His nickname is Bowman the Showman, yet that did little in helping Alex Bowman to get Rick Hendrick to remember his name. He had his work cut out for him: The boss initially believed his new driver was named Alex Baldwin, not Bowman. 88 Chevrolet got off to a strong start when he won the pole for the Daytona 500. Bowman will race Thursday night at Daytona International Speedway in one of the two qualifying events that sets the remainder of the field. When a concussion sidelined Earnhardt for the second half of that season, Earnhardt talked Hendrick into giving Bowman a shot as the replacement driver.

Source: ABC News February 15, 2018 07:41 UTC