.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Expert.CHARLOTTE NC, N.C.-- Kyle Larson failed to come to race at Charlotte Electric motor Speedway in Might, overlooking a competition that helped in him coming up short for the regular-season title.His triumph Sunday at the path solidified him as the championship preference. Larson led 62 of the 109 laps for his 6th Cup triumph of 2024 as he navigated to the triumph on the Charlotte nc roadway training course, a combo of the egg-shaped and an infield part of the facility.While Larson's win wasn't remarkable, other aspect of the race-- and postrace evaluation-- were actually as his Hendrick Motorsports colleague Alex Bowman was suspended for his automobile neglecting to comply with postrace body weight criteria. The 38th-place coating for Bowman led to him certainly not accelerating to the following round of the playoffs. The staff can easily strike the choice, and also the allure would certainly be actually heard this week.With Bowman being actually removed, Joey Logano relocated right into the final development spot to the Sphere of 8 (NASCAR's variation of a semifinal around). William Byron entered the race as the only vehicle driver latched in to the semifinal round, where he is going to be actually signed up with by Hendrick colleagues Larson and Chase Elliott Joe Gibbs Dashing's Denny Hamlin as well as Christopher Alarm Group Penske's Ryan Blaney as well as Joey Logano and also 23XI Competing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated from the playoffs were Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez and also Pursuit Briscoe.Takeaways from Charlotte Nc: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman believed he had progressed along with an 18th-place surface, yet his auto was actually too lightweight in postrace body weights. " Our experts are functioning to understand the issue and also is going to decide Monday regarding whether to submit a beauty," Hendrick Motorsports mentioned in a statement.NASCAR Cup Set guidelines need the cars and truck to be 3,400-3,500 extra pounds, depending upon the body weight of the driver. The crew obtains 5 per-cent-- about 17 pounds-- of altruism after a competition yet the Bowman vehicle still did certainly not create weight.The staff was allowed to add fuel to the auto and remove the water supply as well as place in new water." We operated it back on [the ranges] and also unfortunately it was the same body weight," NASCAR Cup Set Supervisor Brad Moran stated. "The car possessed a weight concern. ... That ends up in an incompetency." As a result of the possible allure, Moran would certainly certainly not claim the amount of body weight the car was below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe quotes may reek of swagger but they were more matter-of-fact as Larson right now has two times as many victories as any other motorist this season.Larson: "The field knows that we are actually strong. I believe the industry recognizes that our experts could possibly win at any kind of monitor." Crew main High cliff Daniels:" [Along with] a quite sturdy amount of appreciation for all the teams that are visiting remain in the Sphere of 8. Everybody has actually gained their means to get there. I believe our No. 1 competitor is ourselves, and I think if our experts carry out things that our experts require to do, our crew can easily implement." The series heads to Sin city to open up the next round, a track where Larson has actually gained the final pair of nationalities. He also has actually gained at the other keep tracks of-- Farm as well as Martinsville-- in the round." Our team want to head to Las vega along with a lot of self-confidence merely in our current operate certainly there," Daniels pointed out. "Our experts are actually going to possess a healthy quantity of regard for that race and also prepared for every one of all of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champion, had hard exposure to Hamlin making an effort to prevent Austin Dillon in the second phase. He had to counter several opportunities for repair work and also devoted considerably of the occasion behind Logano in the struggle wherefore they assumed was actually the ultimate spot (till finding out about the Bowman DQ hrs after the race). Pitting for tires along with 27 laps staying while Logano really did not desire to quit his monitor placement verified to become the correct call as Reddick blistered his method coming from 26th to 11th, leaving him four points in advance of Logano, who fell from fourth to 8th over the last 20 laps.Reddick did it usually well-maintained yet carried out possess contact with Daniel Hemric in the hairpin spin." He merely made a mistake," Hemric claimed. "I knew he was on fresher tires. ... Nothing egregious, simply portion of the turmoil back certainly there. I understand he gets on tires and also must make progress ahead however wished for a bit extra persistence there certainly." Beyond sensation negative for that oversight, it was actually a gritty performance for the chauffeur for the crew co-owned by Michael Jordan." That's not precisely the strategy of responding to the face, getting together along with fellow chauffeurs you respect," Reddick stated. "But it is actually auto racing. It is actually a cutoff nationality. You have actually come to create vigorous techniques as well as you have actually got to go all out. I tried to do it as safely as achievable. ... It was definitely an error." It does not change the reality that it happened. It performed. Yet our experts had to pass some autos." Cindric, that ended up fourth, carried out as much as he could. Briscoe as well as Suarez had mechanical troubles. " I felt like within reason, without reviewing my mind, the team called a terrific ethnicity, I experienced I steered a great nationality-- merely not enough," Cindric stated. "I felt like our experts were actually fantastic however not the best. Therefore definitely awesome to deliver that when our company required it the best. However our company needed to have to locate one more amount to succeed." Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has invested many years covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, along with stints at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Performance magazine and The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire a lot more from NASCAR Mug Collection Follow your favorites to obtain information concerning video games, information and additional.