Cup Series · 2018 · race 29 of 36
Bank of America ROVAL 400
- TrackCharlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
- ScheduledSun, Sep 30, 2018 · 2:00 PM ET
- Laps109
- Cars40
- Official winnerRyan Blaney (P) (#12)
- TLS leaderKyle Larson (P) (#42) · 3,953
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Ryan Blaney (P) (#12) | Kyle Larson (P) (#42) | Kyle Larson (P) (#42) |
| Finish | P1 | P25 | P25 |
| TLS points | 3,154 | 3,953 | 3,953 |
| ARP | 12.33 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| Laps led | 16 | 47 | 47 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Ryan Blaney (P) (#12): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 16 laps with 12.33 average running position and 3,154 TLS points.
TLS leader — Kyle Larson (P) (#42): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (3,953 points). Finished P25 with 47 laps led and 5.06 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (5.06). The official winner ran a worse average position (12.33).
The checkered flag reflects who survived the final seconds. TLS reflects where drivers ran across the whole race. ARP tells you the typical running spot — but not who banked the most valuable laps.
Race Notes auto-generated
- Official winner: Ryan Blaney (P) (#12), who ranked 9th on TLS with 3,154 points.
- TLS leader: Kyle Larson (P) (#42) with 3,953 points, finished P25, ARP 5.06.
- Most laps led: Kyle Larson (P), 47 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Kyle Larson (P) ran 1st on TLS but finished P25 (24 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Regan Smith finished P15 after running 30th on TLS (15 spots better than they ran).
Auto-generated stats from TrueLapScore lap data. Not a written story.
Race results
| Fin | TLS rank | Driver | Car | Make | Team | Start | Laps led | ARP | TLS points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 9 | 16 | 12.33 | 3,154 |
| 2 | 7 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 | 1 | 10.17 | 3,391 |
| 3 | 12 | Clint Bowyer (P) | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 7 | 0 | 13.94 | 2,977 |
| 4 | 14 | Alex Bowman (P) | 88 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 14.89 | 2,872 |
| 5 | 4 | Kurt Busch (P) | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 1 | 7 | 9.15 | 3,504 |
| 6 | 5 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 9.29 | 3,488 |
| 7 | 13 | AJ Allmendinger | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 2 | 0 | 14.51 | 2,913 |
| 8 | 2 | Jimmie Johnson (P) | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 8.26 | 3,602 |
| 9 | 6 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 19 | 0 | 9.47 | 3,469 |
| 10 | 10 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 15 | 0 | 13.45 | 3,030 |
| 11 | 25 | Ryan Newman | 31 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 29 | 0 | 23.75 | 1,897 |
| 12 | 16 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 27 | 0 | 17.54 | 2,580 |
| 13 | 26 | Matt DiBenedetto | 32 | Ford | GO FAS Racing | 28 | 0 | 24.83 | 1,779 |
| 14 | 3 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 78 | Toyota | Furniture Row Racing | 13 | 5 | 8.41 | 3,585 |
| 15 | 30 | Regan Smith | 95 | Chevrolet | Leavine Family Racing | 32 | 0 | 29.08 | 1,311 |
| 16 | 28 | David Ragan | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 30 | 0 | 25.93 | 1,658 |
| 17 | 22 | Chris Buescher | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 10 | 0 | 22.58 | 2,026 |
| 18 | 18 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 19.10 | 2,409 |
| 19 | 20 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 20 | 0 | 21.43 | 2,153 |
| 20 | 31 | Cole Whitt | 72 | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports | 33 | 0 | 31.06 | 1,093 |
| 21 | 19 | Daniel Suarez | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 17 | 0 | 21.00 | 2,200 |
| 22 | 21 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Chevrolet | Germain Racing | 26 | 0 | 22.46 | 2,040 |
| 23 | – | * Daniel Hemric(i) | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 11 | 0 | – | 2,511 (i) |
| 24 | – | * Ross Chastain(i) | 7 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 35 | 0 | – | 1,048 (i) |
| 25 | 1 | Kyle Larson (P) | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 5 | 47 | 5.06 | 3,953 |
| 26 | 32 | * Jeffrey Earnhardt | 96 | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing | 37 | 0 | 31.39 | 1,057 |
| 27 | – | Justin Marks(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 31 | 0 | – | 1,152 (i) |
| 28 | – | JJ Yeley(i) | 23 | Toyota | BK Racing | 36 | 0 | – | 1,005 (i) |
| 29 | – | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 38 | 0 | – | 762 (i) |
| 30 | 27 | Erik Jones (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 12 | 0 | 25.32 | 1,709 |
| 31 | 15 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 25 | 29 | 15.60 | 2,641 |
| 32 | 8 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 14 | 0 | 8.97 | 3,331 |
| 33 | 11 | Paul Menard | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 22 | 2 | 12.06 | 3,010 |
