The Bank of America 400 on October 11, 2026 went to Chase Briscoe, who beat Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds on the oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
How it was won
Kyle Larson started on the pole, won Stage 1 and led a race-high 97 laps, and Bell won Stage 2. During the final caution with 60 laps to go, Briscoe’s crew got him out first with an 8.696-second pit stop, and he led the restart. In the last laps his right-front tyre began to go down, and Bell closed in. The two cars banged fenders in sight of the line, and Briscoe’s No. 19 Toyota got there first. The race had six cautions for 33 laps, ran 267 laps in 2 hours, 52 minutes and 11 seconds, and averaged 139.561 mph. Post-race inspection found no issues.
Bank of America 400 results snapshot
| Pos | Driver | Team / car | Time / gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase Briscoe | #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | 267 laps |
| 2 | Christopher Bell | #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | +0.029s |
| 3 | Ryan Blaney | #12 Team Penske Ford | — |
| 4 | Josh Berry | #21 Wood Brothers Ford | — |
| 5 | Denny Hamlin | #11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota | — |
| 6 | Kyle Larson | #5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet | — |
| 7 | Shane van Gisbergen | #97 Trackhouse Chevrolet | — |
| 8 | Tyler Reddick | #45 23XI Racing Toyota | — |
| 9 | Joey Logano | #22 Team Penske Ford | — |
| 10 | Chris Buescher | #17 RFK Racing Ford | — |
History & significance
The margin was the closest Cup finish of 2026 and the second-closest in a Cup points race at Charlotte, behind Jimmie Johnson’s win over Bobby Labonte in the 2005 Coca-Cola 600. It was the sixth of 10 races in the Chase. Briscoe, 31, from Indiana, won for the third time this season and the second race in a row after his Las Vegas win, and moved from eighth to fourth in the Chase standings, 65 points behind Larson.
What’s next
Four races remain in the NASCAR Cup Series Chase.