It was one of those days when things didn’t click for Alex Bowman, who perhaps wishes he could rewind and try again. For him, Sunday’s race at Michigan International Speedway was yet another show of his streak of bad luck.
Bowman, who drives the No. 48 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports, found himself in the middle of chaos once again during Stage 2 of the NASCAR Cup Series race. Bowman didn’t sugarcoat it. After another hard crash at Michigan International Speedway on Sunday, the Hendrick Motorsports driver laid it out plain and raw.
A Wild Wreck at 150 Mph for Alex Bowman
The trouble started during a restart, when drivers were racing three and even four-wide on the track. Bowman was running 29th at the time, already struggling after fading back from a 16th-place starting spot. Then, the field bunched up heading into Turn 2, and things soon became chaotic.
Cole Custer got nudged by Austin Cindric and slammed into the left rear of Daniel Suarez. That collision sent Custer’s car sliding up the track—and right into the front-left of Bowman’s Chevrolet. There was nothing the No. 48 could do. Bowman’s car slammed the outside wall hard at around 150 mph, hitting it head-on. The impact was so nasty that the front of his car was unrecognisable after the crash.
“It was a really large crash, so not super fun,” Bowman said after the crash. “It’s a bummer. We shouldn’t be back there to put ourselves in that situation…. I’ve hit a lot of s**t lately, so I would like to stop hitting s**t.”
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The red flag was quickly thrown so safety crews could clean up the mess and check on the drivers. Bowman climbed out of his car and walked to the ambulance under his own power. He was taken to the infield care centre, checked out, and thankfully released without any concerns.
Custer was also done for the day and finished 35th, while Bowman placed dead last in 36th. Meanwhile, Suárez somehow bounced back to finish 14th, and Chase Briscoe, who also spun during the incident, came home in 23rd.
A Tough Stretch for Alex Bowman This Season
For Bowman, this marks his fourth crash in the last five races—and his third in a row. It’s been a frustrating stretch, no doubt, especially when speed just hasn’t been there. After the race, he admitted the team simply missed the setup this weekend.
“Charlotte was my fault, Nashville was my fault,” Bowman said. “And this week, not much we can do.”
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He currently sits 13th in the Cup Series standings with 335 points, but these recent crashes are starting to chip away at the momentum he built earlier in the season. Still, Bowman’s not throwing in the towel, even when the wall hits back.