.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.CHARLOTTE NC, N.C.-- Kyle Larson didn't get to race at Charlotte nc Electric motor Speedway in May, missing a race that brought about him losing for the regular-season title.His triumph Sunday at the monitor hardened him as the championship preference. Larson led 62 of the 109 tours for his 6th Mug victory of 2024 as he travelled to the victory on the Charlotte street training program, a blend of the oblong as well as an infield portion of the facility.While Larson's gain had not been impressive, other component of the competition-- and postrace evaluation-- were actually as his Hendrick Motorsports ally Alex Bowman was actually suspended for his auto failing to satisfy postrace body weight criteria. The 38th-place coating for Bowman led to him certainly not advancing to the next round of the playoffs. The staff can easily appeal the decision, and also the beauty will be actually heard this week.With Bowman being actually dealt with, Joey Logano relocated into the last improvement place to the Around of 8 (NASCAR's model of a semifinal around). William Byron went into the competition as the only motorist latched into the semifinal sphere, where he is going to be participated in through Hendrick allies Larson and also Chase Elliott Joe Gibbs Dashing's Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell Crew 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 as well as Pursuit Briscoe.Takeaways coming from Charlotte: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman presumed he had actually evolved along with an 18th-place finish, yet his cars and truck was actually as well light in postrace weights. " Our experts are actually functioning to know the problem and also is going to decide Monday concerning whether to send an allure," Hendrick Motorsports said in a statement.NASCAR Mug Collection regulations call for the vehicle to be 3,400-3,500 extra pounds, relying on the weight of the vehicle driver. The staff gets 5 percent-- about 17 extra pounds-- of endurance after a competition yet the Bowman auto still did not make weight.The crew was allowed to add fuel to the vehicle and also purge the water system as well as place in new water." Our team operated it back on [the scales] and also however it was the same weight," NASCAR Cup Series Director Brad Moran claimed. "The auto had a weight concern. ... That finds yourself in a disqualification." Because of the achievable appeal, Moran would not state how much weight the car was actually listed below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe prices quote may reek of swagger but they were actually even more practical as Larson now has twice as several victories as any other chauffeur this season.Larson: "The industry knows that we're powerful. I assume the field recognizes that our experts can gain at any path." Staff chief High cliff Daniels:" [With] a really strong quantity of regard for all the groups that are going to reside in the Round of 8. Everyone has earned their technique to get there. I think our No. 1 competition is our own selves, and I presume if our company carry out the important things that our company need to perform, our staff can perform." The collection moves to Sin city to open up the following sphere, a track where Larson has gained the final two nationalities. He additionally has gained at the various other monitors-- Ranch as well as Martinsville-- in the round." Our company want to head to Vegas with a bunch of confidence only in our latest operate there certainly," Daniels mentioned. "Our experts're going to possess a well-balanced quantity of respect for that race and also all set for each of all of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champ, possessed tough contact with Hamlin attempting to avoid Austin Dillon in the second phase. He must counter a number of opportunities for fixings and spent considerably of the event responsible for Logano in the battle of what they believed was the ultimate spot (till finding out about the Bowman DQ hrs after the competition). Pitting for tires with 27 tours continuing to be while Logano didn't desire to give up his track placement verified to become the ideal call as Reddick blistered his way coming from 26th to 11th, leaving him 4 aspects in advance of Logano, that went down from fourth to 8th over the ultimate 20 laps.Reddick did it mostly clean however did have contact with Daniel Hemric in the hairpin spin." He simply slipped up," Hemric pointed out. "I knew he got on fresher tires. ... Nothing at all outright, merely portion of the chaos back certainly there. I understand he performs tires and also needs to make progress forward yet wanted a little much more perseverance there." Beyond sensation bad for that oversight, it was an abrasive efficiency for the driver for the team co-owned through Michael Jordan." That's not precisely the planning of returning to the face, getting together along with fellow chauffeurs you care about," Reddick pointed out. "But it is actually auto racing. It is actually a deadline ethnicity. You've come to make assertive actions and also you've got to go all out. I made an effort to perform it as cleanly as achievable. ... It was absolutely an oversight." It does not modify the fact that it happened. It did. But our team needed to pass some cars and trucks." Cindric, that ended up fourth, performed as long as he could. Briscoe as well as Suarez had technical difficulties. " I thought that reasonably, without reviewing my mind, the crew called a fantastic nationality, I felt I drove a terrific race-- just insufficient," Cindric pointed out. "I felt like we were actually terrific however not the best. Therefore definitely great to carry that when our company required it one of the most. But we required to discover an additional degree to succeed." Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually invested many years dealing with motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, along with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Updates, NASCAR Scene journal as well as The (Daytona Coastline) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain much more from NASCAR Mug Collection Follow your favorites to acquire information about games, news and also additional.