Heartbreaking news: Alex Bowman has finally noticed that…
Between Bowman’s seventh and eighth career Cup wins, he was sidelined by a concussion and later a back injury.
It’s been a difficult road for the driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, but an impressive victory in wet conditions on the streets of Chicago locked him into the playoffs.
Bowman, 31, nearly parlayed that into back-to-back victory seven days later at Pocono. He has won before at Pocono, earning a Cup win there in 2021. On Sunday, he started sixth and remained near the front for most of the day.
Late in the race, he moved inside the top-five after two of his Hendrick Motorsports team-mates [Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson] were penalized for speeding on pitroad.
On the final restart, he was able to line up on the front row with a real shot at the race. Unfortunately, he was unable to get ahead of eventual race winner Ryan Blaney. He then fell back into the clutches of Denny Hamlin, finishing third.
