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Alex Bowman
Bowman at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornAlexander Michael Warren Bowman
(1993-04-25) April 25, 1993 (age 31)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight178 lb (81 kg)
Achievements2008 USAC Speed2 National Midget Champion
2008 USAC Speed2 California Dirt Midget Champion
2018, 2021, 2023 Daytona 500 Pole Winner
NASCAR record for most front row starts and most consecutive front row starts in the Daytona 500 (6 times, 2018–2023)
Awards2009 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
NASCAR Cup Series career
317 races run over 10 years
Car no., teamNo. 48 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2023 position20th
Best finish6th (2020)
First race2014 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race2024 Straight Talk Wireless 400 (Homestead)
First win2019 Camping World 400 (Chicagoland)
Last win2024 Grant Park 165 (Chicago Street)
Wins Top tens Poles
8 92 5
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
56 races run over 9 years
Car no., teamNo. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2023 position87th
Best finish11th (2013)
First race2012 Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)
Last race2024 SciAps 200 (Loudon)
First win2017 Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 18 3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 3 years
2023 position115th
Best finish79th (2017)
First race2015 Careers for Veterans 200 (Michigan)
Last race2022 DoorDash 250 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series career
21 races run over 2 years
Best finish4th (2012)
First race2011 Herr's Live Life With Flavor! 200 (Madison)
Last race2012 Kansas Lottery 98.9 (Kansas)
First win2011 Herr's Live Life With Flavor! 200 (Madison)
Last win2012 Kansas Lottery 98.9 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
6 15 6
ARCA Menards Series East career
12 races run over 1 year
Best finish6th (2011)
First race2011 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 (Greenville-Pickens)
Last race2011 Dover 150 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish42nd (2011)
First race2011 Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Colorado)
Last race2018 Carneros 200 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
Statistics current as of November 5, 2023.

Alexander Michael Warren Bowman (born April 25, 1993) is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team. He owns a Dirt Midget and Sprint car racing team Alex Bowman Racing. He is known for a record six consecutive front-row starts in the Daytona 500, from 2018 to 2023, winning the pole in 2018, 2021, and 2023.

He is known by many nicknames, the most predominant being Bowman the Showman. Denny Hamlin called him "just a hack" after a late-race collision at Martinsville in 2021 took Hamlin out of contention for the win.[1] Following a 2022 race at Las Vegas, Kyle Busch said Bowman was "all luck, no skill" after Bowman won the race by taking 2 tires on a pit stop during a late-race caution.[2]

Racing career

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Bowman's 2010 Pro Cup car
Bowman's 2013 Nationwide Series car

Beginnings

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A native of Tucson, Arizona, Bowman started his racing career on short tracks in Arizona and California in 2000 at the age of seven,[3] driving quarter midget cars in United States Auto Club (USAC) competition. By 2006, he had won nine national championships and had 165 feature wins.[4]

Midget racing

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In 2008, he won the USAC National Focus Midget championship with 11 wins, as well as the California Dirt Focus Midget championship. In 2009, he was named USAC National Midget Rookie of the Year. In February 2010, Bowman was injured in an accident during a USAC race, suffering a fractured clavicle and rib.[5] Bowman continues to field a midget in select races.

K&N Pro Series East & West

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In 2010, at the age of 17, he moved to full-bodied stock car racing, making two Rev-Oil Pro Cup starts and a late model start.[6] Bowman moved to the NASCAR K&N Pro Series East with X Team Racing for 2011.[6] Bowman finished sixth in series points, winning Rookie of the Year honors.[7] In 2018, Bowman made his return to the west series at Sonoma Raceway, driving the No. 24 for Bill McAnally Racing.

ARCA Racing Series

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Bowman competed in two ARCA Racing Series events during 2011 for Venturini Motorsports, at Madison International Speedway and Kansas Speedway, winning both events.[8]

He moved full-time to ARCA for 2012 for Cunningham Motorsports as a development driver for Penske Racing,[3] winning races at Salem Speedway, Winchester Speedway, Iowa Speedway, and Kansas Speedway over the course of the year.[9] He also won the pole for the inaugural ARCA Mobile 200 at Mobile International Speedway.

Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series

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2012

In 2012, Bowman made his debut at the national level of NASCAR competition, driving for Turner Motorsports in the Nationwide Series at Chicagoland Speedway.[10] He finished 17th in his debut race;[11] he also drove for RAB Racing in the Nationwide Series at Kentucky Speedway and Phoenix International Raceway,[12] and for Turner at Dover International Speedway, towards the end of 2012.[13]

2013

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.[14] He would win his first career Nationwide pole at the O'Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas.[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.[16] Bowman ended the season with six top-tens in 32 starts.[17]

2014

Bowman returned to the Nationwide Series in 2014, driving the No. 80 for Hattori Racing Enterprises at Dover,[18] while driving the No. 5 JR Motorsports Chevy at Charlotte[19] and Phoenix.[20]

2015

During the 2015 season, Bowman made starts in the Xfinity Series with Athenian Motorsports and a Truck Series race with JRM.

2016

On November 11, Bowman joined JRM for nine races in the No. 88 for the 2016 Xfinity season.[21] He won a pole at Michigan and finished in the top-ten in all but two races.[22] Despite the success, Bowman struggled to find sponsorship that would grant him the opportunity to race full-time for JRM.[23]

2017

In 2017, Bowman joined GMS Racing to run the Truck Series race at Atlanta in the No. 24 as a fill-in driver for Justin Haley, who was too young to race at the track.[24] In October and November, Bowman drove the No. 42 Xfinity car of Chip Ganassi Racing at Charlotte and Phoenix.[25] At Charlotte, Bowman dominated the final portion of the race following a late restart to win his first NASCAR national series race.[26]

2022
Bowman's No. 7 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

In 2022, it was announced by Spire Motorsports that Bowman would be driving their #7 truck series entry at COTA with sponsorship from HendrickCars.com.[27]

Cup Series

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BK Racing (2014)
Bowman in the 23 for BK Racing at Sonoma Raceway in 2014

In January 2014, Bowman tested for BK Racing as part of Preseason Thunder before the 2014 Daytona 500 in the No. 83.[28] On January 20, the team announced his hiring for the No. 23 car for 2014, running the full 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season for Rookie of the Year.[29]

Tommy Baldwin Racing (2015)
Bowman's 2015 Cup Series car

On January 30, 2015, it was announced that Bowman would drive the full 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season in the No. 7 car for Tommy Baldwin Racing. He failed to qualify for the Daytona 500 after he was caught up in a multi-car wreck in his duel race. In New Hampshire, his car erupted in flames after rubber from a blown tire got into the engine. He was able to return to the track. On the final lap, he blew a tire causing to smack the wall before the caution came out.[30] On January 21, 2016, Bowman parted ways with Tommy Baldwin Racing, losing his Sprint Cup ride.[31]

Hendrick Motorsports (2016–present)

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2016: Substitute for the No. 88
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Bowman returned to the Cup Series at Loudon in the New Hampshire 301, driving the No. 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.[33]

Bowman and Jeff Gordon would alternate the No. 88 car for the balance of the 2016 season. Bowman won his first career pole at Phoenix.[34] In that race, Bowman led the most laps with 197 and tried to make what would have been the winning pass on Matt Kenseth with six laps to go. While passing Kenseth, Bowman got tapped from behind by Kyle Busch, spinning Kenseth out; Bowman recovered to finish sixth.[35]

2017
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In December 2016, Rick Hendrick announced that Bowman would run the No. 88 in place of Earnhardt Jr. for the 2017 Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona; while Earnhardt Jr. was also eligible for the event, he elected to allow Bowman drive the car out of appreciation for substituting in 2016.[36] Bowman finished third after losing out in a side-by-side battle for second with Kyle Busch.[37] When Earnhardt Jr. announced his retirement in the spring, he expressed support for Bowman to replace him in the No. 88 for the 2018 season.[38] On July 20, Hendrick Motorsports formally named Bowman as the driver of the No. 88 car in 2018.[39]

2018: Replacing Dale Jr.
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Bowman opened up the 2018 season on February 11 by winning the pole for the 2018 Daytona 500.[40] Despite being winless, he made his Playoff debut by staying consistent with two top-fives and nine top-10s. After the Charlotte Roval race, Bowman advanced to the Round of 12. Bowman was eliminated from the Round of 12 after the fall Kansas race and finished 16th in points.

