{"id":1502517,"date":"2022-04-15T16:28:30","date_gmt":"2022-04-15T20:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1502517"},"modified":"2023-03-21T10:43:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T14:43:20","slug":"alex-bowman-was-on-fast-food-run-when-he-found-out-from-twitter-hed-been-fired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/alex-bowman-was-on-fast-food-run-when-he-found-out-from-twitter-hed-been-fired\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Bowman Was on a Fast-Food Run When He Found Out From Twitter He\u2019d Been Fired"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Work in corporate settings long enough and you learn to dodge a human resources department call after lunch on a Friday since it often means you\u2019ll be unemployed on Monday. Alex Bowman\u2019s<\/a> sacking in early 2016 was a wee bit different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bowman has since overcome the blow nicely. But finding out you\u2019ve been fired from NASCAR<\/a> via Twitter while waiting in the Taco Bell drive-thru isn\u2019t an ideal situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hendrick Motorsports hasn\u2019t always been home for Alex Bowman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Alex Bowman speaks to the media during media day at Daytona on Feb. 16, 2022 in Daytona Beach, Florida. | James Gilbert\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Alex Bowman was a relatively little-known driver when he landed with Hendrick Motorsports<\/a> in 2016. Before that, Bowman arrived in the Cup Series in 2014 with BK Racing and 2015 with Tommy Baldwin Racing. Neither organization was championship material, and Bowman\u2019s best showing was 13th<\/sup> place in the Daytona summer race as a rookie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first time that some people took notice came in 2016 when he caught on with Hendrick Motorsports and replaced Dale Earnhardt Jr. for most of the second half of the season while Earnhardt dealt with lingering concussion-related problems. Bowman won the pole at Phoenix in the No. 88 Chevy, and sixth place there was his best finish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bowman, 29, has carved out a nice career since. He scored his first top-five showing at Bristol in 2018 and his initial victory at Chicagoland Speedway the following season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bowman is up to seven victories, including Las Vegas this season. He won four times a year ago but fell short of getting into the Championship 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alex Bowman\u2019s breakup with Tommy Baldwin was awkward<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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