[autotag]Alex Bowman[/autotag] was given an opportunity to battle for the win with teammate William Byron at Circuit of the Americas last weekend. Bowman’s crew chief Blake Harris called the No. 48 car down pit road first, and he cycled out in second place behind Byron. Unfortunately for the No. 48 team, the car didn’t have the long-run pace to compete with the No. 24 car.
Bowman eventually fell to fourth place behind Christopher Bell and Ty Gibbs for a second straight top-4 finish. Following the event, Bowman talked about his day and expressed some disappointment that he couldn’t compete with Byron at the end.
“I wouldn’t say I am worn out; I am just bummed,” Bowman said. “Probably just got stuck out in traffic after our last pit stop. It was a bad spot that I had to run too hard on low air and beat the rear tires up. Kind of inched in on [William Byron] for a bit, but then the rear tires just went away. Yeah, definitely had to manage it some. Definitely some tire fall off here.”
The driver of the No. 48 car may have had a better opportunity if he didn’t come out in traffic after the final pit stop. It also didn’t help that Bowman started in 17th place. He was the only driver with a top-5 finish who started outside the top 4 spots. Bowman came up just short at COTA, but it is clear that he is starting to round into form as the season progresses.
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