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CONCORD, N.C. — For nearly three hours, a brilliantly executed day by Joey Logano and Co. appeared all for naught.

Entering Sunday’s Round of 12 elimination race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, Logano sat 13 points beneath the advancement line. The No. 22 Team Penske cohort muscled up to the task, collecting a race-best 17 stage points and scoring 46 points — third-most behind only Kyle Larson and Chase Elliott. But at the checkered flag, Logano’s eighth-place finish equated to a four-point deficit, missing the Round of 8 after a sensational charge by Tyler Reddick.

How quickly things change.

During post-race technical inspection, the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was ruled too light, ultimately leading to a disqualification for failing to meet minimum weight requirements. Driver Alex Bowman suddenly had his 18th-place result wiped from the board in addition to his 10 stage points, officially placing him last on the results rundown with only a single point awarded.

Bowman’s demise dropped him outside the postseason field of eight based on points allotted. And sure enough, there to capitalize was Logano.

RELATED: Race results | Reseeded Playoffs standings

Instead, Logano was credited with 18 stage points and 47 points, all enough to surpass Bowman by a healthy 20-point margin and advance into the Round of 8. And while a stroke of luck surely played to its favor, the No. 22 team positioned itself to take advantage of the opportunity.

“I mean, there’s a lot to be proud of,” Logano said moments after the race. “You know, we came here with our back up against the wall needing to score a lot of points. And you think about the stages and then cycling yourself into kind of a tough spot. No matter how you call the race, you put yourself in a spot where you’re going to be at a disadvantage on tires or be way back in the pack. We were at one point, and I was able to kind of manage and I think we’re what second and third in the stages. So we did good with that.”

That third-place result in Stage 2 was plussed-up to a P2 after Bowman’s stage win was discredited, offering another point to Logano’s tally.

The two drivers just ahead of Logano in the standings were regular-season champion Reddick (plus-14) and 2020 Cup champ Elliott (plus-13). Crew chief Paul Wolfe knew points would be at a premium for his No. 22 team Sunday and never wavered from that agenda. In the end, it paid off.

“I think today, I’m pleased with how we executed the day,” Wolfe told NASCAR.com. “You know, we had a plan this week of coming here, making sure we qualified well, get those stage points. It really played out exactly how we planned. I wish we could have had a little more speed in the car overall, but to get all the stage points and then keep track position all day, which there was opportunity for that to flip. We stayed out there at the end of Stage 2. Joey did a nice job managing the car on the older tires.

“I really can’t say that we could have played it any differently, other than just having a little more speed would have been nice. But overall, we did a great job today.”

Brittney Wilbur | NASCAR Digital Media

A second life for a Team Penske contender is dangerous for the rest of the postseason players, too. Logano and teammate Ryan Blaney have scored each of the last two Cup Series championships, the first two in which the Next Gen vehicle were used. But Logano’s Round of 12 wasn’t flashy, marked by a 14th-place run at Kansas before the “Big One” at Talladega relegated him to 33rd place.

Yet doubt never crept into Logano’s mind.

“We’re a championship-winning team,” he said. “It’s just, you know, we didn’t have a good round.”

Wolfe described his team’s 2024 campaign as “up and down,” but its turnaround came in the summer months, which included a playoff-position-clinching victory in June at Nashville Superspeedway.

“I think the second part of the season here as a company, Team Penske has been able to close the gap, I guess, on the competition — or maybe they’ve come back to us a little bit,” Wolfe said. “I think it’s probably a combination of both with the way NASCAR has been trying to do a really good job of enforcing the rules and making sure everyone’s (good) on that side of it. So I think that’s helped us some, and we’ve found a few things that have just made us better on the higher speed stuff was where we were lacking.

“I mean, I think you look at how we ran in Kansas, which was probably one of our worst tracks earlier in the season, all the Penske cars were strong there. So that, I think, gives us hope and optimism going into this next round with Vegas and Homestead on the list there, and obviously, Martinsville is a strong race for us as well. I think we’re in a good spot and, like I said, we’re gonna keep digging here and hopefully get us (a) championship.”

Worth noting is that Logano has qualified for the Championship 4 in every even-numbered year since 2014, scoring the title in both 2018 and 2022. It seemed like that streak was over for good when the checkered flag waved Sunday at the Roval.

But just like that, Logano’s playoff magic sparked back to life.

“I’ve watched enough NASCAR races now — and I hope you have, too — to know it’s never over until they’re over,” Logano said.

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CONCORD, N.C. — The No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was disqualified following post-race inspection at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, officials announced Sunday.

Alex Bowman wheeled the car to an 18th-place finish in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, the final race of the Round of 8 and provisionally advanced by nine points. However, the vehicle was determined to be too light in post-race technical inspection, disqualifying the result and dropping Bowman to a 38th-place finish instead.

“Unfortunately, the 48 had an issue (and) did not meet minimum weight,” said Brad Moran, managing director of the NASCAR Cup Series. “We put the car to the side. We continued on. We … gave them the opportunity to fuel the car as well as purge the water system and add water. So we gave them every opportunity to make minimum weight. We ran them back through. Unfortunately, they were light again. They are allowed a 0.5% weight break, which is for usage of fluids and so on. That’s about 17 pounds.

MORE: Official race results | Photos from Charlotte

“We backed the car back off the scales, ran it back on and then, unfortunately, it was the same weight. So the car had a weight issue. All the other cars cleared inspection. The 48 didn’t, and that ends up in a disqualification.”

Moran declined to elaborate on how light the No. 48 Chevrolet was during inspection, in case Hendrick Motorsports chooses to appeal the penalty.

“If the appeal happens, it’ll be expedited, so it’ll probably happen in the next couple of days,” Moran said. “So really can’t get into all the details of the information, but the car was light, and that’s where we ended up.”

