.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.CHARLOTTE NC, N.C.-- Kyle Larson really did not reach competition at Charlotte nc Electric motor Speedway in Might, missing a race that supported him losing for the regular-season title.His success Sunday at the keep track of strengthened him as the championship favorite. Larson led 62 of the 109 tours for his sixth Mug triumph of 2024 as he cruised to the conquest on the Charlotte nc roadway course, a mixture of the oval and also an infield portion of the facility.While Larson's gain wasn't remarkable, other portion of the competition-- and also postrace evaluation-- were actually as his Hendrick Motorsports ally Alex Bowman was suspended for his cars and truck neglecting to comply with postrace weight demands. The 38th-place appearance for Bowman caused him certainly not accelerating to the following round of the playoffs. The group may appeal the selection, and also the beauty would be actually heard this week.With Bowman being removed, Joey Logano relocated right into the final advancement location to the Around of 8 (NASCAR's version of a semifinal round). William Byron went into the competition as the only driver locked into the semifinal round, where he is going to be participated in by Hendrick allies Larson and Hunt Elliott Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin and also Christopher Bell Staff Penske's Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano as well as 23XI Dashing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated coming from the playoffs were Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez and Pursuit Briscoe.Takeaways coming from Charlotte Nc: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman assumed he had progressed with an 18th-place finish, yet his automobile was too light in postrace body weights. " We are actually functioning to recognize the issue and also will definitely decide Monday concerning whether to send a charm," Hendrick Motorsports claimed in a statement.NASCAR Mug Series guidelines demand the auto to be 3,400-3,500 extra pounds, depending on the body weight of the vehicle driver. The team obtains 5 per-cent-- concerning 17 pounds-- of altruism after a competition but the Bowman auto still carried out certainly not bring in weight.The group was actually permitted to add fuel to the automobile as well as purge the water system and also invest new water." Our team ran it back on [the ranges] and also regrettably it was the same body weight," NASCAR Cup Set Supervisor Brad Moran pointed out. "The car possessed a body weight issue. ... That ends up in a disqualification." Because of the possible charm, Moran would not mention just how much weight the auto was listed below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe quotations could reek of swagger however they were more practical as Larson now has two times as many success as some other chauffeur this season.Larson: "The industry knows that we're sturdy. I think the field recognizes that our experts can gain at any path." Workers principal Cliff Daniels:" [Along with] a extremely sturdy amount of appreciation for all the crews that are actually going to remain in the Sphere of 8. Everybody has actually gained their way to arrive. I think our No. 1 rival is ourselves, and I think if we do the things that our company need to accomplish, our crew can easily implement." The set heads to Sin city to open up the upcoming sphere, a monitor where Larson has actually won the last 2 nationalities. He additionally has gained at the other tracks-- Homestead and Martinsville-- in the sphere." We wish to head to Vegas along with a ton of peace of mind only in our recent operate there certainly," Daniels mentioned. "We're visiting have a healthy and balanced volume of respect for that race as well as all set for each of all of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champion, had hard exposure to Hamlin trying to prevent Austin Dillon in the 2nd stage. He needed to counter a number of times for fixings and invested much of the activity behind Logano in the fight for what they thought was actually the last area (up until learning about the Bowman DQ hrs after the race). Countering for tires along with 27 tours continuing to be while Logano didn't would like to lose hope his monitor setting confirmed to be the appropriate ring as Reddick blistered his method coming from 26th to 11th, leaving him four factors in advance of Logano, who dropped coming from 4th to eighth over the ultimate 20 laps.Reddick did it usually clean however performed possess exchange Daniel Hemric in the hairpin turn." He simply slipped up," Hemric mentioned. "I knew he performed fresher tires. ... Nothing outright, merely component of the turmoil back certainly there. I know he's on tires as well as needs to make progress ahead but yearned for a little even more persistence there certainly." Beyond sensation bad for that error, it was actually a sandy functionality for the chauffeur for the crew co-owned by Michael Jordan." That's not specifically the plan of getting back to the front, meeting along with fellow vehicle drivers you love," Reddick said. "However it's auto racing. It's a deadline ethnicity. You've reached create vigorous actions and also you have actually reached go all out. I attempted to do it as safely as feasible. ... It was actually most definitely an error." It does not modify the truth that it occurred. It did. However we had to pass some cars and trucks." Cindric, who ended up fourth, did as much as he could. Briscoe and also Suarez had mechanical problems. " I seemed like reasonably, without looking at my head, the team called a fantastic nationality, I felt I drove a great ethnicity-- merely insufficient," Cindric said. "I felt like our company were wonderful however not the best. So really trendy to take that when our team required it one of the most. Yet our experts needed to locate another degree to succeed." Bob Pockrass deals with NASCAR for FOX Sports. He has invested many years covering motorsports, consisting of over 30 Daytona 500s, with assignments at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Performance publication and The (Daytona Seaside) News-Journal. Follow him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain even more from NASCAR Cup Series Follow your favorites to receive information regarding games, information and more.