off. The Monster Energy Series heads to the final race of the Round of 16 in the NASCAR Playoffs, while the Xfinity Series Playoffs continues the Round of 12. Check out the full schedule below, which is subject to change.

    Note: All times are ET

    THURSDAY, Sept. 27

    PRESS PASS (Watch live)
    1:20 p.m.: Matt Tifft
    4:30 p.m.: Justin Allgaier and Austin Cindric

    FRIDAY, Sept. 28
    12:05-12:55 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN5) (Results)
    1:05-1:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series first practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App) (Results)
    3:00-3:55 p.m.: Xfinity Series final practice, NBCSN/NBC Sports App(Canada: TSN App) (Results)
    4:45 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying, NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN5) (Results)

    PRESS PASS (Watch live)
    10:30 a.m.: Clint Bowyer
    10:45 a.m.: Joey Logano
    11 a.m.: Ryan Blaney
    11:15 a.m.: Aric Almirola
    11:30 a.m.: JTG Daugherty Racing
    1:30 p.m.: Martin Truex Jr.
    1:45 p.m.: Austin Dillon
    2:15 p.m.: Richard Childress Racing
    5:45 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Busch Pole Qualifying

    SATURDAY, Sept. 29
    11:00-11:50 a.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series second practice, NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App) (Follow live)
    12:10 p.m.: Xfinity Series Pole Qualifying, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN App) (Follow live)
    1:30-2:20 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series final practice, CNBC/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN2) (Follow live)
    3 p.m.: Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina (55 laps, 125.4 miles), NBCSN/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN2) (Follow live)

    PRESS PASS (Watch live)
    Noon: Sonoma Raceway announcement with Steve Page, Jeff Gordon and Marcus Smith
    1:40 p.m. DeAngelo Williams, Drive for the Cure 200 presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield Honorary Pace Car Driver
    5:15 p.m.: Post-NASCAR Xfinity Series race

    SUNDAY, Sept. 30
    2 p.m.: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 (109 laps, 248.52 miles), NBC/NBC Sports App (Canada: TSN2) (Follow live)

    PRESS PASS (Watch live)
    10:45 a.m.: Sherry Pollex, Honorary Pace Car Driver
    11 a.m.: Daniel Hemric, Baseball Hall of Famer Chipper Jones and Matt Duff, former Major League Baseball pitcher
    11:20 a.m.: Smokey Yunick Award
    12:45 p.m.: Ron Rivera, Grand Marshal
    5:30 p.m.: Post-Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race