NASCAR Cup Series

Chase Elliott on racing to advance in the playoffs at Charlotte: “Yeah, it’s not the ideal situation, for sure. I think that survival will be key there and hoping that you can just not crash by yourself. I mean, heck, I spun out a couple of times by myself and a lot of guys have gone off track not even racing anybody. Just lining up and getting in line and making laps and trying to be solid. I don’t know, we will see where we stack up pace-wise when we get there and then we can adjust how we want to approach the race.”

“AJ Allmendinger has been a valuable asset to the growth of our company, and we are grateful for his professionalism with our brands and the passion he has shown for this race team over the years,” Tad Geschickter said.

With just eight races left in the 2018 season, the NASCAR circuit makes a stop just down the road at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend. However, it’s not the normal fall trip to the 1.5-mile track that drivers and teams are preparing for. This weekend, the 2.28-mile ROVAL makes its debut, bringing plenty of unknowns and excitement for both the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series (MENCS) and NASCAR Xfinity Series (NXS). RFR has a combined nine road course wins in the two series, looking to conquer the one in its own backyard this weekend.

The menacing adjectives were flowing last weekend at Richmond Raceway when playoff drivers were asked about this Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at the Roval – the new road course at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

THE ROVAL-UTION IS NOW: The Bank of America Roval 400, will be the first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event on the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL course. The brand-new course features 17 turns along the 2.28-mile (3.669-kilometer) circuit on which teams will compete for 109 laps Sunday afternoon. This new course is a merger of Charlotte’s oval track, as well as the added road course elements which include two chicanes, and a winding section throughout the track’s infield.

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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.