A suspension of two pit crew members for Richard Childress Racing's No. 3 Cup Series team and four Xfinity crew chiefs being fined for lug nut violations on their respective entries highlight this past weekend's NASCAR events at the Charlotte Roval.
Bowman's No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet entry failed to meet the minimum weight specifications during the Charlotte Roval's post-race inspection process, which has resulted with Bowman being removed from the Playoff's Round of 8 field and moving Joey Logano back into Playoff contention.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led a race-high 62 of 109-scheduled laps and muscled away from the field during a 26-lap dash to the finish to notch his sixth Cup victory of the 2024 season and race his way into the Playoff's Round of 8.
The 21-year-old Mayer from Franklin, Wisconsin, led 13 of 72 over-scheduled laps and overtook Parker Kligerman during an overtime shootout to notch his third Xfinity victory of 2024 and race his way into the Playoff's Round of 8.
The three-time SuperCars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, posted his best qualifying lap at 99.246 mph in 82.704 seconds, which was enough to claim his first Cup Series career pole at the Roval.
The three-time SuperCars champion from Auckland, New Zealand, notched the third Xfinity Series pole of his career and of the 2024 season with a pole-qualifying lap at 97.110 mph in 84.523 seconds.
Dave Elenz, who worked as Erik Jones' crew chief, has parted ways, which resulted with Ben Beshore shifting to Jones' No. 43 team while Brian Campe will work as a crew chief for John Hunter Nemechek and the No. 42 team on an interim role for the remainder of the 2024 season.
Landen Lewis will pay homage to his mentor and close friend, Ron Hornaday, with a special tribute paint scheme on his No. 45 J.F. Electric Chevrolet Silverado on October 30 at Martinsville Speedway.
The NASCAR schedule turns to Charlotte Motor Speedway this weekend with its return to the Oval this fall, pivoting from the track’s road-course (the “ROVAL”), this will be the first time since 2017 the NASCAR Cup Series ran the oval at Charlotte twice in the same season.
