Alex Bowman’s return to NASCAR competition ran into early trouble in Sunday’s Cup Series race, with a four-car crash sidelining his efforts at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Bowman was running 31st in the 37-car field when Shane van Gisbergen’s No. 97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet spun on the 160th of 500 scheduled laps in the Food City 500 (FS1, PRN Radio, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio). Van Gisbergen’s car collected Bowman’s No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevy, as well as the cars of John Hunter Nemechek and Todd Gilliland.
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Bowman’s car spent several laps behind pit wall for repairs before his No. 48 team determined that the damage was terminal.
Bowman entered Sunday’s event 36th in the Cup Series standings after missing the last four races with vertigo.
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