Looking at Alex Bowman in the shadow of his Hendrick Motorsports teammates, many see him as coming up short. He isn’t as fast as Kyle Larson or as popular as Chase Elliott. The car he drives belonged to a seven-time champion before him, and he came to HMS after fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. retired. There’s a lot going on here.

Bowman was back home by the time the penalty got handed down. He learned about it while scrolling social media and responded by angrily throwing his phone into his pool. Adding insult to misery, Logano ended up winning the championship four weeks later.

Alex Bowman is over the sting of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season, which at one point prompted him to throw his phone into his swimming pool.