Four years and six Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races into his career at the top of the stock car pyramid, Alex Bowman had to check up when asked how Texas Motor Speedway and Fort Worth compared to his hometown of Tucson, Arizona.“Texas and Tucson?” he mused. “I don’t know...

Spend any amount of time with Alex Bowman these days and two words are bound to come up repeatedly in conversation.Surreal and cool.Podcast: Alex Bowman's journeyIt's hard for the 24-year-old to address his new reality in any other way. Bowman has been waiting in the wings since July to take...

It has been quite the journey for Alex Bowman, the next driver of the No. 88 Chevrolet at Hendrick Motorsports. In this week's podcast Bowman discusses how his relationship with Dale Earnhardt Jr. first started and led to him subbing for Earnhardt last year, his battles breaking into the sport...

Alex Bowman rolled to his first NASCAR national-series victory in the Xfinity Series on Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, prevailing in a rain-delayed primetime race that whittled the postseason field to eight drivers.Bowman, making just his first Xfinity start of the year, led 32 of the 200 laps in...

Nationwide Insurance is ready for the next chapter in its sponsorship of the No. 88 Chevrolet.With the announcement Thursday from Hendrick Motorsports that Alex Bowman would replace the retiring Dale Earnhardt Jr., it was also confirmed Nationwide would continue to support the car. Nationwide has been a long-time partner of...

The major story of Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola – Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s final run at his beloved Daytona International Speedway in the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet – turned out to be a footnote to Ricky Stenhouse Jr.'s masterful victory in a war of attrition that...

Fledgling IndyCar team Harding Racing is preparing to add Texas and Pocono to its 2017 schedule ahead of a full-time entry next year.The Mike Harding-owned team, which is making its debut at the Indianapolis 500 with its No.88 Chevrolet-powered entry driven by Gabby Chaves, had previously signaled its intention to...

Sunday's 59th annual Daytona 500 will bring a big sigh of relief for Jim McCoy and Nationwide Insurance.The company's driver and friend, Dale Earnhardt Jr., is finally back behind the wheel of the No. 88 Chevrolet, which carries the Nationwide colors. It marks the end to what McCoy, the Director...

Dale Earnhardt Jr. says that he is beginning to feel improvements in the concussion-like symptoms that have temporarily sidelined him from the No.88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.The update came via Earnhardt's Twitter account on Friday morning: "Today is the 1st day in many that I sensed improvement. Seen small gains during...

Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s hopes of winning a third Harley J. Early Memorial Trophy were dashed with 30 laps to go in the Daytona 500 as a single-car crash eliminated the most popular driver from the "Great American Race."In a near mirror incident to the one that eliminated his Hendrick Motorsports...