Alex Bowman finished seventh in the GEICO 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.
The top 10 finish for Bowman added 39 points to his season total.
Bowman started in eighth position and led 12 laps in the race, holding the lead a total of four times. The seventh-year driver has earned two career victories, with 12 top-five finishes and 29 results inside the top 10.
In his career at Talladega Superspeedway, Bowman has compiled one top-five finish and his seventh-place result marks the second top 10.
The Tucson, Arizona native’s starting and finishing positions compared favorably to his career averages, starting eight spots higher than his career mark of 16.3 and completing the race 12 places ahead of his 18.8 career average finish.
Bowman’s seventh-place finish was against a field of 40 drivers. The race endured eight cautions and 33 caution laps. Prior to the checkered flag there were 57 lead changes.
Ryan Blaney took the checkered flag in the race, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr finished second. Aric Almirola placed third, Denny Hamlin brought home fourth, and Erik Jones closed out the top five.
After Tyler Reddick won the first stage, Stenhouse drove the No. 47 car to victory in Stage 2.