NASCAR Cup Series star reveals shocking pain update following huge wreck

NASCAR Cup Series star Alex Bowman has provided a shocking update on the level of pain that he has suffered following a huge wreck at Michigan last weekend.

Last weekend's FireKeepers Casino 400 was red-flagged on lap 68 of 200 after Bowman's No. 48 Chevrolet collided heavily with the barrier at MIS.

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Fortunately, Bowman emerged from the incident without any serious injuries and was cleared by the infield medical center.

Hendrick Motorsports also revealed ahead of this weekend's action at Mexico City that the driver of the No. 48 had been evaluated further in the week, and that he was set to compete as planned in Mexico, although they did confirm that Anthony Alfredo was on standby as a backup should he need to step in.

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Alex Bowman provides painful health update

Speaking to the media himself ahead of this weekend's race, Bowman disclosed the huge amount of pain that he had been experiencing in the build-up to the weekend, even revealing that he was in more pain than when he previously broke his back.

“I was in a lot of pain on Wednesday, but I got a lot of help from people, and got back on my feet pretty quickly after Wednesday morning,” Bowman told the media ahead of qualifying.

“Just thankful that I had as much help and support as I did. But yeah, there were points this week that it was like the most pain that I’ve gone through.”

Bowman later added: “I’m glad that nothing’s broken and that I’m as OK as I am,"

"I think going to a road course right after probably makes it tougher than an oval would. But, not a big deal.

“I’ve just been the test dummy lately, and everything did its job, right? Like, everything moved a lot, and I don’t know if on paper, that’s the biggest one I’ve taken, but it’s the most painful one I’ve ever taken, for sure, even compared to when I broke my back. It’s way more pain than that was.”

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