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Alex Bowman
Bowman at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2024
BornAlexander Michael Warren Bowman
(1993-04-25) April 25, 1993 (age 31)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight178 lb (81 kg)
Achievements2008 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)
Awards2009 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., teamNo. 48 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2024 position9th
Best finish6th (2020)
First race2014 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race2024 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win2019 Camping World 400 (Chicagoland)
Last win2024 Grant Park 165 (Chicago Street)
Wins Top tens Poles
8 92 5
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
56 races run over 9 years
Car no., teamNo. 17 (Hendrick Motorsports)
2023 position87th
Best finish11th (2013)
First race2012 Dollar General 300 (Chicagoland)
Last race2024 SciAps 200 (Loudon)
First win2017 Drive for the Cure 300 (Charlotte)
Wins Top tens Poles
1 18 3
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
4 races run over 3 years
2023 position115th
Best finish79th (2017)
First race2015 Careers for Veterans 200 (Michigan)
Last race2022 DoorDash 250 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 1 0
ARCA Menards Series career
21 races run over 2 years
Best finish4th (2012)
First race2011 Herr's Live Life With Flavor! 200 (Madison)
Last race2012 Kansas Lottery 98.9 (Kansas)
First win2011 Herr's Live Life With Flavor! 200 (Madison)
Last win2012 Kansas Lottery 98.9 (Kansas)
Wins Top tens Poles
6 15 6
ARCA Menards Series East career
12 races run over 1 year
Best finish6th (2011)
First race2011 Kevin Whitaker Chevrolet 150 (Greenville-Pickens)
Last race2011 Dover 150 (Dover)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 7 0
ARCA Menards Series West career
3 races run over 2 years
Best finish42nd (2011)
First race2011 Toyota/NAPA Auto Parts 150 (Colorado)
Last race2018 Carneros 200 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 2 0
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]

Racing career

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Bowman's 2010 Pro Cup car
Bowman's 2013 Nationwide Series car

Beginnings

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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]

Midget racing

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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.

K&N Pro Series East & West

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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.

ARCA Racing Series

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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.

Xfinity and Craftsman Truck Series

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2012

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]

2013

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]

2014

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]

2015

During the 2015 season, Bowman made starts in the Xfinity Series with Athenian Motorsports and a Truck Series race with JRM.

2016

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]

2017

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]

2022
Bowman's No. 7 truck at Sonoma Raceway in 2022

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]

Cup Series

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BK Racing (2014)
Bowman in the 23 for BK Racing at Sonoma Raceway in 2014

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]

Tommy Baldwin Racing (2015)
Bowman's 2015 Cup Series car

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]

Hendrick Motorsports (2016–present)

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2016: Substitute for the No. 88
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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]

2017
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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]

2018: Replacing Dale Jr.
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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.

Bowman in the No. 88 during the 2019 Food City 500
2019
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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]

2020
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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 in the No. 48 at Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2021
2021: Move to the No. 48
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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]

2022: Concussion
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Bowman in the No. 48 at Martinsville Speedway in 2022

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]

Bowman in the No. 48 at Auto Club Speedway in 2023
2023: Back injury and winless season
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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 during driver introductions at the 2024 Daytona 500
2024: Winless streak broken
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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] Bowman finished the season ninth in the final point standings.

Motorsports career results

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NASCAR

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

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NASCAR Cup Series results
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]
2025 DAY ATL COA PHO LVS HOM MAR DAR BRI TAL TEX KAN CLT NSH MCH MXC POC ATL CSC SON DOV IND IOW GLN RCH DAY DAR GTW BRI NHA KAN ROV LVS TAL MAR PHO - -
Daytona 500
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Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish
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

Xfinity Series

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NASCAR Xfinity Series results
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 NXSC Pts Ref
2012 Turner Motorsports 30 Chevy DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI
17 		DOV
19 		CLT KAN TEX 46th 45 [82]
RAB Racing 99 Toyota KEN
25 		PHO
15 		HOM
2013 DAY
3 		PHO
31 		LVS
8 		BRI
14 		CAL
12 		TEX
14 		RCH
27 		TAL
13 		DAR
17 		CLT
20 		DOV
17 		IOW
22 		MCH
14 		ROA
24 		KEN
10 		DAY
20 		NHA
10 		CHI
31 		IND
15 		IOW
7 		GLN
13 		MOH
11 		BRI
33 		ATL
34 		RCH
15 		CHI
11 		KEN
5 		DOV
18 		KAN
11 		CLT
18 		TEX
18 		PHO
11 		HOM 11th 884 [83]
2014 Hattori Racing Enterprises 80 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV
19 		KAN 97th 01 [84]
JR Motorsports 5 Chevy CLT
12 		TEX PHO
17 		HOM
2015 Athenian Motorsports 25 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL IOW CLT DOV MCH
14 		CHI DAY KEN NHA IND
17 		IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 101st 01 [85]
2016 JR Motorsports 88 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV
3 		CLT POC
10 		MCH
7 		IOW
5 		DAY KEN NHA
8 		IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH
9 		CHI KEN DOV
5 		CLT KAN TEX PHO
38 		HOM
14 		25th 273 [86]
2017 Chip Ganassi Racing 42 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL CLT DOV POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT
1 		KAN TEX PHO
8 		HOM 92nd 01 [87]
2018 GMS Racing 23 Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH
21 		IOW CHI DAY KEN NHA IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA DAR IND LVS RCH ROV DOV KAN TEX PHO HOM 104th 01 [88]
2022 Hendrick Motorsports 17 Chevy DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR TEX CLT PIR NSH ROA ATL NHA POC IRC
2 		MCH GLN DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 80th 01 [89]
2023 DAY CAL LVS PHO ATL COA RCH MAR TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON NSH CSC ATL NHA POC ROA MCH IRC GLN
9 		DAY DAR KAN BRI TEX ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 87th 01 [90]
2024 DAY ATL LVS PHO COA RCH MAR TEX TAL DOV DAR CLT PIR SON IOW NHA
9 		NSH CSC POC IND MCH DAY DAR ATL GLN BRI KAN TAL ROV LVS HOM MAR PHO 92nd 01 [91]

Craftsman Truck Series

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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results
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

K&N Pro Series East

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series East results
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

K&N Pro Series West

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NASCAR K&N Pro Series West results
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]

ARCA Racing Series

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(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Racing Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ARSC Pts Ref
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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