| 34 | 17 | William Byron # | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 21 | 0 | 16.73 | 2,524 |
| 35 | 24 | Trevor Bayne | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 16 | 0 | 22.73 | 1,900 |
| 36 | 29 | Bubba Wallace # | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 34 | 0 | 27.08 | 1,447 |
| 37 | 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 23 | 2 | 21.12 | 2,008 |
| 38 | – | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | Toyota | Motorsports Business Management | 40 | 0 | – | 189 (i) |
| 39 | 33 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 24 | 0 | 25.90 | 982 |
| 40 | 34 | Stanton Barrett | 51 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 39 | 0 | 39.08 | 23 |
official winner TLS leader · (i) ineligible for series points (lap points shown for reference, not counted) · legend
Season standings through this race
| Rank | Driver | Car | Season points | ARP | Laps led | This race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | 248,743 | 8.21 | 1,209 | 3,331 |
| 2 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 238,173 | 8.85 | 1,274 | 3,469 |
| 3 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 237,654 | 11.24 | 385 | 3,030 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch (P) | 41 | 236,344 | 10.02 | 484 | 3,504 |
| 5 | Clint Bowyer (P) | 14 | 229,956 | 10.98 | 488 | 2,977 |
| 6 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | 228,821 | 10.75 | 527 | 2,641 |
| 7 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 78 | 226,626 | 10.35 | 970 | 3,585 |
| 8 | Kyle Larson (P) | 42 | 225,820 | 11.30 | 737 | 3,953 |
| 9 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 219,815 | 11.96 | 308 | 2,580 |
| 10 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 215,705 | 10.88 | 602 | 3,154 |
| 11 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 213,913 | 11.68 | 254 | 3,488 |
| 12 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | 207,388 | 13.93 | 116 | 2,153 |
| 13 | Erik Jones (P) | 20 | 198,662 | 14.39 | 88 | 1,709 |
| 14 | Jimmie Johnson (P) | 48 | 190,287 | 15.36 | 29 | 3,602 |
| 15 | Ryan Newman | 31 | 184,781 | 16.18 | 57 | 1,897 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman (P) | 88 | 184,490 | 16.10 | 68 | 2,872 |
| 17 | Daniel Suarez | 19 | 169,078 | 18.26 | 35 | 2,200 |
| 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 166,577 | 18.67 | 125 | 2,008 |
| 19 | Jamie McMurray | 1 | 166,435 | 17.43 | 9 | 3,391 |
| 20 | Austin Dillon (P) | 3 | 164,045 | 18.40 | 23 | 982 |
| 21 | Paul Menard | 21 | 162,444 | 17.88 | 14 | 3,010 |
| 22 | William Byron # | 24 | 161,318 | 18.12 | 56 | 2,524 |
| 23 | Chris Buescher | 37 | 132,300 | 22.07 | 1 | 2,026 |
| 24 | David Ragan | 38 | 122,106 | 24.44 | 0 | 1,658 |
| 25 | AJ Allmendinger | 47 | 120,720 | 23.39 | 9 | 2,913 |
| 26 | Darrell Wallace Jr. # | 43 | 113,968 | 24.48 | 15 | 1,447 |
| 27 | Kasey Kahne | 95 | 112,091 | 22.59 | 30 | 0 |
| 28 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 107,090 | 23.72 | 31 | 2,409 |
| 29 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 106,949 | 25.78 | 3 | 2,040 |
| 30 | Matt DiBenedetto | 32 | 90,703 | 27.73 | 6 | 1,779 |
| 31 | Trevor Bayne | 6 | 89,187 | 21.99 | 0 | 1,900 |
| 32 | Matt Kenseth | 6 | 49,008 | 22.23 | 5 | 0 |
| 33 | Landon Cassill(i) | 99 | 38,770 | 32.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Corey LaJoie | 72 | 36,987 | 32.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Gray Gaulding Jr. | 99 | 31,813 | 33.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cole Whitt | 72 | 25,328 | 29.25 | 0 | 1,093 |
| 37 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 96 | 24,398 | 32.09 | 0 | 1,057 |
| 38 | * DJ Kennington | 96 | 19,761 | 29.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Reed Sorenson | 7 | 19,098 | 33.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Regan Smith | 95 | 13,326 | 26.50 | 10 | 1,311 |
| 41 | * Brendan Gaughan | 62 | 11,870 | 19.70 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Blake Jones | 23 | 8,230 | 32.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Harrison Rhodes | 51 | 7,315 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | * Kyle Weatherman | 99 | 5,417 | 34.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | * Derrike Cope | 99 | 2,197 | 36.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | * Mark Thompson | 66 | 2,020 | 31.10 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Danica Patrick | 7 | 1,533 | 25.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Alon Day | 23 | 1,026 | 38.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Chris Cook | 51 | 839 | 31.37 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Tomy Drissi | 00 | 660 | 32.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Cody Ware(i) | 52 | 118 | 35.30 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Stanton Barrett | 51 | 23 | 39.08 | 0 | 23 |
| 53 | * Timothy Peters(i) | 92 | 1 | 34.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | BJ McLeod(i) | 52 | 1 | 35.67 | 0 | 0 |