Alex Bowman finished ninth in the Pocono 350 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday.
The top 10 finish for Bowman, his fifth of the year, added 28 points to his season total.
Bowman started in 27th position. The seventh-year driver has secured two career victories, with 12 top-five finishes and 30 results inside the top 10.
In his career at Pocono Raceway, Bowman has compiled one top-five finish and his ninth-place result marks the first top 10.
The Tucson, Arizona native began the race 11 spots behind his career mark of 16.5, but finished 10 places ahead of his career average of 18.8.
Bowman’s ninth-place finish was against 40 other drivers. The race endured eight cautions and 32 caution laps. There were 12 lead changes.
Denny Hamlin earned the victory in the race, and Kevin Harvick followed in second. Erik Jones crossed the finish line third, Chase Elliott took fourth, and Aric Almirola closed out the top five.
After Kurt Busch won Stage 1, Brad Keselowski drove the No. 2 car to the win in Stage 2.