NASCAR Charlotte ROVAL results: Kyle Larson second, Chase Elliott eighth to close Round of 12

CONCORD, N.C. - Kyle Larson and the No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet team gave it everything they had at the Charlotte ROVAL on Sunday. 

And they'll need more of that kind of effort over the next three weeks. 

On Sunday, it was good enough for a runner-up finish after giving eventual-winner and road-course ace, Shane van Gisbergen, all he could handle. Larson led on four occasions for a total of 27 laps and went back and forth with SVG throughout stage three. 

Most importantly, however, it was more than enough to get Larson through to the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 where he'll be joined by, among others, Hendrick Motorsports teammates William Byron and Chase Elliott. Larson and Byron are currently tied for third, four points above the cutline with races at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Talladega Superspeedway and Martinsville Speedway ahead. 

Elliott had already clinched his spot in the Round of 8 with a victory at Kansas Speedway last week. With nothing to lose, the No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet team used a bit of a different strategy and Elliott had enough speed to power his way up to the eighth position. 

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"We were trying to do something different on the strategy front. Unfortunately, never really went our way," Elliott said. "I thought our pace was actually respectable. To get restart, you know, in the mid-20s there behind 20th place on a couple of occasions and get back inside the top 10, I feel like we were decent."

Elliott will begin the next round of the postseason 14 points under the cutline in a tie for sixth. 

Aided by some last-lap chaos as other drivers shuffled for points position, Byron landed just short of the top 10, finishing 11th. The regular season points champion competed in a special paint scheme on his No. 24 Valvoline/Blood Cancer United Chevy on Sunday, one designed by pediatric cancer patients.

The Round of 8 will begin next week at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Green flag is set for 5:30 p.m. on Sunday and will air on USA Network. 

Here's a look at full results from the Charlotte ROVAL as well as the Round of 8 standings: 

Who won the NASCAR race on Sunday? 

1. Shane van Gisbergen, No. 88
2. Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet
3. Christopher Bell, No. 20
4. Chris Buescher, No. 17
5. Michael McDowell, No. 71
6. Ryan Preece, No. 60
7. Daniel Suarez, No. 99
8. Chase Elliott, No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet
9. AJ Allmendinger, No. 16
10. Tyler Reddick, No. 45
11. William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline/Blood Cancer United Chevrolet
12. Ty Gibbs, No. 54
13. Ryan Blaney, No. 12
14. Chase Briscoe, No. 19
15. Bubba Wallace, No. 23
16. Josh Berry, No. 21
17. Todd Gilliland, No. 34
18. Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Chevrolet
19. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47
20. Joey Logano, No. 22
21. Ross Chastain, No. 1
22. Cole Custer, No. 41
23. Denny Hamlin, No. 11
24. Zane Smith, No. 38
25. Justin Haley, No. 7
26. John Hunter Nemechek, No. 42
27. Ty Dillon, No. 10
28. Noah Gragson, No. 4
29. Carson Hocevar, No. 77
30. Erik Jones, No. 43
31. Austin Dillon, No. 3
32. Josh Bilicki, No. 66
33. Cody Ware, No. 51
34. Kyle Busch, No. 8
35. Brad Keselowski, No. 6
36. Austin Cindric, No. 2
37. Riley Herbst, No. 35

NASCAR Cup points standings