Alex Bowman had a major phone issue after learning of his disqualification
Mar 20, 2022; Hampton, Georgia, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Alex Bowman during the Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Alex Bowman had a whole series of problems last weekend.
Bowman, the driver of the No. 48 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 for Hendrick Motorsports, was disqualified from the Bank of America Roval 400 on Sunday. Bowman’s No. 48 Chevy was disqualified after failing to make minimum weight following the race.
The consequences for the ruling were significant; Bowman had finished 18th in the race, which put him in position to move on to the Round of 8 in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. However, the DQ moved him down the list and Joey Logano jumped him for the final spot in the next round.
On Saturday, Bowman told reporters that he threw his phone into a swimming pool because he was so upset with the news and knew he would be getting a bunch of text messages. The phone then somehow called 911 thinking that he had been in a car crash. Fortunately, police did not show up at his house, and his phone still works.
Alex Bowman learned the DQ news from Twitter and then he threw his phone in the pool bc he knew it was about to blow up with texts. When it hit the bottom of the pool, his phone called 911 because it thought he had been in a car crash. (Fortunately the cops didn’t show up because…
— Jeff Gluck (@jeff_gluck) October 19, 2024
As if all that weren’t enough, Bowman also told reporters that his car window cracked in the cold and the roof on his house leaked.
Here is Bowman talking about the crazy run of bad luck.
How Alex Bowman reacted to hearing his car failed tech Sunday and the first call made by his phone (unknowingly to him) after he threw it into the pool. pic.twitter.com/tyBVtaTn8A
— Bob Pockrass (@bobpockrass) October 19, 2024
