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Clint Bowyer should be a leading contender for the Nationwide Series title, as he drives for Richard Childress Racing, which won the drivers championship with Kevin Harvick in 2006 and the owners championship with Jeff Burton and Scott Wimmer in 2007.
Career Highlights
- Finished second in 2005 NASCAR Busch Series championship standings
- Won first two series races in 2005
- Captured first career Busch pole in 2004 at Talladega
- Won the 2002 Midwest Region championship in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
- Also won two 2001 track championships
Driver Details
- Ht: 72 Wt: 165
- Born: 05/30/1979
- Hometown: Emporia, Kansas
Related Links
| 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Season Summary | |||||||
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| Starts | Poles | Rank | Wins | Top 5 | Top 10 | Points | Winnings |
| 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 23 | 4088 | 817,845 |
Year-by-Year Nationwide Series Recap
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2007 Finished 12th in series points … In 22 races for RIchard Childress, won twice … Has won a pole in each of his four years of series competition … Average start of 8.2 was third in series.
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2006 Finished third in series points … Competed full time in both Sprint Cup and Nationwide series for RCR … Had 12 top-fives and 17 top-10s nd had a career-best 17 races.
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2005 Finished second in series points. ... In first full season in series, captured his first wins – at Nashville and Memphis – two poles, 12 top fives and 22 top-10 finishes. ... His top 10s tied Martin Truex Jr. for series lead. ... Fought Truex Jr. during season’s second half, coming from 204 points down with 11 races to go; finished 68 points behind the two-time champion, the 13th time in series history the title came down to the final race. ... One win, one second place and two other top-10 finishes in his final four races.... Won at Memphis and took the runner-up spot at Phoenix after starting from the back due to accidents in qualifying.... Had a season-best streak of four top-10 finishes. ... Led series in laps completed (6,569 – 98.7%) and was fourth in series in laps led (565). ... Only one DNF; tied for series lead with Kenny Wallace. ... Average start of 11.4 was fifth-best in the series. ... One of only four drivers to top $2 million in race winnings and awards in a single season.
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2004 Finished 29th in series points. ... Split driving duties in the No. 21 Chevrolet with 2001 Busch Series champion Kevin Harvick. ... Sat on the pole for the first time in his series career at Talladega. ... In just 17 starts, he posted four top-five and seven top-10 finishes. ... Both Nashville races provided his best finishes of the season; finished fourth in just his second career series start in the April race, leading 104 of 170 laps, and followed with a fourth-place effort in the July event. ... Collected two other fourth-place finishes, at Pikes Peak and Memphis. ... Made his first series start April 3 at Texas where he started sixth but was relegated toa 36th-place finish due to engine problems.
