Race report

Chase Briscoe beats Christopher Bell by 0.029s in NASCAR Cup photo finish at Charlotte.

Closest finish

Briscoe and Bell collided exiting Turn 4 before drag-racing to the line at Charlotte.

Race outcome

Briscoe won the race after a 0.029s photo finish over Bell at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Briscoe's reaction

Briscoe called it 'very, very special' after securing his eighth career win.

“Very, very special”

Briscoe's quote

Briscoe said he thought he would wreck but managed to win by 0.029s.

“When Christopher (Bell) got into me off of (Turn) 4, I kind of got sideways, and I thought I was going to wreck”

Race standings

Briscoe finished first, Bell second, Blaney third, Berry fourth, and Hamlin fifth.

Championship impact

Larson extended his lead to 49 points over Hamlin despite Bell's -51pts and Briscoe's -65pts.

Stage 1

Larson led from pole but Cindric made noise early with several pit road issues.

Stage 1 crash

Alex Bowman crashed into Bubba Wallace during Stage 1, eliminating three cars from the race.

Stage 2

Bell worked his way past Larson to win Stage 2 over Blaney and Hamlin.

Stage 3

Bell led Briscoe and Blaney but Briscoe won the race by 0.029s after a final corner collision.

Final result

Briscoe won the race by 0.029s after colliding with Bell exiting Turn 4.

Race stats

Briscoe completed 267 laps in 2:52'11.466 with 7 pit stops for 68 points.

Race stats

Bell finished second with 267 laps in 2:52'11.495 for 53 points.