.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Kyle Larson really did not reach race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Might, missing a competition that contributed to him losing for the regular-season title.His triumph Sunday at the monitor thickened him as the champion favorite. Larson led 62 of the 109 tours for his 6th Cup triumph of 2024 as he travelled to the accomplishment on the Charlotte nc roadway course, a combo of the oval as well as an infield portion of the facility.While Larson's win had not been significant, various other portion of the competition-- and postrace assessment-- were as his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Alex Bowman was disqualified for his cars and truck failing to fulfill postrace weight requirements. The 38th-place coating for Bowman caused him certainly not advancing to the following round of the playoffs. The team can appeal the choice, as well as the beauty will be actually heard this week.With Bowman being actually eliminated, Joey Logano relocated right into the final innovation place to the Round of 8 (NASCAR's version of a semifinal sphere). William Byron went into the race as the only motorist latched right into the semifinal sphere, where he will be actually joined through Hendrick colleagues Larson and Hunt Elliott Joe Gibbs Dashing's Denny Hamlin as well as Christopher Bell Team Penske's Ryan Blaney as well as Joey Logano and 23XI Dashing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated from the playoffs were actually Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez and Chase Briscoe.Takeaways from Charlotte Nc: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman assumed he had actually progressed along with an 18th-place finish, but his vehicle was as well light in postrace weights. " We are actually operating to know the problem as well as will definitely choose Monday about whether to send a beauty," Hendrick Motorsports mentioned in a statement.NASCAR Mug Collection rules demand the auto to become 3,400-3,500 extra pounds, depending upon the weight of the chauffeur. The group acquires 5 percent-- about 17 pounds-- of endurance after a race however the Bowman car still did not create weight.The crew was actually allowed to fan to the automobile and also purge the water supply and also put in brand-new water." Our experts ran it back on [the ranges] and also however it was the same body weight," NASCAR Mug Series Supervisor Brad Moran claimed. "The auto had a weight issue. ... That ends up in a disqualification." Due to the possible appeal, Moran would certainly not point out just how much weight the cars and truck was actually below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe prices quote might reek of swagger but they were extra matter-of-fact as Larson now possesses twice as many wins as some other chauffeur this season.Larson: "The area knows that we're powerful. I presume the industry understands that our company could win at any sort of keep track of." Crew chief Cliff Daniels:" [With] a incredibly tough quantity of appreciation for all the crews that are going to remain in the Round of 8. Everyone has actually gotten their means to get there. I presume our No. 1 competitor is our own selves, as well as I believe if we perform things that our experts need to accomplish, our crew may carry out." The set heads to Las Vegas to open up the next sphere, a keep track of where Larson has actually succeeded the last 2 ethnicities. He additionally has actually gained at the various other keep tracks of-- Ranch and also Martinsville-- in the sphere." We intend to head to Vegas along with a considerable amount of self-confidence just in our latest run there," Daniels mentioned. "Our team're mosting likely to have a healthy and balanced quantity of respect for that competition and all set for each of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champ, had hard exchange Hamlin making an effort to stay clear of Austin Dillon in the 2nd phase. He needed to counter several times for repair work and also spent much of the activity behind Logano in the war of what they presumed was the final spot (until learning more about the Bowman DQ hours after the race). Countering for tires along with 27 laps remaining while Logano really did not want to lose hope his keep track of placement showed to become the best call as Reddick blistered his technique coming from 26th to 11th, leaving him four aspects in advance of Logano, that went down from 4th to 8th over the last twenty laps.Reddick did it mainly clean but performed have exchange Daniel Hemric in the barrette spin." He merely slipped up," Hemric claimed. "I recognized he got on fresher tires. ... Nothing outright, only part of the disarray back there. I know he's on tires and also needs to act forward yet yearned for a bit a lot more perseverance certainly there." Beyond sensation negative for that mistake, it was a sandy efficiency for the vehicle driver for the crew co-owned through Michael Jordan." That's not specifically the planning of returning to the front end, meeting with fellow motorists you care about," Reddick claimed. "However it is actually auto racing. It is actually a cutoff nationality. You've got to make vigorous moves and also you have actually reached go all out. I attempted to do it as easily as achievable. ... It was undoubtedly an oversight." It doesn't transform the reality that it occurred. It did. But we must pass some vehicles." Cindric, that finished fourth, carried out as high as he could. Briscoe as well as Suarez had mechanical issues. " I seemed like within reason, without discussing my head, the crew phoned a fantastic nationality, I felt I steered a wonderful ethnicity-- only insufficient," Cindric mentioned. "I felt like our team were actually excellent yet certainly not the very best. Therefore actually cool to bring that when we needed it one of the most. However our company required to locate another degree to succeed." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has actually invested decades covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with assignments at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene magazine and The (Daytona Seaside) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire more from NASCAR Cup Set Follow your faves to receive info regarding video games, information and even more.