Alex Bowman had high hopes for his welcome back to NASCAR, but wound up disappointed with both the result and the performance at Bristol Motor Speedway.

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. was fastest in NASCAR Cup Series practice Saturday afternoon at Bristol Motor Speedway, as Alex Bowman got back behind the wheel for the first time in over a month.

Alex Bowman's vertigo-induced sabbatical is over, and he deliberately chose to make his return at one of NASCAR's most physically demanding tracks.

Alex Bowman will return to NASCAR Cup Series competition this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway after being medically cleared to get behind the wheel of the No. 48 Chevrolet.

Alex Bowman will miss at least the next three NASCAR Cup Series races, Hendrick Motorsports announced Tuesday.Bowman continues to recover from vertigo, which he was diagnosed with in the first week of March. The symptoms began March 1, and he was unable to complete the race at Circuit of The...

“It’s a really scary thing, honestly,” Chase Elliott said. “It’s something we’re all subject to, truthfully. You never know what will happen, what tomorrow brings, or what something today can impact tomorrow. So, I hate that he’s going through it.”

Alex Bowman will miss his second consecutive NASCAR Cup Series race as he continues to recover from vertigo.

While excited about the opportunity, he's not excited about the reason why he’s behind the wheel of the No. 48.

Alex Bowman had no warning before he began feeling ill last weekend at Circuit of The Americas, according to Hendrick Motorsports President Jeff Andrews, who says the cause of what was subsequently diagnosed as vertigo remains unclear.

Alex Bowman will sit out this weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Phoenix Raceway after being diagnosed with vertigo. Anthony Alfredo, the simulator driver for Hendrick Motorsports and Chevrolet, will drive the No. 48 Hendrick Chevrolet in his place.