Alex Bowman consistently ran between 9th and 12th in the first half of yesterday's race at Austin, but was penalized on lap 51 for cutting the course at Turn 5. After his pit stop, he fell to 34th but he steadily worked his way through the field during Stage 3 before eventually finishing 9th,

Restarting the race outside the top 30, it looked like Bowman’s chances to get a decent finish were gone. Yet as so often happens in the NASCAR Cup Series, the final laps of the race provided opportunities to shake up the running order.