Clint Bowyer
Clint Bowyer, of Emporia, Kan., recently completed his second full season as driver of the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and finished an impressive third in the championship standings for the 2007 season. He scored his first career Cup Series victory in the seasons first Chase for the Nextel Cup playoff race from the pole at Loudon, N.H., and compiled an impressive five top-five and 17 top-10 finishes on the season. He added a second pole position at Darlington in May. After an impressive first full season in the Busch (now Nationwide) Series in 2005, Bowyer moved up to the RCR No. 07 Chevrolet on the Cup circuit in 2006. He made one Cup start for Childress in 2005, finishing 22nd in April at Phoenix. That, added to his short 52-race Busch career, was enough to influence Childress to give the Kansas native a full-time Cup ride. Bowyer made his Busch Series debut in 2004 and in 17 races recorded four top-fives and seven top-10s. In 2005 he battled for the series championship, finishing second in the final point standings. Bowyer won races at Nashville and Memphis, and posted 12 top-fives and 22 top-10s. Bowyer has been winning races and championships practically all of his life. He’s won championships in Motocross, Pony Stock, Dirt Modified, Late Model and the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series. In a three-year span, Bowyer won six championships, posting 40 victories and 92 top-five finishes along the way on both dirt and asphalt tracks. He displayed his NASCAR talents in the weekly series, winning the Modified title in 2001 at two different tracks.
