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07 Clint Bowyer

 
  • POLES

    0
  • WINS

    1
  • RANK

    13
  • POINTS

    2256
  • BEHIND

    -625
 

Clint Bowyer is coming off a breakout season in which he won his first Cup race and finished third in the point standings in his second year of Cup competition. He’ll compete full time in both the Sprint Cup and Nationwide series this season.

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

Driver Details

  • Ht: 72     Wt: 165
  • Born: 05/30/1979
  • Hometown: Emporia, Kansas

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2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season Summary
Starts Poles Rank Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points Winnings
19 0 13 1 4 9 2256 2,542,720

Year-by-Year Sprint Cup Series Recap

  • 2007 Finished third in series points in sophomore season … Won his first career race in September at New Hampshire International Speedway as well as five top-five and 17 top-10 finishes ... led 378 laps in 13 races.

  • 2006 Finished 17th in series points in rookie season … Earned four top-five and 11 top-10 finishes as RCR teammates each made the Chase For The Nextel Cup … Earned a top finish of third at California Speedway in September … Bowyer led a lap in eight races.

  • 2005 Finished 69th in series points, having run one race, at Phoenix in April where he started 25th and finished 22nd. ... Amid a runnerup season in the Busch Series championship standings, Bowyer and car owner Richard Childress announced plans in October for a move into Nextel Cup in 2006.