What state is Alex Bowman from?

Alex Bowman is from the state of Arizona in the United States. Alexander Michael Warren Bowman is a full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver. He races the No. 48 Chevy Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports. He also participates part-time in the Xfinity Series for Hendrick Motorsports racing their No.17 Chevy. Bowman has been racing in NASCAR for over 10 years. He has participated in 310 races and achieved 8 victories and 91 Top-10s as of July 2024. Alex Bowman has a unique record of achieving front-row starts at the Daytona 500 for 6 years consecutively between 2018-2023. He achieved a pole at the Daytona 500 thrice in 2018, 2021, and 2023.

Alex Bowman is also a motorsports team owner. He owns a Dirt Midget and Sprint Car Racing team which goes by the name, Alex Bowman Racing. Bowman has found himself in controversial arguments with drivers in the past in the Cup Series. He tagged Denny Hamlin in 2021 at the Martinsville Speedway which took him out of contention from the win. Hamlin retorted, calling him, “just a hack”. In a similar fashion, he was called out by Kyle Busch when he won a race at Las Vegas due to a late-race caution.

Alex Bowman Background

Alex Bowman was born in Tucson, Arizona. He is 31 years old as of July 2024 and was born on April 25, 1993. Bowman’s racing career started when was merely 7 years old in 2000. He participated in races in California and Arizona driving USAC cars in the quarter midget series. He rose to success quickly and by 2006 he was already an accomplished driver. Bowman had achieved 9 national championship titles and 165 feature race wins by 2006. He won the USAC National Focus Midget Championship and the California Dirt Focus Midget Championship in 2008.

Bowman was named as the USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year in 2009. However, he had an unfortunate accident in 2010. Bowman suffered from a broken rib and clavicle. He made his debut in NASCAR in 2012 with the Xfinity Series. Alex Bowman drove for Turner Motorsports at the Chicagoland Speedway earning a 17th-place finish. He drove two more races in that season at Phoenix and Dover International Speedways.

Bowman started his full-time career in the Cup Series in 2014 with BK Racing. He signed a multi-year deal with Hendrick Motorsports in 2018 and has been racing with them ever since.