Pit Stops

Bank of America ROVAL 400

Sunday, October 8th, 2023

Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, NC

  • 17 Chevrolet
  • 14 Ford
  • 6 Toyota

  • Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • Bank of America ROVAL 400
  • Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Tyler Reddick
  • Age: 27
  • Team : No. 45 - Jordan Brand Toyota
  • Owner: Michael Jordan
  • Crew Chief: Billy Scott
  • Tyler Reddick won the Pole Award for the Bank of America ROVAL 400 with a lap of 81.214 seconds, 102.839 mph.
  • This is his sixth pole in 142 NASCAR Cup Series races.
  • This is his second pole and 19th top-10 start in 2023.
  • This is his first pole in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Christopher Bell (second) posted his 21st top-10 start of 2023 and his third in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Daniel Suarez (third) posted his second top-10 start at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 11th in 32 races this season.
  • Ty Gibbs (10th) was the fastest qualifying rookie.

  • Sunday, October 8th, 2023
  • NASCAR Wire Service - Reid Spencer
Allmendinger grabs emotional win in Charlotte Road Course elimination race

Road course aficionado AJ Allmendinger stole some thunder from the NASCAR Cup Series Playoff drivers with a convincing victory in Sunday’s Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.

Driving the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, Allmendinger led twice for a race-high 46 laps, including the last 33, and beat runner-up William Byron to the finish line by 0.666 seconds to win his first Cup race of the season, his first at the Charlotte Road Course and the third of his Cup Series career—all on road courses.

Kyle Busch finished third at the 2.32-mile, 17-turn circuit, two spots short of the win he need to advance to the Playoffs’ Round of 8. Joining Busch on the Playoff elimination list were Ross Chastain (who finished 10th), Bubba Wallace (16th) and Brad Keselowski (18th).

Allmendinger took the lead for the final time when Ryan Blaney pitted from the top spot on Lap 77, under caution for a wreck in the frontstretch chicane involving Denny Hamlin, Ty Dillon and Mike Rockenfeller.

The 41-year-old from Los Gatos, Calif., survived four more cautions and four more restarts before he completed what he termed “the drive of my life.”

Allmendinger was weeping during the cool-down lap and teared up in his post-race interview.

“Ihate crying right now, but it’s a freaking Cup race, man,” he said. “You don’t know when it’s ever going to happen again…

“This is why you do it. This is the only reason you do it. You fight. All the blood, sweat, tears, everybody at Kaulig Racing has just been such… I’d say a down year, but up-and-down year. It’s our second year in the Cup Series.”

Byron and Ryan Blaney already had advanced to the Round of 8 in the Playoffs by virtue of their respective victories at Texas and Talladega.

Joining them in the next round, which starts next Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, are Tyler Reddick (who ran sixth from the pole on Sunday), Denny Hamlin (37th), Christopher Bell (15th), Chris Buescher (seventh), Kyle Larson (who started from the rear in a backup car and finished 13th) and Martin Truex Jr. (20th).

The regular-season champion, Truex, claimed the final berth in the Round of 8 by 12 points over Chastain, the first driver out.

Ill-fortune that befell Chase Elliott near the end of Stage 2 facilitated Allmendinger’s victory. Just as Elliott, the race leader, was approaching pit road to “short” the stage, BJ McLeod’s spin in Turn 4 caused the second of seven cautions and forced NASCAR to close pit road.

Elliott steered back to the racing surface and won the stage but lost critical track position after pitting during the stage break and never regained it. He finished ninth behind Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman.

Ty Gibbs came home fourth, followed by Joey Logano.

After a strong run from start to finish, Busch was philosophical about his exit from the Playoffs.

“The guys gave me a great piece today,” he said. “The Lenovo Camaro was pretty fast, just lacked a little bit on the long run, just didn’t quite have the feel of the tire that I was really looking for to be able to turn into the corners and to be able to drive out of the corners and keep pace with the front two there at the end.

“But overall, this ride is on me anyways. The first two weeks of this round were obviously not very good, and we didn’t score any points. That’s where it’s at. That’s where it lies. Texas, Talladega, just not being able to execute and do a good job when points were on the line.”

