Because of a two-year contract extension between the driver and the team, Alex Bowman will continue to drive the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports car at least through the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series season.

“(I’m) excited about it (and) obviously excited to continue to work with Ally and drive the No. 48 car,” Bowman said. “It’s been a lot of fun this year and cool to have a couple wins already.”

Bowman has three wins this season, the most recent of which came on Saturday in the Pocono Organics CBD 325, the first race of a weekend doubleheader at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.

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Bowman has been with HMS since the second part of the 2016 season, when he filled in for the injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. Bowman succeeded Earnhardt in the No. 88 after Earnhardt retired at the end of 2017 and moved to the No. 48 seat after seven-time champion Jimmie Johnson announced his retirement ahead of the 2021 season.

Since joining Hendrick, Bowman has five wins in 137 races.

“It’s been a great experience to watch Alex come up through our program and mature not only as a driver but also as an individual,” Hendrick Motorsports General Manager Jeff Andrews said. “I think the biggest thing that’s been great to watch with Alex is his confidence in himself and his race team. He and (crew chief) Greg Ives have done a great job. They have a great relationship – a lot of confidence in each other – and I think that is something that has really improved with him through his time here at Hendrick Motorsports.”