The vehicle will be taken back to the NASCAR Research and Development Center in Concord, North Carolina, until the conclusion of the appeals process if Hendrick appeals.

“We are working to understand the issue and will make a decision Monday about whether to submit an appeal,” the team posted on social media Sunday evening.

As a result, Joey Logano becomes the final driver to advance to the Round of 8. Bowman joins Austin Cindric, Daniel Suárez and Chase Briscoe as the drivers eliminated from playoff contention.

Bowman won his way into the postseason with a July victory at the Chicago Street Course.

The Round of 8 begins Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the South Point 400 (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App).

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CONCORD, N.C. – Tyler Reddick’s postseason fate was literally up in the air at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.

A stack-up ahead of him entering the reconfigured hairpin of Turn 7 sent Reddick’s No. 45 sliding under braking, right-rear first, into Denny Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota and launching three of the car’s three wheels off the ground.

Bent toe link and all, Reddick’s 23XI Racing team rallied from early adversity to advance to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs by 23 points on Sunday afternoon.

RELATED: Official race results | At-track photos 

In the final run to the checkered flag, Reddick was in a fierce points battle with Joey Logano for the final transfer position. But a post-race disqualification of 18th-place finisher Alex Bowman ultimately cost the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet enough points to drop him out of the postseason picture, allowing both Reddick and Logano to advance.

Reddick, the Regular Season Champion, entered the day 14 points above the provisional elimination line in seventh place, with eight of 12 playoff contenders set to advance with championship hopes still alive after Sunday’s race. A Stage 1 victory netted him 10 points to his cushion, but pitting plummeted him down the running order as other teams flipped the stage by hitting pit road before its Lap 25 conclusion.

Restarting 26th put Reddick in the hornet’s nest. Disaster struck, and the handling of his No. 45 Toyota was ruined.

“Dude, bad. It was real bad,” Reddick said.

The damage was immediately apparent behind the wheel, but much of the repairs couldn’t be completed until the end of the second stage. Crew chief Billy Scott was left to assess the next steps in the interim.

“It’s more or less trying to just figure out how much is wrong and what can we do to help it,” Scott told NASCAR.com. “Obviously, we’re finding stuff right now as we’re trying to put stuff on to go back through tech (inspection) of knowing what’s bent, and chassis points broke out and stuff. We figured there was more damage than we expected.

“So, we fixed the toe and verified camber and some of the stuff we could do on the pit stop and had to make a little bit of adjustment to the balance of the car to have it drive somewhat decent and let him make the most of it.”

By the time the green-white-checkered flag waved to end Stage 2, Reddick was 36th — the last car on the track. But the adjustments on the ensuing pit stop were apparently enough to give Reddick something to work with over the final 55 laps.

“We just got all the damage repair done we could do,” Scott said. “And it’s kind of like, ‘All right, here’s what you got. You have to relearn it now and figure it out.’ And he does a really good job adapting to stuff. Obviously, the guys did an excellent job of getting it back close and it was drivable, and then he did great of just figuring out how to drive it that way and making passes.”

Reddick couldn’t pinpoint exactly what changed, but that stop proved to be a pivot point.

“I don’t know what exactly they got right for the start of Stage 3, but it was a much better race car from that point forward,” Reddick said. “But it drove completely different than what I had in Stage 1.”

A two-time winner in 2024, Reddick worked his way to 19th by Lap 81 when the caution waved for Austin Dillon’s departed left-front wheel, with Reddick scoring five points out of the Round of 8. Under that yellow, Scott chose to call Reddick to pit road for four fresh tires, giving Reddick a chance to carve through the field on fresh rubber from the 26th spot all over again.

WATCH: An up-close view of Tyler Reddick’s late-race surge into the Round of 8 

With points on the line, Reddick said he was able to keep his emotions in check: “I was just doing my job.”

“It can all seem really complex in the outside looking in, but it’s pretty simple for me,” Reddick said. “I just asked them the cars I needed to pass, where I was to the cut line, and I just focused on running the best laps possible and trying to be aggressive and timing the passes. You know, if I could get within a car length of somebody in the hairpin, I could get to the inside and put us both in a bad spot, and you just have to be conscious about that.”

That came to a head with contact with Daniel Hemric at Turn 7 for 18th place, sliding into the corner and accidentally turning the No. 31 Chevy around.

“It’s tough,” Reddick reflected. “I needed to go, and we raced through there pretty tight. I was trying to stay on line, and he was trying to run close to me, and, yeah, went down into first (gear) and wheel-hopped a little bit, back kicked out and I spun him out. But that’s just what happens. I had to go. I had to race. I had to make the pass.”

Ultimately, Reddick surged all the way back to 11th place, while Logano backslid to eighth in the closing laps. Due to Bowman’s DQ, Reddick advanced to the Round of 8 as the seventh of eight drivers to move forward.

Part of that margin stemmed from Reddick’s charge to the Regular Season Championship, which provided an additional 15 playoff points for Reddick to carry from round to round.

MORE: Cup Series standings | Cup Series schedule 

“I think it goes to show every point matters,” Scott said. “And I think you see it every year. About every round, it comes down to a few points — less than five, generally. So that’s just why you fight. I mean, even last week at Talladega, damage repair there, too. Watkins Glen — yeah, we’ve done it more often than we would like we’d like in these playoffs. So it’s just another statement that is how (much) it matters and never give one point on the table.”

The Round of 8 starts Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with the South Point 400 (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App).

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Four championship hopefuls were eliminated from title contention after the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, resetting the standings board and cementing the Round of 8.

