Alex Bowman, 32, was pressured to get out of ht #48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the midst of the March 1 NASCAR Cup race at COTA, with Myatt Snider ending the race for him. He was later recognized with vertigo.
Since then, he has missed each Phoenix and Las Vegas with HMS sim driver Anthony Alfredo and 2024 NASCAR O’Reilly Collection champion Justin Allgaier filling in for him.
Hendrick Motorsports has now confirmed that Bowman will miss at the least the subsequent three Cup races at Darlington, Martinsville, and Bristol after the Easter off-weekend.
“Alex continues to expertise signs, so we’re following the steerage of the medical workforce and giving him the time he must recuperate,” stated Jeff Andrews, president and basic supervisor of Hendrick Motorsports. “We see how onerous he’s working to get again behind the wheel, and we’re trying ahead to his return when he’s medically cleared. Everybody at Hendrick Motorsports is 100% behind Alex.”
Allgaier, who completed twenty fifth at Vegas, will proceed to drive the #48 in Bowman’s absence whereas additionally competing full-time for JR Motorsports within the NASCAR O’Reilly Collection.
“Justin is a true skilled and somebody we have great confidence in,” added Andrews. “He’s had success on the upcoming tracks, and we recognize him stepping in to assist the No. 48 workforce. We’re additionally grateful to our companions at JR Motorsports for understanding the state of affairs and making Justin accessible.”
Bowman was additionally speculated to drive the #88 JR Motorsports entry on this weekend’s NASCAR O’Reilly race at Darlington, however he shall be changed by teammate Kyle Larson.
That is the third time within the final 5 years that Bowman has been sidelined, lacking 5 races in 2022 as a result of a concussion and three races in 2023 as a result of a again harm.
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