Martin Truex Jr. won for the fifth time this season Sunday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and earned an automatic berth into the second round of the playoffs.
Bowman held off Kyle Larson for his first career NASCAR Cup Series victory, leading a terrific performance for Hendrick Motorsports at Chicagoland Speedway.
A new face with a familiar numbered car . Alex Bowman won the pole for "The Great American Race" in his debut as the official driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet.