Cup Series · 2019 · race 29 of 36
Bank of America ROVAL 400
- TrackCharlotte Motor Speedway Road Course
- ScheduledSun, Sep 29, 2019 · 2:30 PM ET
- Laps109
- Cars40
- Official winnerChase Elliott (P) (#9)
- TLS leaderKevin Harvick (P) (#4) · 4,145
Three ways to measure this race
| Official winner | TLS leader | Best ARP | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Chase Elliott (P) (#9) | Kevin Harvick (P) (#4) | Kevin Harvick (P) (#4) |
| Finish | P1 | P3 | P3 |
| TLS points | 3,719 | 4,145 | 4,145 |
| ARP | 7.19 | 3.32 | 3.32 |
| Laps led | 35 | 34 | 34 |
Three different ways to measure a race — and they often point to different drivers.
Official winner — Chase Elliott (P) (#9): where the car was at the checkered flag (P1). Led 35 laps with 7.19 average running position and 3,719 TLS points.
TLS leader — Kevin Harvick (P) (#4): most position-weighted points across every scored lap (4,145 points). Finished P3 with 34 laps led and 3.32 ARP. TLS rewards running up front all afternoon, not only the final lap.
Best ARP — same as the TLS leader (3.32). The official winner ran a worse average position (7.19).
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: Chase Elliott (P) (#9), who ranked 3rd on TLS with 3,719 points.
- TLS leader: Kevin Harvick (P) (#4) with 4,145 points, finished P3, ARP 3.32.
- Most laps led: Chase Elliott (P), 35 laps.
- Luck index ▼ Daniel Suarez ran 8th on TLS but finished P34 (26 spots worse than they ran).
- Luck index ▲ Alex Bowman (P) finished P2 after running 20th on TLS (18 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 | 3 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 19 | 35 | 7.19 | 3,719 |
| 2 | 20 | Alex Bowman (P) | 88 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 2 | 0 | 20.49 | 2,256 |
| 3 | 1 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 6 | 34 | 3.32 | 4,145 |
| 4 | 4 | Clint Bowyer (P) | 14 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 5 | 2 | 8.00 | 3,630 |
| 5 | 5 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | Ford | Team Penske | 11 | 3 | 8.36 | 3,590 |
| 6 | 2 | William Byron (P) | 24 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 1 | 23 | 6.40 | 3,806 |
| 7 | 6 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 8 | 1 | 9.50 | 3,465 |
| 8 | 11 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | Ford | Team Penske | 9 | 0 | 13.24 | 3,053 |
| 9 | 7 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | Chevrolet | Hendrick Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 10.44 | 3,362 |
| 10 | 15 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | Ford | Team Penske | 3 | 4 | 14.44 | 2,922 |
| 11 | 13 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | Toyota | Leavine Family Racing | 18 | 0 | 14.42 | 2,924 |
| 12 | 12 | Michael McDowell | 34 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 22 | 0 | 14.14 | 2,955 |
| 13 | 13 | Kyle Larson (P) | 42 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 7 | 5 | 14.42 | 2,924 |
| 14 | 9 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 16 | 0 | 11.97 | 3,193 |
| 15 | 21 | Ty Dillon | 13 | Chevrolet | Germain Racing | 29 | 0 | 20.61 | 2,243 |
| 16 | 10 | Paul Menard | 21 | Ford | Wood Brothers Racing | 10 | 0 | 12.32 | 3,155 |
| 17 | 18 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 21 | 0 | 16.69 | 2,674 |
| 18 | 17 | Chris Buescher | 37 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 12 | 0 | 16.66 | 2,678 |
| 19 | 26 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 28 | 0 | 24.72 | 1,791 |
| 20 | 23 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | Chevrolet | Chip Ganassi Racing | 23 | 0 | 21.25 | 2,173 |
| 21 | 24 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | Chevrolet | JTG Daugherty Racing | 14 | 0 | 21.34 | 2,163 |
| 22 | – | Ross Chastain(i) | 15 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 37 | 0 | – | 588 (i) |
| 23 | 22 | Austin Dillon | 3 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 30 | 0 | 21.24 | 2,174 |
| 24 | 28 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | Chevrolet | Richard Petty Motorsports | 25 | 0 | 26.12 | 1,637 |
| 25 | 29 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 36 | 0 | 27.12 | 1,527 |
| 26 | – | * Parker Kligerman(i) | 96 | Toyota | Gaunt Brothers Racing | 40 | 0 | – | 1,697 (i) |
| 27 | 30 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | Ford | GO FAS Racing | 26 | 0 | 30.75 | 1,128 |