Bowman in the No. 88 during the 2019 Food City 500
2019
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The 2019 season saw improvement in Bowman's finishes, including three consecutive second-place finishes at Talladega, Dover, and Kansas. 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. However, unlike the race at Kansas, Bowman was able to pass Larson again with 6 to go and won his first Cup Series race.[41] With the win, Bowman has finished in every possible position in a NASCAR Cup event.[42] Bowman opened the first round of the playoffs with a solid 6th-place finish at Las Vegas, dismal 23rd-place at Richmond, and runner-up to Hendrick teammate Chase Elliott at the Charlotte Roval, which secured his advancement into the Round of 12. 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.[43] Bowman was eliminated in the Round of 12 after the Kansas race.[44]

2020
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On March 1, 2020, Bowman got his second career NASCAR Cup Series win in the Auto Club 400 after leading 110 laps and winning stage 1. After a late pit-stop by second-placed Ryan Blaney, Bowman beat Kyle Busch by a margin of nine seconds.[44] On October 6, Hendrick Motorsports announced that Bowman and crew chief Greg Ives would switch to the No. 48 car to replace the retiring Jimmie Johnson for the 2021 season, during which he inherited Ally Financial's sponsorship; the No. 88 would be taken over by Kyle Larson and renumbered to No. 5.[45][46] Bowman finished 6th in the 2020 standings.

Bowman in the No. 48 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2021
2021: Move to the No. 48
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Bowman started the 2021 season by winning the pole at the 2021 Daytona 500.[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. 48 returned to Victory Lane since Johnson won the 2017 AAA 400 Drive for Autism.[48] Three weeks later, Bowman would achieve his second win of the season at the 2021 Drydene 400. On June 18, Bowman signed a contract extension with Hendrick Motorsports through 2023.[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. Following the Charlotte Roval race, he was eliminated from the Round of 8.[50] Despite his elimination, Bowman scored his sixth career win at Martinsville.[51] He finished the season 14th in the points standings.[52]

2022: Concussion
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Bowman in the No. 48 at Martinsville Speedway in 2022

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. He was able to continue, but lost four laps, ultimately finishing 24th.[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.[54][55] In the race at Circuit of the Americas, Bowman was in the lead heading into turn 19 on the final lap. However, Ross Chastain bumped A. J. Allmendinger into Bowman, causing him to go wide and finish second behind Chastain. 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. 48 for him.[56][57][58] Due to his injury, Bowman was eliminated in the Round of 12.[59] Bowman was cleared to return for the title decider race on October 28.[60] He finished the season 16th in the points standings.[61]

Bowman in the No. 48 at Auto Club Speedway in 2023
2023: Back injury and winless season
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Prior to the Daytona 500, Bowman signed a three-year extension to remain with HMS through 2026 with his sponsor Ally Financial signing a five-year extension with HMS as well.[62] Bowman began the 2023 season with a fifth place finish at the 2023 Daytona 500. On March 15, the No. 48 was served an L2 penalty after unapproved hood louvers were found installed on the car during pre-race inspection at Phoenix; as a result, the team was docked 100 driver and owner points and 10 playoff points. In addition, crew chief Blake Harris was suspended for four races and fined US$100,000.[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.[64] On April 6, the No. 48 was served an L1 penalty after alterations to the car's greenhouse were discovered during post-race inspection following the Richmond race; as a result, the team was docked 60 driver and owner points and five playoff points. In addition, interim crew chief Greg Ives was suspended for two races and fined US$75,000.[65] On April 25, Bowman suffered a back injury from an accident during a sprint car race at West Burlington, Iowa. Josh Berry, who substituted for Chase Elliott earlier in the season, was announced as the relief driver of the No. 48 while Bowman recovered. Bowman returned to Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Coca-Cola 600 and finished 12th. Also, Bowman announced that he will not race sprint cars to focus on NASCAR and said that he will have Jake Swanson to race on his sprint car team from now on.[66] Due to the races he missed, combined with some poor finishes, Bowman failed to make the playoffs.[67]

Bowman during driver introductions at the 2024 Daytona 500
2024: Winless streak broken
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Bowman started the 2024 season by finishing second to teammate William Byron at the 2024 Daytona 500.[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.[69] Bowman entered the 2024 NASCAR playoffs as the 12th seed.[70] On September 20, Bowman scored his 5th career Cup Series pole for the playoff race at Bristol the next evening. This is his first pole since the 2016 Fall Phoenix race that is not for a Daytona 500. Through the Round of 16, Bowman earned 120 points, the most of any driver and advanced to the Round of 12. At the Kansas fall race on September 29, Bowman continued his hot start to the playoffs by winning Stage 2, his first stage win of the season, and earning the fourth-most points in the race.[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. As a result, Joey Logano, who was initially eliminated at the conclusion of the Round of 12, would advance to the Round of 8 while Bowman was eliminated.[72]

