Shane van Gisbergen wins at Roval; Joey Logano advances in Playoffs: As expected, road course maven Shane van Gisbergen won Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400, but that was only a small part of the story at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. Long after van Gisbergen took the checkered flag to record his fifth straight road course victory of the NASCAR Cup Series season, Ross Chastain made a banzai run in the frontstretch chicane and wiped out Denny Hamlin’s Toyota in a desperate attempt to secure the final spot in the Playoffs’ Round of 8.[Read More]
#88-Shane Van Gisbergen won the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win is his fifth win of the year, first at Charlotte and sixth career win.
#5-Kyle Larson finished 2nd followed by #20-Christopher Bell, #17-Chris Buescher, #71-Michael McDowell, #60-Ryan Preece, #99-Daniel Suarez, #9-Chase Elliott, #16-A.J. Allmendinger, and pole sitter #45-Tyler Reddick.
Advancing to the Round of 8: #5-Kyle Larson. #9-Chase Elliott, #11-Denny Hamlin, #12-Ryan Blaney, #19-Chase Briscoe, #20-Christopher Bell, #22-Joey Logano, #24-William Byron
Eliminated from the playoffs: #1-Ross Chastain, #2-Austin Cindric, #23-Bubba Wallace, #45-Tyler Reddick
The fastest lap bonus was earned by #45-Tyler Reddick.
Stage 1 was won by #88-Shane Van Gisbergen. Stage 2 was won by #12-Ryan Blaney.
There were 15 lead changes among 6 drivers and 3 cautions for 10 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 81.105mph.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Driver Points Standings Before Reset, Owner Points Standings, Owner Points Standings Before Reset, Cumulative Report, Penalty Report.
AND: #35-Riley Herbst was disqualified for failing post-race heights. He originally finished 30th.
Where the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers finished at Charlotte:
#5-Kyle Larson, 2nd
#20-Christopher Bell, 3rd
#9-Chase Elliott, 8th
#45-Tyler Reddick, 10th
#24-William Byron, 11th
#12-Ryan Blaney, 13th
#19-Chase Briscoe, 14th
#23-Bubba Wallace, 15th
#22-Joey Logano, 20th
#1-Ross Chastain, 21st
#11-Denny Hamlin, 23rd
#2-Austin Cindric, 37th
Race Fast Facts – Charlotte:
Shane Van Gisbergen # won the Bank of America ROVAL 400, his sixth victory in 46 Cup Series races.
This is his fifth victory and seventh top-10 finish in 2025.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Kyle Larson (P) (second) posted his third top-10 finish in seven races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 19th top-10 finish in 2025.
Christopher Bell (P) (third) posted his fourth top-10 finish in six races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Shane Van Gisbergen (first) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson (P) leads the point standings by 14 points over Christopher Bell (P).
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Reseeded Cup Series Playoff Standings after Charlotte:
1) #11-Denny Hamlin,4036, +8
2) #12-Ryan Blaney, 4034, +6
3) #5-Kyle Larson, 4032, +4
4) #24-William Byron, 4032, +4
Below the Championship Round cutoff
5) #20-Christopher Bell, 4028, -4
6) #19-Chase Briscoe, 4018, -14
7) #9-Chase Elliott, 4018, -14
8) #22-Joey Logano, 4008, -24
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Cup Series Playoff Standings after Charlotte:
Race 32 of 36 in the season
Race 6 of 10 in the Playoffs
Race 3 of 3 in the Round of 12
1) #9-Chase Elliott [Win in Round of 12], [18 playoff points], 3144
2) #12-Ryan Blaney [Win in Round of 12], [34 playoff points], 3133
3) #5-Kyle Larson [32 playoff points], 3173, +74
4) #20-Christopher Bell [23 playoff points], 3159 +60
5) #24-William Byron [32 playoff points], 3138, +39
6) #11-Denny Hamlin [36 playoff points], 3132, +33
7) #19-Chase Briscoe [18 playoff points], 3118, +19
8) #22-Joey Logano [8 playoff points], 3103, +4
Eliminated from the Playoffs
9) #1-Ross Chastain [7 playoff points], 3099, -4
10) #45-Tyler Reddick [6 playoff points], 3091, -12
11) #23-Bubba Wallace [9 playoff points], 3079, -24
12) #2-Austin Cindric [8 playoff points], 3036, -67
-See the Driver Points Standings Before Reset and Owner Points Standings Before Reset.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for SVG. Larson finishes second, then Bell, Buescher, and McDowell. In the battle for the final playoff spot, Chastain wrecks coming to the final corner and Logano gets the spot.
