Chase Briscoe edges JGR teammate in dramatic Chase win at Charlotte: In a race that had a profound effect on the NASCAR Cup Series Chase presented by Mobil 1, Chase Briscoe and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell banged fenders within sight of the finish line. Briscoe’s No. 19 Toyota got there first to win Sunday’s Bank of America 400, just 0.029 seconds ahead of Bell in the second closest finish in Charlotte Motor Speedway history and the closest in the series this season.[Read More]
#19-Chase Briscoe won the Bank of America 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The win is his third win of the year, first at Charlotte and eighth career win.
#20-Christopher Bell finished 2nd followed by #12-Ryan Blaney, #21-Josh Berry, #11-Denny Hamlin, pole sitter #5-Kyle Larson, #97-Shane van Gisbergen, #45-Tyler Reddick, #22-Joey Logano, and #17-Chris Buescher.
Chase Briscoe led the final 61 laps and held off Christopher Bell by just 0.029 seconds to win, the closest NASCAR Cup Series finish of 2026. Briscoe earned his second consecutive victory after winning at Las Vegas last weekend, while Kyle Larson led a race-high 97 laps before finishing sixth.
Stage 1 was won by #5-Kyle Larson. Stage 2 was won by #20-Christopher Bell.
The fastest lap bonus a earned by #5-Kyle Larson.
There were 11 lead changes among 5 drivers and 6 cautions for 33 yellow flag laps.
The average speed of the race was: 139.561mph.
Time of the race: 2 hours, 52 minutes, 11 seconds.
See race details at: Race Results, Driver Points Standings, Owner Points Standings, Cumulative Report, Infraction Report.
How the Chase drivers fared at Charlotte:
#19-Chase Briscoe – WON | Stage 1: 2nd | Stage 2: 7th | 62 laps led (final 61) | Second consecutive win
#20-Christopher Bell – 2nd | Stage 1: 3rd | Stage 2: WON | 93 laps led | Lost by 0.029 seconds
#12-Ryan Blaney – 3rd | Stage 1: 10th | Stage 2: 2nd | Pit-road speeding penalty
#11-Denny Hamlin – 5th | Stage 2: 3rd | Pit-road safety violation
#5-Kyle Larson – 6th | Stage 1: WON | Stage 2: 4th | Race-high 97 laps led | Fastest lap
#45-Tyler Reddick – 8th | Stage 1: 5th | Stage 2: 5th
#22-Joey Logano – 9th
#17-Chris Buescher – 10th | Stage 1: 9th
#9-Chase Elliott – 12th | Stage 2: 9th | Loose wheel required additional pit stop
#7-Daniel Suarez – 13th | Stage 1: 6th
#77-Carson Hocevar – 14th | Stage 1: 8th | Stage 2: 10th
#60-Ryan Preece – 15th
#2-Austin Cindric – 17th | Stage 1: 4th | Stage 2: 6th
#54-Ty Gibbs – 34th | Broken toe link in early accident; lost 7 laps
#23-Bubba Wallace – 37th | Led 11 laps | DNF – Stage 1 accident
#24-William Byron – 39th | DNF – Stage 1 accident
Race Fast Facts – Charlotte:
Chase Briscoe (C) won the Bank of America 400, his eighth victory in 212 Cup Series races.
This is his third victory and 17th top-10 finish in 2026.
This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in seven races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Christopher Bell (C) (second) posted his sixth top-10 finish in nine races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 17th top-10 finish in 2026.
Ryan Blaney (C) (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 17 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Connor Zilisch (21st) was the highest finishing rookie.
Kyle Larson (C) leads the point standings by 49 points over Denny Hamlin (C).
Driver Points / Chase Standings after Charlotte:
Race 6 of 10 in the Chase:
1) #5-Kyle Larson, 2367
2) #11-Denny Hamlin, 2318, -49
3) #20-Christopher Bell, 2316, -51
4) #19-Chase Briscoe, 2302, -65
5) #12-Ryan Blaney, 2282, -85
6) #22-Joey Logano, 2275, -92
7) #45-Tyler Reddick, 2253, -114
8) #2-Austin Cindric, 2222, -145
9) #54-Ty Gibbs, 2211, -156
10) #77-Carson Hocevar, 2187, -180
11) #9-Chase Elliott, 2182, -185
12) #23-Bubba Wallace, 2182, -185
13) #24-William Byron, 2159, -208
14) #7-Daniel Suarez, 2152, -215
15) #17-Chris Buescher, 2151, -216
16) #60-Ryan Preece, 2140, -227
See the Driver Points Standings and Owner Points Standings.
Race updates:
Checkered flag for Briscoe as he wins over Bell Blaney Berry and Hamlin. Bell made a last lap push, they made contact coming to the line and Briscoe won by .029 second.
White flag for Briscoe. He’s ahead of Bell by .47 second.
Lap 265 – Bell has closed to 1.3 seconds back as Briscoe works through lap traffic.
Lap 263 – Five to go. Briscoe still in control, 1.8 seconds ahead of Bell. Third place Blaney is 3.6 seconds back.
