Van Gisbergen Wins Roval; Logano Advances

Shane van Gisbergen won the Bank of America Roval 400 at Charlotte, holding off Kyle Larson for his fifth straight NASCAR Cup Series road-course victory. Larson finished second, with Christopher Bell, Chris Buescher and Michael McDowell completing the top five. The race produced dramatic playoff fallout when Ross Chastain — after costly pit-road errors — made last-lap contact with Denny Hamlin and attempted a desperate 'Hail Melon' but failed to advance, allowing Joey Logano to take the final Round of 8 spot by four points. Tyler Reddick had claimed pole by 0.032 seconds over van Gisbergen and had begun the weekend 29 points below the elimination line, and teams struggled with unexpected severe tire fall-off that shaped strategy. Incidents including Kyle Busch hitting the wall and Austin Cindric missing the backstretch chicane underscored how track quirks and tire issues affected outcomes.