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NASCAR Cup Series

Bank of America ROVAL 400

Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course

October 10th, 2021

Race #32 of the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Season

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Laps Scheduled: 109
Miles Raced : 248.5
Time of Race : 03 Hours 15 minutes 04 seconds
Average Speed: 77.783 mph
Margin of Victory : 00.782 seconds
Cautions: 9
Caution Laps: 18
Lead Changes: 15
Cars in Race : 39
Finished On Lead Lap: 31 (79%)

Kyle Larson crosses the finish line to take the checkered flag — Concord, North Carolina - October 10th, 2021: Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet crosses the finish line to take the checkered flag at the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Photo by Brian Lawdermilk | Getty Images

FIN	ST	Car #	Driver	Make	TOT PTS	F PTS	B PTS	PO PTS	Laps	Led	x Led	S1	S2	STUS
1	10	5	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	45	40	5	5	109	8	1	0	6	Running
2	29	8	Tyler Reddick	Chevrolet	35	35	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
3	16	17	Chris Buescher	Ford	34	34	0	0	109	1	1	0	0	Running
4	9	18	Kyle Busch	Toyota	47	33	14	1	109	22	1	7	1	Running
5	1	11	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	32	32	0	0	109	25	3	0	0	Running
6	30	21	Matt DiBenedetto	Ford	31	31	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
7	3	22	Joey Logano	Ford	42	30	12	0	109	4	1	5	5	Running
8	4	20	Christopher Bell	Toyota	29	29	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
9	6	12	Ryan Blaney	Ford	43	28	15	0	109	10	2	3	4	Running
10	12	48	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	29	27	2	0	109	0	0	0	9	Running
11	11	24	William Byron	Chevrolet	30	26	4	0	109	30	2	8	10	Running
12	8	9	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	44	25	19	1	109	2	1	1	2	Running
13	25	99	Daniel Suarez	Chevrolet	24	24	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
14	15	23	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	23	23	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
15	14	3	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	22	22	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
16	19	34	Michael McDowell	Ford	23	21	2	0	109	0	0	9	0	Running
17	17	43	Erik Jones	Chevrolet	20	20	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
18	23	41	Cole Custer	Ford	19	19	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
19	31	37	Ryan Preece	Chevrolet	18	18	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
20	2	2	Brad Keselowski	Ford	21	17	4	0	109	0	0	0	7	Running
21	18	47	Ricky Stenhouse Jr	Chevrolet	16	16	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
22	22	14	Chase Briscoe	Ford	15	15	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
23	27	42	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	14	14	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
24	21	10	Aric Almirola	Ford	13	13	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
25	13	1	Kurt Busch	Chevrolet	17	12	5	0	109	2	2	6	0	Running
26	20	38	Anthony Alfredo	Ford	11	11	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
27	36	52	Joey Hand	Ford	10	10	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
28	37	15	Josh Bilicki	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
29	5	19	Martin Truex Jr	Toyota	18	8	10	0	109	0	0	4	8	Running
30	28	0	Quin Houff	Chevrolet	7	7	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
31	35	78	Scott Heckert	Ford	6	6	0	0	109	0	0	0	0	Running
32	39	66	Timmy Hill	Ford	0	0	0	0	108	0	0	0	0	Running
33	7	4	Kevin Harvick	Ford	13	4	9	0	98	0	0	10	3	Accident
34	34	53	Garrett Smithley	Ford	0	0	0	0	96	0	0	0	0	Running
35	26	7	Corey Lajoie	Chevrolet	2	2	0	0	93	0	0	0	0	Accident
36	32	51	Cody Ware	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	90	0	0	0	0	Accident
37	38	77	Justin Haley	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	66	0	0	0	0	Engine
38	33	16	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	0	0	0	0	57	5	2	2	0	Engine
39	24	6	Ryan Newman	Ford	1	1	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	Accident

Race Infractions

Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course

Driver	Infraction	Penalty	Lap	Lap Assessed	Flag
Garrett Smithley	Pre-Race to the Rear Multiple Inspection Failures	Tail End	0	0	White
Garrett Smithley	Unspecified Missed Back Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	7	7	Green
Christopher Bell	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	9	10	Green
Aric Almirola	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	12	13	Yellow
Justin Haley	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Pass Thru	12	14	Green
Ryan Newman	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	20	0	Yellow
Denny Hamlin	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	21	22	Yellow
Chris Buescher	Crewmember(s) over the wall too soon	Tail End	21	22	Yellow
Matt DiBenedetto	Unspecified Missed Back Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	23	23	Green
Ryan Preece	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	23	23	Green
Christopher Bell	Unspecified Missed Back Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	24	24	Green
Timmy Hill	Tire violation Uncontrolled Tire	Tail End	28	29	Yellow
Bubba Wallace	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	38	38	Green
Corey Lajoie	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	39	39	Green
Chase Briscoe	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	47	47	Green
Alex Bowman	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	51	53	Yellow
Erik Jones	Too many crewmember(s) in contact with pit service area	Tail End	52	53	Yellow
Chase Elliott	Pitting before pit road is open	Tail End	55	57	Yellow
Garrett Smithley	Unapproved Crew Member Assist. Dual Role	Pass Thru	57	59	Green
Denny Hamlin	Unspecified Missed Back Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	68	68	Green
Josh Bilicki	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	68	68	Green
Chase Briscoe	Unspecified Missed Back Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	71	71	Green
Kyle Tilley	Unspecified Missed Back Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	74	74	Green
Kyle Tilley	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	78	78	Green
Josh Bilicki	Speeding on pit road	Pass Thru	79	81	Green
Cody Ware	Commitment Line Violation	Pass Thru	80	81	Green
Bubba Wallace	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	84	84	Green
Alex Bowman	Speeding on pit road	Tail End	88	89	Yellow
Cody Ware	Unspecified Missed Back Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	90	90	Green
William Byron	Unspecified Missed Back Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	90	90	Green
Corey Lajoie	Speeding on pit road Garage	Tail End	93	0	Yellow
Cody Ware	Pitting before pit road is open Garage	Tail End	93	0	Yellow
Kurt Busch	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	95	95	Green
Kyle Tilley	Unspecified Missed Front Stretch Chicane	Stop & Go	101	101	Green

