Email Address. This is the second time in the 2023 season that a Hendrick Motorsports driver has suffered a severe injury due to an off-the-Cup track event. RAPTOR TOUGH: For this Sundays race at Dover, Byron will climb behind the wheel of the No. Theres a process that we have in place when they do want to run racing events outside of the Cup Series. 48 Chevrolet if he isnt able to compete in this race. Chase Elliott, driver of the No. Some pain it comes and goes for him. Last years results put the team at the top of the board on this particular streak. Bowman earned a fifth-place finish, while Kyle Larson came home sixth to give the organization half of the cars in the top six. DOVER DIGEST: With eight Cup Series starts under his belt at Dover Motor Speedway, Byron has a track-best starting position of second that came in May 2019 when Elliott edged him out for the pole. You might not be going as fast as you do on some other tracks, but it always feels like youre going pretty fast there. DOVER DOWNLOW: The Elk Grove, California, native holds the best average finish (6.93) among drivers with more than two starts at the 1-mile track. On April 25, he finished third in the High Limit Sprint Car Series race at 34 Raceway in Iowa. Byron leads all drivers with five, while Larson has two and Elliott recorded his first of the season at Talladega Superspeedway last weekend. Check out the full schedule at highlimitracing.com. With 16 pre-mixed colors available, its easy to personalize anything you want to protect. In the last 11 starts, the No. 500 articles, she is highly regarded for her ability to provide a nuanced and With Josh (Berry) this weekend, we are fortunate enough to have had him in the No. STAGE WINNER: This season, Byron has five stage wins the most of any driver. 48 Ally Chevy night scheme will sporta similar design to its daytime counterpart. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on preparing for Dover with Josh Berry: Everyone on the No. NAPAs colors were on the No. Hendrick Motorsports said NASCARs most popular driver was scheduled to have surgery Friday evening. 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on what makes Dover so difficult: First, Dover (Motor Speedway) is always tough on equipment. I feel like Ive had a super competitive race car at almost every track this season and expect nothing less at Dover. The percentage of laps led (95.5%; 382 of 400 laps led) in this race stands as the second-most for a single event in team history. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 will adorn two versions of its primary scheme during the 2023 Cup Series season. After a while, you know, you get kind of used to going at a fast pace until you hit something and youre reminded how fast youre going. MAGNIFICENT SEVEN: Seven different drivers have contributed to Hendrick Motorsports Dover win total: Jimmie Johnson (11 victories), Jeff Gordon (five), Chase Elliott (two), Alex Bowman, Geoff Bodine, Ken Schrader and Ricky Rudd. It will just be about maintaining that track position the whole race., Rudy Fugle, crew chief of the No. The teams five-man pit crew consists of Blaine Anderson (front-tire changer), R.J. Barnette (tire carrier), Brandon Harder (fueler), Brandon Johnson (jackman) and Calvin Teague (rear-tire changer). 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 this Sunday at Dover Motor Speedway with Alex Bowman sidelined due to a fractured vertebra. WebHendrickMotorsports.com Sign up for emails Help Email Us Return Policy Help Sign In 5400 Three Notched Road Crozet, VA 22932 Create an Account Email Address Password Confirm Password Create an Account Have an account? 24 team continue to be one of the front runners during the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season. We were competitive but not quite as strong as we wanted to be. PIT ROAD PROWESS: The No. The important thing is that Bowman is in good spirits and is feeling ok as he turns his focus to healing and resting. In 2021, Bowman, Larson, Elliott and William Byron placed first, second, third and fourth, respectively. We do have the data points from last year and weve learned a lot of things since that hopefully we can apply and put a good foot forward., Chase Elliott, driver of the No. Hopefully we can continue that., William Byron, driver of the No. All rights reserved. Laying all conjectures to rest and sharing an update on the drivers health and probable time frame of recovery, Hendrick Motorsports president and General manager Jeff Andrews revealed prior to the press conference at Dover. 24 RaptorTough.com Chevy has run the fourth-most laps in the top five (349 of 800 laps) and in the top 10 (561 of 800 laps). Since his first Cup race at the track in 2016, Elliotts nine top-five finishes lead the series. RAPTOR is a durable protective coating that is designed to tolerate the toughest climatic conditions and can be applied to a wide range of items, including truck beds, lawnmowers, outdoor furniture and more. The race will be live streamed on fuboTV (free trial). The 30-year-old Tucson, Arizona native will likely be granted a playoff waiver, given NASCARs past decisions on playoff waivers when it comes to drivers unexpectedly forced to miss a handful of races. https://t.co/EuWUyoWQEz pic.twitter.com/Np3zmmdDbD, Alex Bowman (@Alex_Bowman) April 26, 2023. Not only is he the youngest Cup Series winner at the track visiting victory lane in 2018 at the age of 22 years, 10 months and 9 days he was also part of a memorable finish in 2021 that saw Hendrick Motorsports sweep the first four positions, with the No. NOT HIS FIRST CALL UP: This is not the first time Berry has