Alex Bowman disqualified; Does not advance to the round of 16 of the NASCAR playoffs

Alex Bowman and Hendrick Motorsports will not participate in the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

The driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro was disqualified from Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Bank of America ROVAL 400 for failing to meet the minimum weight requirement during post-race technical inspection.

When the checkered flag was shown, Bowman was in 18th place, which combined with his triumph in the second stage of the race would have given him 29 points, more than enough to advance to the “Round of 8” of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

Bowman is demoted to 38th on the final lap and is awarded a single championship point. In doing so, he takes advantage of his nine-point lead over Joey Logano and shatters him, which in turn earns the Team Penske driver the final spot in the semifinal round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

With the No. 48 disqualified, AJ Allmendinger will be the official winner of the second stage of the Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL, with Joey Logano, Chase Elliott, Bubba Wallace and Ryan Blaney rounding out the top five. Austin Cindric, Michael McDowell, Kyle Busch, Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin will complete the new starting order in the top 10.

Logano will join Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Christopher Bell, William Byron and Tyler Reddick in the Round of 8 of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.

This is a developing story. Further updates will be added as they become available.