2007 Finished fourth in the points standings despite missing nine races. … Won six races. … Started the season by winning at Daytona. … Also won at Loudon, and then three in a row in the middle of the season: Chicago, Montreal and Watkins Glen. … Final victory came at Texas. … Won two poles. … Finished in the top 10 in 20 races.

2006 Won series championship for second time. … Nine victories, 23 top-fives and 32 top-10s were all series-leading totals; top-10s were new series season mark. … Ended season with $8,611,423 in career Busch Series winnings, the series’ third-highest all-time amount. … Took series points lead after the season’s second race, and stayed atop the standings the rest of the season. … Was one of three drivers ranked in the top 10 all year.… Clinched championship with four races remaining on schedule, the earliest in series history. … Completed every lap but one. … One of five drivers to run a full season in the Busch Series and in the Nextel Cup Series.

2005 Finished 18th in series points. ... Competed in 21 races, registering four wins (Bristol, Chicago, Richmond, Texas) and two poles (Daytona, New Hampshire). ... Began the season with four consecutive second-place finishes, including at the historic race in Mexico City; ended the year tied with Greg Biffle for longest top-five finish streak at three. ... First win of year was victory over Richard Childress Racing teammate Jeff Burton by .159 second at Bristol’s spring race; the win was his fourth series victory at Bristol,his most at any track. ... Came from 38th to win at Bristol, tying him with Ryan Newman (Michigan) for a season victory from the worst starting spot in the field. ... Posted a weekend sweep with his Nextel Cup Series win at Bristol. ... Recorded 14 top fives and 15 top-10 finishes. ... Set race records at Chicago (130.340 mph) and Texas(138.019) in the fall. ... Led point standings for first three weeks of the season. ... Second among all drivers in average start last year (10.3), third in laps led in series (621). ... All but one start came in the No. 21 Chevrolet; started in the No. 29 for RCR for his Bristol win.

2004 Finished 20th in series points. ... Split full season for Richard Childress with rookie Clint Bowyer. ... Ran 22 races and collected two wins, Las Vegas and the season finale at Homestead- Miami where he led 108 laps. ... Had 10 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. ... Six-race streak of top-10 finishes included three top fives. ... Led the point standings for four races at the start of the year.

2003 Finished 16th in series points. ... Won three races and captured five Busch Poles in 19 starts. ... That, combined with Johnny Sauter’s efforts in the No. 21 PayDay-sponsored entry, were good enough to win the car owner’s championship for Richard Childress,the first time in the Busch Series that the champion owner and driver came from different teams. ... Posted 12 top five and 18 top-10 finishes.2002: Finished 64th in series points. ... Competed in four races for RCR. ... Posted one top-10 effort, finishing sixth at Texas.

2001 Won the series championship. ... Earned the title by a 124-point margin over Jeff Green. ... Season was powered by five wins – his career high – five poles and an impressive 20 top-five finishes in 33 starts. ... Shared the series lead for victories with Greg Biffle. ... Wins at Gateway, IRP and Bristol came during a five-race span in which he never finished outside the top three. ... Led 18 races for a series-high 1,265 laps. ... Ranked second in series in poles. ... Never fell outside the top three in the championship throughout the entire season. ... Went 60 consecutive starts (March 18, 2000 - Nov. 3, 2001) without a DNF, eclipsing the long-standing series record established by Sam Ard. ... Drove for Richard Childress, who became first owner to win championships in all three of NASCAR’s national series. ... Also called upon by Childress to replace the late Dale Earnhardt

2000 Finished third in series points. ... Busch Series Raybestos Rookie of the Year.... Notched his first three career wins and 16 top-10 finishes overall. ... First win came at Gateway, in his 21st career start. ... Busch poles came at Bristol and Dover.

1999 Finished 134th in series points. ... Made first career start Oct. 23 at Rockingham, starting 24th and finishing 42nd.