Weekend Preview: Charlotte Motor Speedway road course

Though 10 NASCAR Cup playoff drivers face widely different challenges this weekend, one driver -- Chase Elliott -- is firmly in the catbird seat entering Sunday's Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway road course.

In the fifth postseason event of the 2022 season last Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, Elliott became the first playoff driver to advance to the following round by winning a race.

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