The Bank of America 400 is a NASCAR Cup Series race. The race is planned to return to the oval in October 2026. Historically, it was held annually in the fall from 1960 to 2017 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, United States. The speedway also hosts the Coca-Cola 600, held on Memorial Day weekend, a race. From 2018 to 2025, the race was replaced by a race on the "Roval" layout and was called the Bank of America Roval 400.
History The race had been a Sunday afternoon event until 2002. That year, rain delayed the start by over 3 hours, causing much of the race to be run under the lights. Thanks in large part to the ratings boost NBC received in primetime hours, NASCAR made a decision to move the race date from Sunday afternoon to Saturday night from 2003 to 2016. NBC retained their rights to broadcast the race, which normally aired on TNT. With the move, then-Lowe's Motor Speedway became one of only two tracks in NASCAR to have two-night dates on the schedule.
In 2015 and 2016, the races on Saturday night were canceled due to bad weather, so they were run on Sunday afternoon. At the 2017 event, after rain caused the Xfinity Series event of the Saturday afternoon to be delayed by several hours, a decision was made to move the Cup race an hour back to a 1:00 PM local time start. The race eventually concluded successfully after 3 and a half hours without the occurrence of any rain delays.
Starting in 2018, the race was replaced by a road course configuration of the speedway, the Bank of America Roval 400, with a race distance of over 109 laps.
Due to schedule changes resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, Charlotte Motor Speedway hosted an additional 500-kilometer (312 mile) race in 2020 called the Alsco Uniforms 500 on the Wednesday following the Coca-Cola 600. It was run as a replacement for the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway after the track announced that NASCAR had canceled its events at the road course due to the pandemic.
On February 3, 2026, despite the Roval layout being planned on the schedule, NASCAR announced that the fall Charlotte race would return to the oval layout.
Past winners YearDateDriverTeamManufacturerRace DistanceRace TimeAverage Speed(mph)ReportRef Laps Miles (km) 1960 October 1621 Speedy Thompson Wood Brothers Racing Ford267400.5 (644.542)3:32:50112.905 Report 1961 October 158 Joe Weatherly Bud Moore Engineering Pontiac267400.5 (644.542)3:20:20119.95 Report 1962 October 143 Junior Johnson Ray Fox Pontiac267400.5 (644.542)3:01:42132.085 Report 1963 October 133 Junior Johnson Ray Fox Chevrolet267400.5 (644.542)3:01:54132.105 Report 1964 October 1828 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford267400.5 (644.542)2:58:35134.475 Report 1965 October 1728 Fred Lorenzen Holman-Moody Ford267400.5 (644.542)3:21:44119.117 Report 1966 October 1612 Lee Roy Yarbrough Jon Thorne Dodge334501 (806.281)3:49:55130.576 Report 1967 October 153 Buddy Baker Ray Fox Dodge334501 (806.281)3:50:04130.317 Report 1968 October 206 Charlie Glotzbach Cotton Owens Dodge334501 (806.281)3:42:08135.234 Report 1969 October 1227 Donnie Allison Banjo Matthews Ford334501 (806.281)3:48:32131.271 Report 1970 October 1198 Lee Roy Yarbrough Junior Johnson & Associates Mercury334501 (806.281)4:03:28123.246 Report 1971 October 1012 Bobby Allison Holman-Moody Mercury238*357 (574.535)2:49:38126.14 Report 1972 October 812 Bobby Allison Richard Howard Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:45:37133.234 Report 1973 October 711 Cale Yarborough Richard Howard Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:26:58145.24 Report 1974 October 621 David Pearson Wood Brothers Racing Mercury334501 (806.281)4:10:41119.912 Report 1975 October 543 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Dodge334501 (806.281)3:47:22132.209 Report 1976 October 101 Donnie Allison Ellington Racing Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:32:51141.226 Report 1977 October 972 Benny Parsons L.G. DeWitt Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:30:32142.78 Report 1978 October 815 Bobby Allison Bud Moore Engineering Ford334501 (806.281)3:31:57141.826 Report 1979 October 711 Cale Yarborough Junior Johnson & Associates Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:43:53134.266 Report 1980 October 52 Dale Earnhardt Rod