Alex Bowman won’t return to No:48 before the season finale

Alex Bowman won’t return to No:48 before the season finale

Alex Bowman

Alex Bowman will not return to the track before the season finale. Hendrick Motorsports has announced that he won’t race in the Round of 8. His plans for a return in the championship four race will be evaluated before the event.

Alex Bowman suffered concussion-like symptoms at the chaotic Texas race. Though the crash was a regular one, the impact was severe enough to rule him out. Noah Gregson drove the No:48 Ally Camaro ZL1 in the last two races of Round 12.

Alex Bowman was the second driver to miss races this season due to a concussion. 23X1 Racing veteran Kurt Busch has been out since his Pocono qualifying crash. He was ruled out of the playoff. Bowman lost his chance to progress to the round of 8 after failing to compete in the remaining playoff round 2 races.

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Find out what Alex Bowman has to say about remaining on the field

Alex Bowman
Alex Bowman

Alex Bowman revealed via a Twitter post that he won’t be racing in the coming three races of the cup. He pointed out that he is focused on returning to his 100% before getting back to racing,

“As much as I hoped to be back in the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet this weekend, I will not be returning to competition for the next three NASCAR Cup Series races. I am continuing to focus my efforts on getting my health back to 100% so that I can return to racing as soon as possible,” Alex Bowman said,

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Bowman thanked everyone for their support. He acknowledged that he will be cheering for Noah Gregson in the No:48 car for entire laps in the upcoming races.

“I know that Noah [Gragson] will continue to do a great job representing the No. 48 and I’ll be cheering him and the entire Ally Racing team on every lap. Thank you again to everyone for the support I’ve received. It means so much to me,” Alex Bowman added.

Jeff Andres, president, and general manager of Hendrick Motorsports acknowledged that Bowman’s long-term health is their main priority. He added that they are following all the instructions given by the health professionals. Andres pointed out that they will evaluate his chance of returning in the season finale.

“We have a tremendous amount of respect for the entire staff at UPMC, our priority continues to be Alex’s recovery and long-term health, and we will follow the plan that Dr. Collins and his team recommend. We’re not looking past the next three races and will evaluate plans for the season finale as the event approaches,” Jeff Andres said.

Will Bowman return for the Championship 4 race or will he stay out?

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