2023 NASCAR Cup Charlotte Roval race results

While title contenders were hunting stage points, AJ Allmendinger was only looking towards Victory Lane.

He passed Kyle Busch and then held off William Byron in the closing laps to claim an emotional win for both himself and Kaulig Racing.

“This is why you do it. This is the only reason you do it,” Allmendinger said post-race. “You fight. All the blood, sweat, tears, everybody at Kaulig Racing has just been such – I wouldn’t say a down year, but up-and-down year. It’s our second year in the Cup Series.

“I usually give these checkered flags away but I'm going to have to wrap this around (my son) Aero. My mom and dad, all my family and friends, those people see how much anguish and how much I put it on my shoulders when we're struggling. It just means the world.”

In the playoff fight, Martin Truex Jr. was the final driver to advance, beating Ross Chastain by 12pts.

Busch was also eliminated, as was Bubba Wallace and Brad Keselowski.

Pole-sitter Tyler Reddick was able to drag himself out from under the cut-line and scored enough points to escape elimination, even collecting a stage win.

Cla	Driver	#		Manufacturer	Laps	Time	Interval	Pits	Points
1	A. ALLMENDINGERKaulig Racing	16		Chevrolet	109	3:05'57.187		5	41
2	W. BYRONHendrick Motorsports	24		Chevrolet	109	+0.666	0.666	6	35
3	K. BUSCHRichard Childress Racing	8		Chevrolet	109	+3.094	2.428	6	38
4	T. GIBBSJoe Gibbs Racing	54		Toyota	109	+3.418	0.324	6	35
5	J. LOGANOTeam Penske	22		Ford	109	+4.070	0.652	6	32
6	T. REDDICK23XI Racing	45		Toyota	109	+5.168	1.098	6	48
7	C. BUESCHERRFK Racing	17		Ford	109	+5.898	0.730	6	30
8	A. BOWMANHendrick Motorsports	48		Chevrolet	109	+6.812	0.914	6	29
9	C. ELLIOTTHendrick Motorsports	9		Chevrolet	109	+7.992	1.180	8	42
10	R. CHASTAINTrackHouse Racing	1		Chevrolet	109	+10.438	2.446	7	40
11	R. PREECEStewart-Haas Racing	41		Ford	109	+11.057	0.619	7	26
12	R. BLANEYTeam Penske	12		Ford	109	+11.413	0.356	6	25
13	K. LARSONHendrick Motorsports	5		Chevrolet	109	+11.821	0.408	6	30
14	A. DILLONRichard Childress Racing	3		Chevrolet	109	+12.188	0.367	7	23
15	C. BELLJoe Gibbs Racing	20		Toyota	109	+12.664	0.476	6	37
16	B. WALLACE23XI Racing	23		Toyota	109	+13.133	0.469	7	34
17	C. LAJOIESpire Motorsports	7		Chevrolet	109	+13.917	0.784	8	20
18	B. KESELOWSKIRFK Racing	6		Ford	109	+14.556	0.639	9	19
19	K. HARVICKStewart-Haas Racing	4		Ford	109	+15.301	0.745	6	18
20	M. TRUEX JRJoe Gibbs Racing	19		Toyota	109	+15.808	0.507	7	27
21	A. ALMIROLAStewart-Haas Racing	10		Ford	109	+17.128	1.320	9	16
22	J. HALEYKaulig Racing	31		Chevrolet	109	+18.835	1.707	7	15
23	T. GILLILANDRick Ware Racing	51		Ford	109	+21.283	2.448	6	14
24	H. BURTONWood Brothers Racing	21		Ford	109	+22.586	1.303	8	13
25	A. CINDRICTeam Penske	2		Ford	109	+22.977	0.391	8	12
26	J. BILICKILive Fast Motorsports	78		Chevrolet	109	+24.804	1.827	8
27	A. HILLBeard Motorsports	62		Chevrolet	109	+25.175	0.371	7
28	C. BRISCOEStewart-Haas Racing	14		Ford	109	+26.180	1.005	7	9
29	M. ROCKENFELLERLegacy Motor Club	42		Chevrolet	109	+26.314	0.134	11	8
30	Z. SMITHFront Row Motorsports	38		Ford	109	+27.281	0.967	8
31	T. DILLONSpire Motorsports	77		Chevrolet	109	+31.038	3.757	9	6
32	M. MCDOWELLFront Row Motorsports	34		Ford	109	+51.381	20.343	11	7
33	D. SUAREZTrackHouse Racing	99		Chevrolet	109	+56.751	5.370	7	9
34	R. STENHOUSE JRJTG Daugherty Racing	47		Chevrolet	96	+13 Laps	13 Laps	9	3
35	A. LALLYRick Ware Racing	15		Ford	84	+25 Laps	12 Laps	6
36	E. JONESLegacy Motor Club	43		Chevrolet	79	+30 Laps	5 Laps	6	1
37	D. HAMLINJoe Gibbs Racing	11		Toyota	76	+33 Laps	3 Laps	6	9