This was an exciting race with Chase Elliott crashing in corner 1 on a restart with 50 laps to go, then to come back for the win. After he won, he did a burn out where he crashed, then he jumped out of the car & watched it slide back to crash into another wall. Starting from 19th place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet won the 60th Annual Bank of America ROVAL 400, his sixth victory in 142 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 3rd win & 13th Top 10 finish in 2019. This is his 1st win & 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. 2nd Place Car 88 Alex Bowman Nationwide Retirement Plans Chevrolet, started from 2nd place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 9th Top 10 finish in 2019. 3rd Place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s Ford, started from 6th place posted his 2nd Top 10 finish in 2 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
4th Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer Rush/Cummins Ford, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 2 Brad Keselowski Alliance Truck Parts Ford, started from 11th place. 6th Place Car 24 William Byron UniFirst Chevrolet, started from pole followed by 7th place Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. Bass Pro Shops Toyota, started from 8th place. 8th Place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Duracell Ford, started from 9th place followed by 9th place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet, started from 4th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford, in 10th place, started from 3rd place. Ryan Preece (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
The race was a crashfest with 10 Cautions for 23 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 21 for #47 Spin Turn 11. 2nd Caution on lap 24 for #48, 88, 20, 11, 1, 37 Crash in Turn 1 / Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 43 for #88, 43 Crash in Turn 12. 4th Caution on lap 52 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 5th Caution on lap 63 for #8 Spin Turn 13.6th Caution on lap 66 for #9 Crash in Turn 1. 7th Caution on lap 90 for #17 Spin Turn 11. 8th Caution on lap 94 for #11, 6, 47, 21 Crash in Turn 6. 9th Caution on lap 97 for #41 Stopped On Track. 10th Caution on lap 100 for #1, 37, 6, 47 Crash in Turn 8 [Red Flag: 8:22].
The race had 13 Lead Changes among 9 drivers; W. Byron (P) 1-21; K. Larson (P) 22-26; J. Logano (P) 27-30; C. Elliott (P) 31-42; M. Truex Jr. (P) 43; C. Bowyer (P) 44-45; B. Keselowski (P) 46-48; C. Elliott (P) 49-64; K. Harvick (P) 65-75; W. Byron (P) 76-77; C. Elliott (P) 78; D. Hemric # 79-80; K. Harvick (P) 81-103; C. Elliott (P) 104-109.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 42, 24, 14, 22, 12, 2, 10, 4, 9, 41
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 2, 14, 48, 4, 34, 19, 41, 21, 24
Monster Energy Cup Series Race Number 29
Race Results for the 60th Annual Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Sunday, September 29, 2019. Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course – Concord, NC – 2.32 – Mile Paved. Total Race Length – 109 Laps – 252.88 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
| 1. 19. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 2. 2. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Nationwide Retirement Plans Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 3. 6. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Jimmy John’s Ford 109 Running |
| 4. 5. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) Rush/Cummins Ford 109 Running |
| 5. 11. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Alliance Truck Parts Ford 109 Running |
| 6. 1. Car 24 William Byron (P) UniFirst Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 7. 8. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 109 Running |
| 8. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Duracell Ford 109 Running |
| 9. 4. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Ally Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 10. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil/Autotrader Ford 109 Running |
| 11. 18. Car 95 Matt DiBenedetto Toyota Express Maintenance Toyota 109 Running |
| 12. 22. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 109 Running |
| 13. 7. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) Clover Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 14. 16. Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Ford 109 Running |
| 15. 29. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Military Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 16. 10. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 109 Running |
| 17. 21. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Ford 109 Running |
| 18. 12. Car 37 Chris Buescher Velveeta Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 19. 28. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Freight Toyota 109 Running |
| 20. 23. Car 1 Kurt Busch (P) Monster Energy Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 21. 14. Car 47 Ryan Preece # Kroger Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 22. 37. Car 15 Ross Chastain(i) Empire Auto Group Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 23. 30. Car 3 Austin Dillon Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 24. 25. Car 43 Bubba Wallace LeithCars.com Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 25. 36. Car 36 Matt Tifft # Louis Kemp Crab Delights Ford 109 Running |
| 26. 40. Car 96 * Parker Kligerman(i) TRD 40th Anniversary Toyota 109 Running |
| 27. 26. Car 32 Corey LaJoie Samaritan’s Feet Ford 109 Running |
| 28. 32. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Coladka Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 29. 31. Car 51 JJ Yeley(i) Jacob Companies Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 30. 33. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Duracap Asphalt Toyota 109 Running |
| 31. 39. Car 27 * Joe Nemechek(i) Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 32. 24. Car 6 Ryan Newman (P) Performance Plus Ford 109 Running |
| 33. 20. Car 8 Daniel Hemric # Cat Next Gen Excavators Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 34. 13. Car 41 Daniel Suarez Haas Automation Ford 108 Running |
| 35. 27. Car 38 David Ragan Citgard Heavy Duty Engine Oil Ford 108 Running |
| 36. 35. Car 52 Garrett Smithley(i) Victory Lane/Kendall Oil Ford 100 Axle |
| 37. 17. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Hazelnut Toyota 99 Suspension |
| 38. 34. Car 53 * Josh Bilicki(i) AQRE.app Chevrolet 83 Suspension |
| 39. 38. Car 77 Reed Sorenson Aquesta Bank Chevrolet 66 Electrical |
| 40. 15. Car 20 Erik Jones (P) Craftsman Toyota 23 Accident |
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 11, 88, 96 (Backup Cars), No. 19 (Engine Change), No. 51 (Driver Change), No. 00 (Unapproved Adjustments). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 20 Mins, 58 Secs. Average Speed: 75.499 MPH. Margin of Victory: 3.024 Seconds.
Caution Flags: 10 for 23 laps. Lead Changes: 13 among 9 drivers. American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kevin Harvick, #4. Busch Pole Award: William Byron, #24 103.198 mph. Fastest Lap: William
Byron, #24. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Alex Bowman, #88 crew chief Greg Ives, 0.388 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Ryan Preece, #47.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 6, 2019 – Dover International Speedway
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