Hailie Deegan Loses Xfinity Ride | Alex Bowman Calls Out Haters 

NOTE: Josh Berry is now expected to drive the No. 15 for AM Racing at Pocono

Natalie Decker has led more laps than Deegan this year.

I think its crazy that people will throw the 80 race winless streak out without saying that Bowman had injury issues during that time and was rushed back way too early. And we talk about him like he wasn't a nose away from winning the 500. The comment was witty and considering the amount of hate he gets, I think it was completely deserved.

Todd Gilliland has the 4th best average of all full time drivers in the cup series among the last 6 races. He also holds the longest current active streak of top 20s with 9. Not relevant, just fascinating.

I don’t blame AM racing from this, deegan has done terrible. I already know the simps will find a way to defend her

at least she didn't DNF this week

Alex Bowman probably is not going anywhere especially if Ally continues to support him and they seem to love him.

About time Bowman defended himself from critics. He has done more than enough to show that his ride should be secure. 11 top 10s is more than most of the field this year.

In other words, Alex Bowman calls out Eric Estepp

I can see Ryan Preece drive the 15 Xfinity car full time next year

Cup series points standings (F1 points format minus fastest lap) 1. Kyle Larson 153 (3 wins) 2. William Byron 145 (3 wins) 3. Tyler Reddick 140 (1 win) 4. Christopher Bell 139 (3 wins) 5. Denny Hamlin 127 (3 wins) 6. Brad Keselowski 122 (1 win) 7. Chase Elliott 110 (1 win) 8. Alex Bowman 101 (1 win) 9. Ryan Blaney 99 (1 win) 10. Chris Buescher 85 11. Ty Gibbs 83 12. Martin Truex Jr. 72 13. Joey Logano 71 (1 win) 14. Bubba Wallace 50 15. Ross Chastain 46 16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr 44 17. Chase Briscoe 40 18. Michael McDowell 38 19. Austin Cindric 37 (1 win) 19. Daniel Suárez 37 (1 win) 19. Josh Berry 37 19. Kyle Busch 37 23. Noah Gragson 36 24. AJ Allmendinger 24 25. Zane Smith 18 25. John Hunter Nemechek 18 27. Ryan Preece 14 28. Corey LaJoie 12 28. Joey Hand 12 28. Austin Dillon 12 31. Todd Gilliland 11 32. Anthony Alfredo 8 33. Carson Hocevar 5 33. Daniel Hemric 5 35. Justin Haley 4 35. Erik Jones 4 37. Harrison Burton 1

AM Racing wants to go "in a different direction"...yeah...towards the front.

breaking news: i’m proud to announce that i will make my xfinity series debut with AM racing in the 15 car yippie

Last week at Nashville Joey Logano started 26th and was nowhere to be seen all race but then won after the best cars crashed or ran out of gas. At least Bowman qualified 8th, ran in the top 10 all day and used some strategy to win. IMO he earned the win and had the right to say what he said about the haters.

Alex has had to deal with people saying he isn’t enough for his entire career at Hendrick, especially the last 2 years. He isn’t someone who gets fiery like this but I think his comments are warranted personally.

I became a Bowman fan immediately after his post-race interview. He showed the peak of sportmanship and human excellence when he was doored on the cooldown lap and immediately upon getting out of the car, apologized for causing an incident.

You're right, context matters. And you left out the context that both of Bowman's last 2 seasons were ruined/marred by serious injury. And when he got both those injuries, he was doing really well at the time. He also had to break in a new crew chief during all that, and his cold streak happened simultaneously to William Byron finally having his breakout season after being pretty underwhelming for 4 years straight. I'm glad he finally said something back. Also, LOL at people saying he backed into this win when he led the last 8 laps straight on a 2.2 mile street course that was damp and super technical.

now the 15 is just going to be filled with every single Ford Cup driver lol. And they'll probably end up winning a race or something

As a HMS fan, I absolutely love seeing Bowman show some personality. We need more of that from HMS drivers for sure.

I think that JJ Yeley should get a race or two for AM racing. He should be the baseline to judge mid field Xfinity equipment

"Our goals no longer align"... Yeah, they are racing to try to win, and Hailie is racing just to finish..

