Hendrick Motorsports has quietly been making investments in its workforce ahead of the 2026 season. As the team prepares for the first race of the year with its newly unveiled Chevrolet body, the organization has also turned its attention to the growing physical strain placed on drivers and crew members.
NASCAR Cup Series teams will converge on Winston-Salem, North Carolina, for a season-opening exhibition race at Bowman Gray Stadium.
This week, several NASCAR drivers surfaced in the dirt of Tulsa for the Chili Bowl Nationals. While bigger NASCAR drivers like Christopher Bell and Kyle Larson have become familiar names in that arena, reigning NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series champion Jesse Love returned to his roots by competing in the 40th running of the event.
Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman has raced in the Chili Bowl Nationals on seven occasions, but he limits himself to being a team owner in the midget race nowadays.
Alex Bowman does not come from a family with racing pedigree, which placed him on the outside from the very beginning. His rise demanded extraordinary effort and sacrifice from his parents to help him reach the Cup Series.
Alex Bowman may not have stockpiled wins like his teammates Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, or William Byron, but he has shown quite a consistency in both speed and progression across various types of tracks.
Very rarely has Alex Bowman had an offseason where he’s kicked back comfortably approaching the season ahead. His performances almost always lead to discussions about him being replaced in the offseason, and yet, he finds a reason to avoid being cut.
Alex Bowman is entering the most consequential season of his NASCAR Cup Series career.
As offseason preparations continue across the NASCAR industry, some Cup Series drivers go into 2026 needing to make a big splash.
Here is what a few of NASCAR's biggest stars would've like to have woken up to under their Christmas tree.
Joey Logano’s first NASCAR Cup Series championship, earned in 2018, will always carry a certain weight as firsts tend to leave a permanent imprint. Yet nothing compares to the third title he captured last year, a championship that came in a way neither fans nor Logano himself could have reasonably predicted.
After a strong season in the NASCAR Cup Series, life is getting a little bit better for Alex Bowman. It’s also about to change in a big way. On Sunday evening, Bowman posted a pair of pictures to his Instagram account with the caption “Did a thing.” The photo you need to know about?
Alex Bowman, after a 2024 season filled with early hope, endured a long and challenging 2025 campaign, in which he remained winless throughout. But the leadership of his team has full faith in him and explained why he’s on the verge of a rebound.
No NASCAR Cup Series organization had a worse day at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday than Hendrick Motorsports.
Many know that deliberate moves through radio talk could mean a NASCAR penalty, as officials closely monitor team communications to prevent any kind of unfair manipulation.
Zero wins across 31 starts and 1,033 points behind the race leader? That’s a campaign that can mess up anyone’s motivation, let alone the eight Cup Series race winner.
On Sunday, the stars of the NASCAR Cup Series stay home at the 2.28-mile Charlotte Motor Speedway Roval for the running of the Bank of America Roval 400.
The Bristol Motor Speedway lights were about to shine down on what should have been Alex Bowman’s moment of redemption. Instead, the Hendrick Motorsports driver found himself staring down the barrel of elimination, his championship hopes hanging by the thinnest of threads.
Anything that can go wrong, has gone wrong for Alex Bowman in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. The common theme at both Darlington and Gateway was pit road mistakes.
Alex Bowman has a mostly new pit crew as his Hendrick Motorsports team prepares for the final race in the opening round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.
With their championship hopes on life support, Alex Bowman and the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48 team are making big changes ahead of Saturday’s Round of 16 finale at Bristol Motor Speedway.
You know that sinking feeling you get when you’re watching your favorite driver and something goes catastrophically wrong? That’s exactly what Alex Bowman and his fans experienced during the Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Rain and lightning proved to be a good omen for Alex Bowman, the driver on the bubble for the final NASCAR Cup Series playoff berth.
Following a head-on impact into the outside wall last Sunday at the NASCAR Cup race at Michigan International Speedway, Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman is medically cleared to race on Sunday in Mexico City.
Following his vicious wreck into the outside wall at Michigan, Alex Bowman is cleared to race this weekend in the NASCAR race at Mexico City. The Hendrick Motorsports driver is set to race, but Anthony Alfredo is on standby if needed as a backup driver for Bowman.
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