.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.CHARLOTTE NC, N.C.-- Kyle Larson failed to come to race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, overlooking a competition that helped in him losing for the regular-season title.His victory Sunday at the path thickened him as the champion fave. Larson led 62 of the 109 tours for his sixth Cup triumph of 2024 as he navigated to the accomplishment on the Charlotte roadway program, a mixture of the oblong and an infield part of the facility.While Larson's gain wasn't dramatic, other component of the competition-- and also postrace examination-- were actually as his Hendrick Motorsports ally Alex Bowman was actually excluded for his automobile stopping working to satisfy postrace weight criteria. The 38th-place appearance for Bowman caused him not advancing to the upcoming around of the playoffs. The staff can easily appeal the selection, and the appeal will be actually heard this week.With Bowman being actually removed, Joey Logano relocated in to the final advancement area to the Around of 8 (NASCAR's version of a semifinal sphere). William Byron went into the race as the only driver locked in to the semifinal round, where he is going to be actually joined by Hendrick allies Larson and Pursuit Elliott Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell Team Penske's Ryan Blaney as well as Joey Logano and also 23XI Competing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated from the playoffs were actually Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez and also Pursuit Briscoe.Takeaways coming from Charlotte: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman believed he had evolved along with an 18th-place finish, yet his vehicle was as well light in postrace body weights. " We are actually working to recognize the issue as well as will choose Monday concerning whether to submit a charm," Hendrick Motorsports stated in a statement.NASCAR Mug Set regulations demand the automobile to become 3,400-3,500 extra pounds, depending on the weight of the chauffeur. The team obtains 5 percent-- regarding 17 pounds-- of altruism after a competition yet the Bowman vehicle still performed certainly not make weight.The crew was enabled to fan to the auto and also remove the water system as well as invest brand new water." Our company ran it back on [the ranges] and regrettably it coincided weight," NASCAR Mug Set Director Brad Moran claimed. "The vehicle had a weight problem. ... That finds yourself in a disqualification." Because of the achievable allure, Moran would certainly not say just how much weight the vehicle was actually listed below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe prices quote may reek of swagger however they were a lot more matter-of-fact as Larson now has two times as several triumphes as some other motorist this season.Larson: "The industry recognizes that we're sturdy. I think the area understands that we could possibly win at any sort of keep track of." Team main High cliff Daniels:" [Along with] a incredibly powerful amount of appreciation for all the teams that are actually visiting reside in the Around of 8. Everyone has actually earned their method to get there. I presume our No. 1 rival is ourselves, and I presume if we carry out things that our team need to have to carry out, our crew can implement." The set heads to Sin city to open the following sphere, a monitor where Larson has actually won the final 2 nationalities. He also has actually gained at the other tracks-- Farm and also Martinsville-- in the sphere." We want to most likely to Vegas along with a great deal of peace of mind just in our recent run there certainly," Daniels pointed out. "We're visiting have a well-balanced quantity of regard for that competition as well as all set for each of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champion, possessed tough exposure to Hamlin making an effort to steer clear of Austin Dillon in the 2nd phase. He must pit numerous opportunities for repair services as well as spent much of the occasion behind Logano in the war wherefore they assumed was the last place (until learning more about the Bowman DQ hours after the race). Pitting for tires along with 27 tours remaining while Logano failed to intend to quit his path position confirmed to be the correct call as Reddick blistered his technique coming from 26th to 11th, leaving him 4 factors before Logano, who dropped from fourth to 8th over the final twenty laps.Reddick performed it primarily well-maintained but carried out have exposure to Daniel Hemric in the hairpin turn." He just miscalculated," Hemric stated. "I knew he was on fresher tires. ... Nothing at all outright, simply aspect of the mayhem back there certainly. I understand he gets on tires as well as needs to act ahead but wanted a little bit even more determination there certainly." Beyond feeling negative for that mistake, it was actually a sandy performance for the vehicle driver for the group co-owned by Michael Jordan." That's certainly not specifically the program of getting back to the front, getting together with fellow drivers you appreciate," Reddick stated. "But it's racing. It is actually a deadline race. You've got to bring in vigorous relocations and also you have actually come to go all out. I tried to carry out it as safely as possible. ... It was actually certainly an error." It doesn't modify the truth that it occurred. It performed. However our team needed to pass some autos." Cindric, who completed fourth, did as much as he could. Briscoe and also Suarez had technical difficulties. " I felt like reasonably, without looking at my head, the crew got in touch with an excellent ethnicity, I experienced I steered an excellent race-- just not nearly enough," Cindric said. "I thought that our experts were actually great but not the very best. Therefore truly trendy to take that when our experts needed it the absolute most. But our experts needed to have to locate another amount to succeed." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has spent years dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Performance publication and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Receive extra coming from NASCAR Cup Collection Follow your preferences to get relevant information concerning games, headlines and additional.