Alex Bowman was unable to catch Austin Dillon in the closing laps of this past Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Richmond Raceway. Now, Bowman heads into this Saturday’s regular season finale at Daytona International Speedway facing a must-win situation.

Alex Bowman’s #48 Camaro was super fast at Richmond last week. He tried his best to catch the eventual race-winner, Austin Dillon, during the closing laps but still fell short. Turns out that nobody gave him the push he needed to clear the Richard Childress Racing driver.

The laps ran out on Alex Bowman's late-race pursuit of Austin Dillon and a Cup Series Playoffs berth Saturday night at Richmond Raceway.

Corey LaJoie says SVG and Austin Dillon deserve playoff spots, while losing Tyler Reddick or Alex Bowman wouldn’t matter much.

Austin Dillon is the 14th different winner this season. Two spots remain available for the playoffs and just one regular-season race left, at Daytona.

Austin Dillon notched a season-changing win at Richmond Raceway this past weekend. Alex Bowman came up just short of one himself, as he finished second to the Richard Childress Racing wheelman in Virginia.

With 16 spots up for grabs in the Cup Series playoffs and just one regular-season race remaining, the battle for the final berths is on.

Two NASCAR playoff spots are up for grabs at Daytona International Speedway this week. Let's look at the full picture before the Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Alex Bowman drew backlash from NASCAR fans after his remarks blaming fellow Chevrolet drivers for not helping him secure the win at Richmond.