Bubba Wallace crashes into Alex Bowman’s car after NASCAR race in Chicago – NBC Chicago

Alex Bowman secured his ticket to the playoffs with a win at the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on Sunday night, but there was a post-race incident between his car and the No. 23 car of Bubba Wallace that will likely have repercussions.

During Sunday’s race, Bowman clipped Wallace’s car on the 25th.^th lap, causing the car to skid and collide with the wall. Wallace finished in 13th place^th Place, while Bowman’s triumph ended an 80-race winless streak.

As the cars approached Turn 12 on the track during the cool-down lap and prepared to turn onto Columbus Drive, Wallace drove alongside Bowman’s vehicle and struck the car door with his left front tire, a maneuver known as “door slamming.”

Bowman addressed the situation in Victory Lane and apologized to Wallace’s team for the earlier incident.

The winner of the 2024 NASCAR Chicago Street Race has crossed the finish line. Alex Bowman took the win in another wet and accident-filled race. This victory ends Bowman’s 80-race drought

“I have to apologize again to the 23 guys,” he said during the post-race interview with NBC. “I just messed up and tried to turn on my windshield wipers, missed a corner and ruined their whole day. I hate that and I’m still embarrassed.”

Bowman hadn’t won a race since 2022, and his triumph was not only his first in 80 races, but also secured him a spot in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. He also pulled off a mesmerizing feat by winning the final race at Chicagoland Speedway in 2019 for his first career Cup Series victory.