White flag for SVG. Bell second, then Larson, Buescher and McDowell. Chastain is 16th, Logano 22nd.
Lap 107 – Three laps to go. SVG continues to dominate. It’s his race to lose with a 17 second lead. Chastain is now down to 16th, Logano up to 22nd. Logano needs 3 more spots to get into the playoffs.
Lap 105 – Five laps to go. SVG ahead of second place Bell by 18.8 seconds. Larson, in third, is 20 seconds back. Chastain to 13th, Logano 24th.
Lap 103 – Chastain now expected to stay out for the rest of the race. He’s currently 11 spots ahead of Logano. Larson pits.
Lap 102 – SVG’s lead is 2 seconds over Larson. He appears to be in control with no caution. Chastain back to 14th, Logano up to 23rd.
Lap 100 – Ten laps remaining. SVG and Larson in control. SVG ahead by 1.4 second. Third place Bell is more 22 seconds back. Chastain is now 13th, with Logano 24th. Chastain has not pitted a final time (and may not)
Lap 99 – Logano is pitting a final time.
Lap 98 – SVG takes the lead back. Bell has made a final pit stop, but just falls to 4th.
Lap 96 – SVG back to the lead over Larson. Bell, Buescher, Reddick, Preece, McDowell, Suarez, Briscoe, and Gibbs follow. Larson then gets into SVG and takes the lead back.
Lap 96 – SVG to second, just .86 second off the lead.
Lap 95 – Fifteen laps to go. Larson now over Bell by .97 second and SVG 1.5 second back. Logano now 14th, Chastain 16th.
Lap 93 – With the leaders’ pit stops complete and 16 laps remaining. Larson leads Bell by .9 second, SVG is 2.9 seconds back, then Buescher 3.9 seconds back.
Lap 92 – Larson to the lead as SVG pits. Logano currently runs 19th with Chastain 22nd. Chastain needs to finish 4 spots ahead of Logano to make the playoffs.
Lap 91 – Keselowski slows on the backstretch and pulls off of the track. No caution. He lost power.
Lap 90 – Larson pits from second.
Lap 89 – SVG’s lead already up to 1.9 second over Larson. Third place McDowell currently 23 seconds back. Sounds like many drivers will make an additional stop before the end. Chastain is caught speeding on pit road and will have a pass through penalty. That will put him well behind Logano for the final spot.
Lap 87 – Larson just .3 second ahead of SVG at the start-finish. SVG completes the pass later on the lap. Logano pit as he continues to battle Chastain for the final playoff spot.
Lap 85 – Gibbs, Briscoe, and Bell pit.
Lap 85 – SVG now 1.2 second back of Larson, then Preece, McDowell, and Bell in the top 5.
Lap 83 – SVG is closing on Larson, now just 2.2 seconds back. Reddick pits for what cold be his last stop of the race.
Lap 81 – SVG is back to second, 3.9 seconds behind Larson. 29 laps remaining but everyone will pit at least once more.
Lap 77 – Pit stops continue and some drivers are on a two stop strategy in the final stage and others on three stops. Larson leads Bell by 4 seconds with 33 laps to go.
Lap 75 – Larson back in the lead over Elliott, Bell, SVG, and Buescher.
Lap 74 – SVG pits from the lead.
Lap 73 – Larson pits from the lead. Now SVG out front. Then Elliott and Chastain.
Lap 72 – SVG gets back to second. He’s 2.3 seconds behind Larson.
Lap 68 – Larson leads Bell by .75 second. SVG is 1.7 second back in third. Then Allmendinger and Preece. A few drivers hit pit road for green flag stops.
Lap 64 – Larson has taken the lead from SVG. Bell also gets around SVG.
Lap 62 – Larson got around Bell on the restart and is back to second.
Lap 61 – Back to green. 48 laps remaining. SVG, Bell, Larson, Allmendinger, Buescher, McDowell, Suarez, Preece, Haley, Briscoe.
Lap 60 – Pit road is open. There are a few takers including Wallace and Byron.
Lap 58 – CAUTION is out. ADillon got into the tire barriers and NASCAR will need to make repairs.
Lap 57 – Bell moved to second on the restart.
Lap 56 – Back to green for the start of the final stage. 54 laps remaining.
