.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Kyle Larson really did not come to competition at Charlotte nc Electric motor Speedway in Might, missing out on a competition that added to him losing for the regular-season title.His triumph Sunday at the keep track of thickened him as the championship fave. Larson led 62 of the 109 tours for his sixth Mug triumph of 2024 as he cruised to the triumph on the Charlotte nc road training course, a mix of the egg-shaped and an infield portion of the facility.While Larson's succeed had not been impressive, various other aspect of the competition-- as well as postrace inspection-- were as his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman was actually disqualified for his car failing to comply with postrace body weight needs. The 38th-place coating for Bowman led to him not accelerating to the following around of the playoffs. The team can easily strike the decision, and the appeal will be heard this week.With Bowman being actually eliminated, Joey Logano moved in to the last innovation location to the Around of 8 (NASCAR's variation of a semifinal sphere). William Byron got into the race as the only vehicle driver secured right into the semifinal sphere, where he will definitely be actually signed up with through Hendrick colleagues Larson and also Pursuit Elliott Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin and Christopher Alarm Group Penske's Ryan Blaney and also Joey Logano as well as 23XI Competing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated coming from the playoffs were actually Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez and Hunt Briscoe.Takeaways coming from Charlotte Nc: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman assumed he had progressed with an 18th-place coating, however his cars and truck was actually as well lightweight in postrace body weights. " We are actually operating to understand the issue as well as is going to choose Monday regarding whether to submit an allure," Hendrick Motorsports stated in a statement.NASCAR Cup Series policies require the cars and truck to be 3,400-3,500 extra pounds, relying on the weight of the vehicle driver. The staff acquires 5 percent-- about 17 extra pounds-- of altruism after a competition but the Bowman auto still performed not bring in weight.The crew was enabled to add fuel to the automobile and purge the water supply and also put in brand new water." Our experts operated it back on [the ranges] as well as unfortunately it coincided weight," NASCAR Cup Collection Director Brad Moran said. "The cars and truck had a body weight concern. ... That winds up in an incompetency." As a result of the possible appeal, Moran would certainly not claim the amount of weight the automobile was below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe prices estimate may reek of swagger yet they were extra matter-of-fact as Larson now possesses twice as many wins as every other vehicle driver this season.Larson: "The field knows that our team're strong. I believe the area knows that we might win at any kind of monitor." Staff main High cliff Daniels:" [Along with] a really tough quantity of regard for all the crews that are actually going to be in the Round of 8. Everyone has gained their method to arrive. I presume our No. 1 competitor is our own selves, as well as I think if we carry out the things that our experts need to have to do, our group can easily execute." The series moves to Sin city to open the following around, a monitor where Larson has actually succeeded the last two nationalities. He also has actually succeeded at the other keep tracks of-- Ranch and Martinsville-- in the sphere." We want to most likely to Las vega with a great deal of assurance just in our latest run there," Daniels stated. "Our team are actually visiting possess a well-balanced quantity of appreciation for that race and prepared for all of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champion, had challenging exchange Hamlin trying to prevent Austin Dillon in the 2nd stage. He must match numerous opportunities for repair work as well as devoted considerably of the activity responsible for Logano in the war for what they presumed was actually the final spot (till discovering the Bowman DQ hrs after the race). Matching for tires along with 27 laps staying while Logano failed to would like to surrender his keep track of position verified to become the best telephone call as Reddick blistered his means from 26th to 11th, leaving him 4 factors in front of Logano, who dropped coming from 4th to eighth over the ultimate twenty laps.Reddick performed it mostly clean however performed possess contact with Daniel Hemric in the hairpin turn." He merely miscalculated," Hemric pointed out. "I knew he performed fresher tires. ... Absolutely nothing outright, simply component of the disarray back there certainly. I know he's on tires and has to make progress forward but wished for a bit more persistence there." Beyond feeling poor for that blunder, it was a gritty performance for the chauffeur for the crew co-owned by Michael Jordan." That's not precisely the plan of getting back to the front, getting together with fellow chauffeurs you love," Reddick pointed out. "But it is actually racing. It's a deadline nationality. You have actually got to make vigorous relocations and also you have actually reached go all out. I attempted to carry out it as safely as possible. ... It was most definitely an oversight." It does not transform the simple fact that it happened. It carried out. Yet our experts must pass some cars and trucks." Cindric, that finished fourth, did as long as he could. Briscoe and Suarez possessed mechanical difficulties. " I felt like within reason, without going over my head, the crew contacted a wonderful race, I felt I steered an excellent race-- just inadequate," Cindric claimed. "I thought that we were actually fantastic but not the most ideal. Therefore really cool to take that when we required it the absolute most. Yet our company needed to discover one more amount to gain." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has spent many years dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain much more coming from NASCAR Mug Series Follow your faves to get relevant information concerning games, headlines as well as even more.