In Turn 17 of the final lap in overtime Sunday on the 3.41-mile, 20-turn course, Chastain bumped then-leader A.J. Allmendinger as Bowman moved by both to move out front.
But it was only briefly.
Chastain then hit Allmendinger again in Turn 18, which sent Allmendinger’s car into Bowman’s and both of them went off-track. Chastain reclaimed the lead and grabbed his first career win two turns later.
Bowman and his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet recovered to finish second, tying his career-best road course finish.
“He’s a friend,” Bowman said of Chastain. “He is a pain in the ass to race with but I tell him that all the time. Just happy for him.
I’m on the wrong side of it, but just I know what he’s feeling right now and I’m pumped for him and all the work he’s put in for this
“I would have done the same thing if I were Ross.”
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