WINNER

Kyle Larson put on a masterclass to win at the Roval for his sixth victory of the 2024 season. Larson now has double the amount of wins as his next closest competitors this year and continues to make a strong case as the championship favorite as the playoffs move on to the Round of 8 and Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

RELATED: Race results

ELIMINATED DRIVERS

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports (No. 48 was disqualified in post-race inspection)
Austin Cindric, Team Penske
Daniel Suárez, Trackhouse Racing
Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing

ADVANCING TO THE ROUND OF 8

Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, 4,052 points
Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, 4,032 points
Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, 4,029 points
William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, 4,023 points
Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, 4,019 points
Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, 4,015 points
Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, 4,014 points
Joey Logano, Team Penske, 4,012 points

WHO’S HOT? 

The Big Three. Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell clinched their spots in the Round of 8 before the Roval race was even over as they joined William Byron among the early advancers. The three drivers also finished 1-2-3 at the Roval, making a strong statement heading into the next round.

Chase Elliott. It wasn’t a win, but Elliott flashed his former road-course-ace self and came home with a fifth-place finish at Charlotte. More importantly, the 2020 champion withstood the pressure of racing just above the elimination line and advanced to the Round of 8 a year after not making the playoffs.

Joey Logano. While Logano appeared to be ousted from the postseason at first, a DQ to the No. 48 puts the two-time champion back in the postseason mix. Logano put himself in position to capitalize on the misfortune of the No. 48, though, by earning 47 points with a clutch Sunday showing.

WHO’S NOT? 

Chase Briscoe. The dream of a Stewart-Haas Racing machine advancing to the next round ended after Briscoe went out early at Charlotte. Already at the bottom of the playoff standings, Briscoe had a flat tire and other mechanical problems that forced him to make multiple trips to pit road and ultimately exit the race with a 36th-place finish.

NEXT RACE

The Round of 8 opens at Las Vegas for the South Point 400 on Sunday (2:30 p.m. ET, NBC, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App).

WHO IT FAVORS

Kyle Larson. He’s tied with Joey Logano and Brad Keselowski for the most wins at Las Vegas (three) and boasts a series-best average finish of 9.3. Plus, Larson is the defending fall race winner here.

WHO IT HURTS

Christopher Bell. He owns the worst average finish at Las Vegas among the remaining playoff drivers (19.1) despite having two poles and four top-10 finishes in nine starts at the 1.5-mile desert track.

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CONCORD, N.C. — Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 was as much about Tyler Reddick’s heroic drive into the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs as it was about Kyle Larson’s continued domination of elimination races.

As Larson cruised to his second playoff victory this season — and his second in an elimination race — Reddick charged forward from 26th after a Lap 84 restart and clawed his way to 11th — good enough to provisionally knock two-time series champion Joey Logano out of the playoffs by four points. Logano’s exit was temporary, however.

In post-race inspection, Alex Bowman’s Chevrolet failed NASCAR’s weight requirement and was disqualified, knocking the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet below the elimination line and restoring Logano to the Round of 8.

RELATED: Official results | More on No. 48 car’s DQ

Mirroring his rout in the final Round of 16 event at Bristol Motor Speedway, Larson grabbed the lead for the restart of Stage 2 and stayed out front for 62 of the final 82 laps at the 2.28-mile, 17-turn Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.

The driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet crossed the finish line 1.511 seconds ahead of Christopher Bell, the only driver who could stay in the same zip code with the race winner. Third-place William Byron was 8.965 seconds behind at the finish.

With his sixth victory of the season, his second at the Roval and the 29th of his career, Larson led two other Hendrick teammates into the final eight — Byron and fifth-place finisher Chase Elliott.

“Really, it’s the first time in my playoff career I’ve not been close to the cut line, so it was good to kind of have a little bit stress-free of a weekend,” said Larson, whose previous win at the Roval came during his 2021 championship season. “I think the first time I’ve been here without crashing, maybe, besides the other time I won.

“It’s known that I don’t really use the sim (simulator) much, and I was in the sim this week. It really helped me get into a rhythm I think early on and helped us kind of fine-tune our car, too.”

Joining Bowman on the sidelines were Team Penske’s Austin Cindric (fourth on Sunday), Trackhouse Racing’s Daniel Suárez (31st) and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Chase Briscoe (37th), leaving reigning series champion Ryan Blaney (10th) and Logano as the two Ford drivers left in the playoff field.

If Larson’s dominating run stole the suspense from his victory, Reddick’s charge over the final 26-lap green-flag run provided nail-biting drama.

After pole winner Shane van Gisbergen (21 laps led) and Larson pitted from the top two spots in Stage 1, Reddick, the regular-season champion, stayed out in the lead to collect 10 stage points and an additional playoff point on Lap 25.

A pit stop during the stage break mired Reddick in traffic for a Lap 30 restart, and then calamity struck. In the newly reconfigured Turn 7 hairpin — the new corner of chaos — Austin Dillon turned sideways in a melee that saw Reddick smash into 23XI Racing team co-owner Denny Hamlin, sending Reddick’s car skyward.

SHOP: Race winner gear

Reddick’s car was severely damaged, and only a succession of pit stops throughout the remainder of the race — including a lengthy sojourn under caution to repair the left-rear toe link — made it competitive for the final run.

“Yeah, I thought I was going to flip, but I think I was behind the 19 (Martin Truex Jr.) — trying to work the move to the inside,” Reddick said of the wreck. “I got clear of him — I saw the 3 (Dillon) spun and everyone on the binders coming to a stop, and of course, me and my boss (Hamlin) get together. It was like I was going to do a front flip. This thing was absolutely destroyed.

“Huge props to everyone on this Monster Energy Toyota Camry. This thing couldn’t go within four seconds of what the pace was, and we just kept working on it. We were a lot better in Stage 3. This is how this place can be sometimes, but it is really nice to pull this off.”

It was crew chief Billy Scott’s call to bring Reddick to pit road for new tires under caution on Lap 82 that proved decisive. The fresh Goodyears were the ammunition Reddick needed to pass 15 cars during the final run and eclipse Logano’s point total by four.

But the drama became moot with Bowman’s disqualification.

