Alex Bowman reveals he couldn’t walk as result of wreck before Mexico NASCAR race

Alex Bowman suffered a nasty wreck at Michigan International Speedway prior to this past weekend’s race in Mexico City. The impact put his status in doubt for NASCAR’s international race throughout the week.

Still, the Hendrick Motorsports wheelman persevered, overcoming soreness and starting P29 to wind up finishing P4 on the afternoon. Afterwards, Bowman revealed he couldn’t walk because he was in so much pain throughout the week, which made his performance in Mexico even more impressive.

“Running well probably made it easier than it could have been. Just proud of the whole team. I put us behind this week. In full transparency, I couldn’t walk on Wednesday, so I missed all my sim stuff, all my meetings. Just trying to get back going,” Bowman revealed, via NBC Sports. “I had a lot of help from a lot of people to fix whatever the hell was going on, and thankfully enough, I was able to run all the laps this weekend. Honestly, my goal this weekend was just to come here and run all the laps and end up with a top five. I definitely will take it. Proud of Blake and all the guys.

“I wish I wouldn’t’ have burned the tires off so bad at the end, but we were pretty decent. It’s been neat. I’ve never been out of the country before. Certainly, this week has been a lot. Travel for this week has been a lot with what I had going on. I wish I could have walked around the city and enjoyed it a lot more than I did because I just laid in a hotel bed all weekend. It’s a neat spot. Have to thank my girlfriend, Chloe, for picking me up off the floor and getting me some help. Yeah, it’s been a heck of a week.”

Perhaps this could be the moment Bowman’s season turns around. While he started 2025 on a tear, it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the Hendrick Motorsports star lately. Without a win on the year, he’s far from locked into the playoffs at the moment.

Right now, Bowman is 22 points to the good, but that could all change with a couple more unexpected winners throughout the summer. However, if he keeps running like he did in Mexico, the No. 48 Chevrolet wheelman could find himself in Victory Lane sooner rather than later.

Time will tell, but it’s evident when the chips are down, Alex Bowman and his team will fight back. Next weekend’s race is at Pocono, a track he’s won at in the past. Perhaps he can get the job done once again.