Now or never is the time for a handful of NASCAR playoff racers as the final race of the Round of 16 goes green Sunday at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course, known to all as Roval, which is still rather young but is behaving a little obnoxiously.
Chase Elliott (eighth) and Joey Logano (ninth) sit on opposite sides of the playoff bubble after last Sunday at Talladega. Since only the top eight remain alive in the playoffs and travel to Las Vegas next week for… that’s right… the round of 16! Others are at risk of falling below the line while others are on the brink. outside, looking in but within the mathematical range.
Also this weekend, if you’re a sports car fan or just looking for a cool mix of auto racing, the sports car arm of NASCAR – IMSA – concludes its 2024 season with the third longest race on its schedule , the Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta.
The IMSA WeatherTech Championship includes four classes of competition (GT prototypes, Le Mans prototypes and two GTD muscle car classes – pro and pro-am). All four championships are on the line this week.
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Saturday at Charlotte Roval: Cup, Xfinity testing, qualifying and racing.
10:00 a.m.: Xfinity Series practice and qualifying (USA Network).
12:30 p.m.: Cup Series practice and qualifying (USA).
4:00 p.m.: Drive for the Cure 250 Xfinity Series (CW) race.
Also Saturday: IMSA 10 Hour Sports Car Season Finale at Road Atlanta
Noon: IMSA WeatherTech Road Atlanta Championship — 10 a.m. Petit Le Mans (NBC, Peacock and USA).
Sunday: Round of 16 of NASCAR playoffs concludes on Charlotte Roval
2:30 p.m.: NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, Bank of America Roval 400 (NBC).
This article originally appeared in the Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR playoff race, Roval time and channel. Also a 10 hour race!