“You just have to stay calm,” Reddick said. “You just have to stay focused. In those moments, it is so easy to lose control. Either way, I was going to drive the car as fast as I could. It just worked out for us that this thing was able to get back through the field and get us to the good side of the cut line.”

By the time the second stage ended, Larson and Bell had clinched spots in the Round of 8. Hamlin, who ran 14th on Sunday, also advanced. Bowman was nine points above the elimination line at the finish before the crushing disqualification and would have been the fourth Hendrick driver in the final eight.

At the checkered flag on Sunday, AJ Allmendinger was sixth, followed by Van Gisbergen, Logano, Bubba Wallace, Blaney and Reddick.

NOTE: Post-race inspection concluded without further issue, confirming Larson as the race winner. The No. 48 Chevrolet will be taken back to the NASCAR R&D Center in Concord, North Carolina.

Contributing: Staff report

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THOMPSON, Conn. — A couple of crucial career milestones for Justin Bonsignore were reached during Sunday’s World Series 150 at Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park.

Not only did Bonsignore take sole possession of second in NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour wins at Thompson with 14 overall, but his 43rd career win moved him into sole possession of third on the all-time NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour win list. The driver Bonsignore passed in both categories was Modified legend and 2008 series champion Ted Christopher.

RELATED: Complete race results from the World Series 150

Bonsignore had not won on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour since visiting Victory Lane at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in June. A proper return to form for Bonsignore at one of his best tracks involved Kenneth Massa Motorsports dusting off a car that had guided them to victory on multiple occasions.

“We worked hard all summer, but haven’t had the best car,” Bonsignore said. “We brought back ‘Old Faithful’. This car has been sitting bare bones since [the] last Martinsville [race] and we finally got it back together. It got us back into Victory Lane at Thompson and the guys did a great job today with the quick turnaround.”

With his triumph, Bonsignore now has momentum back on his side in the battle for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championship.

Ron Silk entered Thompson with an 11-point lead over Bonsignore, which partially stemmed from late-race contact between the two at Riverhead Raceway that knocked Bonsignore out of contention. Three wins in four races from Patrick Emerling left him 16 points behind Silk and only five points behind Bonsignore.

Thompson presented an ideal opportunity for Bonsignore to reestablish the rhythm he developed during the first half of the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour campaign. After overtaking Silk in the opening laps, Bonsignore pulled away from the field until the lone caution of the day was displayed for Joey Cipriano III’s spin.

A bad pit stop nearly unraveled Bonsignore’s stellar performance, as he was knocked back to sixth for the ensuing restart. It only took Bonsignore a handful of laps to work his back to second before eventually making the race-winning pass on Silk.

With the disappointment from Riverhead still fresh in his mind, Bonsignore was determined to best Silk without any extracurricular contact. A clean fight for the championship is Bonsignore’s goal for the last two races, adding that the finish to Thompson perfectly encapsulated how that could play out.

“This does show we can race each other cleanly in this series,” Bonsignore said. “Ron’s car was pretty good and I was trying to pressure him as much as I could. I think everybody thinks we’re going to wreck each other every week, but I wanted to do it the right way. Hopefully that sets a precedent that he can race us the same way for the rest of the year.”

Bonsignore already has a comfortable place in the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour record books with 43 victories, a third of which have come at Thompson. He also sits only one win away from tying Reggie Ruggiero for second on the all-time win list.

Earning a fourth series championship at Martinsville Speedway later this month would only further cement his status as one of the greatest Modified competitors of all time.

“It’s humbling to be around Reggie and Teddy and to have your name mentioned with them is really special,” Bonsignore said. “Obviously we try not to think about that stuff while we’re still racing, but it is really awesome to have that much success in this series over the 15 years that we’ve been year. Hopefully we’ve got another 14 or 15 years in us if we can stay competitive.”

Anthony Nocella earned a second consecutive runner-up finish on Sunday. Silk followed Nocella in the third position with Austin Beers and Matt Hirschman completing the top five.

Chase Dowling, Emerling, Craig Lutz, Dave Sapienza and Kyle Bonsignore were the rest of the top 10 finishers.

The final two races of the 2024 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour season will take place in the Southeast, with historic North Wilkesboro Speedway being the first of the two venues. The Brushy Mountain Powersports 150, which was rescheduled from Oct. 5 due to Hurricane Helene, takes place next Sunday, Oct. 20 at 2 p.m. ET on FloRacing.

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JOHNSTON, Iowa (Oct. 13, 2024) — Eight lottery players are one step closer to winning a VIP trip for two to NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway, Nov. 8 -10, and entry into a nationally televised drawing to win $1 million!

Powerball and NASCAR announced today, during the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on NBC, the eight lottery players who emerged from the latest elimination drawing in the NASCAR Powerball Playoff. The eight lottery players advancing in the national Powerball promotion, include:

  • Christopher Goggins – Greenbelt, MD
  • Anthony Lawrence – Magnolia, DE
  • Meagan Lewis – New Orleans, LA
  • Beverly Lipford – Goldsboro, NC
  • Thelma Price – Portland, ME
  • Tosha Tomlinson – Anderson, IN
  • Kevin Weber – Bradenton, FL
  • Michael Wells – Columbia, SC

The four lottery players eliminated from the NASCAR Powerball Playoff have each won $5,000, they include:

  • Myisha Clark – Birdsboro, PA
  • Edward Oechsli – Louisville, KY
  • Noriko Puckett – Nashville, TN
  • Kathy Sullivan – Albuquerque, NM

The lottery players entered the national Powerball portion through one of 27 participating state lotteries.

Participating lotteries held in-state contests and second-chance drawings throughout the 2024 NASCAR regular season to form a national pool of entrants. Sixteen lottery players were randomly selected from the national pool in a preliminary drawing to advance to a series of Playoff-style drawings, with cash prizes awarded to all 16 lottery players based on their elimination position.