Lap 54 – SVG now the leader over Larson, Bell, Suarez, Buescher, Allmendinger, McDowell, Preece, Haley and Byron.
Lap 53 – Pit road is open. About half the field is in. Off pit road: Reddick, Elliot, Chastain, Logano, Custer, Blaney, TDillon, Jones.
Lap 52 – Bell has clinched a spot in the Round of 8.
Lap 51 – CAUTION for the end of stage 2. Blaney wins it over Reddick, Elliott, Chastain, SVG, Larson, Bell, Logano, Suarez, and Custer. Chastain now leads Logano by 1 point in the battle for the final playoff spot.
Lap 50 – Final lap of stage 2. Blaney leads Reddick and SVG.
Lap 49 – SVG pits just before pits close. Larson also comes down.
Lap 48 – A number of drivers on pit road just before pits close for the end of the stage.
Lap 46 – Five laps remaining in stage 2. SVG in control over Larson, Bell, Buescher, Suarez, McDowell, Blaney, Preece, Allmendinger, and, Haley.
Lap 43 – SVG leads Larson by 3.1 seconds.
Lap 42 – SVG now back to the lead. Buescher back to second. Then Larson, Suarez, and Bell. Allmendinger pits.
Lap 39 – Pit stops getting underway with 12 laps left in stage 2.
Lap 38 – Allmendinger leads Blaney by .4 second. Then Buescher, Suarez, SVG, Larson, Reddick, Bell, McDowell and Bowman.
Lap 33 – Hocevar locks up the tires and gets into Cindric. Cindric slows and has a bend control arm.
Lap 32 – Allmendinger still leads. Blaney to second. SVG up to 6th with Larson 7th.
Lap 30 – Back to green for the start of the second stage.
Lap 29 – Allmendinger now leads Buescher, Blaney, Suarez, Bowman, Reddick, Custer, Wallace, Nemechek and Cindric. Larson is 11th.
Lap 28 – NASCAR confirms that Larson has clinched a spot in the round of 8. Pit road is open. Drivers that had not pitted before the end of the stage are in. Larson is off pit road first, then SVG, Bell, Gibbs, Chastain.
Lap 26 – CAUTION for the end of stage 1. SVG wins it over Larson, Gibbs, Bell, Chastain, McDowell, Briscoe, Elliott, Byron and TDillon,.
Lap 24 -SVG leads Larson by 6 seconds.
Lap 23 – Several drivers on pit road for service before pits close at the end of the stage. They will stay out during the stage break.
Lap 21 – SVG back to the lead.
Lap 20 – SVG now 1.7 seconds off the lead. Third place Larson is 5.8 seconds back.
Lap 19 – SVG up to second, 5.4 seconds back.
Lap 18 – Buescher continues to lead. Reddick second, 3 seconds back, SVG up to third, 8.3 seconds back and coming fast. Then Larson, Gibbs, and Bell.
Lap 16 – Buescher has not pitted yet and is the leader. Reddick is second, then Wallace, Keselowski and Smith. SVG currently 6th.
Lap 15 – SVG is on pit road, as is Larson.
Lap 13 – Pit stops continue to cycle through.
Lap 12 – Several more drivers on pit road for service. Busch returns to the track after repairs.
Lap 11 – Cindric comes to pit road, as does Suarez.
Lap 10 – Larson is now up to second. Reddick back to third, followed by Gibbs, Buescher, McDowell, Allmendinger, Bell, Briscoe and Chastain. Cindric spun but continues.
Lap 8 – SVG already with a 2.1 second lead over Reddick.
Lap 5 – SVG now the leader. Reddick back to second, then Larson, Gibbs and Buescher. All playoff drivers are in the top 19.
Lap 3 – Busch goes to the garage for repairs.
Lap 2 – Reddick leads the first lap.
Lap 1 – Busch wrecked in turn 1. He gets restarted but has heavy damage.
• 3:07pm/et – Green flag at the Charlotte ROVAL.
• 2:53pm/et – Engines fired.
• 2:45pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• 2:30pm/et – USA Network now has pre-race coverage.
• With about an hour before the green flag, Herbst and Jones will be falling to the rear for the start of the race. Unapproved adjustments for both.
• No cars reported to the rear for the start of the race as of Saturday evening.
• No weather issues today. The National Weather Service says: Partly sunny, with a high near 79.
