Despite finishing a hard-fought eighth place at the Charlotte Roval on October 13th, 2024, Joey Logano’s No. 22 NASCAR Ford was eliminated from the Playoffs thanks to a lackluster performance in the Round of 12. However, after the checkers waved and postrace inspection was complete, the No. 48 Chevy Camaro ZL1 of Alex Bowman was disqualified from the race and subsequently eliminated from the Playoffs, making room for Logano to keep his championship hopes alive.
Prior to the disqualification, the No. 22 Ford Mustang Dark Horse of Logano had missed the Round of 8 by four points. He’s currently in last place in the 2024 Playoffs and if the Round of 8 concluded tomorrow, he would miss the Championship 4 by 11 points, but there’s still three races to decide which four drivers will compete for the 2024 title.
Two NASCAR Ford drivers had their title fights dashed after the Roval, however. Austin Cindric, driver of the No. 2 Mustang, finished fourth at Charlotte, but didn’t have enough points to survive elimination. Chase Briscoe, driver of the No. 14 Mustang, finished 36th on the hybrid racetrack after a wreck and was subsequently eliminated from competition.
That leaves Ryan Blaney’s No. 12 Mustang and Logano as the sole NASCAR Ford drivers still in the championship fight.
Kyle Larson’s No. 5 Chevy won the race. At this time, Hendrick Motorsports, which fields the No. 48 Camaro of Bowman, has not indicated if it will appeal the disqualification, which could, in turn, affect Logano’s championship bid.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 5 | Kyle Larson (P) | HendrickCars.com Chevrolet | 109 | 62 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 2 | 12 | 20 | Christopher Bell (P) | DEWALT Toyota | 109 | 1 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 10 | 24 | William Byron (P) | Valvoline Confetti Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Austin Cindric (P) | Menards/Sylvania Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 5 | 7 | 9 | Chase Elliott (P) | UniFirst Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 6 | 3 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Celsius Chevrolet | 109 | 14 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 7 | 1 | 13 | * Shane Van Gisbergen(i) | WeatherTech Chevrolet | 109 | 21 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 4 | 22 | Joey Logano (P) | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 9 | 9 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | Leidos Toyota | 109 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 10 | 14 | 12 | Ryan Blaney (P) | Discount Tire Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 11 | 2 | 45 | Tyler Reddick (P) | Monster Energy Toyota | 109 | 6 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 12 | 20 | 77 | Carson Hocevar # | Delaware Life Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 11 | 8 | Kyle Busch | Lenovo Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 18 | 11 | Denny Hamlin (P) | Sport Clips Haircuts Toyota | 109 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 15 | 21 | 34 | Michael McDowell | Love's Travel Stops Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 16 | 24 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Harris Teeter/Totino's Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 29 | 17 | Chris Buescher | Fifth Third Bank Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 18 | 15 | 38 | Todd Gilliland | Boozy Jerky! Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 19 | 23 | 71 | Zane Smith # | Ambetter Health Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 26 | 21 | Harrison Burton | DEX Imaging Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 21 | 30 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Bass Pro Shops Toyota | 109 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 22 | 36 | 4 | Josh Berry # | Bed Bath & Beyond Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 23 | 8 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Castrol Edge Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 24 | 27 | 31 | Daniel Hemric | Cirkul Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 34 | 41 | Ryan Preece | United Rentals Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 26 | 33 | 7 | Justin Haley | Mattress Warehouse Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 27 | 31 | 15 | Kaz Grala # | Meat N' Bone Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 28 | 16 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Busch Light Chevrolet | 109 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 29 | 38 | 66 | * Josh Bilicki(i) | NCSHPfoundation.org Ford | 109 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 30 | 13 | 99 | Daniel Suarez (P) | Choice Privileges Chevrolet | 108 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 31 | 32 | 10 | Noah Gragson | Beef A Roo Ford | 108 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 32 | 22 | 3 | Austin Dillon | BetMGM Chevrolet | 107 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 37 | 43 | Erik Jones | Family Dollar Toyota | 56 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 34 | 35 | 42 | John Hunter Nemechek | Mobil 1 Toyota | 55 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 35 | 19 | 54 | Ty Gibbs | Interstate Batteries Toyota | 54 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 36 | 25 | 14 | Chase Briscoe (P) | Ford Performance Racing School Ford | 41 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 37 | 28 | 51 | Corey LaJoie | Schluter Systems Ford | 3 | 0 | Ford Mustang Dark Horse |
| 38 | 17 | 48 | Alex Bowman (P) | Ally Chevrolet | 109 | 5 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
# – Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
P – Playoffs eligible
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