Winners: Kyle Larson(Cup) & Sam Mayer (Xfinity)
Cup
Kyle Larson Dominates at Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval
Kyle Larson cruised to his second NASCAR Cup victory this season—and his second in an elimination race. Mirroring his rout in the final Round of 16 event at Bristol Motor Speedway, Larson grabbed the lead for the restart of Stage 2 and stayed out front for 62 of the final 82 laps at the 2.28-mile, 17-turn Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
The driver of the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet crossed the finish line 1.511 seconds ahead of Christopher Bell, the only driver who could stay in the same zip code with the race winner. Third-place William Byron was 8.965 seconds behind at the finish.
With his sixth victory of the season, his second at the Roval and the 29th of his career, Larson led two other Hendrick teammates into the final eight — Byron and fifth-place finisher Chase Elliott.
“Really, it’s the first time in my playoff career I’ve not been close to the cut line, so it was good to kind of have a little bit stress-free of a weekend,” said Larson, whose previous win at the Roval came during his 2021 championship season. “I think the first time I’ve been here without crashing, maybe, besides the other time I won.
“It’s known that I don’t really use the sim (simulator) much, and I was in the sim this week. It really helped me get into a rhythm I think early on and helped us kind of fine-tune our car, too.”
The California Kid flexes his muscles once again. @KyleLarsonRacin | #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/sDXlgonvDR
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 14, 2024
Pole: Shane Van Gisbergen
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Sam Mayer prevails in NASCAR Overtime
As Sam Mayer celebrated his drama-filled victory in Saturday’s Drive for the Cure 250 Presented by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval, Parker Kligerman watched a replay of the whisker-close circumstance that knocked him out of the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.
In overtime, Mayer passed Kligerman in Turn 7 of the 2.280-mile, 17-turn circuit and pulled away to claim the victory that propelled him into the Playoffs’ Round of 8.
But Mayer’s win was devastation for Kligerman, who has never won an Xfinity Series race. Kligerman was leading, with the white flag waving, when NASCAR called a caution for Leland Honeyman’s spin into the barrier in Turn 3.
Had the caution call come a fraction of a second later, Kligerman would have been the winner under yellow. The overtime, however, gave Mayer another shot in his No. 1 JR Motorsports Chevrolet — arguably the class of the field — and the 21-year-old from Franklin, Wisconsin took full advantage.
“We were all crossed up getting up in there (Turn 7),” Mayer said of the winning pass. “I was loose getting into (Turn) 6, and I knew that was my only shot if I got a good angle into that corner.
“He blocked the bottom, which was good for me in that it gave me a better angle up off the corner and got this Chevrolet hooked up, and we were gone from there. Now, I get to celebrate.”
Holyyyy burnoutttt. pic.twitter.com/nnaVQ3ayOy
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) October 12, 2024
Pole: Shane Van Gisbergen
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Truck Had an Off Weekend
Three spots left open to fight for the 🏆. #NASCARPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/4ydamwr9xu
— NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) October 9, 2024
ARCA
The ARCA Menard Series Did Not Race last Weekend
💪 @WilliamSawalich maintains his No. 1 spot on the #NASCARRegional power rankings!
— NASCAR Regional (@NASCARRegional) October 9, 2024
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