Race details:
Broadcast: USA, PRN, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 109 laps / 248.52 miles
Stages: 25 / 50 / 109
Average time of race: 3:00:03
Pit road speed: 40 mph
Caution vehicle speed: 45 mph
Fuel Window: 38 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
- Drivers Meeting will begin at 1:50 p.m. in the NXS Garage.
- Driver Introductions will begin at 2:15 p.m. (stage on pit road).
Invocation: 2:45:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 2:46:00 p.m.
Command: 2:53:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 3:05:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: #35-Riley Herbst (unapproved adjustments, #43-Erik Jones (unapproved adjustments)
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 #45-Tyler Reddick chose pit stall 3, the first available.
Outside pole sitter #88-Shane Van Gisbergen took the 9th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Charlotte Pit Stall page.
#45-Tyler Reddick won the Busch pole for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway with a speed of 95.510mph for his second pole of the year, second at the Charlotte ROVALand 11th of his career.
#88-Shane Van Gisbergen will start second followed by #54-Ty Gibbs, #5-Kyle Larson, #17-Chris Buescher, #71-Michael McDowell, #20-Christopher Bell, #19-Chase Briscoe, #16-A.J. Allmendinger and #1-Ross Chastain.
See the complete qualifying results and the Bank of America ROVAL 400 Starting Lineup.
Where the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers start at Charlotte:
#45-Tyler Reddick, 1st
#5-Kyle Larson, 4th
#20-Christopher Bell, 7th
#19-Chase Briscoe, 8th
#1-Ross Chastain, 10th
#12-Ryan Blaney, 12th
#23-Bubba Wallace, 12th
#24-William Byron, 13th
#11-Denny Hamlin, 14th
#9-Chase Elliott, 15th
#22-Joey Logano, 17th
#2-Austin Cindric, 19th
Charlotte – Qualifying Fast Facts:
Tyler Reddick (P) won the Pole Award for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 with a lap of 85.939 seconds, 95.510 mph.
This is his 11th pole in 214 NASCAR Cup Series races.
This is his second pole and 16th top-10 start in 2025.
This is his second pole in six races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Shane Van Gisbergen # (second) posted his eighth top-10 start of 2025 and his second in two races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
Ty Gibbs (third) posted his second top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 15th in 32 races this season.
Shane Van Gisbergen (second) 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 results:
#16-A.J. Allmendinger 94.747
#54-Ty Gibbs 94.7070
#99-Daniel Suarez 94.544
#8-Kyle Busch 94.474
#38-Zane Smith 94.415
Slowest: #51-Cody Ware, 92.427mph
Most laps run: Four drivers ran 16 laps.
Best 10 consecutive lap avg (of 14 drivers): #88-Shane Van Gisbergen, 92.821mph
Notes: The fastest six drivers were all in Group A. The top in Group B was #5-Kyle Larson in seventh.
See the fastest speeds, best 10 consecutive lap average, laps run on the Bank of America ROVAL 400 Practice speeds page.
Pre-race inspection in the NASCAR Cup Series garage is complete. There were no multiple failures.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is posted, 37 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
The only part-time team is #66-Josh Bilicki.
See the full entry list on the Bank of America ROVAL 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Charlotte: All three of NASCAR’s national series will have familiar Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setups for the final road course race of the season this weekend, on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL. The NASCAR Cup Series road course tire introduced at the start of this season will make its sixth appearance this weekend, having been used at all previous road courses in 2025 – Circuit of The Americas (COTA), Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez (Mexico City), Chicago Street Race, Sonoma Raceway and Watkins Glen International.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Bank of America ROVAL 400: A look at some of the top statistical performers at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course in Charlotte, North Carolina, going into the Bank of America ROVAL 400.
NASCAR Cup Series News & Notes – Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
- This weekend marks the eighth running of a NASCAR Cup Series race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval).
- The Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course is the sixth and final road course race of the season, and the only road course in the Playoffs.
- The Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course has always hosted a cutoff race in the Playoffs, having first served as the final race in the Round of 16 (2018-19) and then the finale to the Round of 12 (2020-present).
- Four of the five previous Charlotte Roval winners are current Playoff drivers: Ryan Blaney (2018), Chase Elliott (2019 & 2020), Kyle Larson (2021 & 2024) and Christopher Bell (2022).
- The winner of the Charlotte Roval went on to win the championship twice: Chase Elliott (2020) and Kyle Larson (2021)
- See much more
Race rules and information:
