2018 Bank of America Roval 400
The 2018 Bank of America Roval 400 was a Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on September 30, 2018, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 109 laps on the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course, it was the 29th race of the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series season, third race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 16. This was the first race to use Charlotte's "Roval" road course layout.
| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 29 of 36 in the 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series | |||
| Date | September 30, 2018 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.28 mi (3.67 km) | ||
| Distance | 109 laps, 248.52 mi (400 km) | ||
| Average speed | 82.125 miles per hour (132.167 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Stewart-Haas Racing | ||
| Time | 76.805 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | |
| Laps | 47 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte, Dale Earnhardt Jr. (booth) and Parker Kligerman (on-track) | ||
| Nielsen Ratings | 1.95/1.99 (Overnight)[11] | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Nick Yeoman (1, 2 & 3), Mike Jaynes (4, 5 & 6), Doug Turnbull (7, 8 & 9), Pat Patterson (10, 11 & 12) and Rob Albright (13, 14 & 15) | ||
Report
Background
An aerial view of Charlotte Motor Speedway
For 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 2.28 miles (3.67 km) 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, 400 kilometres (250 mi).[12][13][14]
During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" designated chicanes 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 pace laps, nor will they be used during restarts.[15][16]
Entry list
First practice
Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 77.145 seconds and a speed of 106.397 mph (171.229 km/h).[17]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 77.145 | 106.397 |
| 2 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 77.156 | 106.382 |
| 3 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 77.345 | 106.122 |
| Official first practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Kurt Busch scored the pole position.
Kurt Busch scored the pole for the race with a time of 76.805 and a speed of 106.868 mph (171.987 km/h).[18]
Qualifying results
Practice (post-qualifying)
Second practice
Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 78.043 seconds and a speed of 105.173 mph (169.260 km/h).[19]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 78.043 | 105.173 |
| 2 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 78.200 | 104.962 |
| 3 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 78.262 | 104.878 |
| Official second practice results | ||||||
Final practice
Final practice
Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 77.730 seconds and a speed of 105.596 mph (169.940 km/h).[20]
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 77.730 | 105.596 |
| 2 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 78.118 | 105.072 |
| 3 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 78.175 | 104.995 |
| Official final practice results | ||||||
Race
Stage Results
Stage 1 Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 10 |
| 2 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 9 |
| 3 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 6 |
| 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 4 |
| 8 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 1 |
| Official stage one results | |||||
Kyle Larson leads during the second stage of the race
Stage 2 Laps: 25
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 10 |
| 2 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 9 |
| 3 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 8 |
| 4 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 7 |
| 5 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 6 |
| 6 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 5 |
| 7 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 4 |
| 8 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 3 |
| 9 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 2 |
| 10 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 0 |
| Official stage two results | |||||
Final Stage Results
Stage 3 Laps: 59
Ryan Blaney drives to the finish line in the opposite direction after winning the 2018 Bank of America 400.
| Pos | Grid | No | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 109 | 51 |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 35 |
| 3 | 7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 48 |
| 4 | 3 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 38 |
| 5 | 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 49 |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 42 |
| 7 | 2 | 47 | A. J. Allmendinger | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 33 |
| 8 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 43 |
| 9 | 19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 28 |
| 10 | 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Team Penske | Ford | 109 | 34 |
| 11 | 29 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 26 |
| 12 | 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 25 |
| 13 | 28 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Go Fas Racing | Ford | 109 | 24 |
| 14 | 13 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr. | Furniture Row Racing | Toyota | 109 | 30 |
| 15 | 32 | 95 | Regan Smith | Leavine Family Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 22 |
| 16 | 30 | 38 | David Ragan | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 109 | 21 |
| 17 | 10 | 37 | Chris Buescher | JTG Daugherty Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 20 |
| 18 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Front Row Motorsports | Ford | 109 | 19 |