Osterlund Racing Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:42:18135.243 Report 1981 October 1111 Darrell Waltrip Junior Johnson & Associates Buick334501 (806.281)4:15:52117.483 Report 1982 October 1033 Harry Gant Mach 1 Racing Buick334501 (806.281)3:39:05137.208 Report 1983 October 943 Richard Petty Petty Enterprises Pontiac334501 (806.281)3:34:43139.998 Report 1984 October 79 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford334501 (806.281)3:24:41148.861 Report 1985 October 628 Cale Yarborough Ranier-Lundy Ford334501 (806.281)3:39:48136.761 Report 1986 October 53 Dale Earnhardt Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:47:02132.403 Report 1987 October 119 Bill Elliott Melling Racing Ford334501 (806.281)3:54:02128.443 Report 1988 October 927 Rusty Wallace Blue Max Racing Pontiac334501 (806.281)3:50:02130.677 Report 1989 October 825 Ken Schrader Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:20:35149.863 Report 1990 October 728 Davey Allison Robert Yates Racing Ford334501 (806.281)3:38:44137.428 Report 1991 October 611 Geoffrey Bodine Junior Johnson & Associates Ford334501 (806.281)3:36:17138.984 Report 1992 October 116 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford334501 (806.281)3:15:47153.537 Report 1993 October 1028 Ernie Irvan Robert Yates Racing Ford334501 (806.281)3:14:31154.537 Report 1994 October 918 Dale Jarrett Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:26:00145.922 Report 1995 October 86 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford334501 (806.281)3:26:48145.358 Report 1996 October 65 Terry Labonte Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:30:00143.143 Report 1997 October 588 Dale Jarrett Robert Yates Racing Ford334501 (806.281)3:28:17144.323 Report 1998 October 46 Mark Martin Roush Racing Ford334501 (806.281)4:04:01123.188 Report 1999 October 11*24 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:07:31160.306 Report 2000 October 818 Bobby Labonte Joe Gibbs Racing Pontiac334501 (806.281)3:44:57133.63 Report 2001 October 740 Sterling Marlin Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge334501 (806.281)3:36:15139.006 Report 2002 October 1340 Jamie McMurray Chip Ganassi Racing Dodge334501 (806.281)3:32:28141.481 Report 2003 October 1120 Tony Stewart Joe Gibbs Racing Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:30:24142.871 Report 2004 October 1648 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:50:51130.214 Report 2005 October 1548 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet336*504 (811.109)4:11:18120.334 Report 2006 October 149 Kasey Kahne Evernham Motorsports Dodge334501 (806.281)3:47:29132.142 Report 2007 October 1324 Jeff Gordon Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet337*505.5 (813.523)4:00:58125.868 Report 2008 October 1131 Jeff Burton Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:44:50133.699 Report 2009 October 1748 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:38:22137.658 Report 2010 October 161 Jamie McMurray Earnhardt Ganassi Racing Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:34:07140.391 Report 2011 October 1517 Matt Kenseth Roush Fenway Racing Ford334501 (806.281)3:25:37146.194 Report 2012 October 1315 Clint Bowyer Michael Waltrip Racing Toyota334501 (806.281)3:14:01154.935 Report 2013 October 122 Brad Keselowski Penske Racing Ford334501 (806.281)3:09:53158.308 Report 2014 October 114 Kevin Harvick Stewart–Haas Racing Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:26:49145.346 Report 2015 October 11*22 Joey Logano Team Penske Ford334501 (806.281)3:35:05139.76 Report 2016 October 9*48 Jimmie Johnson Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet334501 (806.281)3:42:47134.929 Report 2017 October 878Martin Truex Jr.Furniture Row RacingToyota337*505.5 (813.523)3:38:00139.128 Report2018–2019 Not held 2020 May 28*9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet208312 (502.008)2:29:23125.315 Report2021–2025 Not held 2026 October 11 Report
Notes 1971: Race was shortened due to rain. 1999: Race was postponed from Sunday to Monday due to rain. 2005, 2007 and 2017: The race was extended due to a NASCAR Overtime finish. 2015 and 2016: The race was postponed from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon due to rain. 2020: The race was moved from Wednesday to Thursday because of rain.
