2023 Bank of America Roval 400

The 2023 Bank of America Roval 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 8, 2023, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It was contested over 109 laps on the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course. It was the 32nd race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12. It was won by A. J. Allmendinger. This was the last race with the old roval configuration, as Charlotte Motor Speedway announced before the 2024 Coca-Cola 600 that the roval would get a redesign for 2024.[10]

2023 Bank of America Roval 400
Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Race 32 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
Roval (2018–2023)
Roval (2018–2023)
Date October 8, 2023 (2023-10-08)
Location Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
Course Permanent racing facility
2.280 mi (3.669 km)
Distance 109 laps, 248.52 mi (400 km)
Average speed 81.596 miles per hour (131.316 km/h)
Pole position
Driver 23XI Racing
Time 1:21.214
Most laps led
Driver A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Laps 46
Winner
No. 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing
Television in the United States
Network NBC
Announcers Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte
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)

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Background

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An aerial view of Charlotte Motor Speedway

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 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).[11][12][13]

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. [14][15]

Entry list

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  • (R) denotes rookie driver.
  • (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
  • (P) denotes playoff driver.
  • (OP) denotes owner’s playoffs car.
No. Driver Team Manufacturer
1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford
3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford
7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
8 Kyle Busch (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet
9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford
14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
15 Andy Lally (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford
16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford
19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford
22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford
23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota
24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet
34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford
38 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford
41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford
42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet
45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota
47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet
48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet
51 Todd Gilliland Rick Ware Racing Ford
54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota
62 Austin Hill (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet
77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet
78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet
99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet
Official entry list

Practice

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Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:21.646 seconds and a speed of 102.295 mph (164.628 km/h).[16]

Practice results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer Time Speed
1 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:21.646 102.295
2 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:21.714 102.210
3 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:21.833 102.062
Official practice results

Qualifying

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Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:21.214 and a speed of 102.839 mph (165.503 km/h).[17]

Qualifying results

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Pos No. Driver Team Manufacturer R1 R2
1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:20.925 1:21.214
2 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:21.186 1:21.328
3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:21.341 1:21.401
4 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 1:21.167 1:21.428
5 8 Kyle Busch (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:20.964 1:21.488
6 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:20.856 1:21.600
7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 1:21.384 1:21.720
8 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:20.897 1:21.722
9 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:21.023 0.000
10 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:21.159 0.000
11 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 1:21.178
12 1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 1:21.221
13 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:21.399
14 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.608
15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1:21.611
16 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1:21.632
17 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 1:21.659
18 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:21.702
19 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 1:21.707
20 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 1:21.790
21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:21.800
22 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:21.892
23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1:21.970
24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.003
25 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1:22.024
26 42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 1:22.036
27 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.086
28 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 1:22.103
29 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 1:22.156
30 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 1:22.184
31 51 Todd Gilliland Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:22.357
32 62 Austin Hill (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 1:22.529
33 38 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 1:22.578
34 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 1:22.589
35 15 Andy Lally (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 1:22.859
36 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000
37 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 0.000
Official qualifying results

Race

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The race was won by AJ Allmendinger after there were five restarts following caution periods in the final thirty-one laps. This marked Allmendinger’s third career Cup Series victory, as well as the second Cup Series victory for Kaulig Racing.[18]

Race results

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Stage results

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Stage One Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 10
2 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 9
3 1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 8
4 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 7
5 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 6
6 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 5
7 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 4
8 8 Kyle Busch (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 3
9 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 2
10 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage one results

Stage Two Laps: 25

Pos No Driver Team Manufacturer Points
1 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 10
2 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 9
3 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 8
4 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 7
5 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 6
6 1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 5
7 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 4
8 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 3
9 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 2
10 8 Kyle Busch (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 1
Official stage two results

Final Stage results

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Stage Three Laps: 59

Pos Grid No Driver Team Manufacturer Laps Points
1 6 16 A. J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 109 41
2 14 24 William Byron (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 35
3 5 8 Kyle Busch (P) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109 38
4 10 54 Ty Gibbs (R) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 35
5 7 22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 109 32
6 1 45 Tyler Reddick (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 109 48
7 20 17 Chris Buescher (P) RFK Racing Ford 109 30
8 16 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 29
9 8 9 Chase Elliott (OP) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 42
10 12 1 Ross Chastain (P) Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 109 40
11 18 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 26
12 17 12 Ryan Blaney (P) Team Penske Ford 109 25
13 36 5 Kyle Larson (P) Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 30
14 15 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109 23
15 2 20 Christopher Bell (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 37
16 4 23 Bubba Wallace (P) 23XI Racing Toyota 109 34
17 24 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 109 20
18 19 6 Brad Keselowski (P) RFK Racing Ford 109 19
19 22 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 18
20 11 19 Martin Truex Jr. (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109 27
21 21 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 16
22 25 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing Chevrolet 109 15
23 31 51 Todd Gilliland Rick Ware Racing Ford 109 14
24 30 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing Ford 109 13
25 28 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske Ford 109 12
26 27 78 Josh Bilicki (i) Live Fast Motorsports Chevrolet 109 0
27 32 62 Austin Hill (i) Beard Motorsports Chevrolet 109 0
28 29 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109 9
29 26 42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 109 8
30 33 38 Zane Smith (i) Front Row Motorsports Ford 109 0
31 37 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 109 6
32 13 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 109 7
33 3 99 Daniel Suárez Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet 109 9
34 34 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 96 3
35 35 15 Andy Lally (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 84 0
36 23 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club Chevrolet 79 1
37 9 11 Denny Hamlin (P) Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 76 9
Official race results

Race statistics

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  • Lead changes: 7 among 6 different drivers
  • Cautions/Laps: 7 for 18 laps
  • Red flags: 0
  • Time of race: 3 hours, 5 minutes, and 57 seconds
  • Average speed: 81.596 miles per hour (131.316 km/h)

Media

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Television

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NBC Sports covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte called the race from the broadcast booth, Dale Earnhardt Jr was due to call the race with them but was absent from a fever. Dave Burns, Kim Coon and Marty Snider handled the pit road duties from pit lane.

NBC
Booth announcers Pit reporters
Lap-by-lap: Rick Allen
Color-commentator: Jeff Burton
Color-commentator: Steve Letarte
Dave Burns
Kim Coon
Marty Snider

Radio

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The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was also simulcasted 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). Brad Gillie, Brett McMillan, Alan Cavanna, and Wendy Venturini had the call from the pit area for PRN.

PRN
Booth announcers Turn announcers Pit reporters
Lead announcer: Doug Rice
Announcer: Mark Garrow
Infield entrance: Nick Yeoman
Middle of Infield: Mark Jaynes
Exit of Infield: Doug Turnbull
Oval 2 to Bus Stop Pat Patterson
Oval 3/4: Rob Albright
Brad Gillie
Brett McMillan
Alan Cavanna
Wendy Venturini

Standings after the race

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References

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  16. ^ Utter, Jim (October 7, 2023). "Bubba Wallace fastest in Roval Cup practice; Larson wrecks". Motorsport.com. Charlotte, North Carolina: Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
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