Christopher Bell advances in NASCAR Cup Playoffs with dramatic win at Charlotte ROVAL: In a turn of events that bordered on the unbelievable, Christopher Bell found his only path to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. On fresh tires, thanks to a strategic pit stop under caution on Lap 105, Bell passed Kevin Harvick to the outside through Turns 1 and 2 after a restart on Lap 111 and pulled away to win Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. [Read More](10-9-2022)

#20-Christopher Bell won the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win is his 2nd win of the year, 1st at Charlotte Motor Speedway and 3rd career win. Bell pitted late in the race under caution and was able to move back through the field to take the lead from Harvick with two laps remaining.
#4-Harvick finished 2nd followed by #18-Busch, #16-Allmendinger, #31-Haley, #17-Buescher, #45-Wallace, #8-Reddick, #14-Briscoe, and #3-Dillon.
Pole winner #22-Logano finished 18th.
Playoff drivers having problems:
Suarez lost power steering in the last stage and lost 5 laps during repairs.  He finishes in 36th
#1-Chastain made contact with the wall late in the race and bent a control arm.  He had to go behind the wall for repairs and finished 37th
#5-Larson had a toe link issue with 10 laps remaining and lost 5 laps, forcing a 35th place finish
#2-Cindric was in position to advance in the playoffs but spun on the final lap.
Advancing to the Round of 8: #1-Chastain, #9-Elliott, #11-Hamlin, #12-Blaney, #14-Briscoe, #20-Bell, #22-Logano, #24-Byron.
Eliminated from the Playoffs: #2-Cindric, #5-Larson, #48-Bowman, #99-Suarez.
Stage 1 was won by #22-Logano. Stage 2 was won by Chastain.
There were 10 lead changes among 8 drivers and 4 cautions for 10 yellow flag laps.  There was also a 6 minute red flag for track repair on lap 108.
The average speed of the race was: 86.661mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.

Race Fast Facts – Charlotte Motor Speedway:
Christopher Bell (P) won the 63rd Annual Bank of America ROVAL 400, his third victory in 104 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second victory and 18th top-10 finish in 2022.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in three races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Kevin Harvick (second) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 15th top-10 finish in 2022.
Kyle Busch (third) posted his second top-10 finish in five races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Austin Cindric (P) (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
Chase Briscoe races his way into the final position in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs Round of 8.
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Where the 2022 Cup Series Playoff drivers finished at Charlotte:
#20-Christopher Bell, 1st
#14-Chase Briscoe, 9th
#11-Denny Hamlin, 13th
#24-William Byron, 16th
#22-Joey Logano, 18th
#9-Chase Elliott, 20th
#2-Austin Cindric, 21st
#12-Ryan Blaney, 26th
#5-Kyle Larson, 35th
#99-Daniel Suarez, 36th
#1-Ross Chastain, 37th
#48-Alex Bowman, Did Not Race

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Charlotte:
(reseeded after the round of 12)
1) #9-Chase Elliott, 4046, +31
2) #22-Joey Logano, 4026, +11
3) #1-Ross Chastain, 4021, +6
4) #20-Christopher Bell, 4018 +3 points ahead of 5th
Below the Championship race cutoff:
5) #24-William Byron, 4015, -3 points behind 4th
6) #12-Ryan Blaney, 4015, -3
7) #11-Denny Hamlin, 4012, -6
8) #14-Chase Briscoe, 4009, -9
See the Reseeded Driver Points Standings and Reseeded Owner Points Standings.

Cup Series Playoff Standings after Charlotte:
(Race 32 of 36 in the season; End of round of 12)
1) #9-Chase Elliott, [win in round of 12] 3121
2) #20-Christopher Bell, [win in round of 12] 3076
3) #12-Ryan Blaney, 3121, +19
4) #22-Joey Logano, 3120, +18
5) #11-Denny Hamlin, 3117, +15
6) #24-William Byron, 3113, +11
7) #1-Ross Chastain, 3108, +6
8) #14-Chase Briscoe, 3104, +2 points ahead of 9th
Eliminated from the playoffs:
9) #5-Kyle Larson, 3102, -2 points behind 8th
10) #99-Daniel Suarez, 3095, -9
11) #2-Austin Cindric, 3091, -13
12) #48-Alex Bowman, 3015, -89
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.

Paint Schemes

Cars to the rear: #1-Chastain (unapproved adjustments), #6-Keselowski (unapproved adjustments), #10-Almirola (engine change), #17-Buescher (unapproved adjustments), #27-Hezemans (unapproved adjustments) #50-Daly (unapproved adjustments), #78-Williams (failed pre-race inspection)

Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole winner #22-Logano chose pit stall 4, the first available.
Outside pole sitter #24-Byron took the 9th stall.
See all pit choices on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Pit Stall page.

#22-Joey Logano won the Busch pole for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with speed of 103.424mph for his 3rd pole of the year, 1st at Charlotte Motor Speedway and 25th of his career.
#24-Byron will start second followed by #99-Suarez, #8-Reddick,  #2-Cindric, #12-Blaney, #16-Allmendinger, #20-Bell, #9-Elliott and #1- Chastain.
39 teams were entered so everyone made the race.
See the complete qualifying results and the Bank of America ROVAL 400 Starting Lineup.

Charlotte Motor Speedway – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Joey Logano (P) won the Busch Light Pole Award for the 63rd Annual Bank of America ROVAL 400 with a lap of 80.755 seconds, 103.424 mph.
This is his 25th pole in 503 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his third pole and 17th top-10 start in 2022.
This is his first pole in five races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
William Byron (P) (second) posted his 15th top-10 start of 2022 and his second in five races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Daniel Suarez (P) (third) posted his first top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 11th in 32 races this season.
Austin Cindric (P) (fifth) was the fastest qualifying rookie
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Qualifying Order

Practice for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is over. The top 5:
#16-Allmendinger 102.187
#2-Cindric 102.105
#24-Bryon 102.091
#22-Logano  101.801
Slowest: #51-Yeley 97.090
Most laps run: #3-Dillon, 14 laps
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 2 drivers): #7-LaJoie 99.465
Notes: The only caution during practice was brought out by #50-Conor Daly when he hit the wall.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Bank of America ROVAL 400 Practice speeds page.

Crew Rosters

The entry list for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is posted, 39 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Some of the drivers entered include: #15-Hand, #16-Allmendinger, #26-Kvyat, #27-Hezemans, #48-Gragson, #50-Daly, #51=Yeley, #77-Rockenfeller, and #78-Williams.
See the full entry list on the Bank of America ROVAL 400 Entry List page.

Goodyear Fast Facts — Charlotte Motor Speedway

TandemDraft Stats: Charlotte ROVAL