CONCORD, N.C. - One week removed from Chase Elliott's thrilling victory at Kansas Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports heads to Charlotte Motor Speedway's ROVAL configuration for the final race in the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12.
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But last Sunday's victory doesn't tell the whole story. Thanks in part to solid finishes from Kyle Larson and William Byron, the duo bring large leads over the cutline into Charlotte. Larson (+54) and Byron (+40) will each look for a stress-free race on Sunday to lock themselves into the Round of 8.
After last week's win secured the No. 9 team a spot in the Round of 8, Chase Elliott will look to earn victory for a third time at the ROVAL and add five playoff points to his overall total. His last win at the facility came in 2020. Larson is the defending winner.
Meanwhile, Alex Bowman will look to earn his second career road course win with a trip to victory lane on Sunday. And the ROVAL would be a fitting spot, seeing as Bowman has five top-10 finishes in six starts.
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Also on track will be Corey Day in the No. 17 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. And don't miss the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series' first ever race at the ROVAL on Friday afternoon.
Check out the full schedule below.
NASCAR schedule this weekend
Friday, Oct. 3
- 11 a.m. - Truck Series practice (FS2)
- 12:10 p.m. - Truck Series qualifying (FS2)
- 3:30 - Truck Series race (FS1)
Saturday, Oct. 4
- 11:30 a.m. - Xfinity Series practice (CW App)
- 12:40 p.m. - Xfinity Series qualifying (CW App)
- 2 - Cup Series practice (TruTV)
- 3:10 - Cup Series qualifying (TruTV)
- 5 - Xfinity Series race (CW)
Sunday, Oct. 5
- 3 p.m. - Cup Series race (USA Network)
Where is the NASCAR race this weekend?
The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series and NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series will compete at the Charlotte ROVAL this weekend.
Where is the Charlotte ROVAL?
The ROVAL is the road course layout of Charlotte Motor Speedway.
NASCAR playoff standings
| Driver | Points |
|---|---|
| 1. Chase Elliott | ADV (1 win) |
| 1. Ryan Blaney | ADV (1 win) |
| 3. Kyle Larson | +54 |
| 4. Denny Hamlin | +48 |
| 5. Christopher Bell | +44 |
| 6. William Byron | +40 |
| 7. Chase Briscoe | +21 |
| 8. Joey Logano | +13 |
| --------------- | ------ |
| 9. Ross Chastain | -13 |
| 10. Bubba Wallace | -26 |
| 11. Tyler Reddick | -29 |
| 12. Austin Cindric | -48 |