Results
The 2018 Bank of America Roval 400 NASCAR CUP Series race results showcase the full finishing order, including race winner and key performance stats from the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course race.
Bank of America Roval 400
Sunday, September 30th, 2018
Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, Concord, NC
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- Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
- The Inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400
- Busch Pole Award Pole Winner: Kurt Busch
- Age: 40
- Team : No. 41 - Haas Automation/Monster Energy Ford
- Owner: Stewart-Haas Racing
- Crew Chief: Billy Scott
- Kurt Busch won the Busch Pole Award Pole Award for the inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400 with a lap of 76.805 seconds, 106.868 mph.
- This is his 26th pole in 641 Monster Energy Series races.
- This is his fourth pole and 21st top-10 start in 2018.
- AJ Allmendinger (second) posted his third top-10 start of 2018 and his first at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
- Alex Bowman (third) posted his first top-10 start at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course. It is his 10th in 29 races this season.
- William Byron (21st) was the fastest qualifying rookie.
- Playoff drivers currently outside the top 12 in the championship standings and their starting positions - 13th place Clint Bowyer will start seventh; 14th place Jimmie Johnson will start sixth; 15th place Erik Jones will start 12th and 16th place Denny Hamlin will start at the rear of the field after having to go to a back-up car following qualifying.
- Drivers Entered: 40
- Laps Scheduled: 109
- Margin of Victory: 0.792 Seconds
- Time of Race: 3 Hours 1 Minutes 34 Seconds
- Average Speed: 82.125
- Cautions: 8 for 16 laps
- Lead Changes: 10
- Green Flag Passes: 2,417 (26.0 passes per green flag lap)
| FIN | ST | # | DRIVER | MAKE | TOT PTS | FIN PTS | LAPS | LED | X LED | STATUS |
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| 7 | 2 | 47 | AJ Allmendinger | Chevrolet | 33 | 30 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 19 | 20 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Ford | 18 | 18 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 31 | 25 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Ford | 6 | 6 | 103 | 29 | 1 | Accident |
| 3 | 7 | 14 | Clint Bowyer | Ford | 48 | 34 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 16 | 30 | 38 | David Ragan | Ford | 21 | 21 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 12 | 27 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | Toyota | 25 | 25 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 28 | 36 | 23 | JJ Yeley | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Chevrolet | 35 | 35 | 109 | 1 | 1 | Running |
| 8 | 6 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chevrolet | 43 | 29 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 10 | 15 | 22 | Joey Logano | Ford | 34 | 27 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 19 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | Ford | 28 | 28 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 1 | 41 | Kurt Busch | Ford | 49 | 32 | 109 | 7 | 2 | Running |
| 32 | 14 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Toyota | 9 | 5 | 103 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 14 | 13 | 78 | Martin Truex Jr | Toyota | 30 | 23 | 109 | 5 | 1 | Running |
| 18 | 18 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Ford | 19 | 19 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 33 | 22 | 21 | Paul Menard | Ford | 4 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 1 | Accident |
| 15 | 32 | 95 | Regan Smith | Chevrolet | 22 | 22 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 11 | 29 | 31 | Ryan Newman | Chevrolet | 26 | 26 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 40 | 39 | 51 | Stanton Barrett | Ford | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 29 | 38 | 00 | Landon Cassill | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 35 | 16 | 6 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 2 | 2 | 103 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 39 | 24 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Chevrolet | 5 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 20 | 33 | 72 | Cole Whitt | Chevrolet | 17 | 17 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 37 | 23 | 17 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr | Ford | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 1 | Accident |
| 38 | 40 | 66 | Timmy Hill | Toyota | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 0 | Axle |
| 27 | 31 | 15 | Justin Marks | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 108 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 25 | 5 | 42 | Kyle Larson | Chevrolet | 25 | 12 | 109 | 47 | 2 | Running |
| 4 | 3 | 88 | Alex Bowman | Chevrolet | 38 | 33 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 1 | 9 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Ford | 57 | 40 | 109 | 16 | 2 | Running |
| 22 | 26 | 13 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet | 15 | 15 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 4 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Chevrolet | 42 | 31 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 13 | 28 | 32 | Matt DiBenedetto | Ford | 24 | 24 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 17 | 10 | 37 | Chris Buescher | Chevrolet | 20 | 20 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 30 | 12 | 20 | Erik Jones | Toyota | 7 | 7 | 108 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 26 | 37 | 96 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Toyota | 11 | 11 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 21 | 17 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | Toyota | 16 | 16 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 24 | 35 | 7 | Ross Chastain | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 36 | 34 | 43 | Bubba Wallace | Chevrolet | 1 | 1 | 103 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
| 23 | 11 | 8 | Daniel Hemric | Chevrolet | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 0 | Running |
| 34 | 21 | 24 | William Byron | Chevrolet | 3 | 3 | 103 | 0 | 0 | Accident |
Race Infractions
Penalties imposed prior to or during the race.