filled in with Hendrick Motorsports this season. The series, which is co-founded by Larson and his brother-in-law Brad Sweet, features an 11-race schedule where many of the nations top Sprint Car drivers compete at 11 different racetracks throughout the United States. No. 9 for both of Elliotts victories at the track. X2 CHAMPION IN THE MAKING: Larsons stats thus far in the 2023 season are comparable to those of his championship winning year in 2021. While talking about the teams policy on driver activities outside of Cup Series races, Jeff Andrews explained why the situations of Alex Bowman and Chase Elliott are quite different. Elliott has averaged 32.60 points per race in the stage era, which wouldnt make it impossible for him to reach the postseason on points. On Friday at Phoenix Raceway, NASCAR identified louvers on our race cars during a voluntary inspection 35 minutes after the opening of the garage and prior to on-track activity, Hendrick Motorsports said in a statement. Berrys second stint as a Hendrick Motorsports replacement driver is set to begin in this Sunday afternoons race at Dover Motor Speedway. Josh has a 1.5 average finish at Dover in Xfinity and finished second in an ARCA (Menards Series East) car there, so I dont think we could go to a track that is better suited for a plug-and-play guy. WebHendrick Motorsports teammates are here to assist. I think you become more appreciative of the opportunity that you have.. Earlier in the year, the 32-year-old driver made five starts while Chase Elliott was out due to injury. As a result, he has been ruled out from NASCAR Cup Series competition for the next three to four weeks. NASCAR: How did 12th place Chase Elliott score the most points? LAS VEGAS (AP) Chase Elliott is out indefinitely after undergoing a successful three-hour surgery to repair a fractured tibia, Hendrick Motorsports general manager Jeff Andrews said Saturday. Any time you have that many g-forces on your body, it feels like its trying to be thrown outside the car every corner. 24 pit crew consists of Spencer Bishop (jackman), Jeff Cordero (front-tire changer), Orane Ossowski (rear-tire changer), Ryan Patton (tire carrier) and Landon Walker (fueler). Hes collected three wins with two different drivers on the 1-mile track, the first with NASCAR Hall of Famer Jeff Gordon in September 2014 and the remainder with Elliott in 2018 and 2022. Our approach this weekend is just to take it one step at a time, no mistakes, and get Josh comfortable enough to get the No. The most common Hendrick Motorsports email format is CAPTURING THE STAGE: Last weekend, Chase Elliott earned his first stage win of 2023, capturing stage one at Talladega Superspeedway. Hendrick Motorsports Alex Bowman was injured in a sprint car crash on Tuesday night, leaving him with a fractured vertebra. In each of those, a Hendrick Motorsports driver has emerged victorious, Johnson won in three of those finishes (September 2005, May 2015 and June 2017) and Elliott got the other one (October 2018). Experienced Kyle Busch Warns Chase Elliott About the Nightmarish Challenges Ahead, Having Suffered Career-Defining Injury Himself. Theres vertical load on the tires, the car, the suspension, etc. Thats what we live for and build on our whole lives to have success. 5 HendrickCars.com pit crew has the third-best average four-tire stop time through 10 races at 11.506 seconds. Alex Bowman had put forth a great performance this season, before the unfortunate series of events that led to his injury. Andrews said Hendrick Motorsports will not change its new policy regarding drivers activities away from the track, saying that these guys have to go out and live a life.. GET UP AND GO: NAPA Auto Parts is back on board the No. William Byron has won back-to-back races for Hendrick to give HMS two wins through the first four races of the season, and Alex Bowman was the Cup Series points leader prior to his 100-point deduction. Jeff Andrews, the President and General Manager of Hendrick Motorsports addressed Bowmans crash during a Saturday morning (April 29) press conference. Manufacturer Certified. He is a second-generation driver and the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott. The 2022 season marked his first full-time Xfinity season with Hendrick Motorsports affiliate JR Motorsports. The Charlotte, North Carolina, native holds the second-best average running position this season (9.79). His top-five finishes and top-10s are tied for his most at any one track (with Phoenix) and his laps led are the most at any track he has competed at on the circuit. Ranking 9th in the Cup standings, Bowman will be replaced by Josh Berry for the upcoming races this season. In addition, the 25-year-old driver is third in laps run in the top 10 (1,484). 24 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1, on the challenges of Dover: Dover (Motor Speedway) is just a tough place in general. Byron also has 13 top-10 finishes in stages this year and collected 92 stage points both are the most of any driver. Hendrick Motorsports Icon Throws Shade at Chase Elliott Obsession as He Demands The 27-year-old driver led three different times for a total of 73 laps including the final 53 to nab his second Cup Series win at the 1-mile track and the 14th of his Cup Series career. The schedule is just so demanding. 9 Chevrolet this weekend at Dover. No other team has posted more than nine wins at the 1-mile venue. With a portfolio of over No credit card required. This is the first extracurricular racing accident that weve had thats taken one of our drivers out here for three weeks. 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