Kyle Busch and Martin Truex Jr. were battling back-and-forth for the win when a caution for a wreck with two laps remaining sent the race into overtime.
All the lead-lap cars pit but three Hendrick Motorsports drivers – Kyle Larson, Bowman and William Byron – took only two tires and lined up in the top three spots on the restart. Busch, who restarted fourth, was the first car on four new tires.
Bowman and Larson raced side-by-side on the first lap overtime, essentially holding up the field behind them, and Bowman finally cleared Larson for the lead on the last lap and held on for the win by 0.178 seconds.
The win is the first for Bowman in the 2022 season and second consecutive for Hendrick Motorsports (Larson won last weekend at Fontana, Calif.). It’s the seventh career win for Bowman, 28.
“This thing was so fast all day. Never had the track position we needed to show it,” Bowman said. “Man, what a call by Greg Ives (crew chief) and the guys to take two (tires)…
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