The No. 88 Cincinnati team rolled off the truck strong on Friday afternoon and the team continued to show speed throughout the weekend. Alex Bowman qualified third for Sunday’s 400-mile event at Auto Club Speedway. Shortly after taking the green flag, the driver was shuffled back into the fourth position on Lap 3. Just two laps later, Bowman advanced two positions and was running second. Throughout the first 10 laps of the 200-lap event, the top four drivers continued to battle for position lap after lap.