Lap 259 – After getting lose, Hamlin loses third to Blaney.
Lap 248 – Briscoe’s lead is still 2.1 second with 10 to go.
Lap 253 – Bell has fallen 2.2 seconds back with 15 to go. Blaney has passed Larson for 4th.
Lap 248 – With 20 to go, Briscoe is still 1.7 second back. Then Hamlin Larson and Blaney.
Lap 243 – Twenty-five to go. Briscoe’s lead is up to 1.7 seconds over Bell.
Lap 234 – Bell got loose on the last lap and has fallen nearly a second back of Briscoe. Hamlin has fallen to 2.6 seconds back and Hamlin 4.7. Fifth place Blaney is now 6.7 seconds out of the lead. 33 laps remaining.
Lap 228 – Forty laps remaining. Briscoe over Bell by .32 second. Hamlin now 2 second back and Larson 4.1 back.
Lap 219 – Briscoe leads Bell by .22 second. Hamlin is now third, 1 second back. Larson has fallen 2.1 seconds off the lead.
Lap 213 – Gaulding officially done for the day.
Lap 211 – Green flag with 57 laps remaining.
Lap 207 – Pit road is open. Everyone can stop here and make it the rest of the way. Off pit road: Briscoe Bell Larson Hamlin Cindric Reddick Blaney Berry Chastain SVG.
Lap 206 – CAUTION is out. Gaulding spins on the backstretch after contact with the outside wall.
Lap 201 – With 67 laps remaining, Bell leads Briscoe Blaney Larson Hamlin Reddick Cindric Berry SVG Buescher. Everyone needs to pit once more.
Lap 188 – Down to 80 laps to go. Bell’s lead over Briscoe is 1.4 seconds. Third place Blaney is 2.3 seconds back.
Lap 178 – Bell Briscoe Blaney Larson Hamlin the top 5.
5:19pm/et – 174 laps complete in the first two hours of the race.
Lap 174 – Bell back to the lead after a great restart.
Lap 173 – Green flag for the start of the final stage. 95 laps remaining.
Lap 168 – Pit road opens and lead lap drivers come in for service. Off pit road: Blaney Larson Bell Briscoe Hamlin Cindric Reddick Elliott Berry Hocevar. Elliott was too fast on pit road.
Lap 166 – CAUTION for the end of stage 2. Bell Blaney Hamlin Larson Reddick Cindric Briscoe Berry Elliott Hocevar. The free pass will be 32nd place Keselowski.
Lap 156 – Ten to go in stage 2. Bell leads Blaney by 2.6 seconds.
Lap 146 – Twenty laps remaining in stage 2. Bell leads Blaney by 2.4 seconds. Hamlin is 3.5 seconds back.
Lap 135 – Bell has a 1.6 second lead over Blaney. Then Hamlin Reddick and Larson is back up to 5th.
Lap 124 – Larson falls to 7th place after contact from Hamlin.
Lap 123 – Back to green. Forty three laps left in stage 2.
Lap 119 – Pit road is open. Leaders come in. Off pit road: Bell Larson Blaney Hamlin Reddick Cindric Briscoe Hocevar Elliott Logano.
Lap 117 – CAUTION out for Nemechek spinning off turn four.
Lap 108 – Bell takes the lead from Larson.
Lap 101 – With 100 laps complete: Larson Bell Cindric Briscoe Reddick Hamlin Blaney Hocevar Berry Suarez.
Lap 100 – Bowman officially out.
Lap 92 – Wallace and Bowman have been released from the infield care center.
Lap 88 – Wallace and Byron are officially done for the day.
Lap 87 – Back to green for the start of the second stage.
4:19pm/et – 84 laps completed in the first hour of the race.
Lap 81 – Pit road open. Leaders in. Off pit road: Larson Briscoe Bell Cindric Reddick Heim Suarez Hocevar ADillon Blaney.
Lap 80 – Wallace gets out of the car and walks to the ambulance. The wreck started when Bowman got loose and ran up into Wallace. Byron was in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Lap 79 – Safety crews are still working with Wallace. Bryon goes to the garage. Bowman is out of his car.
Lap 77 – CAUTION is out for a wreck involving Wallace Bowman and Byron. That will end stage 1. Larson Briscoe Bell Cindric Reddick Suarez Heim Hocevar Buescher Blaney
Lap 71 – Ten laps remaining in stage 1: Larson Briscoe Bell Wallace Bowman Cindric Byron Reddick Suarez Heim.
Lap 61- Briscoe passes Wallace for second.
Lap 59 – Larson takes the lead back from Wallace.
Lap 54 – Wallace leads Larson by .7 second. Gibbs is 39th, 7 laps down.
Lap 48 – Wallace takes the lead from Larson.
Lap 47 – Green flag back out. Larson Briscoe Wallace Cindric Byron the top 5. Gibbs is back on pit road with a broken toe link and loses a lap.
