Alex Bowman has a mostly new pit crew as his Hendrick Motorsports team prepares for the final race in the opening round of the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs.

Bowman’s crew will feature two new tire changers, a new tire carrier and a new jackman for Saturday night’s Bass Pro Shops Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway. Bowman enters the event in 15th place, 35 points below the playoff cutoff line (top 12 advance).

The new additions are front tire changer Daniel Bach, rear tire changer Rod Cox, tire carrier Jarius Morehead and jackman Cody French. All four crew members had been part of Carson Hocevar’s pit crew, which Hendrick Motorsports provides for Hocevar’s Spire Motorsports team. The only member that remains from Bowman’s previous crew is fueler Jacob Conley.

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