Alex Bowman Needs to Win to Make Round of 12 but Might Be Able to Do It
Source: Racing Reference

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Although Alex Bowman had never been much of a threat at Bristol before, he did have arguably his best races at the track in his last three starts as he drove from 29th to 4th in the 2024 spring race and led 32 and 39 laps from the pole in the last two races before being overtaken by his teammate, eventual winner Kyle Larson, who dominated the rest of both races. Hendrick Motorsports did not seem to bring the same speed this time as they did in those races as Bowman qualified only 15th this time while Larson was fifth. Since Bowman got slower as both those races progressed, it's hard to imagine him winning, which he needs to do to advance in the playoffs. However, with the speed he's shown recently at Bristol, his gallant drive to second at Richmond recently, and his history of delivering in clutch playoff situations (albeit usually at the Charlotte roval), don't be shocked if he actually wins tonight.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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