The 2024 Bank of America Roval 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on October 13, 2024, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 109 laps on the road course, it was the 32nd race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth race of the Playoffs, and the final race of the Round of 12. Kyle Larson won the race. Christopher Bell finished 2nd, and William Byron finished 3rd. Austin Cindric and Chase Elliott rounded out the top five, and A. J. Allmendinger, Shane van Gisbergen, Joey Logano, Bubba Wallace, and Ryan Blaney rounded out the top ten.
Originally, Joey Logano failed to make the Round of 8, however, Alex Bowman later failed post race inspection, relegating him to last place. Due to Bowman's points standings after the disqualification, Logano advanced into the Round of 8.
This race marked the final playoff appearance for Stewart–Haas Racing.
Report
Background
Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, .
During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.
If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit.
On May 26, 2024, it was announced that the Charlotte Roval would get a redesign, featuring an updated infield road course which includes an extension of the straightaway after turn 5, a new turn 6, and a sharper hairpin for turn 7, in addition the apex for turn 16 on the final chicane was made tighter.
Entry list (R) denotes rookie driver. (P) denotes playoff driver. (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
Driver Team Manufacturer 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 13 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 99 Daniel Suárez (P) Trackhouse Racing ChevroletOfficial entry list
Practice Shane van Gisbergen was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 83.242 seconds and a speed of .
Practice results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Time 1 13 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 83.242 98.604 2 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 83.463 98.343 3 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 83.496 98.304Official practice results
Qualifying Shane van Gisbergen scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:22.704 and a speed of .
Qualifying results Pos Driver Team Manufacturer 1 13 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:22.697 1:22.704 2 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:22.715 1:22.761 3 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:23.208 1:23.015 4 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 1:23.215 1:23.166 5 2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 1:22.952 1:23.262 6 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.930 1:23.330 7 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.051 1:23.424 8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 1:23.169 1:23.465 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 1:23.083 1:23.568 10 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.955 1:23.614 11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:23.214 — 12 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:23.241 — 13 99 Daniel Suárez (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:23.367 — 14 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 1:23.360 — 15 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:23.367 — 16 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:23.519 — 17 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.370 — 18 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:23.607 — 19 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:23.434 — 20 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.722 — 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:23.495 — 22 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:23.747 — 23 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.646 — 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:23.820 — 25 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:23.766 — 26 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:23.897 — 27 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:23.823 — 28 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:23.964 — 29 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 1:23.961 — 30 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:24.058 — 31 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:23.968 — 32 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:24.133 — 33 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:23.997 — 34 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:24.415 — 35 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 1:24.043 — 36 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:24.558 — 37 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 1:24.172 — 38 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 1:26.163 —Official qualifying results
Race
Race results
Stage results
Stage One Laps: 25
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 102 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 93 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 75 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 66 13 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 07 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 48 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 09 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 210 2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 1Official stage one results
Stage Two Laps: 25
Pos Driver Team Manufacturer Points1 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 02 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 93 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 84 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 75 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 66 2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 57 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 48 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 39 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 210 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1Official stage two results
Final Stage results
Stage Three Laps: 59
Pos Grid Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points1 6 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 482 12 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 353 10 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 344 5 2 Austin Cindric (P) Team Penske Ford 109 395 7 9 Chase Elliott (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 486 3 16 A. J. Allmendinger (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 109 07 1 13 Shane van Gisbergen (i) Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 109 08 4 22 Joey Logano (P) Team Penske Ford 109 479 9 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing Toyota 109 3510 14 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 109 4011 2 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 109 3612 20 77 Carson Hocevar (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 109 2513 11 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109 2714 18 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 2415 21 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 109 2616 24 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 109 2117 29 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing Ford 109 2018 15 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports Ford 109 1919 23 71 Zane Smith (R) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 109 1820 26 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 109 1721 30 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 1622 36 4 Josh Berry (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 1523 8 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing Ford 109 1624 27 31 Daniel Hemric Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 109 1325 34 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 1226 33 7 Justin Haley Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 109 1127 31 15 Kaz Grala (R) Rick Ware Racing Ford 109 1028 16 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 109 929 38 66 Josh Bilicki (i) Power Source Ford 109 030 13 99 Daniel Suárez (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 108 731 32 10 Noah Gragson Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 108 632 22 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 107 533 37 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Toyota 56 434 35 42 John Hunter Nemechek Legacy Motor Club Toyota 55 335 19 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 54 636 25 14 Chase Briscoe (P) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 41 137 28 51 Corey LaJoie Rick Ware Racing Ford 3 1DSQ 17 48 Alex Bowman (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 1Official race results
Race statistics Lead changes: 7 among 6 different drivers Cautions/Laps: 5 for 13 Red flags: 0 Time of race: 3 hours, 0 minutes, and 3 seconds Average speed:
Media
Television NBC covered the race on the television side. Leigh Diffey, Jeff Burton, and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth. Dave Burns, Kim Coon, and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.
NBCBooth announcersPit reporters Lap-by-lap: Leigh DiffeyColor-commentator: Jeff BurtonColor-commentator: Steve Letarte Dave BurnsKim CoonMarty Snider
Radio The race was broadcast on radio by the Performance Racing Network and simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio. Doug Rice and Mark Garrow called the race from the booth when the field raced down the front straightaway. IMS Radio's Nick Yeoman was assigned the entrance to the road course and into the Bank of America bridge (Turns 1–3). Voice of the Indianapolis 500 Mark Jaynes was assigned the action from the Bank of America bridge to the middle of the infield section. Doug Turnbull called the action exiting in infield into the oval Turn 1 banking (Turns 7–9). Pat Patterson called the action on the backstretch and into the bus stop. Rob Albright was assigned to the oval Turn 3-4 end. (Turns 13–15). On pit road, PRN was manned by Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Alan Cavanna, and Wendy Venturini.