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Chase Briscoe holds off teammate Christopher Bell in Charlotte to win 2nd straight playoff race
Briscoe earned his second straight playoff win and the eighth victory of his career after a final-lap duel with teammate Christopher Bell.
- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, driver Chase Briscoe won the NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway, edging teammate Christopher Bell by 0.029 seconds in the closest finish of the 2026 season.
- Charlotte Motor Speedway returned to its traditional 1.5-mile oval course this year after eight years on the 'roval' road course, a change driver Chris Buescher said was a 'big push to get us back on the oval.'
- Early race drama saw playoff contenders struggle when a Stage 1 crash involving driver Alex Bowman collected drivers Bubba Wallace and William Byron, forcing all three to the garage after Wallace was taken to the infield medical center.
- Briscoe's victory moved him to fourth in the standings, narrowing his deficit to points leader Kyle Larson to 65 points, while Bell sits 51 points behind Larson following his second-place finish.
- With four races remaining in the postseason, the NASCAR Cup Series heads to Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, next Sunday, where playoff contenders will continue their championship battle.
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