Shane van Gisbergen’s Championship Contention Continues in Charlotte
Concord N.C. – October 5, 2025 – Anthony Holbrook
The NASCAR Cup Series Playoff’s accelerated to Charlotte, North Carolina for the final road course race of the 2025 season. The 2.32-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course (Roval) stretches over 17 corners. The Bank of America Roval 400 sets the field for the Round of 8 while four Playoff Drivers are set to be eliminated after the conclusion.
Tyler Reddick will lead the field to green for 109 scheduled laps of adrenaline.
Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Recap:
Stage 1
Road Course Ringer Shane Van Gisbergen capitalizes and rotates back to the lead after a late
Green-Flag Pit Service stop.
SVG will have no opposition securing Stage 1 honors at Charlotte’s Roval.
Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Results:
Stage 1
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Kyle Larson
- Ty Gibbs
- Christopher Bell
- Ross Chastain
- Michael McDowell
- Chase Briscoe
- Chase Elliott
- William Byron
- Ty Dillon
Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Recap:
Stage 2
Shane van Gisbergen relinquishes his track position to attend Stage 2 pit attention. Many
Opportunists decline Pit Service to accelerate their chances up the leader board for Stage 2
restart activities.
AJ Almendinger accelerates to the front to control the opening Stage laps. Shan van Gisbergen
and fresh Goodyears identified progressing to the front to confront and overtake AJ.
With 2 laps of Stage completion, race leader Shane van Gisbergen dives to pitlane for a planned
car service stop. Others will additionally attend pit service in hopes to rotate back on the same
pit cycle.
Ryan Blaney decision to decline late-stage pit service sets his sights for Stage 2 candy.
Valuable Stage points collected as Blaney wards off approaching danger to Stage Checkers.
Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Results:
Stage 2
- Ryan Blaney
- Tyler Reddick
- Chase Elliott
- Ross Chastain
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Kyle Larson
- Christopher Bell
- Joey Logano
- Daniel Suarez
- Cole Custer
Bank of America ROVAL 400 – Recap:
Final Stage
Green flag pit stops opens the door for Kyle Larson to rotate to the front, twenty laps into the
opening of the Final Stage.
Larson and Gisbergen interchange the lead as final Green-Flag Pit-Service take prominence.
Shane van Gisbergen epic battle with Kyle Larson for the lead will cease less than 12 laps
remaining. Christopher Bell’s attempts to navigate the field also fell short of victory lane
expectations.
Denny Hamlin and playoff contender Ross Chastain track skirmish on the final lap will eliminate
Chastain’s playoff progression.
Shane van Gisbergen’s 5 Road Course wins in his rookie campaign qualifies and advances Shane
to the Round of 8 with Roval Victory.
Drivers Eliminated from Playoffs Contention –
(after Bank of America ROVAL 400)
Ross Chastain
Tyler Reddick
Bubba Wallace
Austin Cindric
Charlotte Roval Results
October 05, 2025
NASCAR Cup Series
Pos | Driver
- Shane van Gisbergen
- Kyle Larson
- Christopher Bell
- Chris Buescher
- Michael McDowell
- Ryan Preece
- Daniel Suarez
- Chase Elliott
- AJ Allmendinger
- Tyler Reddick
- William Byron
- Ty Gibbs
- Ryan Blaney
- Chase Briscoe
- Bubba Wallace
- Josh Berry
- Todd Gilliland
- Alex Bowman
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr
- Joey Logano
- Ross Chastain
- Cole Custer
- Denny Hamlin
- Zane Smith
- Justin Haley
- John Hunter Nemechek
- Ty Dillon
- Noah Gragson
- Carson Hocevar
- Riley Herbst
- Erik Jones
- Austin Dillon
- Josh Bilicki
- Cody Ware
- Kyle Busch
- Brad Keselowski
- Austin Cindric
NASCAR Cup Series- Playoff Grid
(After: Bank of America ROVAL 400 10/5/25)
Pos | Driver | Point
Round of 8
- Denny Hamlin | +8
- Ryan Blaney | +6
- Kyle Larson | +4
- William Byron | +4
Championship Cutline
(3 Races Remaining) - Christopher Bell | -4
- Chase Briscoe | -14
- Shane van Gisbergen | -14
- Joey Logano | -24
The Round of 8 begins next weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the first of three races
to decide the Playoff Championship 4 Contenders.
South Point 400 scheduled green flag on Sunday (Oct. 12th) at 5:30 p.m. ET on USA / SIRIUS
XM NASCAR 90 / PRN
