Sick Alex Bowman had to find relief driver in closing laps at COTA

NASCAR Cup Series driver Alex Bowman struggled on Sunday at Circuit of the Americas and felt sick throughout Sunday's race. 

Bowman repeatedly said over the radio as the race neared 20 laps to go that he felt like he might need to get out of his No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. When he did, he found a relief driver in an unusual place.

Myatt Snider steps in for sick Alex Bowman

Myatt Snider, a former NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series winner with a combined 148 starts in NASCAR's O'Reilly and Truck Series to his name, stepped in for Bowman and finished the race. 

But what was unusual about the situation is that Snider, who is yet to officially make a Cup Series start, was serving as the pit spotter for NASCAR on FOX pit reporter Jamie Little, helping Little receive and process information throughout the race.