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Kyle Larson dominates at Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval; Round of 8 field set
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CONCORD, N.C. — Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 was as much about Tyler Reddick’s heroic drive into the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs as it was about Kyle Larson’s continued domination of elimination races.
As Larson cruised to his second playoff victory this season — and his second in an elimination race — Reddick charged forward from 26th after a Lap 84 restart and clawed his way to 11th — good enough to provisionally knock two-time series champion Joey Logano out of the playoffs by four points. Logano’s exit was temporary, however.
In post-race inspection, Alex Bowman’s Chevrolet failed NASCAR’s weight requirement and was disqualified, knocking the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet below the elimination line and restoring Logano to the Round of 8.
Mirroring his rout in the final Round of 16 event at Bristol Motor Speedway, Larson grabbed the lead for the restart of Stage 2 and stayed out front for 62 of the final 82 laps at the 2.28-mile, 17-turn Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
The driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet crossed the finish line 1.511 seconds ahead of Christopher Bell, the only driver who could stay in the same zip code with the race winner. Third-place William Byron was 8.965 seconds behind at the finish.
With his sixth victory of the season, his second at the Roval and the 29th of his career, Larson led two other Hendrick teammates into the final eight — Byron and fifth-place finisher Chase Elliott.
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Lucky Dog Racing Bank of America ROVAL 400 Top 5 Finishers
1. Stephen DiCaprio
2. Rodney Webb
3. Shane Burton
4. Dave Smith
5. Lou Demian
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Lucky Dog Racing's 2023 LROC team
Jack Thesier - Cup Series Champion
Jay Smogolski - Xfinity Series 3rd Place Finisher
Brian Blair - Truck Series Champion
Terry Smith - Driver Group Game Champion
Mathew Steinfels - Streak To The Finish Champion
Randy Cook - SRX Series Champion
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2024 Driver Group Top 5 Standings
2024 Current Standings
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Rank
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Team |
Total Pts |
| 1. |
FireBall Motorsports |
6640 |
| 2. |
Nascarmomma |
6307 |
| 3. |
Chuck L. Head |
6231 |
| 4. |
Dunesandnascar |
6219 |
| 5. |
Intimidator Racing |
6195 |
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Lucky Dog Racing's Streak to the Finish takes place in our Facebook group. Here's how to play... Pick a top 10 driver each week to keep your streak going! Sound easy? Not so fast.... you can only choose a driver once per streak. You receive points depending on how your driver finishes and your current streak. If you score the most points out of all players, you can receive a special award on your driver page and a $25.00 gift certificate to Amazon.com
The Streak to the Finish game is maintained by Stephen DiCaprio
2024 Top 5 Streak To The Finish Driver Standings
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Name
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Rank |
Total Points |
Current Cup Streak |
Current Xfinity Streak |
Current Truck Streak |
| David Baartman |
1. |
990 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| Lou Demian |
2. |
819 |
2 |
7 |
2 |
| John Smogolski |
3. |
812 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Matt Steinfels |
4. |
786 |
1 |
9 |
1 |
| Al Allison |
5. |
768 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
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