Dale Earnhardt Jr. designed paint scheme revealed for Alex Bowman car, Ally 400 at Nashville

Alex Bowman’s Ally No. 48 has a sick paint scheme for the Ally 400 at Nashville, and he can thank Dale Earnhardt Jr. for it.

The duo already has a special relationship, as Bowman may have never received his shot at Hendrick Motorsports if not for Earnhardt Jr. backing him throughout the twilight of his time in NASCAR.

Now, when the Cup Series returns to Nashville in a little less than two weeks, Bowman will be rocking a scheme designed by the NASCAR Hall of Famer. Check it out below, as Ally Racing shared the car to social media, via a video shoot at Earnhardt Jr.’s famed Whisky River property.

We heard our fans… and we are thrilled to reveal our 2024 #Ally400 paint scheme has once again been designed by @DaleJr! We can't wait to see @Alex_Bowman wheeling this around @NashvilleSuperS in a couple weeks.

Let us know what you think in the comments below! 🤩 #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/uJ1bOeIIvG

— Ally Racing (@allyracing) June 18, 2024

Now that’s a car ready for Nashville. Bowman hasn’t exactly run well at the track over the past three seasons — he’s finished P17, P36 and P14 over his time on the circuit — so he’ll be hoping Earnhardt Jr.’s inspiration gives him some more speed to work with.

After a demoralizing 2023, where Bowman missed time with an injury, the No. 48 wheelman has bounced back quite nicely, even with chatter regarding his future at Hendrick Motorsports. He’s accumulated ten top-ten finishes, and he even finished P2 in the Daytona 500 to teammate William Byron.

That win has eluded Alex Bowman thus far in 2024 though. Perhaps with a little help from Dale Earnhardt Jr. in Nashville, at a track where his sponsor will also be the namesake for the race, he’ll be able to get the job done on June 30.

Alex Bowman explains how he deals with pressure amid NASCAR winless streak

Alex Bowman’s last NASCAR victory took place in Las Vegas, back during the onset of the 2022 Cup Series campaign. 

Since then, Bowman’s faced a myriad of disappointments throughout the last two seasons. Multiple injuries have caused him to miss a bevy of races, while his Hendrick Motorsports teammates have seemingly surpassed him in the meantime. 

Even though he’s secure in his position at Hendrick Motorsports, after inking a contract extension prior to the 2023 campaign, the noise is growing louder and louder for Bowman. Amid his winless streak, Bowman took some time to explain how he’s dealing with the pressure at the moment.

“It’s more just wanting to win and wanting to get back to performing how I know we can,” Bowman said, via Kelly Crandall of RACER earlier this season. “Selfishly, I don’t really care what other people think. I don’t want only to win races because I drive for Hendrick Motorsports, I want to win races for me. I want the trophies for me. I don’t really give a (expletive) about the rest of it. 

“Running how we have has been so frustrating. I’ve worked super hard and done everything that I can to get back to where we need to be. So, I don’t feel outside pressure, it’s just me wanting to win for me.”

As you can tell, the pressure isn’t getting to Alex Bowman or the No. 48 team, and that’s a tremendous mindset for them to have.