Relive the final lap of the 2023 Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval race that saw AJ Allmendinger hold off William Byron and upset the Cup Series Playoffs field.
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00:00He's going to try to use every braking zone to his advantage, try to carry as much speed
00:06as he can.
00:07Go to the throttle a little quicker than he's been able to, but as he pushes the car, asking
00:11for more, the car won't give it to him.
00:13You can see the 16 got away from him right there.
00:16That was just simply William Byron trying to get more speed.
00:20That is the breathing room that A.J.
00:22Allmendinger was looking for as they head down the back stretch, Rick, into that chicane.
00:27William Byron definitely carried more speed in the braking zone.
00:30This time, Allmendinger has a little bit of a gap.
00:33Byron knows there are five playoff points out there.
00:37He's going to be aggressive these final turns, but Allmendinger still with a 5.6 car length
00:44advantage now.
00:46Allmendinger's last win was at the Indianapolis road course back in 2021.
00:50That's 50 starts ago.
00:53Right now, A.J.
00:54Allmendinger out of the final turn.
00:57He wins at the Charlotte road course.
00:58A.J.
00:59Allmendinger.