Polesitter Alex Bowman found late trouble in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race, heading to the garage with engine issues at Bristol Motor Speedway.
Bowman’s No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet was running in the third position in the 39-car field when he began to lose ground on the 285th of a scheduled 500 laps in the Food City 500. By Lap 290, Bowman had fallen to 10th place, telling his crew that he felt his engine was about to expire.
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Ten laps later at the 300-lap mark, he had faded to 22nd and toppled off the lead lap soon after. On Lap 347, Bowman pulled his No. 48 Chevy to pit road and eventually the Cup Series garage. He was later deemed out of the race, and he was credited with a 37th-place finish.
Bowman entered and exited Sunday’s race — the ninth of 36 points-paying events this season — ranked 10th in the Cup Series standings after his third consecutive finish outside the top 25. His Busch Light Pole Award on Saturday was his second pole position in four weeks.
Bowman led the first 39 laps from the top spot before teammate Kyle Larson took command. He was a regular top-five runner Sunday until his mechanical issue cropped up.
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