Alex Bowman thought he had wrapped up a NASCAR Cup Sequence playoff spot on Sunday when he completed in 18th place and received Stage 2 within the Financial institution of America Roval 400 on the Charlotte Motor Speedway Highway Course.
About two hours after the race, Bowman was pressured to pump the brakes.
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Alex Bowman is proven throughout observe and qualifying for the Financial institution of America Roval 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Harmony, N.C., Oct. 12, 2024. (Peter Casey-Imagn Photographs)
NASCAR decided that Bowman’s No. 48 car failed to fulfill the minimal weight requirement in his post-race inspection. Officers disqualified Bowman and moved him all the way down to thirty eighth place. It meant Bowman didn’t earn sufficient factors to make the playoffs and was faraway from the Spherical of 8.
As a substitute, Joey Logano was thrust into the ultimate spot within the subsequent spherical. Logano joined Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Kyle Larson, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott and Tyler Reddick.
Larson received the race for the sixth victory of the 2024 season.
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Kyle Larson, heart, celebrates after profitable a NASCAR Cup Sequence race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Harmony, N.C., Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Picture/Chuck Burton)
Bowman received the Chicago Avenue Course race over the summer time, and it helped him solidify a spot in NASCAR’s model of the postseason. Within the final 5 races main as much as the Charlotte race, he recorded three top-10 finishes and one top-five end.
However his season will finish on a disappointing be aware.
There are three races within the Spherical of 8, and it begins subsequent weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, strikes to Homestead-Miami Speedway on Oct. 27 and ends at Martinsville Speedway on Nov. 3. 4 drivers will transfer onto the championship race after the spherical.
Alex Bowman drives out of flip 3 throughout a NASCAR Cup Sequence race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Harmony, N.C., Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Picture/Chuck Burton)
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The NASCAR Cup Sequence Championship is slated for Nov. 10.
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