RICK WARE RACING
Bank of America 400
Date: Oct. 11, 2026
Event: Bank of America 400 (Round 32 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Cup Series
Location: Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (1.5-mile oval)
Format: 267 laps, broken into three stages (80 laps/85 laps/102 laps)
Race Winner: Chase Briscoe of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
Stage 1 Winner: Kyle Larson of Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet)
Stage 2 Winner: Christopher Bell of Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota)
RWR Finish:
● Cody Ware (Started 35th, Finished 31st / Running, completed 266 of 267 laps)
RWR Points:
● Cody Ware (35th with 235 points)
Race Notes:
● Chase Briscoe won the Bank of America 400 to score his eighth career NASCAR Cup Series victory, his third of the season and second straight, and his first at Charlotte. His margin over second-place Christopher Bell was .029 of a second.
● There were six caution periods for a total of 33 laps.
● Twenty-seven of the 39 drivers in the race finished on the lead lap.
● Kyle Larson remains the championship leader after Charlotte with a 49-point advantage over second-place Denny Hamlin.
Sound Bites:
“Just a really disappointing way to end the day. Got some contact with a lap-down car and we were kind of on our back foot from there, but I’m really proud of this team. They brought a fast 51 Jacob Construction Chevrolet. We learned a lot going into next year with these 1.5-mile ovals.” – Cody Ware, driver of the No. 51 Jacob Construction Chevrolet
Next Up:
The next event on the NASCAR Cup Series schedule is the Freeway Insurance 500k on Sunday, Oct. 18, at Phoenix Raceway. The seventh race in the 10-race Chase starts at 3 p.m. EDT with live coverage provided by USA Network and SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
