This weekend, the heat is on for Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric, and Chase Briscoe who enter below the cut line, with Chase Elliott on the playoff bubble as NASCAR returns to Charlotte Motor Speedway for yet another Round of 12 elimination race on its infield road course. And if the playoff heat isn't enough of a challenge, the series added another challenge for drivers — a slightly different look to the ROVAL.
At first, the layout looks about the same. Drivers will follow the same course for the first part of the lap, but things change after Turn 5. Instead of taking a right, the straightaway has been extended towards a new Turn 6. This section includes some elevation change where drivers will lose the ability to see some of the cars in front of them until they reach the crest of the hill.
