CHICAGO — A have a look at the winners and losers from the Chicago Road Race weekend.
WINNERS
Alex Bowman — Snaps an 80-race winless streak and felt an infinite quantity of aid: “Simply overcoming every part that is occurred in my life within the final two years. It has been actually troublesome, proper? The concussion after which to immediately go break my again after recovering from that after which to only tremendously wrestle by way of final 12 months and type of lose our approach a bit of bit, it was actually troublesome.”
Alex Bowman wins rain-shortened Chicago Road Race, ending 80-race winless streak
He holds off off a charging Tyler Reddick for the victory.
Tyler Reddick — Whereas pissed off he couldn’t get to Alex Bowman to problem for the lead on the finish, Reddick’s runner-up end was his sixth high 10 within the final seven races.
Ty Gibbs — His third-place outcome Sunday is the fourth time he’s positioned within the high 5 within the final 5 highway course occasions.
Joey Hand — Completed fourth within the third RFK Racing automobile. This was the primary begin of the 12 months for the highway racing specialist.
What drivers stated after Chicago Road Race
Alex Bowman
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. — His sixth-place result’s his third high 10 within the final 4 races.
Todd Gilliland — His seventh-place end is his ninth consecutive top-20 end and finest lead to that stretch.
Shane van Gisbergen — His efficiency in Saturday’s Xfinity race and duel with Kyle Larson was improbable racing. SVG went on to attain that win.
LOSERS
Shane van Gisbergen — Contact from Chase Briscoe despatched SVG into the wall early in Sunday’s Cup race and he completed final within the 40-car area.
Kyle Larson — His automobile slid onerous into the Flip 6 tire limitations and broken the entrance finish, leaving him with a Thirty ninth-place end.
Chris Buescher falls to closing Cup playoff spot after Alex Bowman wins at Chicago
Chris Buescher: “We didn’t want one other (new) winner. Nevertheless it’s not going to alter how we method our weeks.”
Chris Buescher — Alex Bowman’s win dropped Buescher to the ultimate playoff spot with six races left within the common season.
Christopher Bell — Once more had one of many strongest vehicles however couldn’t get by way of the sphere late when some vehicles stayed on moist climate tires after which his automobile was broken by contact within the closing laps. Bell, who led 14 laps, completed thirty seventh. That offers him finishes of thirty sixth and thirty seventh since his New Hampshire win.
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