.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.CHARLOTTE, N.C.-- Kyle Larson failed to reach competition at Charlotte nc Electric motor Speedway in May, skipping a competition that resulted in him coming up short for the regular-season title.His triumph Sunday at the path hardened him as the championship favorite. Larson led 62 of the 109 laps for his 6th Cup victory of 2024 as he cruised to the conquest on the Charlotte nc street course, a combination of the oblong as well as an infield section of the facility.While Larson's win had not been impressive, other parts of the race-- as well as postrace inspection-- were as his Hendrick Motorsports ally Alex Bowman was invalidated for his auto failing to fulfill postrace body weight demands. The 38th-place surface for Bowman resulted in him not progressing to the upcoming sphere of the playoffs. The staff can strike the selection, and also the charm would be actually heard this week.With Bowman being gotten rid of, Joey Logano moved right into the final advancement spot to the Round of 8 (NASCAR's model of a semifinal sphere). William Byron got into the competition as the only chauffeur latched right into the semifinal round, where he will certainly be actually signed up with by Hendrick colleagues Larson and also Pursuit Elliott Joe Gibbs Racing's Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell Team Penske's Ryan Blaney and Joey Logano and 23XI Racing's Tyler Reddick.Eliminated from the playoffs were actually Bowman, Austin Cindric, Daniel Suarez as well as Chase Briscoe.Takeaways coming from Charlotte Nc: Bowman DisqualifiedBowman thought he had actually advanced with an 18th-place appearance, yet his auto was as well lightweight in postrace body weights. " Our experts are functioning to comprehend the concern as well as will definitely choose Monday about whether to submit a beauty," Hendrick Motorsports said in a statement.NASCAR Mug Set regulations require the automobile to become 3,400-3,500 extra pounds, depending on the weight of the vehicle driver. The staff acquires 5 percent-- about 17 extra pounds-- of tolerance after a race however the Bowman car still performed certainly not make weight.The group was allowed to fan to the vehicle and also remove the water supply and put in new water." We ran it back on [the scales] and also sadly it was the same weight," NASCAR Cup Collection Supervisor Brad Moran stated. "The vehicle possessed a body weight issue. ... That ends up in a disqualification." Because of the possible beauty, Moran would not claim how much weight the automobile was actually below specifications.Larson Champ FavoriteThe quotations might stink of swagger however they were more matter-of-fact as Larson right now has two times as a lot of victories as every other driver this season.Larson: "The industry knows that our experts are actually solid. I believe the industry knows that our company might succeed at any sort of keep track of." Workers principal High cliff Daniels:" [Along with] a really tough volume of respect for all the teams that are visiting reside in the Round of 8. Everybody has gained their way to get there. I assume our No. 1 competitor is our own selves, and also I presume if our team carry out the things that we need to perform, our team can perform." The series heads to Las Vegas to open the following round, a keep track of where Larson has gained the final 2 ethnicities. He likewise has actually gained at the various other monitors-- House as well as Martinsville-- in the round." Our company wish to head to Las vega with a considerable amount of self-confidence just in our current run certainly there," Daniels mentioned. "Our company're visiting possess a well-balanced quantity of respect for that competition and also prepared for each one of all of them." Reddick RalliesReddick, the regular-season champ, had tough exchange Hamlin trying to steer clear of Austin Dillon in the second phase. He had to counter a number of times for fixings and devoted much of the activity behind Logano in the fight wherefore they thought was actually the last area (till finding out about the Bowman DQ hrs after the competition). Countering for tires along with 27 tours remaining while Logano really did not want to quit his keep track of position proved to become the best telephone call as Reddick blistered his method from 26th to 11th, leaving him 4 factors in advance of Logano, that lost coming from 4th to 8th over the final twenty laps.Reddick performed it mostly clean but carried out possess exposure to Daniel Hemric in the barrette turn." He merely made a mistake," Hemric mentioned. "I recognized he got on fresher tires. ... Absolutely nothing egregious, merely aspect of the chaos back certainly there. I recognize he performs tires as well as has to act ahead yet wanted a little bit even more determination certainly there." Beyond sensation bad for that blunder, it was actually a gritty performance for the driver for the group co-owned by Michael Jordan." That's not precisely the program of returning to the front, meeting with fellow vehicle drivers you respect," Reddick pointed out. "However it's auto racing. It is actually a cutoff nationality. You've got to create vigorous actions and you have actually reached go all out. I attempted to accomplish it as precisely as possible. ... It was certainly a blunder." It doesn't alter the truth that it took place. It did. Yet our company needed to pass some autos." Cindric, that ended up fourth, carried out as high as he could. Briscoe and also Suarez had technical issues. " I felt like reasonably, without looking at my mind, the crew called an excellent ethnicity, I experienced I drove a terrific race-- just inadequate," Cindric claimed. "I seemed like our experts were great yet not the best. So definitely amazing to deliver that when our experts required it the absolute most. However our company needed to discover one more degree to succeed." Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually devoted decades covering motorsports, including over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting News, NASCAR Scene journal and The (Daytona Beach) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Obtain extra coming from NASCAR Cup Collection Follow your faves to acquire relevant information about video games, headlines and more.