No NASCAR Cup Series organization had a worse day at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday than Hendrick Motorsports.
“Easy with it. Take care of your tires here.” This is the radio message that rang over Alex Bowman’s radio twice while he was locked in a tense pursuit with Ross Chastain during the closing laps of the Charlotte race.
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.
Following the NASCAR Cup Series playoff opener at Darlington Raceway on Aug. 31, one of the biggest stories in the garage was how poorly Hendrick Motorsports performed in the first race of the postseason.
Alex Bowman was eliminated from the playoffs during the final race of the Round of 16 at Bristol this past weekend. Despite a P8 finish, the No. 48 team came up ten points shy of advancing to the Round of 12.
When Kyle Petty talks, smart NASCAR folks listen. The former driver turned analyst doesn’t mince words, and his recent take on Alex Bowman’s situation at Hendrick Motorsports hits differently than your typical talking head commentary.
Alex Bowman’s struggles in the past couple of years in the NASCAR sphere haven’t been hidden from anyone’s eyes. Suffering from a broken back after a sprint car accident back in 2023 and his eventual return to stock car racing after that, the driver of the No.
Alex Bowman finished eighth at the Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday, which would have been something to smile about on any other day. Alas, this result meant that the No.
In the closing laps of Saturday's Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Austin Cindric had zero control of his NASCAR Cup Series playoff destiny.
With a three-wide move on Lap 496 of Saturday's Bass Pro Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Christopher Bell shot to the lead and scored his fourth win of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season.
There are moments in NASCAR that just make you shake your head, and then there are moments at Bristol that make you question everything you know about physics and car control.
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.
Let’s get one thing straight. When you’re in the NASCAR playoffs, there’s no room for error. Every second, every decision, every single lug nut matters.
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.
Alex Bowman is appearing in his seventh Cup Series playoffs in the last eight seasons. The Hendrick Motorsports driver’s success would make you assume that he likes and endorses the current playoff system that NASCAR put in place in 2004.
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.
Crew chief turned NASCAR TV analyst Steve Letarte is known for sometimes going completely off the reservation with his picks and how they will perform, whether it be a particular race or, as in this case, the NASCAR Cup playoffs.
The pressure is real at Daytona International Speedway this Saturday night. Forty drivers will take the green flag at 7:30 p.m. ET, but only 16 will advance to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs.
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.
Alex Bowman heads into Daytona on Saturday carrying a 10.4 average finish at the track since 2022. Sitting on the provisional playoff bubble, Bowman and his No.
Alex Bowman won't be able to sleep easily this week.
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.
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