Kyle Petty SLAMS Alex Bowman Haters Amidst Calls for HMS Sacking

Ex-racer Kyle Petty has shared his verdict on demands from fans to sack Hendrick Motorsports star driver Alex Bowman.

Kyle Petty SLAMS Alex Bowman Haters Amidst Calls for HMS Sacking

Alex Bowman and Kyle Petty (Via IMAGO)

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The NASCAR Cup Series race last Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway marked the early playoff elimination of Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman. He failed to produce solid front-row finishes, with HMS failing to give their driver solid Chevy’s. This has yet again caused rise in calls from a group of race fans to replace the No:48 racer.

It hasn’t been the first time the calls for Alex Bowman’s axing have come up, considering he failed to match the level performance of his teammates Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott and William Byron.  Ex-racer Kyle Petty addressed this situation in his recent NASCAR shows and called out the critics of Bowman, highlighting that one car will always lag behind at HMS or any big teams.

That’s always been the MO at Hendrick Motorsports. They always have one car that lags behind. The 48 team seems to be the team since Jimmie Johnson left that lags behind…If you own that team, you can get rid of him. You could change everything. I could change everything.

Kyle Petty said via NASCAR.com.

The veteran believes there is no point in complaining about the racer considering the good position he is in within HMS. He has the trust of the No:48 team’s legacy sponsor Ally’s, the trust of the crew and most of all the trust of Hall of Fame team owner Rick Hendrick. As long as these factors don’t change, it pointless to call for his replacement.

We can complain about it all we want to, but it’s Rick’s decision, not our decision. The sponsor likes him, Rick [Hendrick] likes him, the team likes him, he adds something to the combination, and he helps the whole group move forward. So, let’s give him another shot.

Kyle Petty added.

Alex Bowman is determined to keep digging despite disappointment

After the race at Bristol, Bowman shared his thoughts on what caused their elimination from the playoffs. He admitted that they underperformed despite being a team capable of winning races. The fact that they were a disappointment on tracks that usually good at is a major issue for them to address.

Alex Bowman
Alex Bowman (Via IMAGO)

Yeah, we’re a plenty capable race team a lot of the time, and just the last two weeks we’ve just not been very good. I thought those tracks would be a little tough for us but not how they were. Even coming here, we were typically a good bit better than we were tonight and yesterday when we come here.

Alex Bowman said.

Furthermore, he asserted that everyone at the team is determined to redeem themselves and end their winless streak that is now almost two year long. He pointed out that everyone at the No:48 garage is going to dig deep, till the get the results they are expected to produce.

We have some work to do on our race cars, but everybody is always working, getting better, and tires change and the field changes. We’ve just got to keep digging to get better. I think this summer we were so fast every week that I’m a little surprised to be down on speed, but the guys work really hard, and we’ll keep digging on it.

Alex Bowman added.

The comments from Bowman shows, he like most in the grid knows he has to silence the haters by winning a race. It would be interesting to see if the HMS team will end the season with all four of their drivers in the victory lane or the veteran’s crew disappoint the fans.

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