Alex Bowman

Alex Bowman

Personal Information

Full Name Alex Bowman
Date of Birth April 25, 1993
Nationality American
Height 6'1"
Role Driver

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Alex Bowman: A Brief Biography

Biography - About Alex Bowman


Alex Bowman is a NASCAR Cup Series driver for Hendrick Motorsports and will be entering his fourth full-time season and first behind the wheel of the No. 48 previously driven by the now-retired Jimmie Johnson. It is not the first time he has replaced a legend.


Alex Bowman - Racing Career


Bowman first climbed into a racing machine in 2000 at the age of seven in quarter midgets, winning nine championships. By 2008, he won the United States Auto Club (USAC) title and the California Dirt Focus Midget championship with eleven victories. The next season he was victorious in the inaugural DMS Driver Challenge, which qualified him to make starts in the USAC National and Western Midgets. He was named Rookie of the Year in the National Midgets.


Bowman was hand-picked by Dale Earnhardt Jr. to replace him when he was out of action due to a concussion in 2016 and found himself as the full-time replacement two years later. Johnson has moved over to the NTT IndyCar Series, while Earnhardt is an analyst for NASCAR coverage with NBC Sports.


Nicknamed Bowman the Showman, there is no denying that stepping into the car of a seven-time champion will not be easy. He said at the time of the announcement that he has been preparing for this all his life.


Bowman’s numbers don’t exactly jump off the page. He has two career victories, one in each of the last two seasons to qualify for the playoffs. That may not appear to be good enough for an organization like HMS, but Bowman has been competitive most of his starts, only to be done in by circumstances that weren’t necessarily in his control.


In his first Cup Series season, he ran for a mostly underfunded team, BK Racing, and followed that up with a year with Tommy Baldwin. He had little to show for his efforts. Despite that, Earnhardt saw something others did not, and that is how he was named to take over his car while recuperating. Bowman posted three top-tens in ten races, and it opened some eyes as to what he could do in a well-financed team. It also didn’t hurt that he was part of a four-car team.


Oddly, Bowman could not find a full-time seat in 2017, getting two starts in Xfinity (a win and two top-tens) and one in Trucks with a top-ten. Then Earnhardt called it a career, and he had finally found a home with HMS ever since.


Alex Bowman - Records


2008 USAC Speed2 National Midget Champion

2008 USAC Speed2 California Dirt Midget Champion


Alex Bowman - Awards and Accolades


2009 USAC National Midget Championship Rookie of the Year

2011 K&N Pro Series East Rookie of the Year

2012 ARCA Racing Series Rookie of the Year

2018, 2021 Daytona 500 Pole Winner


Alex Bowman - Family


Alex Michael Bowman was born on April 25, 1993 (now 27) in Tucson, Arizona, living now in Concord, NC, the same town as Charlotte Motor Speedway. He is married to Janice Goss [Bowman], the daughter of former Aric Almirola Xfinity crew chief in the Xfinity Series. His hobbies include working on cars, quarter midgets, spending time at home, and playing with his dogs. He loves the Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 street machine.

Last Modified May 26, 2023 23:19 IST