Overview
- Bowman was not medically cleared to compete Sunday at Phoenix following a vertigo diagnosis earlier this week, the team said.
- Simulator and reserve driver Anthony Alfredo will substitute in the No. 48 Chevrolet; he has 210 national-series starts, including 43 in Cup, and says he feels prepared.
- Bowman became ill during last weekend’s COTA race and exited on lap 71, with Myatt Snider finishing the event in the No. 48.
- After two days of medical evaluation, Bowman turned laps in a street car at the Ten Tenths Motor Club road course but has no set timetable to return.
- Team president Jeff Andrews said the condition is not concussion-related and confirmed Hendrick will seek a waiver to preserve Bowman’s championship eligibility in his contract year.