What happened
On Lap 254 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Alex Bowman sped on pit road during the late caution stop after Daniel Suarez spun. His No. 48 emerged 7th in the order off pit road before NASCAR enforced the penalty.
What it cost
NASCAR assessed Bowman’s rear-of-field penalty on Lap 259, taking away his place near the front. That left eight laps for recovery, and Bowman finished 16th as the race ran to the finish without another caution. He finished nine positions behind his 7th-place order off pit road before the penalty.
What could have been done differently
Bowman should have kept his pit-road speed within the posted 45 mph limit. The leaders also came in under the caution; he needed to complete that same trip through pit road without incurring a penalty.