UPDATE: Team owner Rick Hendrick was asked about Bowman’s status Sunday after the race at Talladega:
“After the race, he 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. ”
He will need to be cleared by NASCAR before he can return.
"I hope he will be back next week; I think he will" Rick Hendrick says of Alex Bowman possibly running the ROVAL.
Added Bowman is feeling good today, but will have to get reevaluated this week.#NASCAR
— Dustin Albino (@DustinAlbino) October 2, 2022
ORIGINAL POST 9-29-2022: Alex Bowman will not compete in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway after experiencing concussion-like symptoms following an accident in the Sept. 25 event at Texas Motor Speedway.
Bowman, the title-contending driver of the No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, was evaluated by physicians today in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Noah Gragson will fill in for Bowman this weekend. The Las Vegas native has 13 Cup-level starts in 2022 with a best finish of fifth Aug. 28 at Daytona International Speedway. The 24-year-old driver won the April 23 NASCAR Xfinity Series event at Talladega.
— Hendrick Motorsports —
Gragson was scheduled to drive the #62 for Beard Motorsports. Justin Allgaier will now fill in for Gragson.
NEWS: @J_Allgaier will now drive the No. 62 Beard Oil Chevrolet at @Talladega this weekend. It’ll be his 81st career NCS start and his 6th at Dega.
#NASCAR | #YellaWood500 pic.twitter.com/P74YKaTxzU— Beard Motorsports (@BeardOil62) September 29, 2022
— Alex Bowman (@Alex_Bowman) September 29, 2022