“Gotta Get His SH*T Together” – NASCAR Insider’s Baffled as Chase Elliott & Alex Bowman Lose to Rick Hendrick’s Dynamic Duo

Hendrick Motorsports has had a rock-solid start to their Cup Series season with Kyle Larson and William Byron already securing their playoff spot with their respective wins. On the other hand, they seem to have concerns regarding their other two drivers, Chase Elliott and Alex Bowman. Both the drivers missed out on points race last season and ever since they have been in search of their resurgence, which for the time being seems like hard to find for the two.

The #9 driver last won a cup at Talladega back in 2022 and #48’s last win came in Vegas of the same year. So needless to say, if you are driving for an esteemed team like Hendrick Motorsports, your dip in performance does not go unnoticed. Concerns regarding the HMS duo were the talking point during the recent episode of the “Door Bumper Cleaner” podcast. Both T.J. Majors and Freddie Kraft were themselves left puzzled regarding the difference in performances within the HMS camp.

Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott’s inefficiency to deliver winning performances at HMS is a concern

Brad Keselowski’s spotter T.J. Major has been a long-time Alex Bowman fan, ever since his days of running races in the Xfinity Series. So, given his fandom for the HMS driver over the years, he sure knows his potential as a racecar driver. But things have not been going as planned off late for Bowman and Major thinks that ever since the injury blow he dealt last season, he has not been the same driver he once was.

Speaking on the show, T.J. said, “The 48’s got to get his sh*t together. And I’m an Alex Bowman fan. I enjoy watching him race, I remember being at Dover when he was running an Xfinity race years ago, running for a team, Chris Rice was his crew chief…that’s how long I’ve been following Bowman because I remember that day and since he got hurt, man he’s struggling.”

Kraft too added his inputs about both the HMS drivers, “Yesterday was kind of outlier they were decent. They were good enough to run in the top five when they got to the top five and they were good enough to run eighteenth when they got to eighteenth…You know you look at places like Vegas, the 5 and the 24 are clearly outperforming the 9 and the 48 and I don’t know why, is that fair?”

While there can be rumors and speculations about the driver’s future with the team, T.J. believes Alex Bowman’s seat is not under threat at Hendrick Motorsports.

Bowman’s future at HMS is secured under the leadership of Rick Hendrick

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If you take a look at #48’s last season performance, he did deliver some good results, winless but still managed a decent outing. With four top 5 and ten top 10 finishes, it looks like he just was not able to cross the final hurdle. The back injury during his sprint-car adventures sure did not help his cause, but that is not reason enough to discard him from the team. Given that Mr H and the team have shown faith in him over the years, they will continue to do so in the coming years.

Explaining about Bowman’s future in the team, T.J. added, “And listen he’s safe, he doesn’t have to go anywhere. That car is fully funded as long as Ricky Hendrick wants it to be. Ally is underwriting for financing for car dealerships and oh by the way Rick Hendricks got more than one of those. The sponsorship is not going to press Rick Hendrick to make a change but he’s slow.”

Looking from an optimistic lens, the drivers have got some 20-odd races to pull their act together. It will be exciting to see if they will be adding to HMS’ dominance through the resurgence they’ve waiting for.

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