Michael Mrucz said it best about Hailie Deegan. Her career “ended” when she switched from Toyota to Ford.

I absolutely love Bowman's attitude. Since he last won, he's missed races due to injury on TWO separate occasions. How many other drivers have had to deal with that? He drives the 4th Hendrick car, which has been the privilege of such racing luminaries as Casey Mears, Brian Vickers, and dark days Dale Jr. over the last two decades. He's won more races than Kasey Kahne did in the 5. And is it a coincidence that he's "backed into" a win 5+ times over his career? Not to mention he's one of a tiny handful of drivers who still has a loyal, full-season sponsor. NASCAR fans take it so freaking personally when a driver doesn't perform to the level they "should" be performing at. Just appreciate a fun win by a driver who makes the Cup field more enjoyable to watch.

After seeing what Hailie Deegan has done I don’t think so badly of Danica Patrick.

It was good meeting you this weekend at Chicago. Still can't believe your that tall lol. Keep up the good work. Hey just a idea, but y not do a video of the workers of nascar track services. Help us recruit and shine some light on the heros that help keep everyone safe on race days. I have a traveling safety/operation team, called Yellow Flag Solutions, that helps nascar, motoramerica, NEMRR and limerock park. Thanks again for taking a little bit of time and chatting with me. See ya at the track.

Are we just straight up forgetting that Alex Bowman had a major injury last year and prior to that was looking like a championship contender? Or that he suffered a pretty nasty concussion the end of 2022 to eliminated him from the Playoffs? He even said back in December that he was still have pain in his back. i think he's absolutely valid to shush the haters

Deegan is Danica Patrick with a good attitude.

Deegan fans deflect any criticism of her as "sexist men" but she has done literally nothing to justify her ride in the Xfinifty serious

Honestly hailie lost her drive to ne racecar driver a long time ago she could have been a lot better but she stopped focusing on it and started focusing on being a influencer instead

I feel "Goals don't align" between Deegan and AM Racing was AM Racing wanting her to focus a little less on her social media accounts and more on putting some more effort into her racing craft.

amazing that you make incredible videos of nascar news everyday. Thank you Eric!

Notice how it says she's parting ways with AM racing, not Ford

Worse move Deegan ever made was leaving TRD & what they were bringing to her. I’m sure it was her dad’s doing but that was definitely a bonehead move. If she chooses to stick around NASCAR I’m sure she’ll find a ride. She’s a marketing gold mine afterall

I knew this would be a defining year in Hailie's racing career one way or the other, but I admit I didn't expect her to be last in full-time points and losing her ride in early July.

NASCAR Busts: Hailie Deegan

I'm still pumped up for Bowman he deserves to win and glad he won a race no matter the circumstances

I bet Brett Moffitt is somewhere laughing. Johanna Long should still be in NASCAR too. She had way better results than Deegan

Let’s see what excuse kenny wallace will have for this one. After all, he knows a thing or two about getting fired for poor performance.

The headline needs to be corrected to say that she was fired from AM Racing

Said it while she raced trucks, if her crew didn’t act like college party boys on the radio with her and actually treated her like a driver in a business setting, she’d probably have more success.

I just believe you just don't like alex bowman I mean , for instance , he won four races in twenty twenty one and then had concussion and back injury

I personally would like to see Jr and Harvick get Deegan in the car series for some races this year especially if Ford is dropping support for NASCAR stuff. She could bring attention to that series and possibly get some confidence.

I think with Bowman, we also need to take into account his back injury last year. It was pretty clear he came back before fully recovering last season as he has run more consistently this year. Still the 4th best Hendrick car most weeks, yes, but that’s still been good enough for top 10s most weeks and as long as you’ve got top 10 speed, you can capitalize on good luck. We also have to keep in mind Jr. basically hand-picked him for that car when it was the 88, so he’d probably have to lose Ally funding (unlikely as they seem happy with him) have some young driver REALLY impress at JRM in XFinity, or do horrible for multiple seasons in a row for Hendrick to drop him.

AM Racing is actually gonna look decent now

I don't think Halie's social media popularity should get her a ride. Getting a NASCAR ride should be about talent and Halie Deegan has none. Unfortunately in today's world that's a thing. Just ridiculous in this backwards world.

