It’s like déjà vu for Alex Bowman, but not the good kind. Last weekend, the Hendrick Motorsports driver’s playoff hopes took a crushing hit when a routine green flag pit stop spiraled into a 4o second disaster. A detached air hose sent his crew scrambling. The result? Two laps slipped away, and the driver’s frustration was evident: “It wasn’t because of a lack of effort, but it was an unacceptable day.” Hendrick Motorsports crew chief Chad Knaus admitted the team needed to wrap their heads around the issue if they wanted to move forward. But did that fix arrive? Fans don’t really seem to agree.

After the tumultuous Southern 500 test at Darlington, Alex Bowman’s playoff aspirations were left hanging by a thread; his 40-second pit stop disaster dropped him to a lovely 31st, and by the end

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