Alex Bowman | |||||||
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Born | Alexander Michael Warren Bowman April 25, 1993 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | ||||||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
Weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||
Achievements | 2008 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) | ||||||
Awards | 2009 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., team | No. 48 (Hendrick Motorsports) | ||||||
2023 position | 20th | ||||||
Best finish | 6th (2020) | ||||||
First race | 2014 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix) | ||||||
First win | 2019 Camping World 400 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
Last win | 2024 Grant Park 165 (Chicago Street) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
56 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Car no., team | No. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports) | ||||||
2023 position | 87th | ||||||
Best finish | 11th (2013) | ||||||
First race | 2012 Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland) | ||||||
Last race | 2024 SciAps 200 (Loudon) | ||||||
First win | 2017 Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
4 races run over 3 years | |||||||
2023 position | 115th | ||||||
Best finish | 79th (2017) | ||||||
First race | 2015 Careers for Veterans 200 (Michigan) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 DoorDash 250 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series career | |||||||
21 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 4th (2012) | ||||||
First race | 2011 Herr's Live Life With Flavor! 200 (Madison) | ||||||
Last race | 2012 Kansas Lottery 98.9 (Kansas) | ||||||
First win | 2011 Herr's Live Life With Flavor! 200 (Madison) | ||||||
Last win | 2012 Kansas Lottery 98.9 (Kansas) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series East career | |||||||
12 races run over 1 year | |||||||
Best finish | 6th (2011) | ||||||
First race | 2011 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 (Greenville-Pickens) | ||||||
Last race | 2011 Dover 150 (Dover) | ||||||
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ARCA Menards Series West career | |||||||
3 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 42nd (2011) | ||||||
First race | 2011 Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Colorado) | ||||||
Last race | 2018 Carneros 200 (Sonoma) | ||||||
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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]
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]
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.
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.
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.
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]
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]
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]
During the 2015 season, Bowman made starts in the Xfinity Series with Athenian Motorsports and a Truck Series race with JRM.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.
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]
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 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]
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]
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 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]
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
NASCAR Cup Series results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | PHO 14 | 9th | 2318 | [81] |
Year | Team | Manufacturer | Start | Finish |
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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 |
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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
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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 |
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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] |
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
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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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Aric Michael Almirola is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver. He competes part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the Nos. 19 and 20 Toyota Supras for Joe Gibbs Racing and the No. 16 Toyota Tundra for Hattori Racing Enterprises in the NASCAR Truck Series. Almirola previously competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series as well as what are now the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West.
Austin Reed Dillon is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 3 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Richard Childress Racing. He is the grandson of RCR team owner Richard Childress, the older brother of Ty Dillon who competes full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, and the son of Mike Dillon, a former racing driver who currently works as RCR's general manager.
William Clyde "Chase" Elliott II is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 9 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 won the 2014 NASCAR Xfinity Series championship, becoming the first rookie to win a national series championship in NASCAR and the youngest champion in that series.
William Darrell "Bubba" Wallace Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 23 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing.
Ross Lee Chastain is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 1 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Trackhouse Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 92 Chevrolet Camaro for DGM Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 45 Chevrolet Silverado for Niece Motorsports. He is the older brother of fellow NASCAR driver Chad Chastain.
Kyle Miyata Larson is an American professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 5 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet Camaro for the same team, and part-time in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 17 Chevrolet for Arrow McLaren. Before and throughout his stock car racing career, Larson has been highly successful in dirt track racing, with wins in countless prestigious events including the Kings Royal, Knoxville Nationals, and the Chili Bowl Nationals. He also raced in many other forms of racing as an overall winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car race, having won the event with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2015. Larson was named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers in 2023. In 2024, Larson set a NASCAR record at Kansas for the closest finish in NASCAR Cup Series history.
Corey Daniel LaJoie is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 51 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing, as well as part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado for Spire. LaJoie is the son of two-time NASCAR Busch Series champion Randy LaJoie. He was formerly a development driver for Richard Petty Motorsports and JGL Racing.
Tyler George Reddick is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 45 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing, and part-time in the No. 26 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing. He is a two-time champion in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, winning consecutive titles in 2018 and 2019. In 2018, Reddick set a NASCAR record at Daytona for the closest finish in NASCAR Xfinity Series history by 0.0004 seconds.
William McComas Byron Jr. is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 24 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 won the 2015 NASCAR K&N Pro Series East Championship and the Sunoco Rookie of the Year award in the 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series season. The following season he won both the 2017 NASCAR Xfinity Series Championship and 2017 Sunoco Rookie of the Year. Byron also won the 2018 MENCS Sunoco Rookie of the Year award. He is the 2024 Daytona 500 winner.
Christopher David Bell is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing, part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 20 Toyota GR Supra for JGR, and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 1 Toyota Tundra for Tricon Garage. He is the 2017 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Champion.
Austin Louis Cindric is an American professional auto racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 2 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske.
Josh Berry is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 21 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Wood Brothers Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 15 Ford Mustang for AM Racing. Berry is noted for getting his start as a standout in Late Model Stock Cars with JR Motorsports from 2010–2023 where he became the all-time winningest driver in CARS Tour history.
Noah Quinn Gragson is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 10 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Stewart–Haas Racing, and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, ARCA Menards Series and ARCA Menards Series West driving the No. 30 Ford for Rette Jones Racing. He previously drove full-time in the NASCAR Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports from 2017 to 2018 driving the No. 18 Toyota Tundra.
Justin C. Haley is an American professional stock car racing driver. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 7 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Spire Motorsports. He previously went by his nickname J. J. Haley, until he switched to his first name in January 2016 to avoid confusion with fellow competitor J. J. Yeley. Haley owns Darkhorse Racecars, a dirt late model and dirt modified chassis manufacturer.
Kaz Grala is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 36 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Front Row Motorsports and the No. 15 Mustang Dark Horse for Rick Ware Racing. He has also previously competed in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Pinty's Series as well as what is now the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and ARCA Menards Series West.
Austin Edward Hill is an American professional stock car racing driver and former team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, driving the No. 21 Chevrolet Camaro for Richard Childress Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 33 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for the same team. Hill previously owned NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and ARCA Menards Series team Austin Hill Racing from 2013 to 2017.
Chase David Wayne Briscoe is an American professional stock car racing driver and team owner. He competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 19 Toyota Camry XSE for Joe Gibbs Racing. He also owns a World of Outlaws sprint car racing team, Chase Briscoe Racing. He won the 2016 ARCA Racing Series championship.
The 2021 NASCAR Cup Series was the 73rd season for NASCAR professional stock car racing in the United States and the 50th season for the modern era Cup Series. The season started at Daytona International Speedway with the Busch Clash, where it was the first year that the non-points event was run on the track's road course layout instead of the oval. That race was followed by the Bluegreen Vacations Duel qualifying races, and the 63rd running of the Daytona 500, the first points race of the season. The regular season also ended at Daytona with the 2021 Coke Zero Sugar 400 on August 28, where Kyle Larson won the Regular Season Championship. Following the 2021 Xfinity 500 at Martinsville Speedway on October 31, Chevrolet claimed its 40th Manufacturer's Championship and its first since 2015. The NASCAR playoffs ended with the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway on November 7 with Larson earning his first Cup Series championship after a 10-win season.