.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.CHARLOTTE NC, N.C.-- Kyle Larson didn't get to competition at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Might, skipping a competition that brought about him losing for the regular-season title.His victory Sunday at the path strengthened him as the champion fave. Larson led 62 of the 109 laps for his sixth Cup victory of 2024 as he navigated to the conquest on the Charlotte roadway course, a blend of the egg-shaped and also an infield section of the facility.While Larson's win had not been significant, various other component of the race-- and also postrace evaluation-- were as his Hendrick Motorsports colleague Alex Bowman was actually precluded for his car falling short to meet postrace weight requirements. The 38th-place appearance for Bowman caused him not progressing to the following round of the playoffs. The staff can strike the selection, as well as the charm would certainly be heard this week.With Bowman being actually removed, Joey Logano relocated into the last improvement spot to the Round of 8 (NASCAR's variation of a semifinal around). William Byron entered into the competition as the only motorist locked into the semifinal sphere, where he is going to be participated in through Hendrick colleagues Larson and also Hunt Elliott Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin and also Christopher Bell Crew Penske's Ryan Blaney as well as Joey Logano and 23XI Competing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated coming from the playoffs were actually Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez as well as Chase Briscoe.Takeaways from Charlotte Nc: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman believed he had advanced along with an 18th-place coating, however his auto was actually as well light in postrace weights. " We are actually working to comprehend the issue and will decide Monday concerning whether to send a charm," Hendrick Motorsports stated in a statement.NASCAR Cup Collection policies call for the auto to become 3,400-3,500 extra pounds, depending on the weight of the motorist. The team receives 5 percent-- regarding 17 extra pounds-- of altruism after a competition however the Bowman automobile still did not make weight.The group was made it possible for to intensify to the vehicle and purge the water system and invest brand new water." Our company ran it back on [the ranges] and also regrettably it coincided weight," NASCAR Cup Series Director Brad Moran said. "The vehicle had a body weight problem. ... That ends up in a disqualification." Because of the achievable beauty, Moran will certainly not mention the amount of body weight the automobile was actually below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe quotes could reek of swagger but they were even more matter-of-fact as Larson right now possesses two times as many success as any other motorist this season.Larson: "The industry recognizes that we are actually sturdy. I presume the area recognizes that our experts could possibly win at any kind of path." Staff principal High cliff Daniels:" [Along with] a quite sturdy quantity of respect for all the teams that are heading to be in the Around of 8. Everybody has gotten their technique to arrive. I think our No. 1 rival is our own selves, and also I assume if our team carry out things that our company need to do, our staff can carry out." The series moves to Las Vegas to open the upcoming around, a keep track of where Larson has actually won the last 2 ethnicities. He additionally has actually gained at the other tracks-- Ranch as well as Martinsville-- in the around." Our company would like to visit Las vega along with a considerable amount of peace of mind only in our current run there certainly," Daniels said. "Our company are actually visiting possess a healthy and balanced volume of appreciation for that competition as well as ready for all of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champ, possessed hard contact with Hamlin trying to avoid Austin Dillon in the 2nd stage. He must pit numerous times for repairs as well as spent considerably of the celebration responsible for Logano in the battle wherefore they thought was the final location (up until finding out about the Bowman DQ hrs after the competition). Matching for tires with 27 tours staying while Logano didn't desire to surrender his monitor setting showed to be the right ring as Reddick blistered his method coming from 26th to 11th, leaving him 4 points ahead of Logano, who lost from 4th to 8th over the last twenty laps.Reddick did it typically tidy however did have exposure to Daniel Hemric in the hairpin twist." He simply made a mistake," Hemric pointed out. "I recognized he got on fresher tires. ... Nothing at all outright, merely part of the mayhem back there. I recognize he performs tires as well as has to make progress ahead but yearned for a little bit a lot more perseverance certainly there." Beyond feeling poor for that oversight, it was actually a rough functionality for the vehicle driver for the crew co-owned through Michael Jordan." That is actually certainly not precisely the strategy of getting back to the front end, getting together with fellow motorists you appreciate," Reddick stated. "But it is actually auto racing. It's a cutoff race. You have actually reached bring in assertive actions and you have actually got to go all out. I tried to perform it as safely as feasible. ... It was actually undoubtedly a mistake." It doesn't transform the reality that it took place. It did. Yet our team needed to pass some vehicles." Cindric, who ended up fourth, carried out as much as he could. Briscoe and also Suarez had technical troubles. " I believed that reasonably, without reviewing my mind, the team got in touch with a terrific nationality, I experienced I steered a fantastic nationality-- only not nearly enough," Cindric claimed. "I felt like our experts were excellent but not the most effective. Therefore definitely trendy to take that when our experts required it one of the most. Yet our team required to discover one more amount to gain." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually devoted many years dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Information, NASCAR Performance journal and The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain a lot more from NASCAR Mug Set Observe your favorites to acquire information concerning video games, news and also additional.