Clint Bowyer

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**Clint Bowyer**

Born:	May 30, 1979
Birthplace:	Emporia, Kansas
Awards:	None
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics
Car #, Team	07 - Richard Childress Racing
2006 NEXTEL Cup Position:	17th
Best Cup Position:	17th - 2006 (NEXTEL Cup)
First Race:	2005 Subway Fresh 500 (Phoenix)
First Win:	-
Last Win:	-
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
0	8	0
All stats current as of November 19, 2006.

Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, KS) is a NASCAR driver. He currently pilots the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the NEXTEL Cup and the #2 AC Delco Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series, both for Richard Childress Racing.

1 NASCAR career
2 Career statistics by season
3 External links

[edit] NASCAR career

[edit] Busch Series

In 2004, Bowyer shared seat time in the #21 Reese's Chevrolet with Kevin Harvick, driving in half of the 34 races that year. He had 1 pole and 7 top tens, and attained a season-high 3rd place finish in the Federated Auto Parts 300, a Nashville Superspeedway race in June.

Bowyer's first full season was in 2005, replacing Ron Hornaday in the #2 ACDelco Chevrolet. He had a fine year, winning two poles and two races en route to a second place finish to repeat-champion Martin Truex Jr., losing only by 68 points. Bowyer has continued to race full-time in the 2006 Busch Series season, along with being a NEXTEL Cup regular.

[edit] NEXTEL Cup

Bowyer made his NEXTEL cup debut in the Sylvania-sponsored #33 Chevy on April 23, 2005, during the Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. He finished 22nd as the first car one lap down. During his successful season in the Busch Series, Richard Childress Racing announced on October 15, 2005, that Clint Bowyer would race the #07 Chevrolet full time in the NEXTEL Cup series, replacing Dave Blaney in the 2006 season.

In his second NEXTEL Cup race, Bowyer finished 6th in the 2006 Daytona 500, and followed it up by placing 14th the next week. He began to struggle through the next several races, averaging a 22nd place finish and falling out of the top-ten in the points standings, but rebounded in the Subway Fresh 500; he led 21 laps and eventually finished fifth. He is currently 16th in the standings, and is second to Denny Hamlin in the Rookie of the Year race. Clint Bowyers best finish so far in 2006 is a 4th place finish which was at the Brickyard. Bowyer almost finish third at the second Michigan race but had engine trouble with 2 laps remaining. Another strong finish was evident at Kansas, but he barely brushed the wall late in the race, finishing a decent day in 9th place.

[edit] Craftsman Truck Series

Bowyer won his first Truck Series race in the #46 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet fielded by Morgan-Dollar Motorsports at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2006.

[edit] Career statistics by season

2005 - 1 (of 36) starts, 0 wins, 0 top fives, 0 top tens, 0 pole positions. Final rank - 69th

2006 - 21 (of 21) starts, 0 wins, 2 top five, 6 top tens, 0 pole positions. Current rank - 17th

[edit] External links

Richard Childress Racing
NEXTEL Cup Drivers	Clint Bowyer (#07) \| Kevin Harvick (#29) \| Jeff Burton (#31) \| Scott Wimmer (#33)
Driver development program Drivers	Allison Duncan, Peter Hernandez, Brandon Miller, Peyton Sellers
Partnerships and Affiliations	Kevin Harvick Incorporated \| JR Motorsports \| Marsh Racing \| Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
Other	Richard Childress \| Dale Earnhardt