Alex Michael Bowman was born on April 25,1993 and is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.
49 Facts About Alex Bowman
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Alex Bowman competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No 17 Chevrolet Camaro for HMS, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire Motorsports.
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Alex Bowman owns a Dirt Midget and Sprint car racing team Alex Bowman Racing.
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Alex Bowman is known for a record six consecutive front-row starts in the Daytona 500, from 2018 to 2023, winning the pole in 2018,2021, and 2023.
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Alex Bowman is known by many nicknames, the most predominant being Bowman the Showman.
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In February 2010, Alex Bowman was injured in an accident during a USAC race, suffering a fractured clavicle and rib.
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Alex Bowman continues to field a midget in select races, competing himself at the 2016 Chili Bowl and fielding a car for driver Ryan Smith in 2017.
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Alex Bowman finished sixth in series points, winning Rookie of the Year honors.
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In 2018, Alex Bowman made his return to the west series at Sonoma Raceway, driving the No 24 for Bill McAnally Racing.
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Alex Bowman competed in two ARCA Racing Series events during 2011 for Venturini Motorsports, at Madison International Speedway and Kansas Speedway, winning both events.
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Alex Bowman moved full-time to ARCA for 2012 for Cunningham Motorsports as a development driver for Penske Racing, winning races at Salem Speedway, Winchester Speedway, Iowa Speedway, and Kansas Speedway over the course of the year.
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Alex Bowman won the pole for the inaugural ARCA Mobile 200 at Mobile International Speedway.
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Also in 2012, Alex Bowman made his debut at the national level of NASCAR competition, driving for Turner Motorsports in the Nationwide Series at Chicagoland Speedway.
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Alex Bowman finished 17th in his debut race; he drove for RAB Racing in the Nationwide Series at Kentucky Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway, and for Turner at Dover International Speedway, towards the end of 2012.
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In January 2013, it was announced that Alex Bowman would be running the full Nationwide Series season for RAB in 2013, competing for Rookie of the Year honors.
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Alex Bowman ended the season with six top-tens in 32 starts.
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Alex Bowman returned to the Nationwide Series in 2014, driving the No 80 for Hattori Racing Enterprises at Dover, while driving the No 5 JR Motorsports Chevy at Charlotte and Phoenix.
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On November 11, Alex Bowman joined JRM for nine races in the No 88 for the 2016 Xfinity season.
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Alex Bowman won a pole at Michigan and finished in the top-ten in all but two races.
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In 2017, Alex Bowman joined GMS Racing to run the Truck Series race at Atlanta in the No 24 as a fill-in driver for Justin Haley, who was too young to race at the track.
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At Charlotte, Alex Bowman dominated the final portion of the race following a late restart to win his first NASCAR national series race.
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In January 2014, Alex Bowman tested for BK Racing as part of Preseason Thunder before the 2014 Daytona 500 in the No 83.
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On January 30,2015, it was announced that Alex Bowman would drive the full 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in the No 7 car for Tommy Baldwin Racing.
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Alex Bowman failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 after he was caught up in a multi-car wreck in his duel race.
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On January 21,2016, Alex Bowman parted ways with Tommy Baldwin Racing, losing his Sprint Cup ride.
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Alex Bowman returned to the Cup Series at Loudon in the New Hampshire 301, driving the No 88 for Hendrick Motorsports as an interim driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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In that race, Alex Bowman led the most laps with 197 and tried to make what would have been the winning pass on Matt Kenseth with six laps to go.
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In December 2016, Rick Hendrick announced that Alex Bowman would run the No 88 in place of Earnhardt Jr.
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Alex Bowman finished third after losing out in a side-by-side battle for second with Kyle Busch.
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Alex Bowman opened up the 2018 season on February 11 by winning the pole for the 2018 Daytona 500.
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Alex Bowman was eliminated from the Round of 12 after the fall Kansas race and finished 16th in points.
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The 2019 season saw improvement in Alex Bowman's finishes, including three consecutive second-place finishes at Talladega, Dover, and Kansas.
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At Kansas, Alex Bowman dominated the later portion of the race but was passed by Brad Keselowski with eight laps to go and could not retake the lead.
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Alex Bowman made the starting grid of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race by winning the Fan Vote.
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At the 2019 Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, Alex Bowman again dominated the final stage of the race but was passed by Kyle Larson with 8 to go.
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However, unlike the race at Kansas, Alex Bowman was able to pass Larson again with 6 to go and won his first Cup Series race.
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Alex Bowman opened the first round of the playoffs with a solid 6th-place finish at Las Vegas, dismal 23rd-place at Richmond, and runner-up to Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott at the Charlotte Roval, which secured his advancement into the Round of 12.
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At Talladega, Alex Bowman was leading the pack in the closing laps of Stage 2 when he was punted from behind by Joey Logano, triggering The Big One.
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Alex Bowman was eliminated in the Round of 12 after the Kansas race.
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On March 1,2020, Alex Bowman got his second career NASCAR Cup Series win in the Auto Club 400 after leading 110 laps and winning stage 1.
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Alex Bowman started the 2021 season by winning the pole at the 2021 Daytona 500.
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Three weeks later, Alex Bowman would achieve his second win of the season at the 2021 Drydene 400.
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On June 18, Alex Bowman signed a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports through 2023.
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Alex Bowman won again at the 2021 Pocono Organics CBD 325 when teammate Larson, the leader, blew a tire going into the last corner on the last lap.
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Alex Bowman finished the season 14th in the points standings.
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Alex Bowman was able to continue, but lost four laps, ultimately finishing 24th.
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Allmendinger into Alex Bowman, causing him to go wide and finish second behind Chastain.
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Alex Bowman finished the season 16th in the points standings.
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Alex Bowman began the 2023 season with a fifth place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500.