Alex Bowman wins Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Alex Bowman was in the right place and crew chief Greg Ives made the right call to score an overtime win in Sunday’s Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

The No. 48 crew was one of three Hendrick Motorsports teams to call for a two-tire pit stop during the final caution of the day, joining teammates Kyle Larson and William Byron. Larson chose the outside of the front row for the restart. Bowman chose the inside.

The two dueled side-by-side during the final two laps but Bowman edged ahead entering Turn 3 to claim his first victory of 2022.

The final yellow was displayed when Erik Jones slammed the outside wall at the exit of Turn 4. Jones continued down the apron of the frontstretch but then spun back across traffic, nearly clipping Bubba Wallace. Wallace spun to avoid and contacted the inside tire barrier.

Kyle Busch was leading at the time of caution after outdueling his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Martin Truex Jr. for a number of laps. Busch was the first car off pit road with four tires on the final stop but wound up finishing fourth.

The 12 cautions displayed Sunday tied the 2018 playoff race at Las Vegas for the second-most in track history.

Stage 1 winner: Alex Bowman

Stage 2 winner: Ross Chastain

Next race: The series competes March 13 at Phoenix Raceway (3:30 p.m. ET on Fox)