Earlier, Alex Bowman announced that he will miss his second consecutive NASCAR Cup race. At the Texas Motor Speedway, Bowman suffered from a pretty hefty hit to the back of his head. As a result, he was diagnosed with a concussion, thus ruling him out for the next race at Talladega. A week later, Hendrick Motorsports’ Rick Hendrick was confident that he would return, but Bowman quickly shot that down.

Hendrick said, “After the race (at Texas Motor Speedway), (Alex Bowman) said he didn’t feel good. But it was Monday morning. I didn’t know anything because he stayed in the car. Then Monday morning he didn’t feel well. They started working with him Tuesday. Wednesday was good. He felt much better. Then Thursday he backed up, he didn’t feel good, so he went to see the doctor. I think hopefully he’ll be back next week. I think he will. He’s feeling good today and yesterday. I guess he’ll go back and get evaluated here midweek.”

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Hendrick Motorsports legend Jimmie Johnson spoke about Alex Bowman

Recently, 7-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson spoke about Bowman. He praised the #48 driver for prioritizing his health and not rushing to get back in the car as soon as possible. Considering all the controversy about the Next Gen car and safety in NASCAR, it is good to see Bowman not taking any chances.

Johnson said, “His health being a high priority for him is the thing I’m most impressed with. I’ve talked to him a few times, I was with him last week. You just didn’t know how seriously he had taken this. The support he has from Hendrick Motorsports and from his sponsor, Ally. I’m really glad that he taken this time to make sure that he’s right.”

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With this though, Alex Bowman joins Kurt Busch and Cody Ware as a spectator. All three drivers suffered pretty violent accidents and fuelled the safety debate even more.