Alex Bowman credits his former Hendrick Motorsports teammate Jimmie Johnson with being a big help with his Monster Mile education. Bowman, 31, who won at Dover in 2021 and has five top-10 finishes in the last six Dover races, missed this race last year because of injury, but is very optimistic about his chances Sunday in what will be his 300th career series start.
“I think it’s just a place where I enjoy going to,” said Bowman, driver of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. “I feel like I bring a little something to the table and know what I want and know what I need in my race car to be successful here.”
“I attribute a lot of my success here to Jimmie [Johnson] as well,” he said of the 11-time Dover race winner and NASCAR Hall of Famer. “Definitely a special place for the No. 48 car. When you think of think of the dominance that team had kind of throughout that whole era, this is a place that comes top of mind. So, it’s super cool to have also been successful here in the No. 48 car. I think even my own successes here, I definitely attribute to him as well.”
Bowman’s fifth-place finish at Talladega Superspeedway last week made him one of the strongest movers inside the championship standings – vaulting him four positions from 14th place to 10th place. He will start 9th Sunday.
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