It’s the time of 12 months when groups exhibit their new paint schemes. Alex Bowman is getting a recent new look with Ally for 2025. Bowman is hoping to construct off his 2024 NASCAR season the place he missed the Spherical of 8 within the playoffs on a postrace DQ.
Alex Bowman pulled off the win on the Chicago Avenue Race this season. He was capable of finding his consistency once more after struggling his again damage in 2023. Now he’s able to construct on this 12 months as the subsequent season approaches.
Ally Racing has been a robust accomplice for Hendrick Motorsports. They’re as soon as once more delivering an ideal paint scheme for Bowman and the 48 group.
Through the season, Alex Bowman had moments that confirmed he was nonetheless the identical driver he was earlier than his damage. He had 4 top-5s within the first 10 races of the season. He turned that into 5 straight top-10 finishes afterward.
In the summertime, Bowman didn’t shine. Had Tyler Reddick not gotten overzealous chasing him down at Chicago, he might need went winless. However that’s not the way it performed out and Bowman earned himself a ticket to the postseason along with his victory on the streets of the Windy Metropolis.
After all, Alex Bowman is the rationale why Joey Logano received the championship this 12 months. If solely he hadn’t been disqualified.
2024 season hinged on Alex Bowman DQ
When there are 36 races in a season, it’s onerous to say that anyone race affected the championship greater than one other. However if you take a look at the Roval from the playoffs this 12 months, it’s onerous to argue a race was extra consequential.
Austin Dillon’s win at Richmond, I suppose, may very well be thought of alongside the Roval for this honor. Bowman’s automobile was too mild within the postrace inspection. NASCAR permits a buffer of about 17lbs for vehicles to fulfill minimal weight.
That disqualification took Bowman out of the Spherical of 8 and put Joey Logano into the Spherical of 8. From there, Logano received at Las Vegas after which Phoenix to assert his third championship in seven years.
Alex Bowman hopes that he isn’t hit with such an unlucky end in 2025. Primarily based on how nicely he was capable of begin the season within the final two years, I believe we’re going to get extra of the constant Bowman who wins one, two, or possibly even three races a season.
