With one Round of 12 event remaining, the NASCAR Cup Series playoff field is coming into focus, top to bottom.
Ryan Blaney, who won a photo finish at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday, and William Byron, who won at Texas Motor Speedway on Sept. 24, have qualified for the third round.
Blaney, who has nine career wins, could be one of the new frontrunners for winning his first Cup title. He also claimed the Stage 1 victory Sunday.
Denny Hamlin rallied from a pit-road speeding penalty and running a lap down to eventually earn a P3 after runner-up Kevin Harvick was disqualified during post-race inspection. The No. 3-ranked driver in the playoff standings, Hamlin secured consecutive top-fives.
At the other end of the postseason spectrum, Brad Keselowski sits two points ahead of Tyler Reddick for the Round of 8 cutoff entering Sunday’s Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. Bubba Wallace is nine points behind and Ross Chastain 10.
Kyle Busch is 26 points in the hole and likely will need a win to advance.
PHOTO FINISH at @Talladega!
Ryan @Blaney beats Kevin Harvick by 0.012 seconds. #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/4UAx7T8NAK
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 1, 2023
NASCAR Weekend Schedule
Here is a list of NASCAR’s events this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (All Times ET):
Saturday
- 10 a.m.: Xfinity Series practice
- 10:30 a.m.: Xfinity Series qualifying
- Noon: Cup Series practice
- 1 p.m.: Cup Series qualifying
- 3 p.m.: Xfinity Series Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BCBS race
Sunday
- 2 p.m.: Bank of America ROVAL 400 race
Where every turn matters. 💯 #BofAROVAL | #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/ZiAMipzQYd
— Charlotte Motor Speedway (@CLTMotorSpdwy) October 1, 2023
NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 Entry List
Entry, Driver, Team, Car No.
- 1, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing, No. 1 Chevrolet
- 2, Austin Cindric, Team Penske, No. 2 Ford
- 3, Austin Dillon, Richard Childress Racing, No. 3 Chevrolet
- 4, Kevin Harvick, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 4 Ford
- 5, Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 5 Chevrolet
- 6, Brad Keselowski, RFK Racing, No. 6 Ford
- 7, Corey LaJoie, Spire Motorsports, No. 7 Chevrolet
- 8, Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing, No. 8 Chevrolet
- 9, Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 9 Chevrolet
- 10, Aric Almirola, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 10 Ford
- 11, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 11 Toyota
- 12, Ryan Blaney, Team Penske, No. 12 Ford
- 13, Chase Briscoe, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 14 Ford
- 14, Andy Lally, Rick Ware Racing, No. 15 Ford
- 15, AJ Allmendinger, Kaulig Racing, No. 16 Chevrolet
- 16, Chris Buescher, RFK Racing, No. 17 Ford
- 17, Martin Truex Jr., Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 19 Toyota
- 18, Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 20 Toyota
- 19, Harrison Burton, Wood Brothers Racing, No. 21 Ford
- 20, Joey Logano, Team Penske, No. 22 Ford
- 21, Bubba Wallace, 23XI Racing, No. 23 Toyota
- 22, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 24 Chevrolet
- 23, Justin Haley, Kaulig Racing, No. 31 Chevrolet
- 24, Michael McDowell, Front Row Motorsports, 34 Ford
- 25, Zane Smith, Front Row Motorsports, No. 38 Ford
- 26, Ryan Preece, Stewart-Haas Racing, No. 41 Ford
- 27, Mike Rockenfeller, Legacy Motor Club, No. 42 Chevrolet
- 28, Erik Jones, Legacy Motor Club, No. 43 Chevrolet
- 29, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing, No.45 Toyota
- 30, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., JTG Daugherty Racing, No. 47 Chevrolet
- 31, Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, No. 48 Chevrolet
- 32, JJ Yeley, Rick Ware Racing, No. 51 Ford
- 33, Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing, No. 54 Toyota
- 34, Austin Hill, Spire Motorsports, No. 62 Chevrolet
- 35, Ty Dillon, Spire Motorsports, No. 77 Chevrolet
- 36, Josh Bilicki, Live Fast Motorsports, No. 78 Chevrolet
- 37, Daniel Suárez, Trackhouse Racing, No. 99 Chevrolet
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— SRWRadio (@SRWRadio) September 27, 2023
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