Alexander Michael Warren Bowman (born April 25, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner.
In February 2010, Bowman was injured in an accident during a USAC race, suffering a fractured clavicle and rib.
In 2012, Bowman made his debut at the national level of NASCAR competition, driving for Turner Motorsports in the Nationwide Series at Chicagoland Speedway.
[13] In January 2013, it was announced that Bowman would be running the full Nationwide Series season for RAB in 2013, competing for Rookie of the Year honors.
[15] Bowman would win another pole at Texas later in the season, but was released by the team prior to the season-ending race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
[22] Despite the success, Bowman struggled to find sponsorship that would grant him the opportunity to race full-time for JRM.
[30] On January 21, 2016, Bowman parted ways with Tommy Baldwin Racing, losing his Sprint Cup ride.
88 for Hendrick Motorsports as an interim driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr., who would miss the remainder of the 2016 season because of concussion issues.
[32] Despite running in the top ten, including as high as eighth, Bowman blew a tire and hit the wall in turn one on lap 272, relegating him to a 26th-place finish.
At Kansas, Bowman dominated the later portion of the race but was passed by Brad Keselowski with eight laps to go and could not retake the lead.
Bowman also made the starting grid of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race by winning the Fan Vote.
At the 2019 Camping World 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, Bowman again dominated the final stage of the race but was passed by Kyle Larson with 8 to go.
At Talladega, Bowman was leading the pack in the closing laps of Stage 2 when he was punted from behind by Joey Logano, triggering The Big One.
After a late pit-stop by second-placed Ryan Blaney, Bowman beat Kyle Busch by a margin of nine seconds.
[47] After an inconsistent start to the year, Bowman won at Richmond after holding off Denny Hamlin and Joey Logano in a late race restart with 12 laps to go, his third career victory and the first time that the No.
[49] He won again at the 2021 Pocono Organics CBD 325 when teammate Larson, the leader, blew a tire going into the last corner on the last lap.
During the playoffs, Bowman made it to the Round of 12, but struggled with poor finishes at Las Vegas and Talladega.
[52] Bowman's 2022 season began by qualifying 2nd for the 2022 Daytona 500, but he was involved in a lap 63 crash in which he slammed into the flipping car of Harrison Burton.
[53] The following week, at the WISE Power 400 in Fontana, Bowman was running in the top 10 when he hit the outside wall late in the race, finishing 25th.
However, he won the 2022 Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas, his seventh career victory, after battling with teammate Kyle Larson over the last couple laps.
A concussion sustained from his crash at Texas forced him to miss the races at Talladega, Charlotte Roval, Las Vegas, Homestead, and Martinsville, with Noah Gragson filling in the No.
[63] On March 29, the National Motorsports Appeals Panel amended the penalty, upholding the fine and Harris' suspension but restoring the owner, driver, and playoff points.
[65] On April 25, Bowman suffered a back injury from an accident during a sprint car race at West Burlington, Iowa.
[66] Due to the races he missed, combined with some poor finishes, Bowman failed to make the playoffs.
[68] He broke an 80-race drought by winning at the Chicago street race on wet tires after a late-race pass on Joey Hand and held off a charge by Tyler Reddick who was on the faster slicks.
[70] On September 20, Bowman scored his 5th career Cup Series pole for the playoff race at Bristol the next evening.
[71] Bowman would finish 18th at the Charlotte Roval and would advance to the Round of 8 but was later disqualified after his car failed post-race inspection due to not meeting minimum weight.
* Season still in progress 1 Ineligible for series points (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time.