Multiple winners (drivers) # Wins Driver Years won 4 Jimmie Johnson 2004–2005, 2009, 2016 3 Bobby Allison 1971–1972, 1978 Cale Yarborough 1973, 1979, 1985 Mark Martin 1992, 1995, 1998 2 Junior Johnson 1962–1963 Fred Lorenzen 1964–1965 LeeRoy Yarbrough 1966, 1970 Donnie Allison 1969, 1976 Richard Petty 1975, 1983 Dale Earnhardt 1980, 1986 Bill Elliott 1984, 1987 Dale Jarrett 1994, 1997 Jeff Gordon 1999, 2007 Jamie McMurray 2002, 2010
Multiple winners (teams) # Wins Team Years won 9 Hendrick Motorsports 1989, 1996, 1999, 2004–2005, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2020 4 Junior Johnson & Associates 1970, 1979, 1981, 1991 Roush Fenway Racing 1992, 1995, 1998, 2011 3 Ray Fox 1962–1963, 1967 Holman-Moody 1964–1965, 1971 Chip Ganassi Racing 2001–2002, 2010 Robert Yates Racing 1990, 1993, 1997 Joe Gibbs Racing 1994, 2000, 2003 2 Team Penske 2013, 2015 Wood Brothers Racing 1960, 1974 Bud Moore Engineering 1961, 1978 Richard Howard 1972–1973 Melling Racing 1984, 1987 Richard Childress Racing 1986, 2008
Manufacturer wins # Wins Manufacturer Years won 22 Chevrolet 1963, 1972–1973, 1976–1977, 1979–1980, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2003–2005, 2007–2010, 2014, 2016, 2020 18 Ford 1960, 1964–1965, 1969, 1978, 1984–1985, 1987, 1990–1993, 1995, 1997–1998, 2011, 2013, 2015 7 Dodge 1966–1968, 1975, 2001–2002, 2006 5 Pontiac 1961–1962, 1983, 1988, 2000 3 Mercury 1970–1971, 1974 2 Buick 1981–1982 Toyota 2012, 2017
Notable races
1964: Fred Lorenzen took lead with two laps to go after Richard Petty, who led 188 laps, blew a tire and crashed. Paul Goldsmith led 71 laps before blowing his engine. 1965: Lorenzen won for the second straight year after a wild three-abreast battle with Curtis Turner and Dick Hutcherson for first. The race was a tragic affair as a massive crash claimed the life of Harold Kite. 1970: LeeRoy Yarbrough took what turned out to be his final Grand National win. 1971: Bobby Allison in the Holman-Moody Mercury battled Charlie Glotzbach, driving the Chevrolet Monte Carlo fielded by track president Richard Howard. Allison took the lead on Lap 177 and led when rain shortened the race at Lap 238. LeeRoy Yarbrough drove a second Howard Chevrolet, reuniting with team manager Junior Johnson, for whom Leeroy had driven earlier than the 1971 season. 1973: Controversies plagued the weekend. Charlie Glotzbach won the pole in Hoss Ellington's Chevrolet but NASCAR discovered a moveable restrictor-plate after qualifying and put Glotzbach to the back of the field. Buddy Baker was pulled out of the race 228 laps in by team owner Nord Krauskopf when NASCAR said it wanted to reinspect the #71 Dodge after the race. David Pearson and Glotzbach crashed 40 laps in, leaving Petty, Cale Yarborough, and Bobby Allison in charge. Yarborough and Petty put Allison three laps down en route to the 1-2 finish. But following the race controversy ensued over the post race inspection of the top three cars; Allison's Chevy cleared after one hour but six hours after the inspection NASCAR announced the results for Yarborough's #11 would receive further study, and Allison claimed to have seen Petty's team remove the air filter from the car before it could be inspected; track promoter Richard Howard threatened a lawsuit if the race results were changed. Allison claimed the top two finishers were illegal and threatened to sue NASCAR; Petty asserted only three of his engine's eight cylinders were checked; a later meeting between Allison and Bill France Jr. settled the controversy.