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| Alex Bowman is 40/1 to win this week at Bristol. |
“Bristol Motor Speedway is a lot of close racing, and in the spring we had a really good car there. We struggled through practice and then all of a sudden in the race it was really strong. I think track position means a lot there and we started closer to the front, but our car was really good in the race. I think we can definitely take that same package and probably be really good there this weekend.”
Bowman on the upcoming off weekend:
“After Bristol, the Cup teams have the next weekend off. It is going to be nice to have a weekend off and get to spend a little time at home with friends and my dogs. We are going to Nashville that weekend with some friends, so I am really looking forward to having some time off and just hanging out with friends and exploring Nashville.”
CAREER BEST: Alex Bowman’s captured his first career top-five finish earlier this year when the NASCAR Cup Series visited Bristol Motor Speedway. The No. 88 team brought home a fifth-place finish in the weather-delayed event in April. The team has two top-10 finishes at short tracks this season, also including a seventh-place result at Martinsville. If Bowman were to win this weekend in Bristol, he would be the seventh Hendrick Motorsports driver to capture a win at the track.
BOWMAN’S BRISTOL STATS: Bowman has five previous Cup Series starts at Bristol Motor Speedway. Earlier this year, the No. 88 team qualified eighth before the 25-year-old driver captured his first career top-five finish. The Tucson, Arizona, native has two previous starts at the track in the NASCAR Xfinity Series, where he has an average finish of 14.5.
IVES AT BRISTOL: No. 88 team crew chief Greg Ives will call the shots atop the pit box for the eighth time at Bristol Motor Speedway this weekend. Ives has two top-five finishes and three top-10s at the Tennessee venue. Ives has one runner-up finish, which came back in 2016 when Dale Earnhardt Jr. was behind the wheel.
GOODYEAR TIRE TEST: The No. 88 team is participating in a Goodyear Tire Test at Texas Motor Speedway Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Bowman will be available to the media in the Texas Motor Speedway media center on Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. local time.
WELCOME VALVOLINE: Valvoline Inc. – a leading worldwide supplier of premium branded lubricants and automotive services – extended its partnershipwith Hendrick Motorsports through 2022 on Jan. 30, 2018. Valvoline will be on board the No. 88 Camaro ZL1 during two events this season starting this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway and again at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in September. The Official Lubricants Partner for Hendrick Motorsports also serves as an associate sponsor on the team’s full stable of Chevrolets. The No. 88 Valvoline Camaro ZL1 paint scheme was unveiled on June 14. Check it out here.
MEET BOWMAN: The driver of the No. 88 Valvoline Camaro ZL1 will participate in the NASCAR Youth Autograph Session on Saturday, Aug. 18, at Bristol Motor Speedway from 3:30 to 4 p.m. local time. The session will take place in the Kid’s Zone in the Midway outside the facility. Bowman will be at the Chevrolet display on Saturday, as well, from 4:05 to 4:20 p.m. local time for a question-and-answer session and an autograph signing.
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