Alex Bowman Caps A Great Atlanta Performance With A Top-Five Finish
1 month agoAlex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports placed fifth at the end of the Quaker State 400 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Beginning the race from the 11th position, Bowman quickly established himself as one of the more competitive drivers, ascending to fourth by lap 25. Bowman kept the pace up and finished third at the end of the first stage, scoring stage points. In the second stage, Bowman led for a few laps before he would be overtaken by the Team Penske drivers Austin Cindric and Ryan Blaney. Even through pit stops, Bowman struggled to get past the two Penske drivers and ended the second stage in third position again. In the final stage, Bowman avoided wrecking his car across multiple cautions and ran inside the Top 10 for most of the stage. On the race's final restart, Bowman was making passes until he got caught up in a wreck on the final lap. Bowman scored with a fifth-place finish at the time of the final caution despite having damage, giving him a new career-best finish at AMS since the track was reconfigured in 2022. As the Cup Series heads to Watkins Glen, Bowman is not expected to be one of the top competitors as he has a best finish of 14th in seven races at the site.
Source: NASCAR.com
Source: NASCAR.com