Alex Bowman won’t return to the No. 48 car for at least the next month. Bowman will miss the next three NASCAR Cup Series races at Darlington Raceway, Martinsville Speedway, and Bristol Motor Speedway due to his ongoing symptoms from vertigo, the team announced. The driver of the No. 48 car has been out the last two weeks as well.
NASCAR will have an off-weekend for Easter following Martinsville, meaning Bowman will be out beyond the break. The Hendrick Motorsports driver won’t be able to return until Kansas Speedway on April 19 at the earliest. This indicates that Bowman won’t have been ready to race again for at least six weeks, including the off-weekend.
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As of now, Bowman sit 36th in the point standings with a 94-point deficit to the Chase bubble. More than likely, the driver of the No. 48 car won’t make the Chase; however, that is not the top priority. Hendrick Motorsports wants Bowman to feel 100% before returning to NASCAR, and his health is the main focus moving forward.
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