{"id":1560651,"date":"2023-05-05T09:28:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1560651"},"modified":"2023-05-05T09:28:03","modified_gmt":"2023-05-05T13:28:03","slug":"alex-bowman-injury-couldnt-have-come-worse-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/alex-bowman-injury-couldnt-have-come-worse-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Bowman's Injury Couldn't Have Come at a Worse Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alex Bowman<\/a> was on pace for a career-best season when he injured his back on April 25 in a sprint car crash that came at possibly the worst point possible in the regular season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, Bowman will still likely have at least 10-12 races left in the regular season when he returns to the No. 48 car for Hendrick Motorsports<\/a> to score a victory that would qualify him for the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. However, he might have missed his two best opportunities in the first two weeks of his absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Cup Series raced Sunday without Bowman at Dover Motor Speedway<\/a>, where he had finished fifth or better in each of his last three trips to the Monster Mile, including a win in 2021. His five top fives at the 1.0-mile concrete oval are his most at any track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Get asked what my favorite track is pretty often, the answer is always @MonsterMile<\/a>. Hate that I\u2019m at home, but glad we\u2019ve got @joshberry<\/a> in there! He rips around that place as good as anybody \ud83d\udc4a\ud83c\udffb<\/p>— Alex Bowman (@Alex_Bowman) April 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>