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Alex Bowman Advances to Playoffs Despite Crashing at Daytona
Ryan Blaney's win allowed Alex Bowman to secure a spot in the playoffs by the skin of his teeth even though Bowman had already been eliminated from Saturday's race at Daytona. After Tyler Reddick (who Bowman was battling for what could've ended up being the final transfer spot) crashed early in the race, Bowman stood poised to possibly jump ahead of Reddick in points. However, a mere nine laps later, Bowman got caught up in the Big One and crashed out of the race. This allowed Reddick to clinch a playoff spot by default as Bowman's chances of advancing hinged on whether another driver won from below the playoff cutline or not. Although many drivers threatened to, Ryan Blaney outdueled all of them and thereby salvaged Bowman's season. He ended up beating Chris Buescher by 31 points for the final playoff spot.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
