NASCAR: 2024 Charlotte playoff qualifying updates, full starting lineup

As a dedicated NASCAR enthusiast with over two decades of racing under my belt, I can confidently say that this year’s Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway promises to be an exhilarating spectacle! Having attended countless races on various tracks, the unique challenge of the Roval course never ceases to captivate me. The addition of a second road course race in the playoffs this season has only heightened my anticipation.

Ever since the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval was incorporated into the NASCAR Cup Series playoff calendar in 2018, replacing its previous 1.5-mile oval race, it has stood alone as the sole road course event on the four-round, 10-race playoff schedule.

This year, however, things have changed, because for the first time ever in Cup Series history, Watkins Glen International held a playoff race, which means that in 2024 there will be two playoff road course races.

For six years now, the Bank of America Roval 400, which takes place on the 17-turn, 2.28-mile (3.669-kilometer) race track in Concord, North Carolina, has been a deciding event due to its position on the calendar. Since 2020, it has also been the culminating race of the round of 12 each year.

At the Charlotte Roval, group qualifying is employed instead of traditional single-car qualifying sessions because it’s a road course. In this setup, each group undergoes timing, and the drivers within each group are arranged based on a four-factor metric that NASCAR has been using since 2020. More details about this metric can be found in the linked breakdown.

Keep in mind that the metric doesn’t include the 12 playoff contenders until every other driver has been assigned to a group, thus maintaining an equal distribution with exactly six drivers in each group.

In each group, the top five drivers, regardless of whether they’re part of the playoffs or not, move forward to a second-round competition for a chance at securing the pole position.

NASCAR at Charlotte: Full starting lineup

Check back for a full starting lineup

Group A

Josh Bilicki, No. 66 MBM Motorsports Ford

A.J. Allmendinger, No. 13 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet

Ross Chastain, No. 1 Trackhouse Racing Team Chevrolet

Josh Berry, No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Ryan Preece, No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Harrison Burton, No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford

Noah Gragson, No. 10 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford

Corey LaJoie, No. 51 Rick Ware Racing Ford

Austin Dillon, No. 3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

Carson Hocevar, No. 77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

Martin Truex Jr., No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Ricky Stenhouse Jr., No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing Chevrolet

Bubba Wallace, No. 23 23XI Racing Toyota

Ryan Blaney, No. 12 Team Penske Ford

Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford

Chase Elliott, No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Tyler Reddick, No. 45 23XI Racing Toyota

Denny Hamlin, No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Christopher Bell, No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

Group A – Advanced

Group B

Here are the drivers participating in the race along with their respective team names and car numbers:

Group B – Advanced

Tune into NBC this Sunday, October 13th at 2:00 p.m. ET to catch the live broadcast of the Bank of America Roval 400 from the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval. Last year’s winner, A.J. Allmendinger of Kaulig Racing, didn’t even qualify for the playoffs, yet he took the checkered flag. If you don’t want to miss any of the excitement from the final road course race of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, start your free trial with FuboTV today!

2024-10-12 20:32