Kyle Larson may have celebrated on the frontstretch as he earned a ROVAL trophy and punched his ticket to the next round, but four drivers were more disappointed at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson came to take the rest of the NASCAR Cup series to school once more Sunday.
The dreams of Chase Briscoe—and indeed, the dreams of an entire organization—came crashing down at Charlotte’s ROVAL Sunday.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs’ Round of 8 features a competitive lineup, with several drivers standing out as favorites based on their performance throughout the season and recent momentum
As Sam Mayer celebrated his drama-filled victory in Saturday’s Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of NC at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Parker Kligerman watched a replay of the whisker-close circumstance that knocked him out of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.
It might seem strange, but Chase Briscoe asserts he’d rather be 32 points below the cut line for the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs than 15.
In common sports parlance, the “hot corner” typically applies to third base on the baseball diamond.
William Byron, the only Playoff driver already locked into the Round of 8, thinks the course changes at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course may affect strategy in Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400.
After the chaos at Talladega, there is just one more chance to make the Round of 8 and remain part of the NASCAR Playoffs, and that comes in the form of the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL.
As the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs move to the Round of 12 elimination race, the Bank of America ROVAL 400 on Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course the championship standings actually – and perhaps amazingly – look similar to their position before last weekend’s predictably unpredictable race at Talladega.