.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Kyle Larson really did not get to race at Charlotte nc Motor Speedway in Might, overlooking a competition that added to him coming up short for the regular-season title.His success Sunday at the keep track of solidified him as the championship fave. Larson led 62 of the 109 tours for his 6th Mug triumph of 2024 as he navigated to the triumph on the Charlotte nc street course, a combination of the oblong as well as an infield portion of the facility.While Larson's succeed wasn't significant, other portion of the competition-- and also postrace examination-- were actually as his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman was actually suspended for his car failing to fulfill postrace body weight demands. The 38th-place surface for Bowman led to him certainly not advancing to the upcoming around of the playoffs. The crew can easily appeal the choice, and also the beauty will be heard this week.With Bowman being eliminated, Joey Logano moved in to the ultimate improvement location to the Around of 8 (NASCAR's model of a semifinal around). William Byron got in the race as the only driver latched in to the semifinal sphere, where he is going to be actually joined through Hendrick colleagues Larson and also Pursuit Elliott Joe Gibbs Dashing's Denny Hamlin as well as Christopher Bell Staff Penske's Ryan Blaney as well as Joey Logano and 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated coming from the playoffs were actually Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez as well as Hunt Briscoe.Takeaways from Charlotte: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman believed he had actually accelerated along with an 18th-place finish, but his vehicle was as well lightweight in postrace weights. " Our company are functioning to recognize the concern as well as is going to choose Monday regarding whether to provide a charm," Hendrick Motorsports said in a statement.NASCAR Mug Set rules need the automobile to become 3,400-3,500 pounds, depending on the body weight of the chauffeur. The team receives 5 per-cent-- concerning 17 pounds-- of tolerance after a competition but the Bowman car still did certainly not make weight.The group was actually enabled to fan to the auto and also purge the water system as well as put in brand new water." Our experts operated it back on [the ranges] and also regrettably it coincided weight," NASCAR Mug Set Supervisor Brad Moran stated. "The auto had a body weight concern. ... That ends up in a disqualification." Due to the possible allure, Moran will certainly not point out how much body weight the auto was actually listed below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe estimates could stink of swagger however they were actually even more practical as Larson right now has twice as many wins as every other driver this season.Larson: "The area understands that our company are actually powerful. I believe the industry understands that our experts can win at any type of path." Team principal Cliff Daniels:" [Along with] a extremely sturdy quantity of respect for all the crews that are mosting likely to reside in the Round of 8. Everyone has actually gained their technique to get there. I assume our No. 1 rival is ourselves, and I believe if our company carry out the many things that we require to perform, our crew can perform." The collection moves to Las Vegas to open up the following sphere, a monitor where Larson has won the final 2 ethnicities. He likewise has actually won at the various other keep tracks of-- Home as well as Martinsville-- in the round." We wish to head to Las vega along with a great deal of self-confidence just in our recent operate certainly there," Daniels mentioned. "We are actually going to possess a healthy quantity of regard for that race as well as all set for every one of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champion, had hard exchange Hamlin attempting to prevent Austin Dillon in the second stage. He had to match many opportunities for fixings and also devoted much of the celebration responsible for Logano in the battle for what they thought was actually the final area (up until learning more about the Bowman DQ hours after the race). Countering for tires along with 27 laps remaining while Logano failed to wish to quit his monitor posture proved to become the best call as Reddick blistered his means from 26th to 11th, leaving him four factors ahead of Logano, that fell coming from fourth to eighth over the final 20 laps.Reddick did it typically tidy yet performed have contact with Daniel Hemric in the barrette spin." He just made a mistake," Hemric pointed out. "I understood he performed fresher tires. ... Absolutely nothing egregious, just portion of the mayhem back there. I understand he gets on tires and has to act ahead but yearned for a little a lot more persistence there." Beyond emotion poor for that error, it was a rough performance for the driver for the crew co-owned by Michael Jordan." That's not exactly the program of getting back to the front end, getting together with fellow chauffeurs you care about," Reddick said. "Yet it is actually auto racing. It's a cutoff nationality. You've reached bring in vigorous actions and also you have actually reached go all out. I made an effort to carry out it as cleanly as possible. ... It was actually absolutely a mistake." It does not change the simple fact that it took place. It did. But our team must pass some automobiles." Cindric, who finished fourth, carried out as much as he could. Briscoe and also Suarez had mechanical difficulties. " I believed that reasonably, without reviewing my mind, the crew called a great race, I experienced I drove a wonderful nationality-- only not nearly enough," Cindric said. "I seemed like our team were actually fantastic yet not the most effective. Thus really great to carry that when our company needed it one of the most. But our company needed to discover another degree to succeed." Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually invested years covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, along with stints at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Scene publication and also The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain even more coming from NASCAR Mug Set Observe your preferences to receive info about video games, headlines as well as more.