RELATED: Learn more about the NASCAR Powerball Playoff

The next elimination drawing will determine the four finalists who will win a VIP trip for two to NASCAR Championship Weekend at Phoenix Raceway, Nov. 8-10, and entry into the televised drawing for the $1 million prize. The four finalists will be announced during the Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on Nov. 3. The race will air live on NBC, MRN Radio and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio at 2 p.m. ET. The four players eliminated from the Playoff at that time will win $7,500 each.

Playoff drawingsDateRace announcementsNotes
Round of 16Sept. 1Cook Out Southern 500, Darlington Raceway16 semi-finalists advance
Round of 12Sept. 21Bass Pro Shops Night Race, Bristol Motor Speedway12 semi-finalists advance, 4 eliminated win $2,500
Round of 8Oct. 13Bank of America Roval 400, Charlotte Motor Speedway8 semi-finalists advance, 4 eliminated win $5,000
Championship 4Nov. 3Xfinity 500, Martinsville Speedway4 semi-finalists advance & win VIP trip, 4 eliminated win $7,500
$1 Million ChampionshipNov. 10NASCAR Cup Series Championship, Phoenix Raceway1 $1 million winner, 3 $10,000 winners

The final drawing for the $1 million prize will be broadcast live during NBC’s pre-race coverage of the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Sunday, Nov. 10.

The VIP trip experience includes roundtrip airfare for two to Phoenix, Ariz., three nights hotel accommodations – double occupancy, two Ally Curve Hospitality Club passes for both the NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship Race on Nov. 9 and the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race on Nov. 10, two passes for VIP experiences at Phoenix Raceway during the NASCAR Championship Weekend including Cup Series VIP access, NASCAR team hauler tour, MRN Radio booth tour, pace car rides, Victory Lane access, welcome dinner and all meals and ground transportation to scheduled events and activities.

Lotteries that participated in the 2024 NASCAR Powerball Playoff include Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Hoosier (Indiana), Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Players can follow the NASCAR Powerball Playoff on Facebook, Instagram, and online at Powerball.com.

NASCAR® is a registered trademark of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. Copyright ©2024 National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC. All Rights Reserved. NASCAR®, LLC is not a sponsor of this promotion.

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World Series 150 presented by FloSports.com

Thompson Speedway Motorsports Park

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  • Race results
Pos No. Name Sponsor Laps
 Diff
1 51 Justin Bonsignore Phoenix Communications, Inc. 150 —
2 17 Anthony Nocella Sontag Motorsports/Bells Septic/Xtreme Autobody 150 0.355
3 16 Ron Silk Blue Mountain Machine/Future Homes 150 2.464
4 64 Austin Beers G&G Electrical Supply/Dell Electric/Lumiere Electrical 150 3.335
5 60 Matt Hirschmann Elite 150 10.36
6 44 Chase Dowling Harshaw Paving/Olivas Market 150 10.681
7 1 Patrick Emerling Fleetworks Inc 150 12.325
8 46 Craig Lutz Riverhead Building Supply 150 13.13
9 36 Dave Sapienza Sapienza Racing/Eastport Feed 150 13.32
10 22 Kyle Bonsignore Chalew Performance/MTT/Munns Auto 150 19.763
11 89 Matt Swanson Cervaolos Auto/Casella Snowplows/Mully’s Auto Repair 149 1 Lap
12 82 Woody Pitkat Horton Avenue Materials/Gunsmoke Stables Racing 149 1 Lap
13 3 Tyler Rypkema USNE/Northeast Drilling 149 1 Lap
14 4 Tim Connolly Connolly Companies, LLC 148 2 Laps
15 54 Tommy Catalano FX Caprara/USNE Power 148 2 Laps
16 15 Joey Cipriano III* Dependable Energy 148 2 Laps
17 84 Tyler Catalano* USNE Power 148 2 Laps
18 56 Trevor Catalano* USNE Power 147 3 Laps
19 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood & Restaurant 146 4 Laps
20 00 Tyler Barry* Spafco Race Chassis/BNP Machine 145 5 Laps
21 28 Mike Marshall* MLM Diagnostics/Jusczak Electric 144 6 Laps
22 10 Bob Reis* IronListing.com/B.R. Machineworks 134 16 Laps

 

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We’re bringing you live updates covering Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race from Charlotte Motor Speedway’s Roval, the Bank of America Roval 400 (2 ET, NBC, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, NBC Sports App). Bookmark this page and check back often as we chronicle the action from what promises to be a thrilling Sunday.

Overview: 

• Charlotte Motor Speedway’s revamped Roval layout hosts the 109-lap Round of 12 playoff elimination race Sunday afternoon. 

• Among the 12 playoff contenders, four drivers will leave Charlotte eliminated from the championship fight. With a new track layout expected to offer a high degree of unpredictability, anything could happen — and anyone, except an already locked-in William Byron, could be going home disappointed.

If it helps to get you in the mood, you can check out past Charlotte races ad-free on NASCAR Classics. 

All times listed are Eastern.

Sunday, October 13

8:30 p.m., checkered flag: So, now, the Round of 8 heading into Las Vegas: Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and Joey Logano. The drivers eliminated from the Round of 12 are Alex Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suárez and Chase Briscoe.

8:25 p.m., checkered flag: Well, hold the phone. The No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet driven by Alex Bowman was disqualified following post-race inspection. His 18th-place finish becomes a last-place finish, which eliminates him from playoff contention. Joey Logano becomes the final driver to advance to the Round of 8.

6:20 p.m., checkered flag: Thanks for following our live blog coverage! See where your favorite driver finished in the unofficial results, and read our breakdown of the playoff picture in this week’s Playoff Pulse.

