Clint Bowyer ends Nationwide Series drought for Richard Childress Racing

By Lee Montgomery - Associate Editor
Friday, July 03, 2009
Richard Childress Racing's Clint Bowyer won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

Richard Childress Racing's Clint Bowyer won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.

David Griffin
NASCAR Scene

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Richard Childress Racing has had a difficult season in 2009, but driver Clint Bowyer was able to celebrate Friday night by winning the Subway Jalapeno 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway.
 
RCR has not won in Sprint Cup this season and hasn’t won in the Nationwide Series since March 2008, when former driver Scott Wimmer went to victory lane at Nashville Superspeedway.
 
But Bowyer was the dominant car at Daytona, holding off fellow Sprint Cup drivers Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards on a restart for a green-white-checkered finish. The restart was double file for lead-lap cars, the first time NASCAR has used the new double-file restart rule in the series.
 
Bowyer chose the inside line for the final restart, and Busch pushed him ahead of second-place Edwards as the field headed into Turn 1.
 
By the time Bowyer took the white flag, he was ahead of Busch as several cars crashed off Turn 4, causing the field to be frozen and giving Bowyer his seventh career victory and his first in a restrictor-plate race.
 
Busch finished second for Joe Gibbs Racing and extended his series point lead to 172 over Roush Fenway Racing’s Edwards, who finished third.
 
Busch’s teammate, Joey Logano, was fourth, with Braun Racing’s Kasey Kahne fifth.
 
Sixth through 10th were Brad Keselowski (JR Motorsports), Brian Vickers (Braun), Justin Allgaier (Penske Racing), David Ragan (Roush Fenway) and Kevin Harvick (Kevin Harvick Inc.)
 
Bowyer won the pole earlier Friday and led three times for 48 laps, twice as many as any other driver.

Mentioned Drivers: Clint Bowyer

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  1. 1
    darceesams said:
    Jul 3, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    I though Brad Keselowski came in 5th. Not Kasey Kahne, Everyone is either A. not looking at the finishing order. or B. Thinking Brad is Kasey and vise Versa. Can we please Clarify this?

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    darceesams said:
    Jul 3, 2009 at 10:16 PM

    I thought Brad Keselowski came in 5th. Not Kasey Kahne, Everyone is either A. not looking at the finishing order. or B. Thinking Brad is Kasey and vise Versa. Can we please Clarify this?

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    darceesams said:
    Jul 3, 2009 at 10:19 PM

    sorry about the multiple posts, I didn't see it post the first time.

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    gwen_susie388 said:
    Jul 3, 2009 at 10:26 PM

    Congratulations to Bowyer on his win!! On the unofficial board they had Brad finished 7th I think and then the article says 6th. I had left the room...so I'm not sure.

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    NickDizzle7 said:
    Jul 3, 2009 at 10:39 PM

    Another snoozefest Nationwide race at Daytona. Oh well, at least Kyle Busch didn't win. But something tells me he wasn't trying anyway. And really, WHAT IS WRONG WITH DALE JR!?!? He Just can't win in these N-wide Plate races anymore. It's almost sad to watch.

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    dale-jr-is-the-greatest-driver-alive said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 7:24 AM

    nick you a dummy HE GOT WRECKED didnt you see the WHOLE race i mean seriously why do they let non intelligent people like nickdizle7 post on here

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    gwen_susie388 said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 7:56 AM

    He had an incident coming out of his pits too. Someone pulled in their stall as Earnhardt was pulling out. But he was well on his way back to the front until he got caught up in that wreck. Calm down Dale-JR-is-the....... you are beginning to sound like someone you and I know, but we both like him, even if we don't agree with him all the time. (Just kidding) lol There is another race tonight! GO JR. GO!!!!

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    gwen_susie388 said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 8:09 AM

    I'm sorry, I was commenting to someone. I didn't mean to take anything away from Clint's win! Congratulation's to Clint again! I was really pulling for Clint there at the end!!

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    NickDizzle7 said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 9:04 AM

    Yeah dude, i'm not "non intelligent" as you say. Everyone has a right to post their opinion. I know he got wrecked, and I do like Dale Jr.....I just hate to see him epic fail now when he used to dominate these races not too many years ago. I just hope he does well tonight.

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    gthom56978 said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    Lets just wait and see. Junior will survive. Whatever might be on his mind or whatever problem might occur, He will survive......go dalejr.

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    Werner said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    #1...the finishing order was determined from that last scoring loop when the yellow came out...not how they came across the line...we've seen confusion on this in the past...they got it right...

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    dale3fan638 said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 2:15 PM

    Way to go, Clint. You got the pole, dominated the race, and won. Emporia is proud of you!

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    jconk said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    Yeah, Clint.

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    andee anderson said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 5:55 PM

    I am tired of seeing races called before they cross the finish line.It is too bad when those back-markers are unable to run even one lap after a restart.

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    SS396Chevelle said:
    Jul 4, 2009 at 7:12 PM

    Werner I believe that is why Kyle Busch won last years race as he was a head at the scoring loop and not when the caution actually came out. Correct me if I was wrong.

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    Werner said:
    Jul 5, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    SS396...sometimes it's hard to figure out what NASCAR actualy does..i guess it's what ever is easiest for them, but i believe you're right...the last loop they passed......lol

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    4-DA-88 said:
    Jul 6, 2009 at 10:17 PM

    Woohoo for Clint.

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