Not a lot has gone proper this season for , one by which he entered approaching free company and questions on his future, and that’s not even together with lacking 4 races due a bout of vertigo.
Earlier than and after the ailment, Bowman and his No. 48 group has struggled on the monitor, with the automotive sitting thirtieth within the proprietor standings.
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“We have had some good weeks and quite a lot of not good weeks, sadly, Bowman mentioned Tuesday throughout a NASCAR media teleconference. “Yeah, we have simply struggled. It has been actually, actually attention-grabbing. The locations that we really feel like we must always run effectively (like) Bristol, Kansas, Dover … locations that we’re traditionally actually, actually good at, Dover caught me off guard.
“We had been at all times quick there and we had been actually unhealthy. After which locations that we traditionally wrestle at (like) Texas and Sonoma, we had been good at, in order that’s been complicated on that aspect of issues.”
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports
He and crew chief Blake Harris are at a loss in quite a lot of methods. Since coming again, Bowman has solely three top-10s and so they had been thirds at Talladega and Texas and a tenth on Sunday at Sonoma.
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has been his often constant self at , with two wins, however hasn’t received in over a 12 months and is not difficult for wins proper now both.
“As an organization, we’re a bit off of the place we wish to be, so simply making an attempt to get pointed in the suitable course,” Bowman mentioned. “Received quite a lot of actually sensible folks at Hendrick Motorsports working actually onerous to get issues rolling the place they should be. And I feel our finishes are actually worse than they need to be.
“I feel we have had higher automobiles and we have been operating higher than we completed at quite a lot of these locations, however sadly, yeah, it has been a little bit of a wrestle. So simply making an attempt to get pointed again in the suitable course. I feel Sonoma was not less than a step that manner.”
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Making the Chase for the Championship as a driver or entry are actually out of the query. What’s a query, is what Bowman is doing subsequent 12 months, with rumors starting from a one-year extension at Hendrick Motorsports to retirement amidst staggering accidents.
Bowman conceded that he has quite a lot of choices on the desk and its getting near time for a decision however he is merely targeted on being the most effective Alex Bowman he will be proper now.
He says he is not racing for his job and does not really feel like its the top of his tenure within the No. 48.
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“I feel for me, I am simply making an attempt to do my half to attempt to assist HMS be the most effective it may be proper now,” Bowman mentioned. “And clearly, making an attempt to get issues turned again round on the 48 aspect of issues. I positively do not feel like I am racing for my job or something like that, by any means. So yeah, actually simply type of week-to-week targeted on making an attempt to get pointed again in the suitable course.”
What’s the timeline for a choice?
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports
Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports
“Clearly, we have had quite a lot of totally different conversations and type of making an attempt to determine what the most effective factor to do is,” Bowman mentioned. “So I might say sooner relatively than later for certain. However actually, I suppose I have not actually considered. It hasn’t been the very first thing on my thoughts by any means, and I actually simply have been working onerous at making an attempt to get issues pointed in the suitable course, however positively suppose sooner relatively than later.”
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Bowman did provide that his well being will play an element into any resolution. He has additionally suffered concussions and a damaged again throughout this decade that has value him seat time.
“Yeah, I imply, I really feel okay,” Bowman mentioned. “I feel for me, I wish to make the suitable resolution for myself, I suppose. And yeah, sure issues have not gone how we wished them to.
“However actually, I am at some extent in my life the place I am tremendous blessed to be able the place I haven’t got to do that eternally. So I received to make the suitable resolution, and I need Hendrick Motorsports to make the suitable resolution and have all people be on board with no matter we do.
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“So yeah, I feel I’ve quite a lot of religion in Rick (Hendrick) and Jeff (Gordon) and all people to type of information all of us the suitable manner and no matter occurs, occurs. Actually, I’ve simply been going to the racetrack making an attempt to do my job and have not …
“Effectively, clearly you concentrate on it, nevertheless it’s not just like the primary factor on prime of my thoughts on a regular basis. I do not go on the web, so actually I do not get wound up about issues. I hear about it from different folks… However on my aspect of issues, I’ve type of prevented the rumors.”
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