6:00 p.m., checkered flag: Your Round of 8: Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, Tyler Reddick, William Byron, Ryan Blaney, Denny Hamlin, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman. The Round of 8 features Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Homestead-Miami Speedway and Martinsville Speedway, ahead of the championship race at Phoenix Raceway next month.

5:54 p.m., checkered flag: Alex Bowman won Stage 2 — which carries a 10-point bonus — and Bowman made the cut by nine points. A pivotal strategy call may have kept the No. 48 team’s championship hopes alive. Bowman finished 18th.

5:52 p.m., checkered flag: Three non-playoff drivers finished in the top 10: Kaulig Racing road ringers AJ Allmendinger and Shane van Gisbergen, and Bubba Wallace.

5:50 p.m., checkered flag: Hendrick Motorsports makes up half of the Round of 8 — all four drivers made the cut.

5:43 p.m., checkered flag: Kyle Larson is celebrating his victory with a smoky burnout in front of the fans on the frontstretch. His daughter Audrey has joined him in celebration.

5:42 p.m., checkered flag: Kyle Larson hasn’t experienced much playoff-bubble pressure this year, but he’s now won both cutoff races this season (Bristol).

5:41 p.m., checkered flag: Joey Logano crossed the start-finish line eighth and Tyler Reddick in 11th. Reddick will advance to the Round of 8, while Logano is eliminated from championship contention.

5:40 p.m., Lap 109: 🏁 Kyle Larson has won the Bank of America Roval 400, his sixth victory of 2024. It’s his second win of the playoffs.

5:39 p.m., Lap 108: ⚪️ White flag! It’s the final lap for Kyle Larson, who leads Christopher Bell by nearly two seconds.

5:36 p.m., Lap 106: Three laps remain. Right now, it’s Joey Logano, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suárez and Chase Briscoe headed home.

5:32 p.m., Lap 103: Shane van Gisbergen has passed Joey Logano for seventh place. Make that a four-point difference between Logano and Reddick with six laps to go.

5:28 p.m., Lap 101: Tyler Reddick has moved up to 12th, moving past Denny Hamlin and a pitting Martin Truex Jr. Reddick’s now two points up on Logano, who will soon have a fast-charging Shane van Gisbergen on his hands.

5:25 p.m., Lap 99: With 10 laps remaining, AJ Allmendinger has moved past Joey Logano, meaning Logano and Reddick are now tied for the final transfer spot. Logano would win the tiebreaker based on best finishing position in the Round of 12. Reddick is riding behind team owner Denny Hamlin in 14th, but don’t expect the boss to give up the spot — Hamlin’s just seven points ahead of the Logano-Reddick battle.

5:22 p.m., Lap 97: Logano and Reddick are now separated by just a point with 13 to go. Reddick’s moving forward, while the two-time champ is fighting to maintain position.

5:21 p.m., Lap 95: While Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell seem untouchable on speed, Kaulig Racing teammates AJ Allmendinger and Shane van Gisbergen are moving forward, both within the top 10. The pair pitted under the last caution, unlike the cars ahead of them.

5:18 p.m., Lap 94: Tyler Reddick has climbed to 15th — up 11 spots since the restart — while playoff rival Joey Logano continues to run sixth, unable to move forward. Momentum is on Reddick’s side with 15 laps to go. Two points separate the pair.

5:13 p.m., Lap 90: Tyler Reddick’s on a mission. Losing control of his car under braking, the No. 45 slapped the side of Daniel Hemric’s car, spinning the No. 31. Unfortunate for Hemric, but disaster averted for Reddick — for now.

5:10 p.m., Lap 88: Chase Elliott has moved past Joey Logano for fifth. Logano didn’t need to lose a spot, but he still enjoys a seven-point cushion over 20th-place Tyler Reddick.

5:04 p.m., Lap 84: Austin Cindric runs fourth. He’s 27 points out of the eighth-place cutoff, but if he wins, he’ll advance. It will be tough to best Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell, though, and Cindric’s teammate Joey Logano is just behind him and searching for points.

5:03 p.m., Lap 84: 🟢 Back to green for leader Kyle Larson with just 26 to go. Tyler Reddick was among those who pitted under yellow for fresh tires.

4:56 p.m., Lap 81: 🟡 Caution No. 5. Austin Dillon’s left-front wheel has detached after pitting. That’s going to be a penalty for the No. 3.

4:55 p.m., Lap 80: It’s looking like the final playoff spot will come down to Joey Logano and Tyler Reddick, who are separated by five points. Logano runs seventh, while Reddick’s semi-wounded car is in 19th.

4:49 p.m., Lap 77: Leaders Kyle Larson and Christopher Bell have come to pit road, a lap after Denny Hamlin, who’d been marching through the field.

4:42 p.m., Lap 71: Drivers on alternate strategy — among those, AJ Allmendinger, Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric, Joey Logano, Kyle Busch, Tyler Reddick, Michael McDowell and Chris Buescher — are making their way to pit road. Expect more to pit soon.

4:41 p.m., Lap 70: Shane van Gisbergen and Todd Gilliland have made contact, sending Gilliland’s Ford around in Turn 7.

4:37 p.m., Lap 67: On newer tires, Kyle Larson has passed AJ Allmendinger for the race lead.

4:30 p.m., Lap 63: Carson Hocevar has sent Shane van Gisbergen into a spin, while Austin Dillon simultaneously spun Chris Buescher. Turn 7, baby.

van Gisbergen and Buescher spin

4:29 p.m., Lap 62: Tyler Reddick has moved up to 23rd, the best he’s run since sustaining damage early in Stage 2. It’s not over yet for the regular-season champ.

4:25 p.m, Lap 60: 🟢 Green flag! AJ Allmendinger leads Bubba Wallace into Turn 1.

4:25 p.m., Lap 59: Let’s take a look at the playoff picture with 50 to go.

