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Charlotte Roval Playoff Weekend Set, Cup Round of 12 Cut on Sunday

The hybrid road course’s chaos factor meets a forecast calling for minimal rain.

Overview

  • Tripleheader schedule: Trucks race Friday at 3:30 p.m. ET on FS1, Xfinity Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on The CW, and the Cup Bank of America Roval 400 Sunday at 3 p.m. ET on USA Network, with Cup practice and qualifying Saturday on truTV.
  • Forecasts indicate mostly dry conditions for the weekend, with Sunday’s Cup race expected in the upper 70s and only about a 6–10% chance of precipitation.
  • Chase Elliott and Ryan Blaney are already through to the Round of 8, and four more drivers will be eliminated after the 109‑lap Cup race.
  • Joey Logano sits eighth and 13 points above the cut line over Ross Chastain, with Bubba Wallace (-26), Tyler Reddick (-29) and Austin Cindric (-48) needing big days.
  • Shane van Gisbergen, winner of four straight road-course events this year, is viewed as a prime spoiler on the Roval, with Kyle Larson returning as the defending race winner.