Few people in motorsports had as crummy a week as Alex Bowman, who left Charlotte Motor Speedway two weeks ago celebrating along with his Hendrick Motorsports teammates in claiming four of the eight spots in NASCAR’s semifinals. Then he was disqualified when his car failed to meet minimum weight guidelines — news confirmed to Bowman by a social media post he saw scrolling on his phone while already back at his North Carolina home. The disqualification cost Bowman 20 points and eliminated him from the playoff field just as the Arizona native was hoping to reach next month’s championship race at his home track of Phoenix Raceway.
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