.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.CHARLOTTE NC, N.C.-- Kyle Larson really did not come to race at Charlotte Electric motor Speedway in Might, missing out on a race that supported him losing for the regular-season title.His success Sunday at the track hardened him as the champion preference. Larson led 62 of the 109 laps for his sixth Mug victory of 2024 as he navigated to the victory on the Charlotte nc street training program, a mix of the oval and also an infield part of the facility.While Larson's gain had not been remarkable, other parts of the competition-- and also postrace evaluation-- were as his Hendrick Motorsports ally Alex Bowman was actually disqualified for his cars and truck neglecting to meet postrace weight needs. The 38th-place surface for Bowman led to him certainly not advancing to the following around of the playoffs. The crew can easily strike the decision, as well as the allure would be actually heard this week.With Bowman being dealt with, Joey Logano relocated in to the last development location to the Around of 8 (NASCAR's model of a semifinal sphere). William Byron entered the race as the only driver latched in to the semifinal round, where he will certainly be joined by Hendrick colleagues Larson as well as Pursuit Elliott Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin as well as Christopher Alarm Team Penske's Ryan Blaney as well as Joey Logano and also 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated from the playoffs were Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez and Chase Briscoe.Takeaways from Charlotte: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman presumed he had actually advanced along with an 18th-place coating, however his automobile was actually as well light in postrace weights. " Our company are functioning to comprehend the problem and will definitely choose Monday regarding whether to provide an appeal," Hendrick Motorsports pointed out in a statement.NASCAR Mug Set rules call for the vehicle to be 3,400-3,500 pounds, relying on the body weight of the driver. The group receives 5 percent-- concerning 17 pounds-- of tolerance after a competition however the Bowman auto still did not make weight.The crew was actually allowed to fan to the vehicle and also purge the water supply as well as put in brand-new water." Our experts ran it back on [the ranges] and regrettably it coincided weight," NASCAR Mug Set Director Brad Moran mentioned. "The cars and truck had a weight problem. ... That finds yourself in a disqualification." As a result of the achievable allure, Moran would certainly not state the amount of weight the vehicle was actually listed below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe quotes may stink of swagger but they were much more matter-of-fact as Larson currently has two times as a lot of success as any other driver this season.Larson: "The field understands that our company are actually sturdy. I think the area recognizes that our experts could possibly gain at any path." Crew principal Cliff Daniels:" [Along with] a incredibly tough quantity of regard for all the teams that are going to be in the Around of 8. Everyone has actually earned their way to arrive. I presume our No. 1 competitor is ourselves, and also I assume if our experts do things that our team require to do, our group can easily perform." The set heads to Sin city to open up the upcoming around, a path where Larson has won the last pair of nationalities. He likewise has won at the other keep tracks of-- House as well as Martinsville-- in the round." Our team intend to go to Las vega along with a ton of confidence just in our recent operate there," Daniels claimed. "Our experts're going to have a well-balanced volume of respect for that competition as well as ready for each one of all of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champion, possessed tough exchange Hamlin making an effort to avoid Austin Dillon in the 2nd stage. He must pit many times for fixings and also invested considerably of the occasion behind Logano in the struggle for what they assumed was actually the ultimate location (till learning more about the Bowman DQ hours after the competition). Countering for tires with 27 laps continuing to be while Logano really did not want to quit his keep track of placement proved to become the correct ring as Reddick blistered his means coming from 26th to 11th, leaving him four points in advance of Logano, who lost from fourth to eighth over the ultimate twenty laps.Reddick did it typically well-maintained but performed possess exchange Daniel Hemric in the barrette spin." He simply made a mistake," Hemric mentioned. "I recognized he was on fresher tires. ... Absolutely nothing outright, simply portion of the disarray back there. I understand he's on tires and also has to act ahead however wanted a little much more persistence certainly there." Beyond emotion poor for that oversight, it was actually a sandy efficiency for the vehicle driver for the team co-owned through Michael Jordan." That's not specifically the planning of getting back to the front, getting together with fellow chauffeurs you appreciate," Reddick said. "But it is actually racing. It is actually a deadline ethnicity. You've come to make aggressive relocations and also you have actually reached go for it. I made an effort to do it as easily as feasible. ... It was actually absolutely a blunder." It doesn't alter the reality that it took place. It carried out. But our company must pass some autos." Cindric, who ended up fourth, did as much as he could. Briscoe and Suarez had technical troubles. " I believed that reasonably, without going over my mind, the group contacted a wonderful race, I felt I drove a great nationality-- merely not nearly enough," Cindric claimed. "I felt like our team were terrific yet certainly not the very best. Thus truly great to bring that when our experts required it the most. But we needed to locate yet another degree to succeed." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually invested years covering motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with jobs at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Performance magazine and The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain a lot more coming from NASCAR Cup Set Observe your favorites to acquire relevant information regarding video games, headlines as well as additional.