The NASCAR Cup Series arrived at the Charlotte ROVAL to officially set the Round of 8, and it had some drama. Tyler Reddick won Stage 1 but sustained major damage in Stage 2 as Alex Bowman cruised to the stage victory. However, neither driver was able to claim the win as a Hendrick Motorsports driver cruised to victory lane.
[autotag]Kyle Larson[/autotag] won the 2024 Bank of America ROVAL 400, earning his sixth win of the year. Larson maintained a two-second lead over Christopher Bell for the last 20 laps, cruising to victory lane. Meanwhile, Reddick was able to claw out of danger and make his way into the Round of 8, setting the field for the next three races.
REPOST to congratulate Kyle Larson! đ
He WINS at the Charlotte ROVAL for the second time, advancing to the next round of the #NASCARPlayoffs. pic.twitter.com/7EyeLHwKWk
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 13, 2024
Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric, and Chase Briscoe were the four drivers eliminated in the Round of 12. Logano held the final playoff spot for most of the Final Stage but couldn’t hold on as Reddick climbed through the field. Back to the winner, Larson now holds a 33-point advantage over hte playoff cut-line and hopes to ride it to a Championship 4 appearance.
NASCAR results from the Charlotte ROVAL in October 2024:
- No. 5 Kyle Larson
- No. 20 Christopher Bell
- No. 24 William Byron
- No. 2 Austin Cindric
- No. 9 Chase Elliott
- No. 16 A.J. Allmendinger
- No. 13 Shane van Gisbergen
- No. 22 Joey Logano
- No. 23 Bubba Wallace
- No. 12 Ryan Blaney
- No. 45 Tyler Reddick
- No. 77 Carson Hocevar
- No. 8 Kyle Busch
- No. 11 Denny Hamlin
- No. 34 Michael McDowell
- No. 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- No. 17 Chris Buesher
- No. 48 Alex Bowman
- No. 38 Todd Gilliland
- No. 71 Zane Smith
- No. 21 Harrison Burton
- No. 19 Martin Truex Jr.
- No. 4 Josh Berry
- No. 6 Brad Keselowski
- No. 31 Daniel Hemric
- No. 41 Ryan Preece
- No. 7 Justin Haley
- No. 15 Kaz Grala
- No. 1 Ross Chastain
- No. 66 Josh Bilicki
- No. 99 Daniel Suarez
- No. 10 Noah Gragson
- No. 3 Austin Dillon
- No. 43 Erik Jones
- No. 42 John Hunter Nemechek
- No. 54 Ty Gibbs
- No. 14 Chase Briscoe
- No. 51 Corey LaJoie