1. William Byron: Advanced to Round of 8
2. Kyle Larson: Advanced
3. Christopher Bell: Advanced
4. Denny Hamlin: +20
5. Alex Bowman: +15
6. Joey Logano: +14
7. Ryan Blaney: +14
8. Chase Elliott: +3
— Eight drivers advance —
9. Tyler Reddick: -3
10. Austin Cindric: -19
11. Daniel Suárez: -42
12. Chase Briscoe: -58 (Out)

4:23 p.m., Lap 58: With cars exiting the race, Christopher Bell has now clinched his spot in the Round of 8.

4:18 p.m., Lap 56: Daniel Suárez is on pit road with the hood up on the No. 99, reporting brake issues. Suárez almost surely needs to win this race to advance to the Round of 8, and he didn’t need this setback.

4:16 p.m., Lap 55: 🟡 Caution No. 4. Debris from John Hunter Nemechek’s damaged car has fallen onto the racing surface.

4:16 p.m., Lap 55: Ty Gibbs has exited the race with transmission issues.

4:16 p.m., Lap 55: Ross Chastain has gone for another spin after contact with Brad Keselowski. Legacy Motor Club teammates Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek are also collected in the spin. No caution, at least for now.

4:15 p.m., Lap 55: Bubba Wallace has moved to second place — a solid run as he looks to keep the Round of 12 trend alive where non-playoff drivers

4:13 p.m., Lap 55: 🟢 Green flag in the final stage!

4:11 p.m., Lap 53: Stage 2 winner Alex Bowman peeled off to pit, handing the lead to AJ Allmendinger. The ‘Dinger was among those who pitted during the second caution. Similarly, playoff contender Joey Logano stayed out and will likely need to pit soon.

4:09 p.m., Lap 52: On the other end of the field, it’s a struggle out there for Tyler Reddick. Reddick has taken his damaged Toyota to pit road numerous times, and he’s the last car running — currently 36th, though still on the lead lap. Never say never.

4:07 p.m., Lap 52: Kyle Larson has clinched his spot in the Round of 8 on points.

4:01 p.m., Lap 51: 🟡 Caution No. 3. Alex Bowman has won Stage 2, collecting 10 valuable stage points. The No. 48 team has been crushing it with earning points in the playoffs. In addition to Bowman, Joey Logano (third), Chase Elliott (fourth), Ryan Blaney (sixth), Austin Cindric (seventh) and Kyle Larson (10th) are the playoff drivers adding to their points totals.

3:59 p.m., Lap 49: Don’t forget to finalize your Fantasy Live Garage pick before the stage ends! I’ve swapped out Chase Briscoe for Michael McDowell.

3:58 p.m., Lap 48: Daniel Suárez and Joey Logano are fighting hard for position.

3:58 p.m., Lap 48: Leaders Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell and Shane van Gisbergen pit, handing the top spot to Alex Bowman.

3:57 p.m., Lap 47: Three laps remain in Stage 2, unfolding a mixed pit strategy. Fourth-place driver William Byron is the first to pit.

3:52 p.m., Lap 44: Chase Briscoe is done for the day. Stewart-Haas Racing’s last chance at a championship is over.

3:48 p.m., Lap 41: There’s a lot happening right now! Martin Truex Jr. sent Ross Chastain for a spin, while Kaz Grala and Erik Jones are trading bumpers deep in the field.

3:48 p.m., Lap 41: Chase Briscoe is on pit road with damage. He’s losing laps and will need a miracle to keep his championship hopes alive at this point.

3:45 p.m., Lap 39: Brad Keselowski, running fifth, has spun after contact with Daniel Suárez and Carson Hocevar. Justin Haley and Chase Briscoe also made contact with the stopped No. 6 car.

3:44 p.m., Lap 39: 🟢 Back to green with Kyle Larson showing the way.

3:42 p.m., Lap 37: The No. 45 team is on pit road repairing a broken right-rear toe link on Tyler Reddick’s car.

3:42 p.m., Lap 37: Led by AJ Allmendinger, many drivers have opted to pit under caution, essentially cutting the stage in half.

3:37 p.m., Lap 35: 🟡 Caution No. 2. Well, there’s the source of the Briscoe smoke. A tire carcass on track from the No. 14 has drawn the yellow flag.

3:36 p.m., Lap 35: Uh oh. More playoff-driver drama. There’s smoke coming from Chase Briscoe’s car (small-s smoke, not to be confused with the owner of the car).

3:32 p.m., Lap 32: Tyler Reddick has pitted to evaluate damage on his Toyota. It’s possible Denny Hamlin may have damage, too, but Hamlin continues on track.

3:30 p.m., Lap 31: Austin Dillon has spun around in Turn 7 after contact with Alex Bowman. Tyler Reddick slid into the crash and may have some damage. That’s a big price to pay for pitting under caution for the No. 45.

Tyler Reddick crash Charlotte Roval

3:28 p.m., Lap 29: 🟢 Green flag to begin Stage 2! Kyle Larson leads some big names: Shane van Gisbergen, AJ Allmendinger and Brad Keselowski. (They’re really big names. So many letters.)

3:16 p.m., Lap 26: 🟡 Caution No. 1. Tyler Reddick has won Stage 1, ahead of Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and Kyle Larson. The top four will likely be the first to pit under caution.

3:12 p.m., Lap 22: Leader Shane van Gisbergen has pitted, handing the lead to Tyler Reddick. Reddick will collect 10 stage points and a playoff point if he wins the stage.

3:10 p.m., Lap 21: Pit stops are underway, including second-place Kyle Larson. It’s a busy place on pit road. Drivers are pitting before the stage end at Lap 25 because it’s likely they won’t lose a lap.

3:04 p.m., Lap 16: Martin Truex Jr. has also been penalized for cutting the frontstretch chicane.

