CONCORD, N.C. — A.J. Allmendinger led the final 20 laps on the way to winning Saturday’s Xfinity Series race on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval.
It’s his third career Xfinity win.
The top five was completed by Tyler Reddick, Austin Cindric, Justin Allgaier and Noah Gragson.
Check back for the playoff standings
Playoff standings
2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Stage Points. After Race 36 (Stage 2) of the 2019 Season: Homestead-Miami. Note: Championship 4 drivers did not earn points at Homestead-Miami. Drivers who finish in the top 10 in Stage 1 and Stage 2 earn additional race points. NASCAR playoff points standings 2019 How the NASCAR playoffs work: Sixteen NASCAR drivers qualified for the playoffs. Four were eliminated in the Sept. 29 race at Charlotte.
Chase Elliott wins at Charlotte as Alex Bowman claims final Round of 12 spot in the NASCAR playoffs. NASCAR playoff standings 2019: Updated points for Cup chase after the Bank of America Roval. Here are the 2019 NASCAR standings. Without the playoffs. Kevin Harvick would have been crowned the champion if NASCAR had ditched the playoffs but continued to pay stage points to the top.
With his eighth-place finish, Cole Custer clinched a spot in the second round of the playoffs based on points, joining Christopher Bell.
There are six spots remaining to be filled in the round, which consists of eight drivers. Those will be decided next weekend at Dover International Speedway.
Here are the bottom six positions in the playoff standings.
Noah Gragson +26 points above cutline
Michael Annett +11 points
John Hunter Nemechek -11
Brandon Jones -11
Ryan Sieg -37
Justin Haley -39
2019 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Stage Points
After Race 36 (Stage 2) of the 2019 Season: Homestead-Miami
Note: Championship 4 drivers did not earn points at Homestead-Miami
Drivers who finish in the top 10 in Stage 1 and Stage 2 earn additional race points. The Final Stage produces the race results and awards points across the field – see 2019 Driver Standings. Total Stage points do not reflect points earned in the Duel at Daytona. Drivers that earned points in the Duel are listed at the bottom of the page.
Driver | Stage Points | Stage Wins | Stage Top 5s | Stage Top 10s |
Joey Logano | 358 | 11 | 37 | 53 |
Kevin Harvick | 310 | 6 | 32 | 51 |
Kyle Busch | 277 | 12 | 30 | 47 |
Martin Truex Jr. | 276 | 9 | 28 | 45 |
Denny Hamlin | 259 | 6 | 30 | 41 |
Kyle Larson | 254 | 5 | 22 | 43 |
Chase Elliott | 249 | 5 | 24 | 41 |
Brad Keselowski | 238 | 4 | 23 | 40 |
Ryan Blaney | 237 | 2 | 20 | 44 |
William Byron | 192 | 2 | 16 | 36 |
Kurt Busch | 154 | 3 | 10 | 36 |
Clint Bowyer | 154 | 1 | 14 | 33 |
Alex Bowman | 144 | 0 | 12 | 26 |
Aric Almirola | 144 | 2 | 16 | 27 |
Jimmie Johnson | 121 | 1 | 9 | 28 |
Erik Jones | 120 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
Daniel Suarez | 100 | 0 | 7 | 25 |
Austin Dillon | 86 | 2 | 9 | 15 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 71 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Ryan Newman | 57 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Chris Buescher | 34 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Paul Menard | 33 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Ty Dillon | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Daniel Hemric | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Michael McDowell | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Bubba Wallace | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Ryan Preece | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2019 Results by Car Number
