Alex Bowman snapped an 80-race winless streak last weekend, and nearly made it back-to-back as he carried that momentum into Pocono (Pa.) Raceway on Sunday.
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.
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports, Ally Best Friends Chevrolet Camaro Photo by: Gavin Baker / NKP / Motorsport Images 'Hard to be satisfied when you restart on the front row, last restart, and can't get the job done,' said Bowman in a post-race interview. 'Proud of everyone on our No. 48. We struggled with traffic quite a bit. Probably made most of our adjustments based on traffic, then just got too free there at the end when we had some clean air ... Congrats to the 12 car.
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