Alex Bowman sidelined with vertigo, Anthony Alfredo will drive the 48 at Phoenix

I have been waiting to cover this story until we were sure there was nothing seriously wrong with Alex Bowman’s health, but despite seemingly widespread efforts to make this into just one of them racin’ deals, I still don’t actually feel sure about that. After getting out of the car and being replaced by a pit reporter at COTA last week, Alex Bowman will now miss the Phoenix Cup race with Anthony Alfredo substituting. Bowman’s form has not been where you’d expect a Hendrick driver to be for a long time, and now I’m starting to worry that it’s systemic.