Winners: AJ Allmendinger (Cup); Sam Mayer (Xfinity); William Sawalich (ARCA)
NASCAR Cup
AJ Allmendinger holds off William Byron for emotional Charlotte Roval victory
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.
Allmendinger was weeping during the cool-down lap and teared up in his post-race interview.
“I hate 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.”
How much does winning mean?
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 8, 2023
It means this much. 👇 pic.twitter.com/zASDB4xbGO
Pole: Tyler Reddick
Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, Oct. 15 - 1:30 PM ET for the South Point 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Xfinity
Sam Mayer converts must-win at Charlotte Roval, advances in Xfinity Series Playoffs
The NASCAR Xfinity Series has a new road-course ace.
“We may be Allmendinger 2.0,” Sam Mayer quipped after winning Saturday‘s Drive for the Cure 250 presented by BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course and clinching a spot in the Round of 8 in the series playoffs.
The reference was to AJ Allmendinger, winner of the previous four Xfinity races at the 2.32-mile, 17-turn circuit. With Allmendinger ineligible for the race as a full-time NASCAR Cup driver this year, Mayer took over and got the win he needed to advance in the playoffs.
Perfect day. pic.twitter.com/qP6Ya9cWP7
— Sam Mayer (@sam_mayer_) October 7, 2023
Pole: Sam Mayer
Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, Oct. 14 - 2:30 PM ET for the Alsco Uniforms 302 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
NASCAR Craftsman Truck
The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Playoffs continue on Oct. 21 at Homestead-Miami Speedway with the top four drivers in the standings after the race set to decide the Championship in the Nov. 3 season finale at Phoenix.
Ty Majeski is the defending Homestead-Miami race winner.
One race left before the #Championship4. pic.twitter.com/kb7iCoyKqV
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) October 2, 2023
Pole: N/A
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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Saturday, Oct. 21 - 11:00 AM ET for the Baptist Health 200 at Homestead-Miami Speedway
ARCA
William Sawalich ends ARCA Menards Series season with a victory at Toledo Speedway
Appropriately, the final race of the 2023 ARCA Menards Series season was decided between Jesse Love and William Sawalich.
The respective ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series East champions have engaged in numerous aggressive battles whenever they’ve share the track together this year. One last chapter in their rivalry was written in Saturday’s Shore Lunch 200 presented by CGS Imaging at Toledo Speedway.
Sawalich got the last laugh on Love with a late-race pass, which earned him his fourth victory during his rookie ARCA Menards Series season and sixth on the platform overall. With Love unable to run him back down, the only obstacle Sawalich had to deal with was navigating lapped traffic.
“I was calm, cool and collected,” Sawalich said. “That was the best thing I could have done in that situation, and we navigated it well. The race car was on rails and we had a really good SoundGear Toyota Camry today.”
WINNER: @WilliamSawalich's race-winning pass at @ToledoSpeedway! pic.twitter.com/zmarjU9GYM
— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) October 9, 2023
Pole: Jesse Love
Next Race: The ARCA Series West will return on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023 10:10 p.m. ET for the Star Nursery 150 at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
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