.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Kyle Larson really did not reach race at Charlotte Electric motor Speedway in May, skipping a competition that brought about him losing for the regular-season title.His success Sunday at the monitor thickened him as the championship fave. Larson led 62 of the 109 tours for his sixth Cup success of 2024 as he navigated to the triumph on the Charlotte nc street training program, a mixture of the egg-shaped and an infield section of the facility.While Larson's gain had not been impressive, various other parts of the race-- and also postrace examination-- were actually as his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman was actually suspended for his automobile neglecting to meet postrace weight requirements. The 38th-place coating for Bowman led to him not accelerating to the following sphere of the playoffs. The team can easily appeal the selection, as well as the charm will be heard this week.With Bowman being actually removed, Joey Logano moved in to the last improvement location to the Round of 8 (NASCAR's version of a semifinal round). William Byron went into the competition as the only vehicle driver latched in to the semifinal round, where he will be signed up with through Hendrick allies Larson and Pursuit Elliott Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin and also Christopher Alarm Group Penske's Ryan Blaney and also Joey Logano and also 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated from the playoffs were Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez and also Hunt Briscoe.Takeaways coming from Charlotte Nc: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman assumed he had actually progressed with an 18th-place appearance, but his auto was also lightweight in postrace body weights. " We are operating to recognize the concern as well as is going to make a decision Monday regarding whether to send an appeal," Hendrick Motorsports mentioned in a statement.NASCAR Cup Series policies require the auto to be 3,400-3,500 extra pounds, depending upon the body weight of the driver. The staff gets 5 percent-- concerning 17 pounds-- of endurance after a race yet the Bowman car still carried out certainly not make weight.The crew was permitted to fan to the auto as well as remove the water system and also put in new water." Our experts operated it back on [the ranges] and also however it coincided weight," NASCAR Mug Series Director Brad Moran mentioned. "The vehicle had a weight concern. ... That ends up in a disqualification." Due to the feasible appeal, Moran would certainly not mention the amount of weight the vehicle was listed below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe prices estimate may reek of swagger but they were a lot more matter-of-fact as Larson currently has twice as numerous triumphes as every other motorist this season.Larson: "The area understands that our company're tough. I presume the area knows that we might succeed at any kind of keep track of." Staff main Cliff Daniels:" [With] a extremely solid amount of appreciation for all the teams that are actually mosting likely to remain in the Sphere of 8. Everyone has made their technique to arrive. I believe our No. 1 competitor is ourselves, and I presume if our experts perform the things that we need to have to do, our group may implement." The collection heads to Las Vegas to open the upcoming sphere, a path where Larson has won the last pair of nationalities. He also has actually won at the various other tracks-- Home and also Martinsville-- in the round." Our team want to most likely to Vegas along with a great deal of self-confidence only in our recent operate certainly there," Daniels claimed. "Our team're heading to possess a healthy volume of regard for that competition and also all set for each of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champ, possessed hard exchange Hamlin attempting to steer clear of Austin Dillon in the 2nd stage. He had to match several times for repair services and also spent much of the celebration behind Logano in the struggle for what they assumed was the final place (up until learning more about the Bowman DQ hours after the race). Countering for tires along with 27 tours remaining while Logano didn't would like to lose hope his keep track of posture showed to be the correct call as Reddick blistered his technique from 26th to 11th, leaving him 4 aspects in front of Logano, that dropped from fourth to 8th over the final twenty laps.Reddick did it primarily tidy however did have exposure to Daniel Hemric in the hairpin turn." He just made a mistake," Hemric stated. "I recognized he performed fresher tires. ... Nothing at all outright, only portion of the chaos back there. I recognize he performs tires as well as must make progress ahead yet longed for a little a lot more persistence certainly there." Beyond sensation bad for that error, it was actually a gritty performance for the motorist for the team co-owned by Michael Jordan." That is actually certainly not precisely the program of getting back to the front end, getting together along with fellow drivers you care about," Reddick said. "However it is actually auto racing. It's a deadline ethnicity. You have actually got to make assertive actions as well as you've got to go all out. I tried to perform it as precisely as possible. ... It was definitely a blunder." It doesn't modify the simple fact that it took place. It carried out. Yet our team had to pass some cars and trucks." Cindric, that ended up fourth, did as high as he could. Briscoe and Suarez had technical issues. " I seemed like within reason, without examining my mind, the staff got in touch with a great nationality, I felt I drove a fantastic nationality-- only inadequate," Cindric claimed. "I thought that our experts were excellent but certainly not the most effective. Thus actually great to carry that when our company needed it the most. But we needed to have to find an additional amount to win." Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has spent years dealing with motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, along with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Performance journal and The (Daytona Beach Front) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Receive more from NASCAR Mug Collection Observe your favorites to acquire relevant information regarding activities, information and also even more.