Austin Cindric Loses to Alex Bowman at Chicagoland

Austin Cindric was eliminated by Alex Bowman on Sunday night at Chicagoland Speedway.

What happened?

Bowman, the No. 32 seed, beat Cindric to advance to the third round of the NASCAR in-season challenge.

The Hendrick Motorsports driver won despite being a lower seed.

Cindric's loss means he is out of the challenge.

He was beaten by Bowman, who will face Todd Gilliland in the next round.

The third-round matchups will take place at EchoPark Speedway.

Bowman will look to continue his Cinderella story against Gilliland.

Other drivers, including Denny Hamlin and Ryan Blaney, are still in the challenge.

The tournament has three races left, with the next race cutting the contenders to the final four.

Kelly Crandall, chief NASCAR writer for RACER, reported on the event.

Crandall has been on the NASCAR beat full-time since 2013.

The NASCAR in-season challenge features top drivers competing for a $1 million bonus.

Ty Gibbs, the winner of the challenge last season, was eliminated on Sunday night.

Chase Briscoe won the race, defeating Gibbs in the bracket.

Other drivers eliminated included Michael McDowell and Kyle Larson.

The third-round matchups are set, with Bowman facing Gilliland and Hamlin facing Christopher Bell.