Alex Bowman embarrassed by awkward Bristol crash, admits he didn't know who the leader was
The NASCAR Cup race at Bristol did not go the way Alex Bowman had hoped, and ended in an awkward crash with the leaders that left him feeling embarrassed. The moment in question took place with 70 laps to go. Alex Bowman was running 20th, already off the lead lap, and in danger of going another lap down. As Ty Gibbs took the lead from Carson Hocevar, he tried to go up the middle between the ...…
In a NASCAR Cup race at Bristol, Alex Bowman found himself in an embarrassing situation after crashing into the leaders. At the 70-lap mark, Bowman was running 20th and off the lead lap, putting himself in danger of going another lap down. As race leader Ty Gibbs took the lead from Carson Hocevar, Bowman attempted to go up the middle between the slower cars of Bowman and Cole Custer.
However, Bowman was unaware that the car directly behind him was the race leader. His No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet came up the track, squeezing Gibbs into Custer, causing him to spin and suffer race-ending damage while Gibbs only escaped with minor damage. In a video interview, Bowman expressed his frustration, stating he didn't understand the race situation and would have gotten out of the way if he had known the leaders were present.
He acknowledged the embarrassment of the incident, emphasizing that he wanted to avoid affecting the struggling teams' days.
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