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Allmendinger grabs emotional win at Roval elimination race
AJ Allmendinger, an expert on road courses, won the Bank of America Roval 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, beating William Byron by 0.666 seconds. It was Allmendinger’s first Cup race win of the season and his third win on road courses. Kyle Busch finished third, but failed to advance to the next round of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. Ross Chastain, Bubba Wallace, and Brad Keselowski were also eliminated from the Playoffs. Allmendinger took the lead on lap 77 and held on through four more cautions and restarts to secure the victory. Byron and Ryan Blaney had already advanced to the Round of 8 in the Playoffs. Joining them in the next round are Tyler Reddick, Denny Hamlin, Christopher Bell, Chris Buescher, Kyle Larson, and Martin Truex Jr. Chase Elliott’s unfortunate pit road incident cost him track position and he finished ninth. Ty Gibbs and Joey Logano finished fourth and fifth, respectively. Kyle Busch accepted his Playoff elimination with grace, acknowledging the strong performance of his team.
Source: Racer
