Alex Bowman confessed he “threw his phone in the pool” after learning about Roval DQ

Hendrick Motorsports’ Alex Bowman revealed his immediate reaction to learning he was disqualified at Roval over his car being under weight.

Alex Bowman confessed he “threw his phone in the pool” after learning about Roval DQ

Alex Bowman (Via IMAGO)

The whole Hendrick Motorsports garage was celebrating after the Roval round of 12, as all four of their cars made it into the R-8, giving them a great chance at winning the championship. But things went south soon, as soon it was found that Alex Bowman’s car was under weight, forcing NASCAR to be disqualify him.

The No: 48 Chevy driver was massively disappointed when he learned that his car was DQed and the playoff spot was given to Joey Logano. When Alex Bowman learned about the DQ, he thew his phone in the pool understanding it was about to blowup. Ironically the phone dialed 911, assuming a car crash, but luckily the call didn’t go through due to lack of network.

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The next thing I got was [Bob Pockrass’] tweet and I proceeded to throw my phone in the pool and my phone proceeded to call 9-1-1 and tell them I was in a car crash.

Alex Bowman said via NASCAR.com.

He went onto to admit that his Sunday night was really bad over the consequences of the DQ. But he understands such disappointments are part of the life and he has shifted his focus on this weekend’s race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

My Sunday night wasn’t very good. It couldn’t happen to anybody else that way. Just a part of life, moving on and focused on going fast this weekend…Just not a great 24 hours for me. That’s part of life.

Alex Bowman added.

Alex Bowman sees the positive about the crash

The HMS driver though disappointed isn’t willing to give up, as he sees some positives as well. He pointed out that all his life, he always gets good things once the poor streak comes to an end and he believes everything happens for a reason. Bowman is determined to move on from the disappointment.

Jeff Gordon and Alex Bowman
Jeff Gordon and Alex Bowman (Via IMAGO)

Most of the [expletive] things that have happened in my life have ended up working out for the better. Everything happens for a reason. I just want to move on and continue being successful. We don’t have a shot at the championship anymore, but still time to do good things the rest of the season.

Alex Bowman said.

Going into the last four races of the season, the Chevy driver will be hoping to secure more race wins playing spoiler. It will be interesting to see how things would playout for the veteran racer and the Hendrick Motorsports team.