NASCAR CUP SERIES: ENJOY ILLINOIS 300

September 13, 2026

Alex Bowman

Pit Lane Interview

Q. Second-place finish. How would you describe the day?

ALEX BOWMAN: Yeah, super happy for Kyle. Was a really hard weekend just to get on the plane and be here. So yeah, ready to go home. But proud of everybody on this Ally 48 team for helping me through the weekend. Yeah, life is hard sometimes (tearing up).

Yeah, I lost my best friend, so just ready to go home.

Q. We love our fur babies, don't we. When we lose them, it is tough. Was he on your mind and were you racing for him today?

ALEX BOWMAN: Yeah, I mean, I suck here, so clearly I had some help. Yeah, you just never want to see your best friend suffer. Unfortunately the end was pretty bad.

Yeah, that was really difficult. But, man, I'm just proud of this Ally 48 team and everybody at Hendrick Motorsports. Really proud of Kyle for winning. I know it's been a while for him. It's great for this team and the Chase and everything.

Yeah, it was a good day for us.