Getty Alex Bowman will miss Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at Phoenix. Alex Bowman won’t get the chance to compete at his home track of Phoenix in the NASCAR Cup Series this Sunday. The Tucson, Arizona native was diagnosed with vertigo, forcing him out of the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet for the 312-lap race. The news came from Hendrick Motorsports on Thursday. With Bowman’s absence, Anthony Alfredo will be the replacement driver in the No. 48 machine this Sunday. Alex Bowman out at Phoenix