Alex Bowman to return for season finale at Phoenix
After what will be five weeks away from the driver’s seat of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Alex Bowman will finally get to return for the November 6 season finale at Phoenix Raceway.
Bowman, an Arizona native, posted a video to social media expressing his excitement for getting one last race with outgoing crew chief Greg Ives and his hopes of “finishing what they started” there.
Bowman started on the pole and led 194 of 324 laps before losing the lead late and finishing sixth at Phoenix in November 2016, with Ives as his crew chief.
Due to concussion-like symptoms, Bowman has missed races at Talladega, Charlotte Roval, Las Vegas, Homestead-Miami, and will miss Martinsville.
Noah Gragson has filled in and finished 19th at Talladega, 23rd at Charlotte Roval, 11th at Las Vegas and 25th at Homestead-Miami.
Gragson was scheduled to drive the No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet at Phoenix Raceway but A.J. Allmendinger will drive it instead, as Gragson focuses on winning the Xfinity title.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com