NASCAR is headed to Concord, North Carolina to take on the Charlotte ROVAL for the Cup, Xfinity, and Craftsman Truck Series this weekend.
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NASCAR Cup Series’Bank of America ROVAL 400 Race
Sunday, Oct. 5
109 laps
Stages end on laps 25, 50, 109
USA, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Kyle Larson
Photo by Kyle Stephens/TRE
With 37 drivers entered for the race, all will qualify for the event.
The only part-time entry is the No. 66 Garage 66 entry of Josh Bilicki.
Odds for the NASCAR Cup Series Charlotte ROVAL Race
Shane Van Gisbergen, the four-time winner on road courses in the series this year, is the opening odds-on favorite to win Sunday.
Below are the opening odds for all drivers as of Tuesday, Sept. 30, per the Caesar’s Sportsbook.
Shane Van Gisbergen +115
Christopher Bell +850
Kyle Larson +900
Tyler Reddick +1000
William Byron, Chase Elliott +1200
A.J. Allmendinger +1500
Chris Buescher +1800
Ty Gibbs +2000
Chase Briscoe +2200
Ryan Blaney, Michael McDowell +2800
Ross Chastain +3000
Alex Bowman, Austin Cindric +3500
Kyle Busch +4500
Carson Hocevar +5000
Joey Logano, Ryan Preece +6000
Denny Hamlin, Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace +7500
Brad Keselowski +10000
Justin Haley, Erik Jones, Zane Smith +35000
John Hunter Nemechek +40000
Cole Custer, Todd Gilliland, Noah Gragson, Riley Herbst, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. +50000
Josh Berry +75000
Ty Dillon +100000
Josh Bilicki, Cody Ware +250000
NASCAR Xfinity Series’ Blue Cross NC 250
Saturday, Oct. 4
67 laps
Stages end on laps 20, 40, 67
CW, PRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Last year’s winner: Sam Mayer
Photo by Dominic Aragon/TRE
Four drivers will miss the field with 42 entries for 38 spots.
Notable entries include:
Alex Labbe: No. 07 SS-Green Light Racing
Connor Mosack: No. 9 JR Motorsports
Daniel Hemric: No. 11 Kaulig Racing
Garrett Smithley: No. 14 SS-Green Light Racing
Corey Day: No. 17 Hendrick Motorsports
Aric Almirola: No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing
Kaz Grala: No. 24 Sam Hunt Racing
Andrew Patterson: No. 32 Jordan Anderson Racing
Austin J. Hill: No. 35 Joey Gase Motorsports
Josh Williams: No. 45 Alpha Prime Racing
Preston Pardus: No. 50 Pardus Racing Inc.
Sage Karam: No. 53 Joey Gase Motorsports
Thomas Annunziata: No. 70 Cope Family Racing
Austin Green: No. 87 Jordan Anderson Racing
Josh Bilicki: No. 91 DGM Racing x JIM
Leland Honeyman Jr.: No. 92 DGM Racing x JIM
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series’ EcoSave 250
Friday, Oct. 3
67 laps
Stages end on laps 20, 40, 67
FS1, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio Channel 90
Photo by Kyle Stephens/TRE
For the first time in series history, the Truck Series will take on the Charlotte ROVAL.
With 36 entries for the race, no driver will miss the field.
Notable entries include:
Brent Crews: No. 1 TRICON Garage
TBA: No. 02 Young’s Motorsports
Carter Fartuch: No. 2 Reaume Brothers Racing
Connor Zilisch: No. 7 Hendrick Motorsports
Kris Wright: No. 16 McAnally Hilgemann Racing
Will Rodgers: No. 20 Young’s Motorsports
Josh Reaume: No. 22 Reaume Brothers Racing
Mason Maggio: No. 33 Reaume Brothers Racing
Josh Bilicki: No. 41 Niece Motorsports
Kaden Honeycutt: No. 52 Halmar Friesen Racing
Timmy Hill: No. 56 Hill Motorsports
Wesley Slimp: No. 62 Halmar Friesen Racing
Derek White: No. 69 MBM Motorsports
Parker Kligerman: No. 75 Henderson Motosports
Corey LaJoie: No. 77 Spire Motorsports
Dominic Aragon is currently the editor-in-chief for The Racing Experts.
From Grants, New Mexico, USA, Aragon started watching NASCAR in 2004 and has been covering the sport since 2009. Aragon is a 2012 graduate of Grants High School and a May 2016 graduate of the University of New Mexico with a B.A. in Mass Communications & Journalism. Aragon has worked in local and national media, as a musician, and an educator. He is co-author of the 2024 book “All of It: Daytona 500 Champion Tells the Rest of the Story” with racer Geoff Bodine.
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