Alex Bowman gave full credit to his crew chief Greg Ives for his seventh top-tier Nascar Cup Series victory in the recent Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Bowman jumped from fourth to second in the final round of pit stops before an ‘overtime’ restart, as Ives gambled on fitting just two fresh tyres to the Chevrolet. It paid off as Bowman faced off against Hendrick team-mate Kyle Larson, the former heading the inside lane, the latter the outside. The pair remained abreast as they started the last lap, with Bowman striking for home out of the final turn four.
“This thing was so fast all day, I just never really had the track position we needed to show it,” said Bowman. “But man, what a call by Greg Ives and the guys to take two there. Obviously, it paid off.”
Reigning champion Larson led Martin Truex Jr at the top of the standings after three races.
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