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Alex Bowman unhurt after massive hit that red flags Michigan Cup race

Alex Bowman Michigan NASCAR NASCAR Cup Chase Briscoe Cole Custer Daniel Suarez

In the second stage of the NASCAR Cup race at Michigan, drivers were scrambling on a restart as they battled three and four-wide for position on track. Alex Bowman was deep in the pack, running 29th when his race came to sudden and violent end.

Bowman was in the middle of a tense battle with a four-wide situation directly in front of him. Cole Custer got loose after contact from Austin Cindric and shot up the track, spinning Daniel Suarez. At the same time, he hit Bowman as well. Bowman's No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports shot to the right, slamming the outside wall head-on in an impact that managed to left the rear tires off the ground.

Bowman was going about 150mph when the car slammed the wall. Pole-sitter Chase Briscoe was also collected, spinning at the exit of Turn 2.

"That one was really f****** big," radioed Bowman as he put the window net down and climbed the car. It was a relief to see, as Bowman has been sidelined due to both a back injury and concussion in recent year.

.@Alex_Bowman is OK after this head-on impact with the wall @MISpeedway. 💥

🎥 @NASCAR pic.twitter.com/rccLnqiZV7
— Motorsport.com (@Motorsport) June 8, 2025

"Yeah, that hurt a lot," said Bowman after being released from the infield care center. "That was probably top of the board on hits I've taken and unfortunately, I've taken a lot of hits. I hate that for the #48 team. Obviously, (sponsor) Ally is from here. Looks like the #41 [Custer] got loose or the #2 [Cindric] got into him or something. At that point, just along for the ride. Couldn't really do anything except think about oh shit this is about to hurt really bad. Hate that. Hate that for our team. It's been a rough two months.

Suarez and Briscoe were able to continue, while both Custer and Bowman fell out of the race. This continues an unfortunate run of races for the No. 48 HMS Chevrolet, finishing 27th or worse in seven of the last nine races.

The race was red-flagged on Lap 68 of 200 as Bowman's car came to rest in the middle of the track. The stoppage lasted about 13 minutes.

The aftermath. #NASCARonPrime pic.twitter.com/YaCZuNaNkw
— Sports on Prime (@SportsonPrime) June 8, 2025

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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Chase Elliott, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Joey Logano, Team Penske Ford

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford

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Kyle Larson, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

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Kyle Busch, Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet

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Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Erik Jones, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB Toyota, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, Shane van Gisbergen, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports Ford

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Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet

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Ryan Blaney, Team Penske Ford, Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Cole Custer, Haas Factory Team Ford

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Cole Custer, Haas Factory Team Ford

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Cole Custer, Haas Factory Team Ford

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford, Brad Keselowski, Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing Ford

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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, Ty Dillon, Kaulig Racing Chevrolet, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Hyak Motorsports Chevrolet

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Todd Gilliland, Front Row Motorsports Ford

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford, Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Ross Chastain, Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota, Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford, Chase Briscoe, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Austin Cindric, Team Penske Ford, Tyler Reddick, 23XI Racing Toyota, William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Carson Hocevar, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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Alex Bowman, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet

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Riley Herbst, 23XI Racing Toyota

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Christopher Bell, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, Michael McDowell, Spire Motorsports Chevrolet

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota; William Byron, Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet; Ty Gibbs, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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Denny Hamlin, Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota

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