| 19 | 20 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 109 | 18 |
| 20 | 33 | 72 | Cole Whitt | TriStar Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 17 |
| 21 | 17 | 19 | Daniel Suárez | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 109 | 16 |
| 22 | 26 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Germain Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 15 |
| 23 | 11 | 8 | Daniel Hemric (i) | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 |
| 24 | 35 | 7 | Ross Chastain (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 0 |
| 25 | 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 24 |
| 26 | 37 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Gaunt Brothers Racing | Toyota | 109 | 11 |
| 27 | 31 | 15 | Justin Marks (i) | Premium Motorsports | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 |
| 28 | 36 | 23 | J. J. Yeley (i) | BK Racing | Toyota | 108 | 0 |
| 29 | 38 | 00 | Landon Cassill (i) | StarCom Racing | Chevrolet | 108 | 0 |
| 30 | 12 | 20 | Erik Jones | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 108 | 7 |
| 31 | 25 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Team Penske | Ford | 103 | 6 |
| 32 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 103 | 9 |
| 33 | 22 | 21 | Paul Menard | Wood Brothers Racing | Ford | 103 | 4 |
| 34 | 21 | 24 | William Byron (R) | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 103 | 3 |
| 35 | 16 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 103 | 2 |
| 36 | 34 | 43 | Darrell Wallace Jr. (R) | Richard Petty Motorsports | Chevrolet | 103 | 1 |
| 37 | 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Roush Fenway Racing | Ford | 100 | 1 |
| 38 | 40 | 66 | Timmy Hill (i) | MBM Motorsports | Toyota | 70 | 0 |
| 39 | 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Richard Childress Racing | Chevrolet | 65 | 5 |
| 40 | 39 | 51 | Stanton Barrett | Rick Ware Racing | Ford | 11 | 1 |
| Official race results | |||||||
Race statistics
- Lead changes: 8 among different drivers
- Cautions/Laps: 8 for 16
- Red flags: 1 for 14 minutes and 27 seconds
- Time of race: 3 hours, 1 minute and 34 seconds
- Average speed: 82.125 miles per hour (132.167 km/h)
Media
Television
NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race. Parker Kligerman called from different locations around the 17-turn ROVAL. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.
| NBC | |
|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen Color-commentator: Jeff Burton Color-commentator: Steve Letarte Color-commentator: Dale Earnhardt Jr. On-Track Analyst: Parker Kligerman | Dave Burns Marty Snider Kelli Stavast |
Radio
The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.
| PRN | ||
|---|---|---|
| Booth announcers | Turn announcers | Pit reporters |
| Lead announcer: Doug Rice Announcer: Mark Garrow | Turns 1, 2 & 3: Nick Yeoman Turns 4, 5 & 6: Mark Jaynes Turns 7, 8 & 9: Doug Turnbull Turns 10, 11 & 12: Pat Patterson Turns 13, 14 & 15: Rob Albright | Brad Gillie Brett McMillan Jim Noble Wendy Venturini |
Standings after the race
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- "2018 schedule". Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. May 5, 2017. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- "Charlotte Motor Speedway". NASCAR.com. NASCAR Media Group, LLC. January 3, 2013. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
- "Entry List". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 24, 2018. Retrieved September 24, 2018.
- "First Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Starting Lineup". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- "Second Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- "Final Practice Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- "Bank of America Roval 400 Results". MRN.com. Motor Racing Network. September 30, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
- "Points standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- "Manufacturer standings" (PDF). Jayski.com. Jayski's Silly Season Site. October 1, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- "Charlotte final TV ratings". Jayski's Silly Season Site. ESPN. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
- "New layout for Charlotte Motor Speedway road course". NASCAR.com. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- "Everything to know for Sunday's race on the Charlotte roval". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- "NASCAR Cup race on Charlotte Roval to see length reduced". Retrieved July 8, 2018.
- "No more shortcut: NASCAR's Roval tests to resume on course altered to stop 'cheating'". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- "Charlotte road course 101: What you need to know". NASCAR.com. 2018-09-26. Retrieved 2018-09-28.
- Utter, Jim (September 28, 2018). "Kyle Busch tops incident-filled Roval practice at Charlotte". Motorsport.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- Reed, Steve (September 28, 2018). "Kurt Busch wins pole for playoff race at Charlotte's 'roval'". Associated Press. Charlotte, North Carolina: AP Sports. Associated Press. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
- Utter, Jim (September 29, 2018). "Jimmie Johnson fastest as big incidents slow second Roval practice". Motorsport.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- Utter, Jim (September 29, 2018). "Brad Keselowski goes fastest in final Roval practice, then wrecks". Motorsport.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
External links
Media related to 2018 Bank of America Roval 400 at Wikimedia Commons
| Previous race: 2018 Federated Auto Parts 400 |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series 2018 season |
Next race: 2018 Gander Outdoors 400 (Dover) |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.