@nascarcasm: Alex Bowman, then vs. now

By @nascarcasm | Published: March 4, 2020 10

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It’s about time you forget everything you thought you knew about Alex Bowman. Once the living, breathing embodiment of bad luck, Bowman now has wins in back-to-back seasons, the most recent being a dominant victory at Auto Club Speedway this past weekend. Let’s take a look at how far young Bowman has come, shall we?

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NOW: Team has recently caught fire
THEN: Car has literally caught fire

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NOW: Car stuck in infield grass after really big win
THEN: Car stuck in infield grass after really big spin

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NOW: Gets mad when receiving the bird
THEN: Gets sad when hitting a bird

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NOW: Recovers on the ground after hard-fought battle at Charlotte Motor Speedway's Roval
THEN: Safety worker recovers on the ground after hard-fought battle with fire extinguisher

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NOW: Dale Earnhardt Jr. entrusts Alex Bowman with the No. 88 car
THEN: Dale Earnhardt Jr. doesn’t even trust Alex Bowman with his phone

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NOW: Kicking every other drivers’ butt
THEN: Threatened by Danica Patrick to be kicked in the cherries

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NOW: Admired on Twitter
THEN: Fired on Twitter

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NOW: Happiness derived from running strong with a top-tier team and winning races
THEN: Happiness derived from performing head-first slides on a wet catwalk during driver intros

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NOW: Standing triumphantly atop car and wondering, “Did that really just happen?”
THEN: Standing despondently next to car and wondering, “Did that really just happen?”