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Lap 42 – CAUTION is out for Gibbs and Keselowksi in turn 4. Gibbs had hit the wall on the restart after Reddick slid up the track. McLeod is the free pass.
Lap 41 – Back to green.
Lap 38 – Elliott had to pit a second time for a loose wheel.
Lap 37 – Pit road is open. All lead lap cars are in. Off pit road: Larson Cindric Byron Briscoe Reddick Wallace Blaney Gibbs Bell Logano. Blaney was too fast on pit road. Safety violation for Hamlin (crew member fell over the wall)
Lap 36 – Competition CAUTION is out: Larson Cindric Reddick Byron Briscoe Hamlin Wallace Blaney Logano Gibbs the top 10. Nemechek is the free pass.
Lap 35 – Nemechek loses a lap.
Lap 32 – McLeod has lost a lap. Cindric has moved to second.
Lap 28 – Gaulding has gone a lap down.
Lap 26 – About 10 laps until the competition caution: Larson Reddick Briscoe Blaney Cindric Byron Wallace Hamlin Logano Gibbs
Lap 16 – Larson now with a 1.6 second lead over Reddick.
Lap 6 – Larson with a 1 second lead over Reddick. Then Briscoe Blaney and Cindric.
Lap 2 – Larson leads the first lap.
• 3:19pm/et – Green flag.
• 3:08pm/et – Engines are fired.
• 3:00pm/et – Pre-race ceremonies are underway.
• USA now has pre-race coverage.
• 12:20pm/et – NASCAR says no cars to the rear at this time.
• 11:00am/et – There will be a competition caution on or around lap 35 today.
• The hourly forecast from the NWS calls for less than 20% chance of rain in the afternoon. Humidity could slow the track drying process.
• Weather could be an issue today but the forecast is looking better. According to the National Weather Service: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a slight chance of showers between 11am and 1pm. Patchy fog before 11am.
Bank of America 400
Competition Caution: Lap 35
Broadcast: USA Network, PRN and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio
Distance: 267 laps / 400.5 miles
Stages: 80 / 165 / 267
Average time of race: 3:04:48
Pit road speed: 45 mph
Caution car speed: 55 mph
Fuel Window: 68 laps
Timing (all times local & subject to change)
Invocation: 3:00:20 p.m.
National Anthem: 3:01:00 p.m.
Command: 3:08:00 p.m.
Green Flag: 3:19:00 p.m.
Paint Schemes
Cars to the rear: none
Pre-race inspection in the NASCAR Cup Series garage is complete. The No. 41 failed twice (crew member ejection; loss of pit selection).
Pit Stall Selections: The selections of pit stalls for the Bank of America 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway have been made.
Pole sitter #5-Kyle Larson chose pit stall 1.
Outside pole sitter #19-Chase Briscoe took the 15th stall, with an opening in front of it.
See all pit choices on the Charlotte Pit Stall page.
#5-Kyle Larson will start from the pole for the Bank of America 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway after qualifying was cancelled due to weather.
#19-Chase Briscoe will start second followed by #45-Tyler Reddick, #12-Ryan Blaney, #2-Austin Cindric, #24-William Byron, #22-Joey Logano, #23-Bubba Wallace, #9-Chase Elliott and #77-Carson Hocevar.
The starting order was determined by NASCAR’s qualifying metric, which is based 70% on the previous race finish by owner and 30% on current owner points position.
See the complete Bank of America 400 Starting Lineup.
Qualifying Order
Practice for the Bank of America 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was cancelled due to weather.
Crew Rosters
The entry list for the Bank of America 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway is posted, 39 teams/drivers [for 40 spots] are listed.
Open teams entered: #44-BJ McLeod, #66-Gray Gaulding, #67-Corey Heim.
See the full entry list on the Bank of America 400 Entry List page.
Goodyear Fast Facts — Charlotte: NASCAR Cup Series teams will run the same Goodyear Racing Eagle tire setup for a third consecutive race this Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway. These Goodyear Racing Eagles, which ran in the recent races at Kansas Speedway and Las Vegas Motor Speedway, are also the same tires that ran in the Coca-Cola 600 in May.
Statistical Advance: Analyzing the Bank of America 400: A look at the top statistical performers at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, going into the Bank of America 400 on October 11.
The NASCAR Cup Series Chase continues this weekend from Charlotte Motor Speedway with the Bank of America 400 this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network. Pre-race coverage on USA Network begins at 2:30 p.m. ET.
| Bank of America 400 on USA Network |
| Date |
Game |
Time (ET) |
| Sun., Oct. 11 |
Pre-Race Show
- Marty Snider (host)
- Dale Jarrett (analyst)
- Brad Daugherty (analyst)
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2:30 p.m. |
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Bank of America 400
- Leigh Diffey (pxp)
- Jeff Burton (analyst)
- Steve Letarte (analyst)
- Dale Jarrett, Brad Daugherty (pit box)
- Marty Snider, Kim Coon, Dave Burns (pit reporter)
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3 p.m. |
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Post-Race Show |
Post Race |
Race rules and information:
