LAS VEGAS — Few people in motorsports had as crummy a week as Alex Bowman, who left Charlotte Motor Speedway two weeks ago celebrating along with his Hendrick Motorsports teammates in claiming four of the eight spots in NASCAR's semifinals.

Joey Logano left Charlotte Motor Speedway thinking his bid for a 2024 NASCAR Cup Series title was toast. His unique streak of making the Championship 4 every other year for a decade, winning twice, appeared to be at an end.

"She's like, 'Do you believe one week ago at this hour?' I come walking out of our bedroom, and I said, 'You're not going to believe this (expletive).' Here we are a week later. I told her, 'You ain't going to believe this,