NASCAR: Charlotte results, standings – Chase Elliott does it again

Chase Elliott won the final race of the round of 12 of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, the Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.

For the fourth consecutive NASCAR Cup Series road course race and the second consecutive race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, it was Hendrick Motorsports’ Chase Elliott taking the checkered flag in front of the rest of the field.

After crashing last year and coming back to win the Bank of America Roval 400, Elliott was again put in position to have to rally back this year, this time due to a loose wheel that was discovered before a restart.

An unexpected pit stop sent him to the back of the pack, but utilizing strong pace in his #9 Chevrolet and a few late caution flag periods, he was able to take back the lead and pull away from the rest of the field.

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Elliott led 27 laps of this 109-lap race around the 17-turn, 2.28-mile (3.669-kilometer) roval in Concord, North Carolina en route to a 3.895-second victory over Team Penske’s Joey Logano in second place behind the wheel of his #22 Ford.

This win is the ninth of Elliott’s career, a and it is his fifth on a road course. Logano’s runner-up result was his best finish since he won at Phoenix Raceway back in early March. Elliott had never won a race with a Ford driver finishing in second place until today.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Erik Jones led the Toyota drivers in third place behind the wheel of his #20 Toyota ahead of Chip Ganassi Racing’s Kurt Busch in fourth behind the wheel of his #1 Chevrolet and Team Penske’s Ryan Blaney in fifth behind the wheel of his #12 Ford.

This race featured 17 lead changes among 11 leaders. Hendrick Motorsports’ William Byron, who tied Elliott for the most laps led with 27, finished in sixth place behind the wheel of his #24 Chevrolet.

Joe Gibbs Racing’s Martin Truex Jr., Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman, Stewart-Haas Racing rookie Cole Custer and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Clint Bowyer rounded out the top 10 in seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place behind the wheels of their #19 Toyota, #88 Chevrolet, #41 Ford and #14 Ford, respectively.

With this race being the third and final race of the round of 12 of the playoffs, four more drivers have been eliminated. All four of those drivers, Bowyer, Joe Gibbs Racing’s Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing’s Austin Dillon and Stewart-Haas Racing’s Aric Almirola, began the race below the round of 8 cut line.

Here are the full race results of the 2020 Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.

Race Results
1st – Chase Elliott
2nd – Joey Logano
3rd – Erik Jones
4th – Kurt Busch
5th – Ryan Blaney
6th – William Byron
7th – Martin Truex Jr.
8th – Alex Bowman
9th – Cole Custer
10th – Clint Bowyer
11th – Kevin Harvick
12th – Tyler Reddick
13th – Jimmie Johnson
14th – Ryan Preece
15th – Denny Hamlin
16th – Aric Almirola
17th – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
18th – Brad Keselowski
19th – Austin Dillon
20th – Chris Buescher
21st – Bubba Wallace
22nd – Matt DiBenedetto
23rd – Ty Dillon
24th – Christopher Bell
25th – Daniel Suarez
26th – Gray Gaulding
27th – Corey LaJoie
28th – Quin Houff
29th – James Davison
30th – Kyle Busch
31st – Ryan Newman
32nd – Michael McDowell
33rd – Josh Bilicki
34th – Matt Kenseth
35th – J.J. Yeley
36th – John Hunter Nemechek
37th – Brennan Poole
38th – Timmy Hill

Here are the updated playoff standings following Elliott’s win.

Rank – Driver: Points (Behind), (Wins/Playoff Points), (+/- cut line)
1st – Kevin Harvick: 4067 (0), (9 WINS/67 PP), (+45)
2nd – Denny Hamlin: 4054 (-13), (7 WINS/54 PP), (+32)
3rd – Brad Keselowski: 4035 (-32), (4 WINS/35 PP), (+13)
4th – Chase Elliott: 4027 (-40), (3 WINS/27 PP), (+5)
————CHAMPIONSHIP 4 CUT LINE————
5th – Joey Logano: 4022 (-45), (2 WINS/22 PP), (-5)
6th – Martin Truex Jr.: 4017 (-50), (1 WIN/17 PP), (-10)
7th – Alex Bowman: 4009 (-58), (1 WIN/9 PP), (-18)
8th – Kurt Busch: 4006 (-61), (1 WIN/6 PP), (-21)

The round of 8 of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs is scheduled to open up next Sunday, October 18 with the Hollywood Casino 400. This race is set to be broadcast live on NBC from Kansas Speedway beginning at 2:30 p.m. ET.