Starting from 6th Place Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet won the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400, his 3rd win in 426 Series races. This is his 1st win & 6th Top 10 finish in 2023. This is his 1st win & 3rd2023 Oct 8 NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Top 10 finish in 4 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. 2nd Place Car 24 William Byron HP Chevrolet, started from 14th place. 3rd PLace Car 8 Kyle Busch Lenovo Chevrolet, started from 5th place.
4th Place Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Interstate Batteries All Battery Center Toyota, started from 10th place was the highest finishing rookie. 5th Place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 7th place followed by 6th place Car 45 Tyler Reddick Jordan Brand Toyota, started from pole. 7th Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fifth Third Bank Ford, started from 20th place followed by 8th place Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet, started from 16th place. 9th Place Car 9 Chase Elliott NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, started from 8th place & lastly in the Top 10 was Car 1 Ross Chastain Worldwide Express Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 12th place. William Byron (P) leads the point standings by 54 points over Denny Hamlin (P).
The race had 7 Cautions for 18 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 2nd Caution on lap 49 for Nos. 78, 7 Crash in Turn 4. 3rd Caution on lap 77 for Nos. 11, 77 Crash in Turn 17. 4th Caution on lap 81 for Nos. 34, 43 Crash in Turn 7. 5th Caution on lap 86 for No. 15 Spin. 6th Caution on lap 95 for No. 99 Crash in Turn 8. 7th Caution on lap 98 for No. 47 Stalled Turn 2.
The race had 7 Lead Changes among 6 drivers; T. Reddick (P) 1-27; C. Bell (P) 28-35; C. Elliott (P) 36-50; C. Bell (P) 51; K. Busch (P) 52-57; A. Allmendinger 58-70; R. Blaney (P) 71-76; A. Allmendinger 77-109.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 45, 23, 1, 19, 20, 99, 9, 8, 54, 16
Stage 2 Top 10: 9, 20, 11, 45, 5, 1, 23, 19, 34, 8
Provided by NASCAR Statistics – Sunday, 10/8/2023 @ 06:02 PM Eastern
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 32
Race Results for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Sunday, October 8, 2023
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course – Concord, NC – 2.32 – Mile Paved
Total Race Length – 109 Laps – 252.88 Miles
Finish Start Car Team Laps Status
1. 6. Car 16 AJ Allmendinger Celsius Chevrolet 109 Running 2. 14. Car 24 William Byron (P) HP Chevrolet 109 Running 3. 5. Car 8 Kyle Busch (P) Lenovo Chevrolet 109 Running 4. 10. Car 54 Ty Gibbs # Interstate Batteries All Battery Center Toyota 109 Running 5. 7. Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford 109 Running 6. 1. Car 45 Tyler Reddick (P) Jordan Brand Toyota 109 109 Running 7. 20. Car 17 Chris Buescher (P) Fifth Third Bank Ford 109 Running 8. 16. Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally Chevrolet 109 Running 9. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 109 Running 10. 12. Car 1 Ross Chastain (P) Worldwide Express Chevrolet 109 Running 11. 18. Car 41 Ryan Preece Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 109 Running 12. 17. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Discount Tire Ford 109 Running 13. 36. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) Valvoline/HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 109 Running 14. 15. Car 3 Austin Dillon Huk Performance Fishing Chevrolet 109 Running 15. 2. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) DEWALT Plumbing Solutions Toyota 109 Running 16. 4. Car 23 Bubba Wallace (P) Leidos Toyota 109 Running 17. 24. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Gainbridge Chevrolet 109 Running 18. 19. Car 6 Brad Keselowski (P) Castrol Edge Ford 109 Running 19. 22. Car 4 Kevin Harvick Rheem – Chasing a Cure Ford 109 Running 20. 11. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 109 Running 21. 21. Car 10 Aric Almirola IHOP Ford 109 Running 22. 25. Car 31 Justin Haley LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet 109 Running 23. 32. Car 51 Todd Gilliland Ruedebusch Development & Construction Ford 109 Running 24. 31. Car 21 Harrison Burton Motorcraft/Quick Lane Ford 109 Running 25. 29. Car 2 Austin Cindric Menards/Cardell Cabinetry Ford 109 Running 26. 28. Car 78 Josh Bilicki(i) Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet 109 Running 27. 33. Car 62 * Austin Hill(i) United Rentals/Beard Oil Chevrolet 109 Running 28. 30. Car 14 Chase Briscoe Ford Performance Racing School Ford 109 Running 29. 26. Car 42 Mike Rockenfeller Sunseeker Resorts Chevrolet 109 Running 30. 34. Car 38 Zane Smith(i) Ambetter Health Ford 109 Running 31. 37. Car 77 Ty Dillon Bon Secours Chevrolet 109 Running 32. 13. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 109 Running 33. 3. Car 99 Daniel Suarez Aguas Frescas Chevrolet 109 Running 34. 27. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Harris Teeter/Totino’s Chevrolet 96 Electrical 35. 35. Car 15 Andy Lally(i) Camping World Ford 84 Accident 36. 23. Car 43 Erik Jones Allegiant Chevrolet 79 Accident 37. 9. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Mavis Tires & Brakes Toyota 76 DVP
Race Comments: Prior to the start of the race, the following vehicle(s) dropped to the rear of the field under penalty for the reason(s) indicated: Nos. 5, 77 (Backup car). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 5 Mins, 57 Secs. Average Speed: 81.596 MPH. Margin of Victory: 0.666 Seconds. Caution Flags: 7 for 18 laps. Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 15, 2023 – Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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