The NASCAR Cup Series playoff Round of 12 has its elimination race Sunday at the center of it all in Charlotte, N.C. While the trip to the track will be a short one, the added pressure on about six drivers will be immense.

That's because the playoffs are headed to the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course, aka the Roval, for the final road test of 2025.

Designed to weave its way through the 1.5-mile speedway that hosts the Coca-Cola 600, the 17-turn, 2.32-mile road course has been a challenging and occasionally thrilling layout since the first lap was turned there in 2018.

In that dramatic debut, Ryan Blaney watched as Jimmie Johnson tried to pass leader Martin Truex Jr. in the final chicane, causing a wreck between the former champions and sending then-third-place Blaney to his second c

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