Myatt Snider: “Vertigo is no joke.”
Alex Bowman is suffering from a case of vertigo that surfaced during Sunday’s race at COTA. He was forced to climb from the race in the middle of the race as Myatt Snider climbed in the car.
Throughout the week, he went through medical evaluation. Ahead of this weekend’s race at Phoenix Raceway, Bowman was not cleared to race.
Anthony Alfredo will drive the No. 48 car this weekend at Phoenix. But, the car will be ready when he returns…
AJ Allmendinger and Alex Bowman treated after the race at COTA
Hendrick Motorsports comments on the Alex Bowman injury
“It’s very odd,” Andrews stated via SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.
“No, there was nothing. There was no indication prior to the race. Several of us talked to Alex for quite a while, not only through the weekend but then again on Sunday. So, at some point during the race, this started to set in with him and became progressively worse.”
Bowman has suffered many injuries in the past. However, the team does not tie those to the current situation.
“It really has kind of come out of nowhere, so to speak,” Andrews added.
“Alex has been seen and treated for some back and neck pain in the past, like I think most of these guys and ladies that strap into these stock cars and cinch those belts do after a fairly long career. But nothing out of the ordinary. Our staff hadn’t been treating him any differently from another driver or athlete.”
“Yeah, don’t really have answers right now because it is so early on. I do know that he’s working super hard to get through this. He’s got a great team of specialists that are looking into this and looking after him.”
“He’s undergone several rounds of testing to pinpoint exactly what it is. So the good news is it’s absolutely nothing concussion-related, anything like that, that should have a long-term effect.”
“We’re supporting him as he goes down the right path and sees the right people to get himself better. That’s certainly our first priority, the health and safety of Alex Bowman, not only in one of our race cars but his personal health as a whole. We’ll support him however long this takes, and that seat will be ready for him when he’s ready to get back in that car.”
Myatt Snider comments
The race at COTA was the first Cup race for Snider:
He stated, “Thanks Chad Knaus, Jeff Andrews and Hendrick for the nod Thanks Brad Moran & Elton Sawyer from NASCAR for the quick approval Thanks Blake Harris & the 48 team for turning the car around and being professionals in a tough situation Thanks to FOX & Jamie Little for blessing it all”
“Lastly, wishing Alex the best as he recovers from all this. Vertigo is no joke. This whole week I wanted him to be able to focus on his recovery. Thus why I haven’t talked about anything up until now. I hope he can climb back in soon. Until then, best of luck Anthony Alfredo!”
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