Nearly three hours after Kyle Larson’s victory at Charlotte Motor Speedway, the NASCAR Cup Playoffs took a dramatic turn as Roval tried to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals. Alex Bowman, who finished 18th and won Stage 2, took the top spot. Chevrolet no. 48 failed post-race inspection and was disqualified. Bowman fell to last place, gaining one point for 38th. As a result of the violation, he lost 28 points, dropping his points from 6th to 9th.
In the drivers’ standings, Joey Logano regained his championship lead, moving from 9th to 8th with three laps to go. In the drivers’ standings, Bowman’s ’48 No. Chevy fell to ninth, and Tyler Reddick’s No. 45 Toyota dropped to 8th and last place in the 8th round.
Charlotte Roval’s latest review is as follows:
1. Kyle Larson
2. Christopher Bell
3. William Byron
4. Austin Cindric
5. Chase Elliott
6. A.J. Allmendinger
7. Shane Van Gisbergen
8. Joey Logano
9. Bubba Wallace
10. Ryan Blaney
11. Tyler Reddick
12. Carson Hocevar
13. Kyle Busch
14. Denny Hamlin
15. Michael McDowell
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
17. Chris Buescher
18. Todd Gilliland
19. Zane Smith
20. Harrison Burton
21. Martin Truex Jr.
22. Josh Berry
23. Brad Keselowski
24. Daniel Hemric
25. Ryan Preece
26. Justin Haley
27. Kaz Grala
28. Ross Chastain
29. Josh Bilicki
30. Daniel Suarez
31. Noah Gragson
32. Austin Dillon
33. Erik Jones
34. John Hunter Nemechek
35. Ty Gibbs
36. Chase Briscoe
37. Corey LaJoie
38. Alex Bowman