| 28 | – | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | Chevrolet | StarCom Racing | 32 | 0 | – | 1,311 (i) |
| 29 | – | JJ Yeley(i) | 51 | Chevrolet | Petty Ware Racing | 31 | 0 | – | 1,019 (i) |
| 30 | – | * Timmy Hill(i) | 66 | Toyota | Motorsports Business Management | 33 | 0 | – | 744 (i) |
| 31 | – | * Joe Nemechek(i) | 27 | Chevrolet | Premium Motorsports | 39 | 0 | – | 508 (i) |
| 32 | 19 | Ryan Newman (P) | 6 | Ford | Roush Fenway Racing | 24 | 0 | 18.56 | 2,469 |
| 33 | 16 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | Chevrolet | Richard Childress Racing | 20 | 2 | 16.06 | 2,744 |
| 34 | 8 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | Ford | Stewart-Haas Racing | 13 | 0 | 11.30 | 3,237 |
| 35 | 27 | David Ragan | 38 | Ford | Front Row Motorsports | 27 | 0 | 25.55 | 1,685 |
| 36 | – | Garrett Smithley(i) | 52 | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 35 | 0 | – | 1,001 (i) |
| 37 | 25 | Kyle Busch (P) | 18 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 17 | 0 | 22.07 | 1,893 |
| 38 | – | * Josh Bilicki(i) | 53 | Chevrolet | Rick Ware Racing | 34 | 0 | – | 611 (i) |
| 39 | 31 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | Chevrolet | Spire Motorsports | 38 | 0 | 38.31 | 180 |
| 40 | 32 | Erik Jones (P) | 20 | Toyota | Joe Gibbs Racing | 15 | 0 | 35.56 | 130 |
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 | 240,431 | 9.38 | 1,368 | 1,893 |
| 2 | Martin Truex Jr. (P) | 19 | 231,505 | 10.53 | 756 | 3,465 |
| 3 | Joey Logano (P) | 22 | 230,275 | 10.14 | 781 | 2,922 |
| 4 | Kevin Harvick (P) | 4 | 228,411 | 8.38 | 793 | 4,145 |
| 5 | Brad Keselowski (P) | 2 | 228,323 | 11.15 | 1,058 | 3,590 |
| 6 | Denny Hamlin (P) | 11 | 225,360 | 10.53 | 376 | 1,791 |
| 7 | Chase Elliott (P) | 9 | 222,685 | 11.45 | 578 | 3,719 |
| 8 | Ryan Blaney (P) | 12 | 218,845 | 11.45 | 385 | 3,053 |
| 9 | Kurt Busch (P) | 1 | 214,429 | 12.64 | 188 | 2,173 |
| 10 | Clint Bowyer (P) | 14 | 211,051 | 12.83 | 89 | 3,630 |
| 11 | William Byron (P) | 24 | 199,557 | 13.13 | 210 | 3,806 |
| 12 | Kyle Larson (P) | 42 | 195,121 | 13.43 | 309 | 2,924 |
| 13 | Daniel Suarez | 41 | 194,192 | 15.00 | 134 | 3,237 |
| 14 | Aric Almirola (P) | 10 | 192,422 | 13.90 | 115 | 3,193 |
| 15 | Jimmie Johnson | 48 | 191,789 | 14.74 | 88 | 3,362 |
| 16 | Alex Bowman (P) | 88 | 191,370 | 14.37 | 182 | 2,256 |
| 17 | Ryan Newman (P) | 6 | 182,697 | 16.61 | 16 | 2,469 |
| 18 | Erik Jones (P) | 20 | 179,028 | 16.48 | 162 | 130 |
| 19 | Paul Menard | 21 | 175,957 | 16.80 | 5 | 3,155 |
| 20 | Chris Buescher | 37 | 162,628 | 18.34 | 12 | 2,678 |
| 21 | Austin Dillon | 3 | 162,594 | 18.45 | 69 | 2,174 |
| 22 | Matt DiBenedetto | 95 | 156,340 | 19.26 | 152 | 2,924 |
| 23 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 17 | 155,643 | 18.25 | 75 | 2,674 |
| 24 | Daniel Hemric # | 8 | 134,235 | 20.96 | 17 | 2,744 |
| 25 | Ty Dillon | 13 | 128,255 | 23.40 | 13 | 2,243 |
| 26 | Bubba Wallace | 43 | 118,998 | 24.00 | 0 | 1,637 |
| 27 | David Ragan | 38 | 115,212 | 23.91 | 3 | 1,685 |
| 28 | Ryan Preece # | 47 | 113,676 | 24.06 | 1 | 2,163 |
| 29 | Michael McDowell | 34 | 104,726 | 23.68 | 18 | 2,955 |
| 30 | Matt Tifft # | 36 | 87,832 | 26.99 | 1 | 1,527 |
| 31 | Corey LaJoie | 32 | 81,326 | 28.56 | 0 | 1,128 |
| 32 | Reed Sorenson | 77 | 22,954 | 34.49 | 0 | 180 |
| 33 | Landon Cassill(i) | 00 | 22,387 | 31.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Quin Houff | 77 | 20,829 | 34.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | * Brendan Gaughan(i) | 62 | 6,237 | 23.01 | 5 | 0 |
| 36 | JJ Yeley(i) | 54 | 5,885 | 33.43 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cody Ware(i) | 52 | 5,010 | 35.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Austin Theriault | 52 | 4,738 | 34.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Jamie McMurray | 40 | 3,654 | 22.64 | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | Jeffrey Earnhardt | 81 | 3,572 | 22.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Bayley Currey(i) | 52 | 3,239 | 32.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Quin Houff | 77 | 2,243 | 30.30 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Andy Seuss | 51 | 1,700 | 32.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Garrett Smithley(i) | 77 | 839 | 34.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | * Casey Mears | 27 | 700 | 34.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | * Joey Gase(i) | 66 | 607 | 36.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Ryan Truex | 71 | 1 | 40.00 | 0 | 0 |