First look: Track reconfigurations to Charlotte Roval
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This Sunday's Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course (2 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App) will feature a new layout in the Round of 12 elimination race.
Scroll though to see the reconfigurations made to Charlotte's Roval.
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A look at the new pavement that extends the straightaway coming out of Turn 5 and into Turn 6 at Charlotte.
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Closer look at the extended straightaway between Turns 5 and 6.
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A view of the elongated straightaway between Turns 5 and 6 at a distance, leading into Turn 7.
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A view of the reconfigured Turn 7, now a sharper left-hander onto the oval section of the course.
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A closer look at the exit from the Turn 7 hairpin to lead back onto the oval's banking.
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The new look for Turn 16 will swing farther left toward pit road, setting up a 90-degree right turn, leading to a 90-degree left back to the front straightaway at Turn 17 and back to the start/finish line.
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Another view of Turns 16 and 17 chicane that leads back onto the oval's frontstretch.