Todays Bank of America ROVAL 400 was the final race of the “Round of 12” in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs (meaning 4 drivers would be eliminated after todays race, and the Round of 8 would begin next weekend). One of the drivers on the outside of the Top 8, and needing a win to advance was Christopher Bell and thanks to some late race shenanigans he was able to get the job done today.
Stage Winners:
Stage 1: Joey Logano
Stage 2: Ross Chastain
Drivers Eliminated from the Cup Series Playoffs: Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric, Alex Bowman & defending series champion Kyle Larson.
Here is the complete race results:
1. Christopher Bell (*)
2. Kevin Harvick
3. Kyle Busch
4. AJ Allmendinger
5. Justin Haley
6. Chris Buescher
7. Bubba Wallace
8. Tyler Reddick
9. Chase Briscoe (*)
10. Austin Dillon
11. Erik Jones
12. Corey Lajoie
13. Denny Hamlin (*)
14. Brad Keselowski
15. Aric Almirola
16. William Byron (*)
17. Martin Truex Jr
18. Joey Logano (*)
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
20. Chase Elliott (*)
21. Austin Cindric
22. Ty Gibbs
23. Noah Gragson
24. Cole Custer
25. Ty Dillon
26. Ryan Blaney (*)
27. Michael McDowell
28. Harrison Burton
29. Mike Rockenfeller
30. Todd Gilliland
31. Josh Williams
32. JJ Yeley
33. Loris Hezemans
34. Conor Daly
35. Kyle Larson
36. Daniel Suarez
37. Ross Chastain (*)
38. Joey Hand
39. Daniil Kvyat
(* denotes the 8 drivers advancing to the Round of 8 in the Cup Series Playoffs)
The Cup Series heads out west next weekend as the begin the Round of 8 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
– Jason Harris