  • Drivers Entered: 37
  • Laps Scheduled: 109
  • Margin of Victory: 0.666 Seconds
  • Time of Race: 3 Hours 5 Minutes 57 Seconds
  • Average Speed: 81.596
  • Cautions: 7 for 18 laps
  • Lead Changes: 7
  • Green Flag Passes: 3,165 (34.8 passes per green flag lap)

  • Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
  • Bank of America ROVAL 400
  • Race Winner: AJ Allmendinger
  • Age: 41
  • Team : No. 16 - Celsius Chevrolet
  • Owner: Matthew Kaulig
  • Crew Chief: Matt Swiderski
  • AJ Allmendinger won the Bank of America ROVAL 400, his third victory in 426 Cup Series races.
  • This is his first victory and sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • This is his first victory and third top-10 finish in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his sixth top-10 finish in 2023.
  • AJ Allmendinger (third) posted his third top-10 finish in four races at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
  • Ty Gibbs (fourth) was the highest finishing rookie.
  • William Byron leads the point standings by 54 points over Denny Hamlin.
Alex Bowman, Ty Gibbs, and Daniel Suarez pit
Concord, North Carolina - October 8, 2023 : Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Interstate Batteries All Battery Center Toyota, and Daniel Suarez, driver of the #99 Aguas Frescas Chevrolet, pit during the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
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Pit Stop Summary Report

Summary of each driver's pit stop during the race. Detailed Report is below the Summary Report.

Average Driver and Crew Pit Stop Time
Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Pit Stop Summary
DRIVER ST FIN STATUS # STOPS AVG DRV TIME DRV RNK AVG CREW TIME CREW RANK AVG TOT TIME TOT RNK FASTEST STOP SLOWEST STOP
Chase Elliott 8 9 Running 4 26.558 11 10.085 2 36.643 1 36.329 37.072
Ty Gibbs 10 4 Running 2 26.829 21 10.127 3 36.956 2 36.616 37.296
Christopher Bell 2 15 Running 3 26.446 7 10.577 7 37.024 3 36.674 37.326
Chris Buescher 20 7 Running 3 26.569 12 10.534 6 37.103 4 36.376 37.870
Brad Keselowski 19 18 Running 5 27.300 31 9.856 1 37.156 5 36.483 38.086
Alex Bowman 16 8 Running 3 26.710 17 10.466 5 37.176 6 36.926 37.322
Kyle Busch 5 3 Running 3 26.098 1 11.145 14 37.243 7 36.204 38.700
William Byron 14 2 Running 3 26.847 22 10.455 4 37.302 8 36.799 37.883
Tyler Reddick 1 6 Running 3 26.398 5 10.977 11 37.375 9 37.327 37.449
Ryan Blaney 17 12 Running 3 26.683 14 10.743 9 37.425 10 36.383 38.706
Aric Almirola 21 21 Running 3 26.395 4 11.089 12 37.484 11 37.081 37.695
Bubba Wallace 4 16 Running 4 26.556 10 10.961 10 37.517 12 36.533 38.844
Chase Briscoe 30 28 Running 3 26.262 3 11.300 16 37.562 13 36.266 38.262
Harrison Burton 31 24 Running 4 26.690 15 11.136 13 37.826 14 37.546 38.168
Joey Logano 7 5 Running 3 26.575 13 11.500 19 38.075 15 37.899 38.349
Kyle Larson 36 13 Running 2 27.539 33 10.660 8 38.199 16 37.420 38.977
Kevin Harvick 22 19 Running 3 26.427 6 11.989 23 38.416 17 37.132 39.866
Corey Lajoie 24 17 Running 5 27.256 30 11.171 15 38.427 18 36.419 40.194
Zane Smith 34 30 Running 4 27.188 27 11.386 18 38.574 19 37.831 39.610
Denny Hamlin 9 37 DVP 2 26.495 8 12.178 26 38.673 20 36.136 41.210
Martin Truex Jr 11 20 Running 4 26.253 2 12.496 27 38.748 21 37.251 40.832
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 27 34 Electrical 3 26.976 23 12.023 24 38.999 22 38.370 40.133
Ty Dillon 37 31 Running 3 27.704 35 11.311 17 39.015 23 37.414 41.352
Ross Chastain 12 10 Running 4 27.054 24 11.979 22 39.033 24 36.783 44.086
AJ Allmendinger 6 1 Running 3 27.120 26 12.156 25 39.277 25 38.477 39.737
Justin Haley 25 22 Running 4 26.750 19 12.579 28 39.329 26 37.384 43.147
Mike Rockenfeller 26 29 Running 4 27.663 34 11.904 21 39.567 27 39.056 40.227
Ryan Preece 18 11 Running 4 27.243 29 12.721 29 39.964 28 37.631 42.031
Austin Cindric 29 25 Running 4 27.103 25 13.005 30 40.107 29 37.953 42.797
Austin Hill 33 27 Running 3 27.231 28 13.513 31 40.745 30 39.447 41.663
Austin Dillon 15 14 Running 4 26.691 16 14.206 34 40.897 31 37.205 46.784
Michael McDowell 13 32 Running 3 26.824 20 14.181 33 41.004 32 36.867 47.048
Andy Lally 35 35 Accident 3 27.425 32 13.591 32 41.016 33 38.637 44.355
Todd Gilliland 32 23 Running 3 26.730 18 14.625 35 41.356 34 40.173 42.097
Daniel Suarez 3 33 Running 3 26.532 9 14.826 36 41.358 35 36.547 43.841
Josh Bilicki 28 26 Running 4 30.184 36 15.098 37 45.282 36 40.280 52.357
Erik Jones 23 36 Accident 3 98.965 37 11.756 20 110.721 37 36.737 258.009

