The 2018 Bank of America Roval 400 was a

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race that was held on September 30, 2018, at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina. Contested over 109 laps on the road course, it was the 29th race of the

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season, third race of the Playoffs, and final race of the Round of 16. This was the first race to use Charlotte's "Roval" road course layout.

Report

Background

For 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 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, . During July 2018 tests on the road course, concerns were raised over drivers "cheating" designated

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s 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 pace laps, nor will they be used during restarts.

Entry list

First practice

Kyle Busch was the fastest in the first practice session with a time of 77.145 seconds and a speed of .

Qualifying

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scored the pole for the race with a time of 76.805 and a speed of .

Qualifying results

Practice (post-qualifying)

Second practice

Jimmie Johnson was the fastest in the second practice session with a time of 78.043 seconds and a speed of .

Final practice

Brad Keselowski was the fastest in the final practice session with a time of 77.730 seconds and a speed of .

Race

Stage Results

Stage 1 ''Laps:'' 25 2018 Bank of America Roval 400 from frontstretch

Stage 2 ''Laps:'' 25

Final Stage Results

Stage 3 ''Laps:'' 59 Ryan Blaney drives to the finish line in the opposite direction after winning the 2018 Bank of America 400

Race statistics

* Lead changes: 8 among different drivers * Cautions/Laps: 8 for 16 * Red flags: 1 for 14 minutes and 27 seconds * Time of race: 3 hours, 1 minute and 34 seconds * Average speed:

Media

Television

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covered the race on the television side. Rick Allen, Jeff Burton, Steve Letarte and Dale Earnhardt Jr. had the call in the booth for the race.

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called from different locations around the 17-turn ROVAL. Dave Burns, Marty Snider and Kelli Stavast reported from pit lane during the race.

Radio

The Performance Racing Network had the radio call for the race, which was simulcast on Sirius XM NASCAR Radio.

Standings after the race

;Manufacturers' Championship standings *Note: Only the first 16 positions are included for the driver standings.

References

External links

* {{NASCAR on NBC

Bank of America Roval 400 The Bank of America Roval 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that is held annually at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, United States, with the other one being the Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend, the race. As of the 201 ...

NASCAR races at Charlotte Motor Speedway