Alex Bowman punched his ticket into the playoffs with a win in the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on Sunday evening, but there will likely be fallout after a…
, but there will likely be fallout after a postrace incident involving his vehicle and the No. 23 car of Bubba Wallace.As the cars approached Turn 12 on the circuit during the cooldown lap and were preparing to turn onto Columbus Drive, Wallace pulled up alongside Bowman’s vehicle and hit the door of the car with his front-left tire,The winner of the 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race has crossed the finish line, with Alex Bowman claiming victory in another wet and crash-filled race.
“I have to apologize again to the 23 guys,” he said during the postrace interview with NBC. “I just messed up and was trying to get my windshield wiper on and missed a corner and ruined their whole day. I hate that and I’m still embarrassed by that.”also punches his ticket into the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
He also completed a fascinating feat, as he won the final race at Chicagoland Speedway in 2019 for his first career victory in the Cup Series. Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weekly
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