Alex Bowman’s victory on the Chicago Street Course Sunday marks the second consecutive week the driver on the Playoff points position cutoff line has won a race to secure his chance to race for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship.
Last week, Team Penske’s Joey Logano won at Nashville Speedway vaulting from a tenuous place in the standings to a sure-bet opportunity to race for a third title too.
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