The third-generation Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, led 145 of 500 laps and beat runner-up Aric Almirola by nearly nine-tenths of a second to claim his third Cup Series victory of 2023 and secure his first Championship 4 berth.
This weekend the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series travel to Martinsville Speedway to set the field for the Championship 4 Playoffs. Cup Series winners Kyle Larson (Las Vegas Motor Speedway) and Christopher Bell (Homestead-Miami Speedway) have secured their spot in the Playoffs.
The 2017 NASCAR Truck Series champion from Norman, Oklahoma, led 26 of 267 laps, including the final 15, en route to his second Cup Series victory of 2023 and claim a Championship 4 berth for a second consecutive season.
The 2021 Cup Series champion from Elk Grove, California, led a race-high 133 of 267-scheduled laps and fended off a last-lap charge from Christopher Bell to become the first Playoff contender to clinch a Championship 4 berth.
"I already had my spot in the Round Of 8 sewed up," Byron said, "so I was out there just enjoying a leisurely Sunday drive. But things always get a lot less leisurely once I park the car for a NASCAR inspection."
The 41-year-old Allmendinger from Los Gatos, California, led a race-high 46 of 109 laps and survived four caution and restart attempts before fending off a hard-charging Byron to claim his first Cup victory of the 2023 season at the Charlotte Roval.
Tyler Reddick outpaced the qualifying field to capture the Busch Light Pole Award for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course with a 102.839 mph lap in the No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota. It was his second pole this season, and his sixth Cup Series career pole.
The 29-year-old Blaney from High Point, North Carolina, led eight of 188-scheduled laps and beat Kevin Harvick by 0.012 seconds to grab his second Cup Series victory of 2023 and transfer into the Playoff's Round of 8.
