Bank of America Roval 400
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| NASCAR Cup Series | |
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| Venue | Charlotte Motor Speedway roval |
| Location | Concord, North Carolina, United States |
| Corporate sponsor | Bank of America |
| First race | 2018 |
| Distance | 399.954 kilometres (248.520 mi) |
| Laps | 109 Stages 1/2: 25 each Final stage: 59 |
| Most wins (driver) | Chase Elliott (2) |
| Most wins (team) | Hendrick Motorsports (3) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Chevrolet (4) |
| Circuit information | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 3.669 km (2.280 mi) |
| Turns | 17 |
The Bank of America Roval 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race that is held annually at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, United States, with the other one being the 600-mile (970 km) Coca-Cola 600 on Memorial Day weekend.
As of the 2018 season, the event is run as a 400 kilometer (248.5 mi) race using the infield road course configuration the track calls "The Roval"; previously, the race was run at a distance of 500 miles using the regular oval. A. J. Allmendinger is the defending winner of the event.
History
The race had been a Sunday afternoon event until 2002. That year rain delayed the start by over 3 hours, meaning much of the race was run under the lights. Thanks in large part to the ratings boost NBC received in primetime hours, NASCAR made a decision to move the race date from Sunday afternoon to Saturday night from 2003 to 2016. NBC retained their rights to broadcast the race, unlike in most of the night events aired in their part of the season's contract which normally aired on TNT. With the move, then-Lowe's Motor Speedway became one of only two tracks in NASCAR to have two-night dates on the schedule.
In 2015 and 2016, the races on Saturday night were canceled due to bad weather, so they were run on Sunday afternoon. In 2017, at the time of the schedule announcement, the race was scheduled for Saturday night. On April 20, the race was rescheduled for Sunday and moved from a night race to a day race. At the 2017 event, after rain caused the Xfinity Series event of the Saturday afternoon to be delayed by several hours, a decision was made to move the Cup race an hour back to a 1:00 PM local time start, as more rain was expected later during the day. The race eventually concluded successfully after 3+1⁄2 hours without the occurrence of any rain delays.
Starting in 2018, the race utilizes a 2.28 miles (3.67 km) road course configuration of Charlotte Motor Speedway, with a race distance of 400 kilometres (250 mi) over 109 laps. Ryan Blaney would win the inaugural Roval Cup race after Martin Truex Jr. and Jimmie Johnson collided on the final lap.
Realignment
In 2020, the Bank of America Roval 400 was moved from late September to the middle of October and beheld as the final race of the Round of 12; the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway took Charlotte's former spot. Although rain was present, the 2020 races were run without any delays as cars continued in the wet with limited lighting, as was the case in the Xfinity race.
Past winners
| Year | Date | No. | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Race Distance | Race Time | Average Speed (mph) |
Report | Ref | |
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| Laps | Miles (km) | ||||||||||
| Road Course + Oval (Roval), 2.28 mi (3.67 km) | |||||||||||
| 2018 | September 30 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Team Penske | Ford | 109 | 248.52 (399.954) | 3:01:34 | 82.125 | Report | |
| 2019 | September 29 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 248.52 (399.954) | 3:20:58 | 75.499 | Report | |
| 2020 | October 11 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 248.52 (399.954) | 3:17:11 | 76.948 | Report | |
| 2021 | October 10 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Hendrick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 109 | 248.52 (399.954) | 3:15:04 | 77.783 | Report | |
| 2022 | October 9 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Joe Gibbs Racing | Toyota | 112* | 255.36 (410.961) | 2:59:54 | 86.661 | Report | |
| 2023 | October 8 | 16 | A. J. Allmendinger | Kaulig Racing | Chevrolet | 109 | 248.52 (399.954) | 3:05:57 | 81.596 | Report | |