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| Race details[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] | |||
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| Race 32 of 36 in the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series | |||
 Roval (2018–2023) | |||
| Date | October 8, 2023 | ||
| Location | Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina | ||
| Course |
Permanent racing facility 2.280 mi (3.669 km) | ||
| Distance | 109 laps, 248.52 mi (400 km) | ||
| Average speed | 81.596 miles per hour (131.316 km/h) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | 23XI Racing | ||
| Time | 1:21.214 | ||
| Most laps led | |||
| Driver | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | |
| Laps | 46 | ||
| Winner | |||
| No. 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | |
| Television in the United States | |||
| Network | NBC | ||
| Announcers | Rick Allen, Jeff Burton and Steve Letarte | ||
| Radio in the United States | |||
| Radio | PRN | ||
| Booth Announcers | Doug Rice and Mark Garrow | ||
| Turn Announcers | Nick Yeoman (1, 2 & 3), Mike Jaynes (4, 5 & 6), Doug Turnbull (7, 8 & 9), Pat Patterson (10, 11 & 12) and Rob Albright (13, 14 & 15) | ||
The 2023 Bank of America Roval 400 was a NASCAR Cup Series race that was held on October 8, 2023, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. It was contested over 109 laps on the 2.28-mile (3.67 km) road course. It was the 32nd race of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season, the sixth race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 12. It was won by A. J. Allmendinger. This was the last race with the old roval configuration, as Charlotte Motor speedway announced before the 2024 Coca-Cola 600 that the roval would get a redesign for 2024.[10]
Report
Background
Since 2018, deviating from past NASCAR events at Charlotte, the race will utilize a road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, promoted and trademarked as the "Roval". The course is 2.28 miles (3.67 km) in length and features 17 turns, utilizing the infield road course and portions of the oval track. The race will be contested over a scheduled distance of 109 laps, 400 kilometres (250 mi).[11][12][13]
During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" the backstretch chicane on the course. The chicanes were modified with additional tire barriers and rumble strips in order to encourage drivers to properly drive through them, and NASCAR will enforce drive-through penalties on drivers who illegally "short-cut" parts of the course. The chicanes will not be used during restarts. In the summer of 2019, the bus stop on the backstretch was changed and deepened, becoming a permanent part of the circuit, compared to the previous year where it was improvised.
If a driver fails to legally make the backstretch bus stop, the driver must skip the frontstretch chicane and make a complete stop by the dotted line on the exit before being allowed to continue. A driver who misses the frontstretch chicane must stop before the exit. [14][15]
Entry list
- (R) denotes rookie driver.
- (i) denotes driver who is ineligible for series driver points.
- (P) denotes playoff driver.
- (OP) denotes owner’s playoffs car.
Practice
Bubba Wallace was the fastest in the practice session with a time of 1:21.646 seconds and a speed of 102.295 mph (164.628 km/h).[16]
Practice results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Time | Speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 | Bubba Wallace (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:21.646 | 102.295 |
| 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | 23XI Racing | Toyota | 1:21.714 | 102.210 |
| 3 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | Stewart-Haas Racing | Ford | 1:21.833 | 102.062 |
| Official practice results | ||||||
Qualifying
Tyler Reddick scored the pole for the race with a time of 1:21.214 and a speed of 102.839 mph (165.503 km/h).[17]