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Almirola will sport a special paint scheme to raise awareness of Ford Warriors in Pink this weekend. For 28 years, Ford has been a passionate supporter in the fight against breast cancer

The Cup Series heads next to the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway ROVAL (road course/oval hybrid) on Sunday for the final race in the Playoffs’ Round of 12. Denny Hamlin and the FedEx Racing team have already secured their spot to advance to the Round of 8.

Sunday’s 109-lap race will be Custer’s 71st Cup Series start and his second on the 2.28-mile, 17-turn Roval.

Kevin Harvick is sporting a fan-chosen paint scheme on his No. 4 Mobil 1 Ford Mustang during the Bank of America Roval 400 Sunday at the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval. The imposing black-and-white design garnered 61.5 percent of the votes across Stewart-Haas Racing’s social media channels.

During his team’s magical run to the 1983 NCAA men’s basketball tournament championship, the late North Carolina State coach Jim Valvano first made famous the now-familiar phrase, “Survive and Advance”.

Newman makes his fourth Cup start at the ROVAL this weekend, where in three prior starts he ran 11th, 32nd and 31st.

Buescher makes his fourth start on the ROVAL at Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend, where in the three prior races he has finishes of 17th, 18th and 20th.

A pair of playoff elimination races are scheduled for this weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway as its Roval course hosts the NASCAR XFINITY and NASCAR Cup Series.

Anthony Alfredo is coming off his best NASCAR Cup Series finish with a top-10 result at the Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway on Monday. He now brings that momentum with him into the Charlotte Roval for this Sunday's race.

Joey Hand has competed on some of the most recognizable road courses in the world, but this weekend he’ll have a different experience as he makes his NASCAR Cup Series debut on the Charlotte Roval for Rick Ware Racing.