This was my 2nd time watching NASCAR, the 1st was last year's Chicago race. It was a great race, and while I was rooting for the "Michael Jordan" team (of course), after hearing Bowman's story, it was the best outcome and an incredibly inspiring story that I will remember from this race. Total win.

As a Bowman fan, absolutely hit the nail on the head. When’s the last time Bowman’s dominated? Auto Club?? He needs to be upfront more, he’s the 4th Hendrick car and it’s not even close

Let’s see if Alex Bowman continues to perform and do well after yesterday’s win

Deegan needs to either go back to ARCA and hope she does well enough for a 2nd chance (it’s rare in NASCAR history but it can be done) or find another Motorsport to do.

at least the body shop will get a break

I know everyone bashes Deegan for racing poorly, but when are we gonna talk about Cory and how he has never won a race in Nascar's top three series yet holds a cup ride.

in my opinion, this race for SURE deserves dates for years to come, the racing product the past 2 years has been great, but we just need to have a dry weekend for once!

William Byron would like a word about starting legends cars at 16.

The biggest issue with Deegen is in the Truck Series she didn't improve. Then it made me mad when she got to Xfinity because people like Ben Rhodes and drivers like that deserved to be moved up. She didnt deserve it after dismissal finishes in trucks.

Things did work out well for Bowman. Either way, he qualified good, finished around 7th or 8th in stage 1, 2nd in stage 2 and won the race. Good job!

Ditch the boyfriend and concentrate on your JOB- RACING

This just in: Malcom in the middle is going to race am racing #15 car the rest of the season now

Didn't Hailie have a couple, maybe three times the car had issues? I think the 15 lost a cylinder twice due to ignition problems and once she ran out of fuel due to a late call by the crew chief. I think she was also spooked by being involved in a lot of wrecks and chose to run at the back with a late run to move up. Because she had a massive public image I think it may have been too much pressure on her to perform and was somewhat distracted. I am not making excuses but pointing out some reasons for her lack of success in Xfinity. She has shown some good results in the SRX series and good finishes in some road course series. Did you notice that most of the RU-vid thumbnails now only show her frowning and disheveled?

Dale Jr had a 143 race winless streak at Hendrick

The crew Chief 's Who made the Wet Tires call made The winning call ? Reddick is To hard on Himself .

Bowman gets so much undeserved hate man. Dude has a great personality and has proven he can win races in that car. Is he dominate like his teammates? No, but he flies under the radar and can be competitive, not to mention he’s had a concussion and a broken back in the last year and a half

Quote : "Ally’s Chief Marketing Officer, Andrea Brimmer, shared that she was moved to tears when Bowman snapped his 80-race winless streak on Sunday evening. " the value Bowman provides Ally trumps all.

Alex Bowman is a top notch driver. Lets not forget that he lead the series in points last year through the opening start of the season after coming off 2022 with a concussion to unfortunately break his back. If he can stay healthy, he can get more wins and be a more serious competitor

Hell just put her in a cup car. Those pesky xfinity cars and drivers never gave her a fair shake right? That’s what y’all said about her in the trucks

Kenny Wallace said Hailie will be back better and stronger and then he went on and said he's putting all the male chauvinist a??hole on notice because he truly believes Jade Avedisian is going to break the mold of women not having a successful Nascar career. Seems like a lot of influential people in the racing communities also feel that way about Jade. She must be a phenomenal racer with a good head on her shoulders......

Eric, how many win compared to bowman do you have?

I think Bowman haters just want good racing. Whenever he wins, it a boring race, or he got lucky/wrecked someone, and won with the 10th fastest car.

Somebody with actual talent needed to drive the #15 and the #13 (in the truck series) from the start. Good for AM Racing

I like Bowman's comments, he just won it's his right to talk his trash till the next race

I think the big thing with Deegan is track time and practice. Her first season in Trucks was the first year without practice/limited practice. I think she's an example of someone who needs those 50min practice sessions.

I have led the same amount of laps as Hailey Deegan this year. Sign me up AM

Hailie has such a great personality, makes me sad she isn't up to par in the talented driver category.

