For the first time since 2017, there is a NASCAR Cup Series postseason race on the schedule at the Charlotte Motor Speedway oval, rather than the Roval. The Roval hosted a playoff race each year from 2018 to 2025, with the 2018 race marking the first ever appearance of a road course on the 10-race postseason calendar.
Sunday's 267-lap Bank of America 400 around the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Concord, North Carolina is a race that fans have long wanted back, specifically as races during the Next Gen era on the Roval were relatively lackluster and uneventful.
This race is the sixth of 10 races on this year's Chase postseason schedule, and unfortunately, it became the fourth for which qualifying was not able to take place due to inclement weather.
As a result, the starting lineup was set via the qualifying metric, which put Hendrick Motorsports' Kyle Larson, the points leader, on pole, and Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe, the winner at Las Vegas Motor Speedway a week ago, beside him on the front row.
Follow along with our race updates as the Bank of America 400 unfolds from Charlotte Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte: Bank of America 400 Stage 1 results
1 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
2 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
3 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
5 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
6 - Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
7 - Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota
8 - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
9 - Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford
10 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte: Bank of America 400 Stage 2 results
1 - Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
2 - Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford
3 - Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
4 - Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
5 - Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota
6 - Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford
7 - Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
8 - Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford
9 - Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 - Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
NASCAR Cup Series at Charlotte: Full Bank of America 400 results
Order | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Chase Briscoe, No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
2 | Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
3 | Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford |
4 | Josh Berry, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford |
5 | Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
6 | Kyle Larson, No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
7 | Shane van Gisbergen, No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
8 | Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota |
9 | Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford |
10 | Chris Buescher, No. 17 RFK Racing Ford |
11 | Corey Heim, No. 67 23XI Racing Toyota |
12 | Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
13 | Daniel Suarez, No. 7 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
14 | Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
15 | Ryan Preece, No. 60 RFK Racing Ford |
16 | Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
17 | Austin Cindric, No. 2 Team Penske Ford |
18 | Riley Herbst, No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota |
19 | Michael McDowell, No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet |
20 | Zane Smith, No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
21 | Connor Zilisch, No. 88 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet |
22 | Todd Gilliland, No. 34 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet |
24 | Erik Jones, No. 43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
25 | Noah Gragson, No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford |
26 | Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
27 | Cole Custer, No. 41 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet |
28 | A.J. Allmendinger, No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
29 | Brad Keselowski, No. 6 RFK Racing Ford |
30 | Ty Dillon, No. 10 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet |
31 | Cody Ware, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet |
32 | Austin Hill, No. 33 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet |
33 | B.J. McLeod, No. 44 NY Racing Team Chevrolet |
34 | Ty Gibbs, No. 54 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota |
35 | John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42 Legacy Motor Club Toyota |
36 | Gray Gaulding, No. 66 Garage 66 Ford |
37 | Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota |
38 | Alex Bowman, No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
39 | William Byron, No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet |
Phoenix Raceway, which had hosted the season finale each year from 2020 to 2025, is instead set to host the seventh race on the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series postseason schedule. The Freeway Insurance 500 is set to be broadcast live on USA Network beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 18.
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