NASCAR star Alex Bowman had "dizziness" and was "throwing up" on himself during Cup race

NASCAR Cup Series star Alex Bowman has revealed he experienced dizziness inside the car and was throwing up on himself during the Cup Series race at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) last month.

On that March 1 afternoon in Texas, Bowman was forced to get out of the car in stage three and be replaced due to feeling unwell, with Myatt Snider jumping in and finishing the race for the No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports crew.

It later transpired that Bowman was suffering from vertigo, and he would go on to miss the next four Cup Series events at Phoenix, Las Vegas, Darlington and Martinsville, before eventually being cleared to compete once again at Bristol this weekend.

Speaking ahead of practice and qualifying in Tennessee on Saturday, the Hendrick Motorsports star opened up on just how grim it was to be driving around in a NASCAR car, at high speeds, on a twisty and turny road course, while suffering from his health condition.

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Bowman: I was dizzy and throwing up at COTA

“Yeah, obviously COTA wasn't a lot of fun for me," Bowman told the media at Bristol Motor Speedway.

"Everything was fine until it wasn't, obviously, in the car; dizziness, throwing up on myself, spinning, kind of all of the things. It wasn't fun, and I was not pumped that I had to get out.

"Obviously, I've raced through a lot of injuries, but it was one where I was going to end up running into something or somebody, and the smart thing to do in that case was to get out.

"So, yeah, just spent a lot of time with a lot of different doctors and had a lot of different help to go about the best rehab process possible and kind of best practices going forward and everything to get back to where I needed to be to get back in the car.”

What caused Bowman's vertigo?

With vertigo being a symptom, Bowman was quizzed on what the underlying cause of the issue was. However, he believes it's more than just one thing.

“I think it's like anything, there's more than one probably, just a multitude of different things that we kind of had to work through to get me back feeling well," he explained.

"So, honestly, we worked through so many different things, it's hard to pinpoint one exact thing.

"But, you know, the good news is now I'm feeling really well and ready to go.”

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