CONCORD, N.C. - A new round calls for a new look.
At least for Alex Bowman, who will run the fan-designed Koker's Garage scheme on his No. 48 Ally Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 this weekend at Kansas Speedway to kick off the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 12.
All four Hendrick Motorsports drivers advanced through the first round, with Kyle Larson punctuating the initial three-race flurry with a dominant win at Bristol Motor Speedway on Saturday night.
Larson will enter Sunday's race - set to start at 3 p.m. and airing on USA Network - as the points leader, 39 points above the cutline. William Byron (fourth, plus-14) and Chase Elliott (seventh, plus-six) are also on the right side of the elimination point to start the round while Alex Bowman (tied for 11th, minus-7) has a little work to do.
EVERY WINNER AT KANSAS: Relive all nine Hendrick Motorsports wins in the Mayflower state
Kansas has been kind to Hendrick Motorsports in the past. The organization leads the Cup Series in wins (nine), poles, (six), top-five finishes (46), top-10 finishes (85) and laps led (2,180) at the 1.5-mile tri-oval. Larson claimed a victory in the spring race.
Here's how the Hendrick Motorsports contingent will look when it hits the track this weekend.
RELATED: See Larson's No. 5 HendrickCars.com paint scheme
Larson's win in the spring was his second at Kansas and his 538 laps led over the last seven races there are the most in the Cup Series by 363. He has 11 top 10s and eight top fives in 19 career starts in the Mayflower State.
FIRST THING'S FIRST: Check out Elliott's No. 9 UniFirst livery
Elliott has the best career average finish at Kansas among active drivers at 10.2. He also went to victory lane there, in 2018, has seven top-five showings and has matched Larson with 11 top 10s in 17 races.
SEE THE SCHEME: A look at Byron's No. 24 Valvoline scheme
Prior to the fall race in 2023, Byron had ripped off seven top-10 finishes in eight races at Kansas. His best showing was a third place in May of last year, a race in which he also started from the pole.
FROM ALL ANGLES: Bowman's No. 48 Ally Koker's Garage Racing Chevy
Bowman is riding a streak of four straight top-10 finishes at Kansas including a seventh-place run in May. He's fourth among active drivers in average finish there since 2021 at 9.8 and his 183 career laps led put the track third on his personal, all-time list.
Kyle Larson, No. 5 HendrickCars.com Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Chase Elliott, No. 9 UniFirst Chevrolet Camaro ZL 1
William Byron, No. 24 Valvoline Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
Alex Bowman, No. 48 Ally Racing Chevrolet Camaro ZL1
