Credit: 358025Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 30: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford, poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota was in the lead on the last lap, Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet was in 2nd Place, in the last Corner went for a pass attempt. The pass attempt resulted in contact between the causing booth cars to spin losing their positions. Jimmie Johnson was knocked out of the playoffs with his finishing position. Starting from 9th
place Car 12 Ryan Blaney Menards/Pennzoil Ford won the 59th Annual Bank of America ROVAL 400, his 2nd win in 119 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 1st win & 14th Top 10 finish in 2018. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. 2nd Place Car 1 Jamie McMurray DC Solar Chevrolet, started from 8th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 7th Top 10 finish in 2018. 3rd Place Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) Mobil 1/Advance Auto Parts Ford, started from 7th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Credit: 358024Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 30: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Menards/Pennzoil Ford, poses with the trophy in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
4th Place Car 88 Alex Bowman Axalta Chevrolet, started from 3rd place followed by 5th place Car 41 Kurt Busch Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, started from pole. 6th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott SunEnergy1 Chevrolet, started from 4th place followed by 7th place Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, started from 2nd place. 8th Place Car 48 Jimmie Johnson Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, started from 6th place followed by 9th place Car 4 Kevin Harvick Jimmy John’s New 9-Grain Wheat Sub Ford, started from 19th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, in 10th place, started from 15th place. William Byron (34th) was the highest finishing rookie. Martin Truex Jr. (P) leads the point standings following Charlotte.
Credit: 358029Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 30: Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet, races Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #78 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race had 8 Cautions for 16 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 15 for #51 Crash in Turn 1. 2nd Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 3rd Caution on lap 52 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 60 for Debris. 5th Caution on lap 67 for #3 Crash in Turn 15. 6th Caution on lap 70 for #10, 37 Crash in Turn 5. 7th Caution on lap 103 for #17 Incident Turn 1. 8th Caution on lap 105 for #2, 42, 21, 6, 18, 8, 2, 13, 10, 43, 34, 12, 31, 10, 7 Big Crash in Turn 1 [Red Flag 14:27].
Credit: 358032Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 30: Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
The race had 10 Lead Changes among 8 drivers: Kurt Busch (P) 1-6; K. Larson (P) 7-36; R. Blaney (P) 37-51; Kurt Busch (P) 52; K. Larson (P) 53-69; J. McMurray 70; R. Stenhouse Jr. 71-72; P. Menard 73-74; B. Keselowski (P) 75-103; M. Truex Jr. (P) 104-108; R. Blaney (P) 109.
Credit: 358030Chris Graythen/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 30: Kurt Busch, driver of the #41 Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford, and AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #47 Kroger ClickList Chevrolet, lead the field at the start of the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Stages:
Stage 1: 42,41,14,78,9,48,18,47,88,12
Stage 2: 12,48,41,22,14,9,3,88,42,8
Credit: 358031Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, NC – SEPTEMBER 30: Cars race through the oval during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on September 30, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 29
Unofficial Race Results for the The Inaugural Bank Of America Roval 400 – Sunday, September 30, 2018
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course – Concord, NC – 2.28 Mile Paved Total Race Length – 109 Laps – 248.52 Miles
Finish Start Car Driver Team Laps Status
1. 9. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Menards/Pennzoil Ford 109 Running
2. 8. Car 1 Jamie McMurray DC Solar Chevrolet 109 Running
3. 7. Car 14 Clint Bowyer (P) Mobil 1/Advance Auto Parts Ford 109 Running
4. 3. Car 88 Alex Bowman (P) Axalta Chevrolet 109 Running
5. 1. Car 41 Kurt Busch (P) Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford 109 Running
6. 4. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) SunEnergy1 Chevrolet 109 Running
7. 2. Car 47 AJ Allmendinger Kroger ClickList Chevrolet 109 Running
8. 6. Car 48 Jimmie Johnson (P) Lowe’s for Pros Chevrolet 109 Running
9. 19. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Jimmy John’s New 9-Grain Wheat Sub Ford 109 Running
10. 15. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 109 Running
11. 29. Car 31 Ryan Newman Grainger/American Red Cross Chevrolet 109 Running
12. 27. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Freight Toyota 109 Running
13. 28. Car 32 Matt DiBenedetto Superior Logistics Services Inc. Ford 109 Running
14. 13. Car 78 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota 109 Running
15. 32. Car 95 Regan Smith Procore Chevrolet 109 Running
16. 30. Car 38 David Ragan MDS Transport Ford 109 Running
17. 10. Car 37 Chris Buescher Maple Cheerios Chevrolet 109 Running
18. 18. Car 34 Michael McDowell K-LOVE Radio Ford 109 Running
19. 20. Car 10 Aric Almirola (P) Smithfield Ford 109 Running
20. 33. Car 72 Cole Whitt Rinnai Chevrolet 109 Running
21. 17. Car 19 Daniel Suarez Lenox Toyota 109 Running
22. 26. Car 13 Ty Dillon GEICO Chevrolet 109 Running
23. 11. Car 8 * Daniel Hemric(i) Smokey Mountain Herbal Snuff Chevrolet 109 Running
24. 35. Car 7 * Ross Chastain(i) SOKAL Media Group Chevrolet 109 Running
25. 5. Car 42 Kyle Larson (P) Clover/First Data Chevrolet 109 Running
26. 37. Car 96 * Jeffrey Earnhardt iK9/Xtreme Concepts Toyota 109 Running
27. 31. Car 15 Justin Marks(i) GoPro Motorplex/Pickers Vodka Chevrolet 108 Running
28. 36. Car 23 JJ Yeley(i) Adirondack Tree Surgeons Toyota 108 Running
29. 38. Car 00 Landon Cassill(i) Dairi O Chevrolet 108 Running
30. 12. Car 20 Erik Jones (P) Reser’s Toyota 108 Running
31. 25. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Alliance Truck Parts Ford 103 Accident
32. 14. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Toyota 103 Accident
33. 22. Car 21 Paul Menard Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford 103 Accident
34. 21. Car 24 William Byron # Unifirst Chevrolet 103 Accident
35. 16. Car 6 Trevor Bayne AdvoCare Rehydrate Ford 103 Accident
36. 34. Car 43 Bubba Wallace # World Wide Technology Chevrolet 103 Accident
37. 23. Car 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. SunnyD Ford 100 Accident
38. 40. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Ternio Toyota 70 Axle
39. 24. Car 3 Austin Dillon (P) Dow Chevrolet 64 Accident
40. 39. Car 51 Stanton Barrett Jacob Companies Ford 11 Accident
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following cars dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reasons indicated: Nos. 11, 2, 20, 43 (Back-up car), 95 (engine change).
Failed to Qualify: N/A. Time of Race: 03 Hrs, 01 Mins, 34 Secs. Average Speed: 82.125 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.792 Seconds. Caution Flags: 8 for 16 laps. Lead Changes: 10 among 8 drivers.
Keselowski (P) 75-103; M. Truex Jr. (P) 104-108; R. Blaney (P) 109; American Ethanol Green Flag Restart Award: Kyle Larson, #42/ Busch Pole Award: Kurt Busch, #41 106.868 mph. Fastest Lap: Kyle
Larson, #42. Mahle Clevite Engine Builder of the Race: Roush-Yates Engines, #41. Moog Go the Extra Mile: Kevin Harvick, #4 0.123 seconds. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: William Byron, #24.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: Oct. 7, 2018 – Dover International Speedway
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