Alex Bowman, driver of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 48, returned at Bristol after missing four races with vertigo but now faces contract-year pressure to win, Fox Sports analyst and 2014 Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick said on his Happy Hour YouTube show.
Kevin Harvick said the No. 48 lacked speed during the Bristol weekend, suffered an accident and needs work to return to consistent top-10 finishes.
Alex Bowman has eight career NASCAR Cup Series wins since joining Hendrick Motorsports in 2018 and has two wins over the past four-plus seasons after replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 and Jimmie Johnson in the No. 48.
Kevin Harvick also said Bowman will have to win to justify his next contract; Harvick owns a talent agency and represents multiple Cup drivers.
This report is based on information originally published by Motorsport.
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