NASCAR Cup Series: Chase Elliott vence no Roval de Charlotte

Chase Elliott (Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet) venceu a Bank of America Roval 400, no Roval do Charlotte Motor Speedway, 32ª etapa da NASCAR Cup Series, sexta dos Playoffs e terceira do Round of 12. Foi a terceira vitória de Elliot no ano, e nona na categoria. Joey Logano (Team Penske Ford) e Erik Jones (Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota) completaram os três primeiros.

A prova foi disputada com chuva, a primeira vez na história da Cup Series. Elliott assumiu a ponta, em definitivo, na 92ª, de 109 voltas disputadas. Vencendo com 3s895 de vantagem sobre Logano. Jones foi o terceiro.

Kurt Busch (Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet) terminou em quarto, seguido por Ryan Blaney (Team Penske Ford).

A prova definiu os oito classificados para a próxima fase dos Playoff, o Round of 8:

1 Kevin Harvick 4067
2 Denny Hamlin 4054 -13
3 Brad Keselowski 4035 -32
4 Chase Elliott 4027 -40
5 Joey Logano 4022 -45
6 Martin Truex, Jr. 4017 -50
7 Alex Bowman 4009 -58
8 Kurt Busch 4006 -61

A próxima etapa acontece no Kansas Speedway, no dia 18 de outubro.

Final:

1 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109 voltas
2 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford 109
3 Erik Jones Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109
4 Kurt Busch Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 109
5 Ryan Blaney Team Penske Ford 109
6 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109
7 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109
8 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109
9 Cole Custer (R) Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109
10 Clint Bowyer Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109
11 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109
12 Tyler Reddick (R) Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109
13 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 109
14 Ryan Preece JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 109
15 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109
16 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 109
17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet 109
18 Brad Keselowski Team Penske Ford 109
19 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet 109
20 Chris Buescher Roush Fenway Racing Ford 109
21 Bubba Wallace Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet 109
22 Matt DiBenedetto Wood Brothers Racing Ford 109
23 Ty Dillon Germain Racing Chevrolet 109
24 Christopher Bell (R) Leavine Family Racing Toyora 109
25 Daniel Suárez Gaunt Brothers Racing Toyota 109
26 Gray Gaulding (i) Rick Ware Racing Ford 109
27 Corey LaJoie Go Fas Racing Ford 109
28 Quin Houff (R) StarCom Racing Chevrolet 109
29 James Davison Rick Ware Racing Chevrolet 109
30 Kyle Busch Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota 109
31 Ryan Newman Roush Fenway Racing Ford 109 11
32 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports Ford 109
33 Josh Bilicki (i) Petty Ware Racing Ford 108
34 Matt Kenseth Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 108
35 J. J. Yeley (i) Spire Motorsports Chevrolet 108
36 John Hunter Nemechek (R) Front Row Motorsports Ford 105
37 Brennan Poole (R) Premium Motorsports Chevrolet 95