Alex Bowman aims ‘to stay consistent and move their aim to higher finishes,’ in the upcoming cup race at the Gateway
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NASCAR will hit the Gateway A.K.A, World-Wide Technology Raceway this Sunday will mark the maiden cup series race in the Illinois track along with the Next-Gen cars track debut. The fans will be expecting hardcore racing from the 1.25-mile oval which has very different turns compared to other tracks which bring in the element of efficient shifting for the drivers to overcome.
Going into the race the Hendrick Motorsports team will be in with high hopes as the team which has won one-third of all the races so far this season so far has been in a dry run since the monster mile win of Chase Elliott. Finishing consistently in the top 10’s and 15s has been the strength of HMS drivers this season and all the 4 drivers have been good examples of that.
Alex Bowman who inherited Jimmie Johnson’s iconic No:48 car has been among the most consistent driver of this season after he ‘backed into his first win’ behind the wheels of Next-Gen cars in Las Vegas at the beginning of the season. Bowman so far has bagged ten top 10 finishes this season of which three were Top 5 finishes including the Vegas win. Following his Darlington slip up to Top 30 Bowman secured 2 consecutive top 10 finishes and will be hoping to repeat that in WWTR.
Now Alex Bowman has come forth expressing his opinions on his consistency, the coming inaugural race at Gateway, and the need of securing some more wins towards the end of this season.
Find out what Alex Bowman said
Alex Bowman acknowledged that he is happy about the fact that he has been able to finish inside the top-10 as much as he has so far and added that he believes they are capable of achieving more than this. He went on to say that the No:48 team’s goal was to be more constant this year and acknowledged that they are actually doing that, so they just need to continue like that at the same time as looking for more wins. Bowman went on to add that he had some close finishes in the front this season as he failed to make more passes so far.
“I am happy that we have been able to finish in the top-10 as much as we have, but I think we are capable of more. Our goal was to be more consistent this year and we are achieving that – now we need to stay consistent and move our aim to higher finishes. We have been close to the front at the end of races and have been able to make a few passes when it counts,” Alex Bowman said.
Alex Bowman went on to say that he just needs to be in front of the pack and contend for more wins and added that he is proud of his team for the efforts they put in alongside the successes they have been able to get him into.
“Just need to find a way to be in the front of the pack and contend for more wins. I am proud of the effort every week from our guys, and we will continue to work hard and try to knock off a few more wins this year,” Alex Bowman added.
The No:48 Camaro ZL1 Crew Chief Greg Ives acknowledged that they have a good package for the race and the notes from Bowman’s good runs in Richmond and Martinsville will be really helpful. “Our short track package is pretty good – we have run well at Richmond (Raceway) and Martinsville (Speedway). We will lean on our notes from those tracks,”.
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