“Laborious to be happy” after lacking out on back-to-back wins

Between Bowman’s seventh and eighth profession Cup wins, he was sidelined by a concussion and later a again damage. 

It has been a troublesome highway for the driving force of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, however a powerful victory in moist circumstances on the streets of Chicago locked him into the playoffs.

Bowman, 31, almost parlayed that into back-to-back victory seven days later at Pocono. He has gained earlier than at Pocono, incomes a Cup win there in 2021. On Sunday, he began sixth and remained close to the entrance for a lot of the day.

Late within the race, he moved contained in the top-five after two of his Hendrick Motorsports team-mates [Chase Elliott and Kyle Larson] have been penalized for rushing on pitroad. 

On the ultimate restart, he was capable of line up on the entrance row with an actual shot on the race. Sadly, he was unable to get forward of eventual race winner Ryan Blaney. He then fell again into the clutches of Denny Hamlin, ending third.

“Laborious to be happy if you restart on the entrance row, final restart, and may’t get the job achieved,” mentioned Bowman in a post-race interview.

“Pleased with everybody on our No. 48. We struggled with visitors fairly a bit. In all probability made most of our changes primarily based on visitors, then simply obtained too free there on the finish after we had some clear air … Congrats to the 12 automotive. , strong day for us.”

Though he got here up in need of victory, Bowman “hopes” that is the start of a possible title run for the No. 48 group.

“I feel there is definitely nonetheless issues we have to do to be higher, issues I must do to be higher, our group, sort of throughout the board. You possibly can all the time enhance. No less than we’re pointed in the fitting course.
It has been a superb two weeks for us. Going to a very historic racetrack meaning loads to me subsequent week. Hopefully we are able to get the job achieved there.”