Alex Bowman has 11 top-10 finishes this year, but his winless drought had ramped up speculation about his future at Hendrick. That all seemed to go away this weekend.
Alex Bowman gets out of his car after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Chicago.
“I understand why people want to talk. ... It’s a tough business,” said NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon, a Hendrick executive. “When you’re at Hendrick Motorsports, you do expect, especially when the other three have won, to be in that same category, and it hasn’t been happening. Hopefully this dispels a lot of the rumors.”
Alex Bowman stands with his team and his trophy after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race, Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Chicago. Bowman is in his seventh full season at Hendrick. He got his first Cup Series victory at Chicagoland Speedway in 2019. The Arizona native won again at Fontana in 2020 and then earned a career-best four wins during a breakout performance in 2021.after he sustained a concussion in a crash at Texas Motor Speedway.
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