NASCAR Cup Series

Bayne has seven starts on road courses in MENCS action with one top-10 and an average finish of 24.0. His best finish of ninth came at Watkins Glen in 2016.

Stenhouse Jr. on racing at the ROVAL - “There are definitely a lot of unknowns heading into this weekend since this is the first time we have ever raced this configuration at Charlotte. We tested the new course back in July, and we learned some things. We saw a lot of cars spin as well, it’s so easy to step over that fine line and get in trouble. I think it’s going to be a wild race for the fans. I think it is going to come down to being there at the end. When we start on Sunday, it will be the first time all 40 cars are on the track at once so it will definitely be exciting.”

The first Playoff elimination race for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series is scheduled for this Sunday as Charlotte Motor Speedway hosts the debut race on its Roval course. Ford’s seven Playoff drivers are all still in contention to advance to the Round of 12, but Brad Keselowski is the only one who has clinched a spot thanks to his win at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Here’s a look at where each Ford driver sits in the standings:

Richard Childress Racing's Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series history at Charlotte Motor Speedway ... In 165 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series starts at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Richard Childress Racing teams have earned eight points-paying victories (four wins with Dale Earnhardt, one with Jeff Burton, two with Kevin Harvick and one with Austin Dillon) and four All-Star race victories (three with Earnhardt and one with Harvick), giving RCR 12 total Cup Series checkered flags at the Concord, N.C.-based track. RCR boasts 23 top-five and 52 top-10 finishes at the 1.5-mile track. Childress, a former driver on NASCAR's senior circuit, contributed two of those top-10 finishes from 1978 to 1979. The Welcome, N.C. organization has led a combined 1,156 laps at the Charlotte facility.

AJ ALLMENDINGER, NO. 47 KROGER CLICKLIST CAMARO ZL1 - RACING THE ROVAL AT CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY: "Racing the Roval at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend is going to be interesting," Allmendinger said. "The whole course is going to be challenging, but I think the chicane on the back straightaway is going to be one of the biggest challenges."

Kyle Busch: Busch battled back from a start of 39th and took the win at Richmond, earning his 50th career Cup victory.

Richmond, the second race of the opening rung of the championship ladder. Only four storylines awaited to be written. Who would win, and would it be Brad Keselowski for a fourth straight contest?

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The coach of the team known for its “Keep Pounding” motto will make 40 drivers’ hearts pound on Sunday, when Bank of America ROVAL™ 400 Grand Marshal and Carolina Panthers head coach Ron Rivera gives the command to start engines for the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL™.

Matt Kenseth fell victim to a pit road penalty and couldn’t recover with an ill-handling car, finishing 25th in his Performance Plus Ford Fusion Saturday night at Richmond Raceway.