Bowman backing into a win and being like how do you like me now... lol

As an Alex bowman fan. This is the most Alex bowman win ever. Though there is a lot of unwarranted hate on the internet on him. I think this win kick starts a run for him.

Alex Bowman is one of the most timid personalities in nascar, saying he’s coming off “a bit strong” is an oxymoron

The Chicago street course chewed up and spit out Larson,Hamlin and Allmendinger. Bowman earned the win and in the last 2 years has dealt with a concussion and a broken back. GO ALEX!

Here's an out of the crowd comment as a Hailie Deegan fan. I think the radio chatter from the Xfinity race at Chicago says a lot. Remember, The current crew chief was asking Joey Logano how to adjust on the car (Legit). Logano who was running 12-16th all race had to legit coach the crew chief since the team didn't know how to adjust on the car. If you're getting the same thing with Hailie Deegan, then how can you put most of the blame on Deegan? I'd argue the blame is 50/50. Also, part of me believes that Deegan decided to leave on her own terms, because the crew chief and Deegan just didn't communicate well. And when you don't communicate well, thats when the entire team, Deegan included, doesn't perform as expected.

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Under the Winston cup format, Alex Bowman currently sits 6th in points. What a solid year he's had, a career year in the going even! Certainly better than his teammate Kyle Larson who sits 11th in points anyway...

Also Looks like Mayer and Gragson going to front row!

Alex Bowman came out the womb backwards, he hasn't changed a thing 😅

Joey finished 8th, and he did it on a pretty wicked race course. To me, that proves they are a good team, and now they can go out and get a quality driver. I personally don't think she has anything in the works. Her statement was full of horse hoooooey.... might see her driving a grocery cart at Publix, but that's probably about it.

I am even more confident that eric just doesn't like bowman. The last 2 years eric has talked about him needing to be consistent. This year he has been consistent but now he needs to pump the brakes cause his win wasn't a dominant win. Gave cindric and Suarez a pass for their wins.

Bowman is a consistent 10 to 15 place car. I don't think he will make it to the round of 8, but he is getting better finishes now that he is healthy

I think Bowman is gonna go on a tear now that he got this win... It's going to motivate the entire team...

I don’t see an issue with Bowman saying what he did. He won a race that all the other drivers didn’t. There’s always the element of stars lining up for any NASCAR win. He was the driver at the front when the checkers fell this time.

The hate won't stop. He won 4 races and was called a hack. He was leading the points last year when he broke his back but before he did everyone was like oh its just a fluke.

Bowman won the most Mickey Mouse race where he passed Joe hand lmaooo

If Bell doesn’t get wrecked, he also chases down Bowman. He was very fortunate

It’s easy to set behind a microphone and make comments about Alex bowman and Hailie Deegan.

In some small defense to Deegan, look at the " seat " fillers that have been driving for a while in the Cup series. Just saying

Alex this isn’t the race to call out your haters. Take the W and slink back into the shadows.

As Denny would say…”He backs into every win he gets”

Woah woah Eric! We not going to talk about how Alex Bowman was hurt the last 2 years?

Alex Bowman talking as if he didn't win a time shortened race over Joey Hand who was making his first start this season and also first start since 2022

He doesn’t deserve to be at Hendrick Motorsports, anyone can see how much slower he is than his teammates. He can say whatever he wants, but I’ll never see him as a great driver. I hate how modern NASCAR is based so much on sponsorship and not on talent.

A win is a win, ask bubba Wallace,who also by the way put a fender to him on a cation lap,with his window net down. What a big fine that we won't be talking about. 🤷

Good info.

Eric, I love your channel and I think your take on Bowman is mostly right, but a win is a win. Bowman has been running reasonably well during this season and he is the only driver in the four car team that has endured a crew chief change. In a 4 car stable like Hendrick there are days when a top ten doesn't look like much when you have guys winning 3,4, or 5 races by mid season. Yeah yesterday was a sloppy mess with weird circumstances, but all the other Hendrick cars were crap and Bowman through great strategy and good driving was able to stifle the JGR beat down. Yes there was luck involved, but look at Logano last week. No one is questioning his season being back on track after his lucky win in weird conditions.

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