2:59 p.m., Lap 13: Bubba Wallace has served a stop-and-go penalty after cutting the frontstretch chicane. Wallace fell from eighth to 12th.

2:57 p.m., Lap 12: Ryan Preece has gone for a spin. No caution; the No. 41 continues.

Ryan Preece spin

2:52 p.m., Lap 9: Meanwhile up front, Shane van Gisbergen leads. Kyle Larson follows 1.5 seconds behind.

2:51 p.m., Lap 7: Playoff driver Chase Briscoe has been slowly bleeding positions since the start of the race. He’s running 26th — the lowest of the playoff drivers — and that’s not going to make up his 32-point deficit.

2:47 p.m., Lap 5: Alex Bowman caught a bit of air launching his Chevrolet off the Turn 17 curb. Bowman continues on running 19th, but it will be interesting to see if that moment of airtime damaged his car.

2:45 p.m., Lap 4: Another playoff driver who hasn’t had an ideal start is Denny Hamlin. Hamlin started 21st and has already fallen back to 24th. As they run, his 30-point cushion has disappeared — but it’s a long race.

2:43 p.m., Lap 2: Joey Logano’s been shuffled out after a move by Kyle Larson. Logano has fallen to fifth, losing positions to Larson, Reddick and AJ Allmendinger. Logano needs to find 13 points today if he wants to keep his championship hopes alive.

2:42 p.m., Lap 2: Tyler Reddick’s first lap was not great. He fell from second to fifth, but he’s quickly looking to make up those positions.

2:40 p.m., Lap 1: 🟢 Greg Biffle has waved the green flag! Let’s wrap up this Round of 12. Follow along with our Live Leaderboard.

2:30 p.m.: The field of 38 is now rolling behind the pace car. Shane van Gisbergen will lead the field to green after winning his first-ever Busch Light Pole award yesterday.

2:25 p.m.: A pair of NASCAR legends have uttered those famous words. Ricky Rudd and Carl Edwards have combined to win 51 Cup Series races.

2:20 p.m.: It’s time for opening ceremonies! Head to NBC and fire up Race Center; cars will roll off the grid momentarily.

2:17 p.m.: Today marks Martin Truex Jr.’s final road-course race as a full-time driver. Truex rolls off 30th this afternoon.

2:10 p.m.: Don’t forget to lock in those Fantasy Live picks! Here’s my lineup for this afternoon. (Thanks for racing this afternoon, SVG, and saving some valuable usage of playoff drivers.)

Steve Luvender’s Fantasy Live lineup

2:02 p.m.: Yes, please.

2 p.m.: Here’s the points picture heading into today:

1. William Byron: Advanced to Round of 8
2. Christopher Bell: +57
3. Kyle Larson: +52
4. Denny Hamlin: +30
5. Alex Bowman: +26
6. Ryan Blaney: +25
7. Tyler Reddick: +14
8. Chase Elliott: +13
— Eight drivers advance —
9. Joey Logano: -13
10. Daniel Suárez: -20
11. Austin Cindric: -29
12. Chase Briscoe: -32

William Byron’s already locked in to the Round of 8 via earned points at Kansas and Talladega. Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson will almost certainly advance based on their buffer of points, but beyond that, it’s wide open. Stage points will be crucial for playoff drivers this afternoon.

1:50 p.m.: We’ve got a new NASCAR fan at the track this weekend. Welcome, Becks!

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  • Practice results
Pos. No. Driver Sponsor Best Time Best Speed In Lap Laps Diff.
1 51 Justin Bonsignore Phoenix Communications, Inc. 19.133 117.598 18 26 —
2 89 Matt Swanson Cervaolos Auto/Casella Snowplows/Mully’s Auto Repair 19.187 117.267 12 13 0.054
3 44 Chase Dowling Harshaw Paving/Olivas Market 19.201 117.181 6 17 0.068
4 54 Tommy Catalano FX Caprara/USNE Power 19.243 116.926 12 21 0.11
5 3 Tyler Rypkema USNE/Northeast Drilling 19.27 116.762 11 19 0.137
6 1 Patrick Emerling Fleetworks Inc 19.308 116.532 5 17 0.175
7 22 Kyle Bonsignore Chalew Performance/MTT/Munns Auto 19.34 116.339 10 22 0.207
8 64 Austin Beers G&G Electrical Supply/Dell Electric/Lumiere Electrical 19.358 116.231 8 27 0.225
9 16 Ron Silk Blue Mountain Machine/Future Homes 19.358 116.231 14 15 0.225
10 82 Woody Pitkat Horton Avenue Materials/Gunsmoke Stables Racing 19.363 116.201 7 20 0.23
11 17 Anthony Nocella Sontag Motorsports/Bells Septic/Xtreme Autobody 19.364 116.195 7 14 0.231
12 60 Matt Hirschmann Elite 19.366 116.183 24 25 0.233
13 46 Craig Lutz Riverhead Building Supply 19.413 115.902 9 14 0.28
14 36 Dave Sapienza Sapienza Racing/Eastport Feed 19.429 115.806 11 18 0.296
15 56 Trevor Catalano* USNE Power 19.485 115.473 9 24 0.352
16 15 Joey Cipriano III* Dependable Energy 19.486 115.468 8 15 0.353
17 4 Tim Connolly Connolly Companies, LLC 19.61 114.737 12 18 0.477
18 84 Tyler Catalano* USNE Power 19.689 114.277 5 17 0.556
19 00 Tyler Barry* Spafco Race Chassis/BNP Machine 19.697 114.231 9 20 0.564
20 18 Ken Heagy Buoy One Seafood & Restaurant 19.816 113.545 12 12 0.683
21 10 Bob Reis* IronListing.com/B.R. Machineworks 20.449 110.03 13 15 1.316
22 28 Mike Marshall* MLM Diagnostics/Jusczak Electric 20.465 109.944 23 27 1.332