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Jeff Gordon expresses assist for Alex Bowman: “That is our man”
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Jeff Gordon expresses assist for Alex Bowman: “That is our man”

By Miles Cooper March 25, 2025
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Alex Bowman put collectively a near-perfect race at Homestead-Miami Speedway as he continues a really robust begin to his 2025 season. Watching from atop the No. 48 pit field was NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, who presently works because the vice chairman at Hendrick Motorsports.

Bowman earned pole place and was a constant contender all through your entire occasion, main 43 laps. Nonetheless, his teammate Kyle Larson was set on denying him that race win. He was quickly closing on Bowman late within the race, who tried to regulate his line earlier than entering into the surface wall, which allowed Larson to finish the go for the lead with six laps to go.

Jeff Gordon expresses assist for Alex Bowman: “That is our man”

Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

Picture by: Chris Graythen – Getty Photographs

“Hear, I believe this efficiency all weekend, to have that stable of a weekend pole — pit stops have been nice. They have been mainly within the high 5 all day lengthy, led a bunch of laps,” stated Gordon within the post-race press convention.

“You recognize, to be main on the finish, contending, that does quite a bit for a race crew. I believe we noticed the momentum constructing with that crew final yr, on the finish of final yr. You simply hope that they will construct on that and carry that into the season, and I believe they’ve. You have to get the outcomes.

“So I believe at present was an necessary day for them, and I believe you will see that create fairly a spark to hopefully get them on a run.”

Dealing with the stress 

Bowman has some huge expectations to reside as much as, surrounded by two NASCAR Cup Sequence champions and a two-time Daytona 500 winner. Over the previous 4 seasons, he has at all times been the bottom Hendrick Motorsports driver within the closing championship standings. He is additionally driving the No. 48, which Jimmie Johnson took to seven NASCAR Cup Sequence titles between 2006 and 2016.

The 31-year-old has additionally been hindered by some accidents, struggling a concussion late within the 2022 season and fracturing a vertebra in a dash automobile crash only a few months after that. 

Assist from HMS

Though there are unsubstantiated rumors that consistently seem concerning his future at Hendrick Motorsports, Gordon asserted on Sunday that the group has labored laborious to verify Bowman “is aware of he is received the assist behind him.”

This contains bolstering the No. 48 crew from the within and discovering the fitting folks to realize the success desired by a top-level crew like HMS.

“You recognize, I believe if you happen to examine them to the opposite Hendrick groups, Blake [Harris, crew chief] was kind of one of many steps, after which he is been engaged on automobile chief and the pit crew and simply placing all of the items collectively.

Watch: Alex Bowman: ‘Choked that one away’ in Homestead runner-up

“Alex and he have at all times been on the identical web page and have plenty of confidence in each other. However when a crew has the arrogance that the group is behind their strikes and supporting them and the sponsors are there for them, it is, Hey, take all these issues off to the facet. Don’t fret about that. Simply go and make your race automobiles one of the best you may make them. Drive the automobile one of the best you may. Prep one of the best you may. Mentally, bodily simply be able to go capitalize when the day goes nicely.

“I believe that’s actually what I am seeing this yr in them, but in addition what you noticed at present.”

Bowman is actually off to a powerful begin, sitting third within the factors standings with 5 top-fives within the first six races of the yr. Gordon went on to obviously state “that is our man” when requested in regards to the exterior noise round Bowman. Gordon was additionally one of many first to reach on the No. 48 automobile after the Homestead end, providing assist to Bowman whereas his different driver celebrated on the frontstretch. 

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