Shane Van Gisbergen actually had some challengers in Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL, but in the end, it was another fantastic display of perfection that put the No. 88 Chevrolet in Victory Lane.
Van Gisbergen paced the field for 57 of 109 laps in Sunday’s 109-lap contest, capturing the victory by a whopping 15 seconds over the defending winner at the purpose-built road course, Kyle Larson. Larson was undoubtedly the biggest challenger for Van Gisbergen all afternoon, but in the end, he was no match for the three-time Supercars champion.
Christopher Bell brought home a solid third-place finish on the afternoon, following his time spending most of the afternoon within striking distance of the top-two drivers. Chris Buescher finished fourth, about where the RFK Racing driver ran throughout the entire afternoon.
Michael McDowell collected a top-five finish in the No. 71 Chevrolet for Spire Motorsports, finishing the race in the fifth position. Ryan Preece was sixth, with Daniel Suarez, Chase Elliott, AJ Allmendinger, and Tyler Reddick rounding out the top-10.
William Byron (11th), Ryan Blaney (13th), Chase Briscoe (14th), Bubba Wallace (15th), Joey Logano (20th), Ross Chastain (21st), Denny Hamlin (23rd), and Austin Cindric (38th) were the drivers who finished outside the top-10 that were in postseason contention entering the race.
Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric, Bubba Wallace, and Tyler Reddick were all eliminated from the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs following Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400. Chastain was in position to move through on the final lap, until getting passed by Denny Hamlin. However, the Trackhouse Racing driver attempted to counteract that move by lunging into the final corner in hopes of getting that position back, only to end up wrecking them both.
Austin Cindric had a myriad of issues throughout the afternoon, which ended up in a big side-slam to the No. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse courtesy of Carson Hocevar. Cindric did return to the racetrack, but finished 38th, 22 laps off the pace.
The NASCAR Cup Series will begin the Round of 8 with a trip to Las Vegas Motor Speedway next Sunday, October 12 at 5:30 PM ET on USA Network, Performance Racing Network, and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90.
Bank of America ROVAL 400 Race Results:
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 88 | Shane Van Gisbergen | Trackhouse Racing WeatherTech Chevrolet | 109 | Running | 56 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 109 | 15.160 | Running | 49 |
| 3 | 7 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing DEWALT Toyota | 109 | 16.018 | Running | 45 |
| 4 | 5 | 17 | Chris Buescher | RFK Racing Fifth Third Bank Ford | 109 | 21.865 | Running | 33 |
| 5 | 6 | 71 | Michael McDowell | Spire Motorsports Delaware Life / FIG Chevrolet | 109 | 36.969 | Running | 37 |
| 6 | 29 | 60 | Ryan Preece | RFK Racing Kroger / Totino's Ultimate Ford | 109 | 45.004 | Running | 31 |
| 7 | 20 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Trackhouse Racing Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 109 | 51.076 | Running | 32 |
| 8 | 15 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports UniFirst Chevrolet | 109 | 53.432 | Running | 40 |
| 9 | 9 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing CELSIUS Chevrolet | 109 | 57.174 | Running | 28 |
| 10 | 1 | 45 | Tyler Reddick | 23XI Racing Jordan Brand Toyota | 109 | 58.896 | Running | 37 |
| 11 | 13 | 24 | William Byron | Hendrick Motorsports Valvoline Blood Cancer United Chevrolet | 109 | 59.993 | Running | 28 |
| 12 | 3 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 109 | 60.202 | Running | 33 |
| 13 | 11 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske Discount Tire Ford | 109 | 65.930 | Running | 34 |
| 14 | 8 | 19 | Chase Briscoe | Joe Gibbs Racing Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 109 | 70.908 | Running | 27 |
| 15 | 12 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | 23XI Racing Leidos Toyota | 109 | 73.114 | Running | 22 |
| 16 | 33 | 21 | Josh Berry | Wood Brothers Racing DEX Imaging Ford | 109 | 74.017 | Running | 21 |
| 17 | 31 | 34 | Todd Gilliland | Front Row Motorsports Love's Travel Stops Ford | 109 | 74.291 | Running | 20 |
| 18 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports Ally Chevrolet | 109 | 81.562 | Running | 19 |
| 19 | 26 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse, Jr. | HYAK Motorsports Real American Beer Chevrolet | 109 | 82.178 | Running | 18 |
| 20 | 17 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske Shell-Pennzoil Ford | 109 | 83.117 | Running | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Trackhouse Racing Busch Light Chevrolet | 109 | 83.284 | Running | 29 |
| 22 | 18 | 41 | Cole Custer | Haas Factory Team HaasTooling.com Ford | 109 | 83.733 | Running | 16 |
| 23 | 14 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing Progressive Toyota | 109 | 85.628 | Running | 14 |
| 24 | 24 | 38 | Zane Smith | Front Row Motorsports Long John Silver's Ford | 109 | 89.772 | Running | 13 |
| 25 | 21 | 7 | Justin Haley | Spire Motorsports Gainbridge STEM Chevrolet | 109 | 92.486 | Running | 12 |
| 26 | 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Family Dollar Toyota | 109 | 93.497 | Running | 11 |
| 27 | 16 | 10 | Ty Dillon | Kaulig Racing Sea Best Chevrolet | 108 | 1 lap | Running | 11 |
| 28 | 30 | 4 | Noah Gragson | Front Row Motorsports Rush Truck Centers Ford | 108 | 1 lap | Running | 9 |
| 29 | 27 | 77 | Carson Hocevar | Spire Motorsports Modo Casino Chevrolet | 108 | 1 lap | Running | 8 |
| 30 | 37 | 43 | Erik Jones | LEGACY MOTOR CLUB TriState Vacuum & Rental LLC Toyota | 108 | 1 lap | Running | 7 |
| 31 | 36 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing Titan Risk Solutions Chevrolet | 108 | 1 lap | Running | 6 |
| 32 | 34 | 66 | Josh Bilicki | Garage 66 Truan Equipment Ford | 108 | 1 lap | Running | 5 |
| 33 | 32 | 51 | Cody Ware | Rick Ware Racing Parts Plus / Pronto Ford | 108 | 1 lap | Running | 4 |
| 34 | 28 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Richard Childress Racing Bank OZK Chevrolet | 100 | 9 laps | Running | 3 |
| 35 | 22 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | RFK Racing Castrol Ford | 89 | 20 laps | Mechanical | 2 |
| 36 | 19 | 2 | Austin Cindric | Team Penske Menards / Richmond Water Heaters Ford | 87 | 22 laps | Running | 1 |
| 37 | 23 | 35 | Riley Herbst | 23XI Racing Monster Energy Toyota | 108 | 1 lap | Running | 1 |