Alex Bowman Tends to Struggle at Richmond in Routine Races
5 months agoAlthough Alex Bowman famously won the spring Richmond race in 2021 after spinning out Denny Hamlin (which prompted Hamlin to call him a hack after the race), his record hasn't been too strong otherwise as he has neither finished better than eighth at Richmond nor had an average running position better than sixth. Both of those, along with his pole and eight of his remaining nine laps led, all came in the spring 2023 race, but Bowman was stripped 60 points for failing post-race inspection, which knocked him out of the points lead, marking the start of his freefall for the rest of the year. He has rarely run well at Richmond without some kind of controversy and considering he is starting 17th in this weekend's Cook Out 400, he's unlikely to contend for the win on Sunday evening.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference