Starting from 10th place Car 5 Kyle Larson HendrickCars.com Chevrolet won the 62nd Annual Bank of America ROVAL 400, his 13th win in 255 NASCAR Cup Series races. This is his 7th win & 23rd Top 10 finish in 2021. This is his 1st win & 1st Top 10 finish in 3 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. 2nd Place Car 8 Tyler Reddick Lenovo Chevrolet, started from 29th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 2 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 15th Top 10 finish in 2021. 3rd Place Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford, started from 16th place posted his 1st Top 10 finish in 4 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
4th Place Car 18 Kyle Busch M&M’s Toyota, started from 9th place followed by 5th place Car 11 Denny Hamlin FedEx Office Toyota, started from pole. 6th Place Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Duracell Ford, started from 30th place followed by 7th place Car 22 Joey Logano Shell Pennzoil Ford, started from 3rd place. 8th Place Car 20 Christopher Bell Irwin Trade Strong Toyota, started from 4th place followed by 9th place Car 12 Ryan Blaney DEX Imaging Ford, started from 6th place. Lastly in the Top 10 was Car 48 Alex Bowman Ally x Charlotte FC Chevrolet, in 10th place, started from 12th place. Chase Briscoe (22nd) was the highest finishing rookie. Kevin Harvick, Christopher Bell, William Byron and Alex Bowman did not advance to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8.
The race had 9 Cautions for 18 Laps: 1st Caution on lap 12 for Competition. 2nd Caution on lap 21 for #6 Crash in Turn 14. 3rd Caution on lap 27 for Stage 1 Conclusion. 4th Caution on lap 35 for #47, 14 Crash in Turn 17. 5th Caution on lap 52 for Stage 2 Conclusion. 6th Caution on lap 56 for #4, 9, 41 Crash in Turn 8. 7th Caution on lap 88 for Debris. 8th Caution on lap 94 for #7, 41, 52 Crash in Turn 2. 9th Caution on lap 100 for #4 Crash in Turn 1.
The race had 15 Lead Changes among 10 drivers; D. Hamlin (P) 1-9; J. Logano (P) 10-13; R. Blaney (P) 14-22; *. Allmendinger(i) 23-24; C. Elliott (P) 25-26; *. Allmendinger(i) 27-29; K. Busch (P) 30-51; R. Blaney (P) 52; W. Byron (P) 53-75; K. Busch 76; C. Buescher 77; D. Hamlin (P) 78-80; W. Byron (P) 81-87; K. Busch 88; D. Hamlin (P) 89-101; K. Larson (P) 102-109.
Stages:
Stage 1 Top 10: 9, 16, 12, 19, 22, 1, 18, 24, 34, 4
Stage 2 Top 10: 18, 9, 4, 12, 22, 5, 2, 19, 48, 24
NASCAR Cup Series Race Number 32
Race Results for the 62nd Annual Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Sunday, October 10, 2021. 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. 10. Car 5 Kyle Larson (P) HendrickCars.com Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 2. 29. Car 8 Tyler Reddick Lenovo Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 3. 16. Car 17 Chris Buescher Fastenal Ford 109 Running |
| 4. 9. Car 18 Kyle Busch (P) M&M’s Toyota 109 Running |
| 5. 1. Car 11 Denny Hamlin (P) FedEx Office Toyota 109 Running |
| 6. 30. Car 21 Matt DiBenedetto Menards/Duracell Ford 109 Running |
| 7. 3. Car 22 Joey Logano (P) Shell Pennzoil Ford 109 Running |
| 8. 4. Car 20 Christopher Bell (P) Irwin Trade Strong Toyota 109 Running |
| 9. 6. Car 12 Ryan Blaney (P) DEX Imaging Ford 109 Running |
| 10. 12. Car 48 Alex Bowman (P) Ally x Charlotte FC Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 11. 11. Car 24 William Byron (P) Valvoline Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 12. 8. Car 9 Chase Elliott (P) NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 13. 25. Car 99 Daniel Suarez CommScope Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 14. 15. Car 23 Bubba Wallace Door Dash Toyota 109 Running |
| 15. 14. Car 3 Austin Dillon Whelen Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 16. 19. Car 34 Michael McDowell Love’s Travel Stops Ford 109 Running |
| 17. 17. Car 43 Erik Jones Power to the Patients Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 18. 23. Car 41 Cole Custer Autodesk/HaasTooling.com Ford 109 Running |
| 19. 31. Car 37 * Ryan Preece Kleenex Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 20. 2. Car 2 Brad Keselowski (P) Wurth Ford 109 Running |
| 21. 18. Car 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Kroger/Cottonelle Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 22. 22. Car 14 Chase Briscoe # FordPerformanceRacingSchool/HighPoint Ford 109 Running |
| 23. 27. Car 42 Ross Chastain Clover Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 24. 21. Car 10 Aric Almirola Ford Warriors in Pink Ford 109 Running |
| 25. 13. Car 1 Kurt Busch Monster Energy Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 26. 20. Car 38 Anthony Alfredo # CITGARD Ford 109 Running |
| 27. 36. Car 52 Joey Hand Boom Mobile Ford 109 Running |
| 28. 37. Car 15 Josh Bilicki(i) Insurance King Ford 109 Running |
| 29. 5. Car 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Bass Pro Shops Toyota 109 Running |
| 30. 28. Car 00 Quin Houff NC Sports HOF/Bos Klein Chevrolet 109 Running |
| 31. 35. Car 78 Scott Heckert Bremont Chronometers Ford 109 Running |
| 32. 39. Car 66 * Timmy Hill(i) Coble Enterprises Toyota 108 Running |
| 33. 7. Car 4 Kevin Harvick (P) Mobil 1 Ford 98 Accident |
| 34. 34. Car 53 Garrett Smithley(i) Kendall Motor Oil Chevrolet 96 Running |
| 35. 26. Car 7 Corey LaJoie Schluter Systems Chevrolet 93 Accident |
| 36. 32. Car 51 Cody Ware(i) Nurtec ODT Chevrolet 90 Accident |
| 37. 38. Car 77 Justin Haley(i) Bon Secours and Swamp Rabbits Chevrolet 66 Engine |
| 38. 33. Car 16 * AJ Allmendinger(i) Jackpot Party Chevrolet 57 Engine |
| 39. 24. Car 6 Ryan Newman Castrol Ford 19 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 reason indicated: No. 53 (Multiple inspection failures). Failed to Qualify: None. Time of Race: 3 Hrs, 15 Mins, 4 Secs. Average Speed: 77.783 MPH. Margin of Victory: .782 Seconds. Caution Flags: 9 for 18 laps. Lead Changes: 15 among 10 drivers. Busch Pole Award: Denny Hamlin, #11. Sunoco Rookie of the Race: Chase Briscoe, #14.
(i) Ineligible for driver points in this series
Next Race: October 17, 2021 – Texas Motor Speedway
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