NASCAR playoffs: Denny Hamlin and Martin Truex Jr. enter Bristol outside the top 12
Bowman is tied with Logano on points and was 18th at Watkins Glen after finishing fifth at Atlanta. He’s finished in the top 13 in three of his last Bristol starts. Suarez has the best average finish of any playoff driver so far with finishes of second at Atlanta and 13th at Watkins Glen.