Tag: Alex Bowman

Alex Michael Bowman is an American Professional Stock Car Racing driver who competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup series for Hendrick Motorsports No:48 team. He was born on April 25, 1993, to Sean Bowman in Arizona and is known for his ability to get race wins, outracing the leader in the final laps of the races. He owns the dirt midget and sprint car racing team Alex Bowman Racing.

When was Alex Bowman’s NASCAR debut?

Bowman made a name for himself in midget racing and UASC before breaking into NASCAR. In the Xfinity series, his NASCAR debut came in 2012 for Turner Motorsports 2012. The current HMS driver made his full-time debut in the series in 2013 with RAB Racing. Bowman made his Cup series debut in 2014 for BK Racing driving full-time. After serving two years with the team, he moved to HMS as a part-time driver in 2016 and secured a full-time deal in 2017. Bowman’s Truck series debut came in 2015 for JR Motorsports.

How many NASCAR races has Alex Bowman won?

While driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, Alex Bowman won his first NASCAR race in the 2017 Concord Xfinity series. His first Cup series win came in 2019 at Chicagoland. Bowman has scored 7* Cup series race wins and 1* Truck series race win in his career. He is most known for securing front-row starts in the Cup season opener, Daytona 500 or 5 consecutive times, two of those starts were from the pole.