Dale Earnhardt Jr. was surprised to learn that Hendrick Motorsports wouldn’t appeal NASCAR’s decision to penalize Alex Bowman at the Charlotte Roval. On Dale Jr. Download, Earnhardt explained why the team didn’t appeal the decision that eliminated Bowman from the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs. “With everything on the line, this is Alex’s championship hopes. They rest on the idea that they can somehow appeal this, and they didn’t even try to appeal it,” Earnhardt said. “I called around a little bit yesterday looking for some information. I was told that there was no understanding as to how the car…