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

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NASCAR Cup Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 NCSC Pts Ref
2014 BK Racing 23 Toyota DAY
23
PHO
41
LVS
37
BRI
32
CAL
22
MAR
36
TEX
32
DAR
29
RCH
28
TAL
28
KAN
35
CLT
33
DOV
40
POC
31
MCH
40
SON
29
KEN
36
DAY
13
NHA
31
IND
40
POC
31
GLN
36
MCH
26
BRI
32
ATL
35
RCH
38
CHI
35
NHA
28
DOV
34
KAN
32
CLT
30
TAL
43
MAR
29
TEX
42
PHO
32
HOM
33
35th 412 [73]
2015 Tommy Baldwin Racing 7 Chevy DAY
DNQ
ATL
23
LVS
43
PHO
30
CAL
33
MAR
37
TEX
33
BRI
20
RCH
32
TAL
16
KAN
43
CLT
26
DOV
20
POC
26
MCH
41
SON
31
DAY
24
KEN
31
NHA
42
IND
43
POC
25
GLN
29
MCH
31
BRI
32
DAR
24
RCH
37
CHI
37
NHA
42
DOV
32
CLT
32
KAN
31
TAL
33
MAR
22
TEX
41
PHO
38
HOM
26
33rd 437 [74]
2016 Hendrick Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL MAR TEX BRI RCH TAL KAN DOV CLT POC MCH SON DAY KEN NHA
26
IND POC GLN BRI MCH
30
DAR RCH CHI
10
NHA
14
DOV CLT
39
KAN
7
TAL
36
MAR TEX
13
PHO
6*
HOM
16
52nd 01 [75]
2018 Hendrick Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY
17
ATL
20
LVS
16
PHO
13
CAL
13
MAR
7
TEX
28
BRI
5
RCH
18
TAL
8
DOV
23
KAN
18
CLT
9
POC
27
MCH
16
SON
9
CHI
10
DAY
10
KEN
39
NHA
11
POC
3
GLN
14
MCH
19
BRI
8
DAR
23
IND
33
LVS
19
RCH
12
ROV
4
DOV
28
TAL
33
KAN
9
MAR
17
TEX
14
PHO
30
HOM
29
16th 2204 [76]
2019 DAY
11
ATL
15
LVS
11
PHO
35
CAL
21
MAR
14
TEX
18
BRI
23
RCH
17
TAL
2
DOV
2
KAN
2
CLT
7
POC
15
MCH
10
SON
14
CHI
1
DAY
21
KEN
17
NHA
14
POC
20
GLN
14
MCH
10
BRI
15
DAR
18
IND
21
LVS
6
RCH
23
ROV
2
DOV
3
TAL
37
KAN
11
MAR
30
TEX
5
PHO
23
HOM
9
12th 2257 [77]
2020 DAY
24
LVS
13
CAL
1*
PHO
14
DAR
2
DAR
18
CLT
19*
CLT
31
BRI
37
ATL
12
MAR
6
HOM
18
TAL
7
POC
27
POC
9
IND
30
KEN
19
TEX
30
KAN
8
NHA
15
MCH
21
MCH
36
DRC
12
DOV
21
DOV
5
DAY
7
DAR
6
RCH
9
BRI
16
LVS
5
TAL
14
ROV
8
KAN
3
TEX
5
MAR
6
PHO
16
6th 2371 [78]
2021 48 DAY
35
DRC
10
HOM
9
LVS
27
PHO
13
ATL
3
BRD
22
MAR
34
RCH
1
TAL
38
KAN
18
DAR
17
DOV
1
COA
8
CLT
5
SON
9
NSH
14
POC
1
POC
7
ROA
22
ATL
4
NHA
9
GLN
20
IRC
17
MCH
16
DAY
7
DAR
26
RCH
12
BRI
5
LVS
22
TAL
38
ROV
10
TEX
33
KAN
11
MAR
1
PHO
18
14th 2240 [52]
2022 DAY
24
CAL
25
LVS
1
PHO
14
ATL
10
COA
2
RCH
8
MAR
12
BRD
6
TAL
9
DOV
5
DAR
29
KAN
9
CLT
10
GTW
13
SON
16
NSH
36
ROA
12
ATL
32
NHA
35
POC
11
IRC
32
MCH
9
RCH
20
GLN
14
DAY
14
DAR
10
KAN
4*
BRI
32
TEX
29
TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO
34
16th 2107 [79]
2023 DAY
5
CAL
8
LVS
3
PHO
9
ATL
14
COA
3
RCH
8
BRD
29
MAR
11
TAL
13
DOV KAN DAR CLT
12
GTW
26
SON
15
NSH
17
CSC
37
ATL
26
NHA
14
POC
24
RCH
18
MCH
33
IRC
5
GLN
23
DAY
6
DAR
33
KAN
10
BRI
13
TEX
12
TAL
28
ROV
8
LVS
35
HOM
19
MAR
32
PHO
17
20th 701 [80]
2024 DAY
2
ATL
27
LVS
18
PHO
20
BRI
4
COA
4
RCH
17
MAR
8
TEX
37
TAL
5
DOV
8
KAN
7
DAR
8
CLT
9
GTW
28
SON
15
IOW
8
NHA
36
NSH
14
CSC
1
POC
3
IND
31
RCH
28
MCH
27
DAY
16
DAR
19
ATL
5
GLN
18
BRI
9
KAN
6
TAL
16
ROV
38
LVS
5
HOM
7
MAR
PHO -* -* [81]
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
2014 BK Racing Toyota 29 23
2015 Tommy Baldwin Racing Chevrolet DNQ
2018 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet 1 17
2019 2 11
2020 2 24
2021 1 35
2022 2 24
2023 1 5
2024 7 2

