Alex Bowman

Alex Bowman is a professional American stock racing driver in the NASCAR Cup Series. He races for Hendrick Motorsports driving their no.48 Chevy Camaro ZL1 in the Cup Series. Alex Bowman was among the many drivers who broke their winless streak during the 2024 Cup Series season. Bowman broke a 80 race winless streak during the season by winning the Grant Park 165. His win at the Grant Park 165 confirmed his addition to the drivers who have qualified for the Cup Series playoffs. Bowman sits 10th in the drivers standings, as of August 12, 2024. He has claimed one victory and 6 Top-5 finishes throughout the season.

Alex Bowman is also a part-time Xfinity Series driver racing for Hendrick Motorsports in their no.17 Chevy Camaro. Bowman has started the Daytona 500 race on pole thrice, with the last pole being in 2023. However, Bowman was unable to convert his front row-starts into a victory. Alex Bowman is predominantly known as “Bowman the Showman” in the community. Bowman has sour relations with some drivers on the grid. Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch are among the drivers who have called and criticized Bowman for some of his victories.

Alex Bowman Early Life

Alex Bowman is a native of Tucson, Arizona. He began his career by racing on short tracks at the age of seven in California and Arizona. He drove the quarter midgets cars in the United States Auto Club series. He attained a lot of success in the sport and by 2006, he had 9 championships and 165 feature race wins. He was awarded the 2009 Rookie of the Year award in the USAC National Midget series.

Bowman made his NASCAR debut in 2012 with the Nationwide Series (later known as the Xfinity Series). He drove the Turner Motorsports car at the Chicagoland Speedway. He placed 17th in his debut race in the series. He secured a seat in the Cup Series at BK Racing in the 2014 Cup Series season as a full-time driver.

Alex Bowman Personal Life

Alex Bowman used to build and drive his own race cars in his father’s body shop when he was young. He is an auto-enthusiast who loves working on his cars, be it personal or race cars. He has two dogs named Finn and Huck.

Alex Bowman Family Background

There is not a lot of information available about Bowman’s family background. The only known member of his family is his father, Sean Bowman. Alex Bowman has revealed many details about his father in an interview with his sponsors, Valvoline. Bowman revealed that his father owns a small body shop and even though he is the owner he likes “to get his hands dirty” and work on the cars. When talking about his racing career, Bowman credited his father for his success saying, “My dad was, and still is, a huge part of my racing career. He shaped my love and passion for cars as a kid and he got me started in racing, and did a lot for me to get to this point.”

Bowman and his father share a mutual love for cars. However, his father loves to keep things stock, whereas Bowman likes to modify his cars. He further revealed in the interview that he has attained his work ethic from his dad. He said that he would not have his automotive knowledge and passion for cars, if it was not for his father.

Alex Bowman Social Media

Alex Bowman is an active driver on social media. Bowman posts about his dogs and race weekends almost every week on social media. He has more than 350,000 followers combined on Twitter and instagram. Below are his social media details:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/alex_bowman

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alex_bowman/?hl=en

Alex Bowman Brand Ambassadors

Alex Bowman's primary sponsor is Ally Financial. The sponsors extended their deal with Bowman and Hendrick Motorsports for three years in 2023. Bowman has not released a list of brands which he has officially partnered with. He endorses his brands through social media by collaborating with the brands for various posts. Alex Bowman also uses official race liveries and stickers on his race cars to promote his sponsors.

Alex Bowman Investments

Alex Bowman has not revealed details about his investments yet. He owns a racing team in the dirt midget and sprint car racing series by the name of Alex Bowman Racing.

Alex Bowman Career Stats

Alex Bowman has been racing in the Cup Series for 10 years. He started 310 races as of August 12, 2024. Bowman has driven for teams like BKK Racing, Tommy Baldwin Racing and Hendrick Motorsports. Bowman debuted in 2014 for his first full-time season in NASCAR. However, he skipped the 2016 and 2017 seasons making only a few race starts for Hendrick Motorsports. Bowman returned to racing full-time with Hendrick Motorsports in 2018. Additionally he has run 56 Xfinity Series races with various teams over the course of 9 years. He finished 20th in the Cup Series in the 2023 season and his best finish ever in the series is 6th which he achieved in 2020.

Alex Bowman NASCAR Records

Alex Bowman has the record for most consecutive front row starts at the Daytona 500. He achieved 6 front row starts from 2018 to 2023 with three pole positions.

Alex Bowman Race Wins/ Podium Finishes

Alex Bowman has won 8 races in the Cup Series as of August 12th, 2024. Bowman broke a 80 race winless streak by winning the Grant Park 165 in 2024. He claimed his first NASCAR Cup Series victory by winning the 2019 Camping World 400 for Hendrick Motorsports. He also has one victory in the Xfinity Series. Bowman has managed to gather 91 Top-10s in the Cup Series and 18 Top-10s in the Xfinity Series.

Alex Bowman Contract

Alex Bowman’s contract with Hendrick Motorsports will run until the end of the 2026 season. He extended his contract with the team in 2023 for 3 more years, which tied him with the top running team for their no.48 car. Bowman previously drove the no. 88 car for Hendrick Motorsports. He has been racing for the team for 7 years as a full-time driver. Bowman spent one year each with BK Racing and Tommy Baldwin Racing, before making his big breakthrough and securing a seat at one of the front-runner teams. According to Spotrac, Bowman earns a salary of $3.5 million with Hendrick Motorsports, as of 2020.

Alex Bowman Diet

In an interview with Hendrick Motorsports, he answered that his go-to meal before a race is grilled chicken and vegetables. He does not like to eat anything fancy before a race. Bowman is expected to follow a diet that helps him attain the stamina and strength necessary to be a racing driver.