Overview
- With roughly 20 to 25 laps remaining, Bowman parked the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 and went to the infield medical center for evaluation.
- Hendrick personnel enlisted Myatt Snider, working trackside as Jamie Little’s FOX pit spotter and an O’Reilly Series regular, to take over the car.
- NASCAR reviewed the situation and cleared the driver change under rules that assign the finish points to the driver who started the race.
- Snider, making his first Cup appearance, finished 36th and six laps down, according to Speedcafe.
- Bowman was released from the care center after the race, and multiple outlets noted this was the first mid-race Cup replacement since 2020.