Pit Stop Detailed Report

Each 2- and 4-wheel pit stop during the race.

Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Pit Stop Detail
DRIVER LDR LAP DRV LAP DRV TIME CREW TIME TOT TIME TYPE
AJ Allmendinger 43 43 27.166 11.311 38.477 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 70 70 26.937 12.679 39.616 4-wheel change
AJ Allmendinger 21 20 27.258 12.479 39.737 4-wheel change
Andy Lally 71 70 26.792 11.845 38.637 4-wheel change
Andy Lally 47 46 26.710 13.346 40.056 4-wheel change
Andy Lally 26 26 28.773 15.582 44.355 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 86 85 26.037 11.044 37.081 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 22 21 26.531 11.144 37.675 4-wheel change
Aric Almirola 71 70 26.617 11.078 37.695 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 67 66 26.673 9.810 36.483 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 26 26 26.658 9.876 36.534 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 43 42 27.079 9.576 36.655 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 85 85 27.812 10.210 38.022 4-wheel change
Brad Keselowski 95 94 28.276 9.810 38.086 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 22 21 26.260 9.876 36.136 4-wheel change
Denny Hamlin 50 50 26.730 14.480 41.210 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 21 20 26.554 11.345 37.899 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 43 42 26.700 11.278 37.978 4-wheel change
Joey Logano 70 70 26.471 11.878 38.349 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 35 34 26.422 10.710 37.132 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 21 20 26.472 11.778 38.250 4-wheel change
Kevin Harvick 71 70 26.386 13.480 39.866 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 21 20 26.060 10.144 36.204 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 43 42 26.114 10.711 36.825 4-wheel change
Kyle Busch 69 69 26.121 12.579 38.700 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 71 70 26.274 10.977 37.251 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 50 50 26.346 11.945 38.291 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 76 76 26.239 12.379 38.618 4-wheel change
Martin Truex Jr 26 26 26.151 14.681 40.832 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 21 20 26.190 10.677 36.867 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 77 76 27.486 11.612 39.098 4-wheel change
Michael McDowell 71 70 26.795 20.253 47.048 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 81 80 26.461 10.744 37.205 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 43 42 26.388 13.180 39.568 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 72 71 27.351 12.678 40.029 4-wheel change
Austin Dillon 17 16 26.564 20.220 46.784 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 27 25 27.026 11.344 38.370 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 86 84 26.949 11.545 38.494 4-wheel change
Ricky Stenhouse Jr 76 76 26.954 13.179 40.133 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 71 70 26.977 10.443 37.420 4-wheel change
Kyle Larson 50 50 28.101 10.876 38.977 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 22 21 26.783 10.143 36.926 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 44 43 26.670 10.610 37.280 4-wheel change
Alex Bowman 70 70 26.678 10.644 37.322 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 41 40 26.377 10.006 36.383 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 16 15 26.242 10.945 37.187 4-wheel change
Ryan Blaney 76 76 27.429 11.277 38.706 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 81 80 26.743 9.676 36.419 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 94 94 26.882 9.810 36.692 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 47 46 26.682 12.145 38.827 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 71 70 29.293 10.710 40.003 4-wheel change
Corey Lajoie 26 26 26.681 13.513 40.194 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 86 85 26.670 10.744 37.414 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 17 16 27.901 10.377 38.278 4-wheel change
Ty Dillon 76 76 28.540 12.812 41.352 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 76 76 26.553 9.776 36.329 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 21 20 26.640 9.810 36.450 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 50 50 26.644 10.077 36.721 4-wheel change
Chase Elliott 66 65 26.395 10.677 37.072 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 47 46 26.266 10.110 36.376 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 70 70 26.719 10.343 37.062 4-wheel change
Chris Buescher 21 20 26.722 11.148 37.870 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 46 45 26.460 10.277 36.737 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 70 69 26.507 10.911 37.418 4-wheel change
Erik Jones 80 79 243.928 14.081 258.009 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 47 46 26.687 10.944 37.631 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 71 70 27.865 12.145 40.010 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 20 19 27.036 13.146 40.182 4-wheel change
Ryan Preece 26 26 27.383 14.648 42.031 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 21 20 26.537 10.010 36.547 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 70 70 26.502 17.183 43.685 4-wheel change
Daniel Suarez 44 43 26.557 17.284 43.841 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 50 50 26.172 10.611 36.783 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 26 26 26.549 10.344 36.893 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 93 92 26.824 11.545 38.369 4-wheel change
Ross Chastain 72 71 28.671 15.415 44.086 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 50 50 26.123 10.410 36.533 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 89 88 26.435 10.577 37.012 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 26 26 26.766 10.911 37.677 4-wheel change
Bubba Wallace 71 70 26.899 11.945 38.844 4-wheel change
William Byron 43 42 26.522 10.277 36.799 4-wheel change
William Byron 21 20 27.047 10.177 37.224 4-wheel change
William Byron 70 70 26.972 10.911 37.883 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 47 46 27.267 13.013 40.280 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 94 94 28.081 13.380 41.461 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 22 21 28.044 18.985 47.029 4-wheel change
Josh Bilicki 77 75 37.342 15.015 52.357 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 26 26 26.150 11.177 37.327 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 50 50 26.305 11.043 37.348 4-wheel change
Tyler Reddick 71 70 26.739 10.710 37.449 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 20 19 26.740 10.644 37.384 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 73 72 26.648 11.411 38.059 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 85 85 26.749 11.978 38.727 4-wheel change
Justin Haley 46 45 26.864 16.283 43.147 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 72 71 26.497 10.177 36.674 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 22 22 26.594 10.477 37.071 4-wheel change
Christopher Bell 50 50 26.248 11.078 37.326 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 70 70 27.109 10.844 37.953 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 44 43 27.290 10.844 38.134 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 16 15 26.864 14.681 41.545 4-wheel change
Austin Cindric 89 88 27.148 15.649 42.797 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 86 85 27.001 12.446 39.447 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 18 17 27.277 13.847 41.124 4-wheel change
Austin Hill 47 46 27.416 14.247 41.663 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 46 45 26.456 9.810 36.266 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 18 17 26.246 11.912 38.158 4-wheel change
Chase Briscoe 70 69 26.083 12.179 38.262 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 19 18 26.702 10.844 37.546 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 94 94 26.399 11.244 37.643 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 42 41 26.836 11.111 37.947 4-wheel change
Harrison Burton 66 65 26.824 11.344 38.168 4-wheel change
Zane Smith 71 70 26.720 11.111 37.831 4-wheel change
Zane Smith 44 43 27.297 11.077 38.374 4-wheel change
Zane Smith 77 76 27.335 11.144 38.479 4-wheel change
Zane Smith 21 20 27.398 12.212 39.610 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 70 70 26.439 10.177 36.616 4-wheel change
Ty Gibbs 21 20 27.219 10.077 37.296 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 71 70 26.627 13.546 40.173 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 45 44 26.515 15.282 41.797 4-wheel change
Todd Gilliland 26 26 27.049 15.048 42.097 4-wheel change
Mike Rockenfeller 45 44 27.811 11.245 39.056 4-wheel change
Mike Rockenfeller 86 85 27.642 11.745 39.387 4-wheel change
Mike Rockenfeller 95 94 27.352 12.245 39.597 4-wheel change
Mike Rockenfeller 26 26 27.848 12.379 40.227 4-wheel change