Alex Bowman needed to spend a portion of his NASCAR Cup Collection playoff media day dismissing rumors that he’s dropping his journey at Hendrick Motorsports.
“That rumor has actually been annoying,” Bowman mentioned Wednesday. “My contract is thru the top of ’26, and all I can let you know is what my bosses have informed me, and that’s there aren’t any plans to vary something. Rumors are simply rumors.
“So far as I do know, I’m driving the [No.] 48 subsequent 12 months and nothing is altering.”
Bowman has pushed for Rick Hendrick since 2018. He signed a three-year contract extension with the group earlier than the beginning of the 2023 season, and sponsor Ally signed a five-year extension to stay on the automobile by means of the 2028 season.
“I belief my bosses, and that’s what they’ve informed me,” Bowman mentioned. “Aside from that, simply deal with attempting to be robust the subsequent 10 weeks.”
It’s not new for Bowman to listen to the rumor mill is attempting to rid him of his job. Nevertheless it reignited earlier this week when spotter Brett Griffin insinuated on the Door Bumper Clear podcast, which is part of Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s media community, that Bowman may be out of extra than simply the playoffs if he doesn’t advance out of the primary spherical.
Bowman certified for the postseason with a victory on the Chicago road course. He was sitting on the playoff cutline earlier than the win.
“That’s a rumor that I’ve heard for a month and it acquired to the purpose the place I picked up the cellphone and known as everyone, and everyone mentioned, ‘Completely not,’” Bowman mentioned. “In order that’s actually all I’ve to go on, and I don’t have a purpose to consider something aside from that. There’s no, ‘Oh, you might want to do that to maintain your job.’ It’s completely not (the case). All the pieces is okay.
“Past that, we have to go run higher; it’s been a depressing month, and we haven’t executed at a excessive degree in any respect, so we have to go run higher the subsequent 10 weeks. However we have to try this for us and our playoff run and for Ally and the 48 automobile. There’s no (ultimatum) you might want to do that to maintain your job. So far as I do know, I’m not frightened about that in any respect.”
Since his victory, Bowman has earned one top-five end. He begins the postseason because the No. 12 seed with 5 playoff factors.
