The Chili Bowl Nationals, the ‘Super Bowl of Midget Racing’, is underway. And when you think midget cars, Alex Bowman isn’t the first name that pops into your head, despite being a two-time ...

Hugh Bowman will partner Lucky Sweynesse for the first time in next Sunday’s Group Two Sprint Cup (1,200m), with the 43-year-old the latest beneficiary of Manfred Man Ka-leung’s merry-go-round.

He also ended the year with an impressive victory and the largest payday in Australian Sprint car history ... pole position during his last visit to Bowman Gray Stadium and finished the race ...

Sunday’s Centenary Sprint Cup field is set to be the largest since Eagle Regiment defeated 13 rivals in 2014’s renewal of the contest – then a local Group One over 1,000m.