Alex Bowman Sidelined With Concussion for Three Extra NASCAR Cup Collection Races

Hendrick Motorsports driver Alex Bowman will stay on the sidelines for not less than three extra NASCAR Cup Collection races, RACER experiences. After a crash at Texas Motor Speedway on September 25, Bowman has been struggling concussion-like signs, and a check-in with a physician this week has proven he isn’t able to make his return to the game.

In case you missed what occurred, Bowman suffered a crash at TMS that noticed his automobile’s rear finish again right into a wall. Whereas it didn’t look like a very nasty accident, NASCAR’s Subsequent Gen machines aren’t correctly absorbing rear impacts, so the pressure of that accident went proper to the driving force. One thing comparable occurred to Kurt Busch after a crash at Pocono in July.

“As a lot as I hoped to be again within the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet this weekend, I can’t be returning to competitors for the subsequent three NASCAR Cup Collection races,” Bowman wrote on Twitter. “I’m persevering with to focus my efforts on getting my well being again to 100% in order that I can return racing as quickly as potential.”

As per a press launch from Hendrick, Bowman was evaluated by Dr. Michael Collins, scientific director of the College of Pittsburgh Medical Middle Sports activities Drugs Concussion Program — a reputation you would possibly acknowledge as being a important aspect in Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s concussion restoration program.

Bowman lacking the subsequent three races — this weekend’s occasion at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, October 23’s race at Homestead-Miami, and October 30’s occasion at Martinsville — would theoretically see Bowman again within the No. 48 for the Phoenix Raceway Cup Collection Championship race on November 6. Nevertheless, Bowman can be evaluated once more nearer to that date to find out his health stage. Troublingly, although, Kurt Busch doesn’t appear set to return for the remainder of 2022; Bowman could possibly be in the identical boat.

In Bowman’s absence, the No. 48 will proceed to be piloted by Noah Gragson.