Daytona
Stage 1: 18,88,22,41,12,11,9,42,4,20
Stage 2: 12,24,10,2,17,95,4,41,48,22
Atlanta
Stage 1: 42,4,10,1,19,12,22,11,17,14
Stage 2: 4,42,19,12,11,22,1,20,18,14
Las Vegas
Stage 1: 4,18,22,11,20,17,19,9,41,2
Stage 2: 22,4,19,2,11,9,10,17,88,48
Phoenix
Stage 1: 12,10,22,88,18,42,3,24,9,4
Stage 2: 18,14,4,19,11,6,48,22,9,1
Auto Club
Stage 1: 18,22,11,4,10,20,41,48,12,8
Stage 2: 18,2,12,22,10,4,20,1,11,9
Martinsville
Stage 1: 2,9,10,11,12,14,22,19,18,3
Stage 2: 2,12,11,9,19,10,4,14,41,22
Texas
Stage 1: 22,48,9,3,12,21,41,18,42,37
Stage 2: 11,12,41,18,21,6,17,24,34,48
Bristol
Stage 1: 13,14,2,22,48,18,12,21,19,9
Stage 2: 22,12,6,2,18,1,37,14,3,41
Richmond
Stage 1: 18,22,19,4,14,2,1,37,21,41
Stage 2: 22,19,4,2,14,41,1,20,37,21
Talladega
Stage 1: 13,88,3,9,41,6,24,17,18,95
Stage 2: 9,88,24,12,3,1,42,8,22,18
Dover
Stage 1: 22,2,9,42,4,24,88,12,20,14
Stage 2: 19,88,4,9,2,42,12,18,14,20
Kansas
Stage 1: 4,9,17,42,1,37,2,14,20,22
Stage 2: 9,4,20,88,17,37,1,14,18,42
Charlotte
Stage 1: 2,11,18,9,4,24,22,48,19,12
Stage 2: 2,88,18,9,24,4,12,1,22,42
Stage 3: 19,18,9,12,1,88,17,22,42,11
Pocono
Stage 1: 42,24,2,4,10,12,41,22,19,21
Stage 2: 42,22,24,2,6,1,43,37,8,41
Michigan
Stage 1: 22,88,20,10,1,19,42,9,21,2
Stage 2: 3,4,19,1,10,18,8,24,88,37
Sonoma
Stage 1: 24,11,22,42,10,37,88,4,21,48
Stage 2: 11,2,24,22,17,42,19,9,18,43
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Chicagoland
Stage 1: 11,2,34,48,3,19,4,24,88,1
Stage 2: 4,9,42,88,48,19,24,1,18,10
Daytona
Stage 1: 22,17,12,4,9,41,14,11,2,19
Stage 2: 3,88,24,9,14,42,48,17,43,22
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Kentucky
Stage 1: 1,22,18,11,10,4,17,19,8,21
Stage 2: 18,20,3,22,14,42,1,12,21,10
New Hampshire
Stage 1: 18,20,10,14,2,19,12,4,11,41
Stage 2: 10,22,6,24,18,11,42,4,21,1
Pocono
Stage 1: 18,22,4,11,19,42,20,10,1,14
Stage 2: 48,4,22,19,11,3,20,2,88,42
Watkins Glen
Stage 1: 9,11,19,18,24,48,42,20,1,10
Stage 2: 9,19,4,14,11,2,88,20,12,48
Michigan
Stage 1: 19,11,2,22,24,4,12,88,9,10
Stage 2: 18,19,1,22,20,9,12,24,14,21
Bristol
Stage 1: 42,9,19,4,95,12,20,2,1,10
Stage 2: 1,41,6,18,24,9,20,2,8,19
Darlington
Stage 1: 1,48,42,18,11,9,2,22,19,20
Stage 2: 18,1,11,20,42,14,48,24,2,4
Indianapolis
Stage 1: 22,42,4,12,6,48,18,11,88,37
Stage 2: 4,42,12,22,14,41,1,48,24,10
Las Vegas
Stage 1: 22,4,10,41,3,1,24,19,42,20
Stage 2: 19,22,42,4,9,24,11,12,1,88
Richmond
Stage 1: 19,18,2,11,4,14,95,9,48,1
Stage 2: 18,19,11,2,6,4,9,14,48,42
Charlotte
Stage 1 Top 10: 42,24,14,22,12,2,10,4,9,41
Stage 2 Top 10: 9,2,14,48,4,34,19,41,21,24
Dover
Stage 1: 11,19,42,24,4,88,48,18,20,12
Stage 2: 19,42,11,4,48,88,20,12,2,14
Talladega
Stage 1: 24,22,88,17,2,42,48,41,1,12
Stage 2: 14,22,2,3,41,12,37,24,1,18
Kansas
Stage 1: 22,9,41,19,18,2,12,11,20,17
Stage 2: 11,12,19,24,9,4,22,21,14,18
Martinsville
Stage 1: 19,11,12,14,22,24,10,9,18,41
Stage 2: 19,42,12,22,10,24,18,11,20,2
Texas
Stage 1: 4,14,42,88,18,3,1,47,12,8
Stage 2: 10,20,48,42,22,4,88,41,18,24
Phoenix
Stage 1: 11,9,18,22,42,2,12,24,4,1
Stage 2: 22,11,9,18,12,19,4,42,2,1
Homestead-Miami
Stage 1: 19,42,18,4,11,12,14,24,48,3
Stage 2: 18,4,42,19,11,12,22,20,48,14
Driver | Duel Points |
Kevin Harvick | 10 |
Joey Logano | 10 |
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | 9 |
Clint Bowyer | 9 |
Paul Menard | 8 |
Aric Almirola | 8 |
Matt DiBenedetto | 7 |
Denny Hamlin | 7 |
Martin Truex Jr. | 6 |
Kurt Busch | 6 |
Bubba Wallace | 5 |
Ryan Blaney | 5 |
Chris Buescher | 4 |
Jamie McMurray | 4 |
Jimmie Johnson | 3 |
Chase Elliott | 3 |
Ryan Newman | 2 |
Austin Dillon | 2 |
Ryan Preece | 1 |
Ty Dillon | 1 |