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Alex Bowman and Hendrick Motorsports are discussing a multi-year contract extension to keep him in the No. 48 car

Following Bowman’s second win of 2021, Rick Hendrick describes negotiations as a “formality” Alex Bowman won multiple races in a season for the first time in his Cup career after earning the checkered flag at Dover International Speedway on Sunday, and he currently leads all Hendrick Motorsports drivers with two on the 2021 season. As […]

Alex Bowman wins his first Top 5 ranking in 2021 in Atlanta

Alex Bowman had his best run of the young 2021 season Sunday at Atlanta Motor Speedway in his first season aboard the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48. Bowman finished third in the Folds of Honor Quik Trip 500 after routinely finishing in the top ten during the race. As a result, it was his best finish […]

Alex Bowman and Michael McDowell of Arizona are preparing for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs in 2021

The field for the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs has been decided, and it includes some local talent in Arizona’s Michael McDowell and Alex Bowman. Bowman, of Tucson, enters the playoffs in sixth place out of 16 drivers, with 2,015 points after winning three races this season. McDowell, from Glendale, starts in 13th place with […]

William Byron continues his historic run with a fourth-place finish in Darlington

William Byron was barely out of elementary school the last time a Hendrick Motorsports driver had 10 consecutive top-10 finishes. With a 10th straight top 10 Sunday at Darlington Raceway in 2021, Byron equals the mark set by Jeff Gordon in 2007. By finishing fourth in the Goodyear 400, Byron not only maintained his winning […]

Daytona 500 qualifying 2021: Alex Bowman and William Byron on the first row following pole qualifying

Alex Bowman’s car number has changed from 88 to 48 for the 2021 season, but he hasn’t lost his Daytona magic, earning the pole position for Sunday’s Daytona 500 (2:30 p.m. ET; Fox, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), giving the Hendrick Motorsports driver a record fourth consecutive front-row start in the NASCAR Cup Series season opener. […]

William Byron extends a Hendrick Motorsports record in NASCAR

William Byron’s victory made the 2021 NASCAR Cup Series season the 36th in a row to feature a Hendrick Motorsports victory. William Byron led 102 laps of the 267-lap Dixie Vodka 400 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday at the four-turn, 1.5-mile (2.414-kilometer) Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida, to earn his first win of the […]

Darlington’s new paint scheme is unveiled by Chase Elliott

Children’s cancer patients’ designs will be featured on Elliott’s racing suit, gloves, shoes, and helmet, as well as the No. 9 car. The Chase Elliott Foundation, in cooperation with NAPA AUTO PARTS and Hendrick Motorsports, has expanded the fifth edition of its art collaboration with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. This year, not only will Elliott’s […]

Chase Elliott will co-own SRX Nashville with his father, Bill Elliott

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE — Bill and Chase Elliott will compete on the race circuit together for the second time, following a late model race in 2013. Chase, the reigning NASCAR Cup Series champion, has revealed that he will compete against his father, Bill, the 1998 NASCAR Winston Cup Series winner, in the inaugural season finale of […]

Chase Elliott has signed a new 2021-2022 sponsor

A Shoc has joined Chase Elliott’s Hendrick Motorsports team Chase Elliott’s No. 9 Chevrolet will be sponsored by Adrenaline Shoc. The firm will join the team for two races during the Cup seasons of 2021 and 2022. The corporation will also serve as a full-time associate sponsor. “A Shoc’s preservative-free, plant-powered natural caffeine blend is […]

Chase Elliott was disqualified from the Nashville race for having loose lug nuts on his car

Chase Elliott was on his way to a strong finish in Sunday’s Cup Series race in Nashville. Then the wheels almost fell off. That cost him big time after the race. Elliott was disqualified after NASCAR inspectors discovered five loose lug nuts on the No. 9 car. It’s unclear how many tires were impacted. He […]