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 NXSC Pts Ref
2012 Turner Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI
17
DOV
19
CLT KAN TEX 46th 45 [82]
RAB Racing 99 Toyota KEN
25
PHO
15
HOM
2013 DAY
3
PHO
31
LVS
8
BRI
14
CAL
12
TEX
14
RCH
27
TAL
13
DAR
17
CLT
20
DOV
17
IOW
22
MCH
14
ROA
24
KEN
10
DAY
20
NHA
10
CHI
31
IND
15
IOW
7
GLN
13
MOH
11
BRI
33
ATL
34
RCH
15
CHI
11
KEN
5
DOV
18
KAN
11
CLT
18
TEX
18
PHO
11
HOM 11th 884 [83]
2014 Hattori Racing Enterprises 80 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV
19
KAN 97th 01 [84]
JR Motorsports 5 Chevy CLT
12
TEX PHO
17
HOM
2015 Athenian Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH
14
CHI DAY KEN NHA IND
17
IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 101st 01 [85]
2016 JR Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV
3
CLT POC
10
MCH
7
IOW
5
DAY KEN NHA
8
IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH
9
CHI KEN DOV
5
CLT KAN TEX PHO
38
HOM
14
25th 273 [86]
2017 Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT
1
KAN TEX PHO
8
HOM 92nd 01 [87]
2018 GMS Racing 23 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH
21
IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 104th 01 [88]
2022 Hendrick Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC
2
MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 80th 01 [89]
2023 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN
9
DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 87th 01 [90]
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA
9
NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO -* -* [91]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 NCTC Pts Ref
2015 JR Motorsports 00 Chevy DAY ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH
11
BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 95th 01 [92]
2017 GMS Racing 24 Chevy DAY ATL
6
MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX GTW IOW KEN ELD POC MCH BRI MSP CHI NHA LVS TAL MAR TEX PHO HOM 79th 01 [93]
2022 Spire Motorsports 7 Chevy DAY LVS ATL COA
25
MAR BRD DAR KAN TEX CLT GTW SON
29
KNX NSH MOH POC IRP RCH KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 101st 01 [94]
2023 DAY LVS ATL COA
DNQ
TEX BRD MAR KAN DAR NWS CLT GTW NSH MOH POC RCH IRP MLW KAN BRI TAL HOM PHO 115th 01 [95]

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NKNPSEC Pts Ref
2011 X Team Racing 16 Toyota GRE
3
SBO
8
RCH
5
BGS
12
LGY
6
GRE
4
DOV
23
6th 1642 [96]
76 IOW
27
Gaunt Brothers Racing 75 Toyota JFC
24
X Team Racing 59 Toyota NHA
6
COL
2
NHA
12

K&N Pro Series West

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NKNPSWC Pts Ref
2011 X Team Racing 59 Toyota PHO AAS MMP IOW LVS SON IRW EVG PIR CNS
9
MRP SPO AAS 42nd 318 [97]
Venturini Motorsports 25 Toyota PHO
2
2018 Bill McAnally Racing 24 Chevy KCR TUS TUS OSS CNS SON
24
DCS IOW EVG GTW LVS MER AAS KCR 61st 20 [98]

ARCA Racing Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
2011 Venturini Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY TAL SLM TOL NJE CHI POC MCH WIN BLN IOW IRP POC ISF MAD
1
DSF SLM KAN
1
TOL 55th 445 [99]
2012 Cunningham Motorsports 22 Dodge DAY
30
MOB
3
SLM
1*
TAL
32
TOL
9
ELK
11
POC
3
MCH
2
WIN
1
NJE
13
IOW
1*
CHI
8
IRP
22
POC
3
BLN
13
ISF
2
MAD
2
SLM
5
DSF
C
KAN
1*
4th 4725 [100]

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