.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Kyle Larson didn't get to race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in May, missing out on a race that brought about him losing for the regular-season title.His triumph Sunday at the keep track of hardened him as the championship preference. Larson led 62 of the 109 laps for his sixth Mug triumph of 2024 as he travelled to the conquest on the Charlotte nc road training course, a mix of the egg-shaped and also an infield section of the facility.While Larson's gain wasn't remarkable, various other parts of the competition-- and also postrace assessment-- were as his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman was invalidated for his auto neglecting to meet postrace weight criteria. The 38th-place surface for Bowman led to him not evolving to the following around of the playoffs. The group may appeal the decision, and also the beauty would be actually heard this week.With Bowman being eliminated, Joey Logano moved in to the final advancement location to the Round of 8 (NASCAR's variation of a semifinal sphere). William Byron got into the competition as the only motorist locked into the semifinal sphere, where he will definitely be actually signed up with through Hendrick allies Larson and also Chase Elliott Joe Gibbs Competing's Denny Hamlin and also Christopher Bell Crew Penske's Ryan Blaney and also Joey Logano and also 23XI Competing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated coming from the playoffs were Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez and also Chase Briscoe.Takeaways coming from Charlotte Nc: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman thought he had actually accelerated along with an 18th-place appearance, yet his automobile was actually also lightweight in postrace weights. " Our company are functioning to understand the concern and also will choose Monday concerning whether to provide an allure," Hendrick Motorsports mentioned in a statement.NASCAR Mug Series regulations need the auto to be 3,400-3,500 pounds, depending on the weight of the vehicle driver. The team gets 5 percent-- regarding 17 extra pounds-- of endurance after a competition but the Bowman vehicle still performed certainly not bring in weight.The staff was allowed to add fuel to the automobile and remove the water system and also invest new water." Our company operated it back on [the scales] and also sadly it was the same body weight," NASCAR Cup Set Supervisor Brad Moran mentioned. "The auto possessed a weight issue. ... That ends up in a disqualification." As a result of the feasible appeal, Moran would not claim how much weight the auto was actually listed below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe prices estimate may reek of swagger yet they were actually extra matter-of-fact as Larson currently possesses twice as many success as any other vehicle driver this season.Larson: "The industry recognizes that our experts are actually tough. I assume the field recognizes that our company could win at any type of keep track of." Crew main Cliff Daniels:" [With] a very solid volume of regard for all the teams that are actually visiting reside in the Around of 8. Everyone has earned their technique to get there. I assume our No. 1 competition is our own selves, as well as I believe if our team do things that our company require to accomplish, our group may perform." The series moves to Sin city to open the following around, a path where Larson has actually won the last 2 nationalities. He likewise has actually succeeded at the other keep tracks of-- Ranch and also Martinsville-- in the sphere." We wish to most likely to Vegas with a bunch of peace of mind simply in our recent run certainly there," Daniels stated. "Our experts are actually mosting likely to possess a well-balanced quantity of respect for that competition as well as prepared for each one of all of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champ, had difficult contact with Hamlin attempting to avoid Austin Dillon in the second phase. He needed to pit many times for fixings and also spent considerably of the event behind Logano in the fight of what they thought was actually the ultimate area (till discovering the Bowman DQ hours after the race). Countering for tires along with 27 tours staying while Logano really did not would like to quit his monitor placement proved to be the appropriate phone call as Reddick blistered his method coming from 26th to 11th, leaving him four aspects before Logano, that lost from fourth to eighth over the final twenty laps.Reddick performed it mostly well-maintained however carried out possess exposure to Daniel Hemric in the barrette turn." He merely made a mistake," Hemric said. "I knew he got on fresher tires. ... Nothing egregious, simply portion of the turmoil back certainly there. I understand he's on tires as well as must make progress ahead yet yearned for a bit extra persistence certainly there." Beyond sensation poor for that blunder, it was a gritty functionality for the motorist for the crew co-owned through Michael Jordan." That is actually certainly not precisely the plan of responding to the face, meeting with fellow drivers you appreciate," Reddick stated. "However it's racing. It's a cutoff nationality. You have actually got to bring in assertive techniques and you've reached go for it. I tried to accomplish it as precisely as achievable. ... It was most definitely an error." It does not change the simple fact that it occurred. It performed. But our company must pass some vehicles." Cindric, who ended up fourth, carried out as high as he could. Briscoe and also Suarez had mechanical problems. " I felt like within reason, without reviewing my mind, the crew phoned a terrific race, I felt I drove a wonderful nationality-- simply not nearly enough," Cindric pointed out. "I felt like our company were actually excellent but not the very best. Therefore really amazing to take that when our team required it the best. However our team required to find an additional degree to gain." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually devoted many years covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Performance magazine and also The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Receive a lot more coming from NASCAR Mug Collection Observe your favorites to get relevant information about video games, news as well as even more.