Alex Bowman went through a head-on crash he said registered over 50G. He was evaluated for back pain during the week and Hendrick Motorsports put Anthony Alfredo on standby in Mexico City if Bowman was unable to compete in the inaugural Cup Series race.

Alex Bowman wasn’t sure he was going to make the trip to Mexico City because of lower back pain suffered in the hardest hit of his career at Michigan last week.

The NASCAR Cup Series event at Michigan came to a halt following a severe collision involving Alex Bowman of Hendrick Motorsports. Meanwhile, Denny Hamlin has addressed 23XI Racing's future after the stable was dealt a blow by a judge in its case against NASCAR and F1 star Max Verstappen has expressed his interest in taking a ride in Connor Zilisch's car.