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Race Fast Facts

Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
62nd Annual Bank of America ROVAL 400
Race Winner: Kyle Larson
Age: 29
Team : No. 5 - HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
Owner: Hendrick Motorsports
Crew Chief: Cliff Daniels
Kyle Larson won the 62nd Annual Bank of America ROVAL 400, his 13th victory in 255 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his seventh victory and 23rd top-10 finish in 2021.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Tyler Reddick (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2021.
Chris Buescher (third) posted his first top-10 finish in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
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.

Race Recap

Kyle Larson wins battle royal at Charlotte ROVAL, advances in Playoffs

October 10th, 2021

By Reid Spencer - NASCAR Wire Service

Sunday's Bank of America ROVAL 400 featured a frequent winner, a couple of unlikely heroes and occasional villainy.

Kyle Larson took the checkered flag after 109 laps at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course to win for the seventh time this season and advance to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

Larson won for the third time on a road course—the most ever in series history in a single season—in a race that featured the violent renewal of the Bristol-born rivalry between Kevin Harvick and Chase Elliott.

And Larson's victory was no stress-free Sunday drive. Car chief Jesse Saunders and hauler driver Steven Legendre changed the battery and alternator belt on Larson's No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet under caution and kept him on the lead lap at the end of Stage 2, after the voltage dropped and put Larson in danger of elimination from the Playoff.

"It wasn't looking too good," Larson said of the electrical problems that beset his car. "Thankfully, everybody on our 5 car did a great job of staying calm. (Crew chief) Cliff (Daniels), as always, did a great job of communicating with me what was going on, getting the battery changed, the alternator—whatever was going on to get our battery running.

"I knew I was going to have some sketchy moments. I had to work my way through traffic, stay calm, and we had some good restarts there at the end… It was just a fun race there and a lot of craziness all day long."

The victory was Larson's first at the Charlotte Road Course and the 13th of his career.

Harvick failed to advance from the Round of 12 for the first time since the inception of the elimination format in 2014. His race ended in the SAFER barrier on Lap 99 after he locked up the left front tire on his No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford and shot straight into the wall.

"I just pushed it in there too hard and I got the tire locked up and I couldn't stop it," Harvick said. "I felt like I needed to go get a couple spots back that I had lost, and I got the left front locked up, and I couldn't get it to turn."

"Karma," Elliott's spotter, Eddie D'Hondt, said on the radio with understandable satisfaction, given that Harvick had spun Elliott into the wall in Turn 8 to jeopardize the reigning Cup champion's chances of advancing to the next round.

But Elliott did advance after recovering to finish 12th, joining Larson, Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Busch, Brad Keselowski and Martin Truex Jr. in the Round of 8.

Joining Harvick on the sidelines were Christopher Bell, Alex Bowman and William Byron, who led a race-high 30 laps but lost track position after a bump from race runner-up Tyler Reddick entering the backstretch chicane after a restart on Lap 90.

Byron missed the corner and had to come to a full stop before continuing. Later, he was running third before hitting the wall on the penultimate lap. Needing a victory to advance to the Round of 8, Byron instead finished 11th.

Harvick's shot into Elliott's back bumper on Lap 55 appeared to be retaliation for the Sept. 18 Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, where, in Harvick's view, Elliott cost him a victory by taking his line in the late stages of the race - after Harvick had run Elliott into the outside wall and cut a tire on the No. 9 Chevrolet.

Asked whether his intent was payback for the Bristol race, Harvick said, "Sometimes real life teaches you good lessons."

Chris Buescher finished third on Sunday—his first top five of the season. Kyle Busch was fourth, followed by Hamlin, Matt DiBenedetto, Logano, Bell, Blaney and Bowman.

Notes: Larson is the first driver since Kasey Kahne in 2006 to win both the Coca-Cola 600 in May and the fall race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Kahne won both races on the 1.5-mile oval. The ROVAL became the venue for the fall race in 2018; Larson enters the Round of 8 as the No. 1 seed with 4,065 points, 35 more than second-place Hamlin; The victory was Hendrick Motorsports' 36th at Charlotte Motor Speedway, including the oval and ROVAL events and the NASCAR All-Star Race. Team Penske is the last organization with all off its Playoff drivers still eligible for the championship - Keselowski, Logano and Blaney.