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Richard Childress Racing's Clint Bowyer showing familiar form in recent races
By SceneDaily Staff
Sunday, November 15, 2009
AVONDALE, Ariz. – The Clint Bowyer of the late 2009 season is slowly starting to resemble the Clint Bowyer of early 2009.
That driver was a consistent top-10 performer in NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Series, netting four top-10s in the season’s opening six races.
Now after a tough middle part of the season, Bowyer appears to be back in strong form.
The latest evidence came in Sunday’s Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 at Phoenix International Raceway, where he finished seventh to earn his second straight top-10 and sixth in 10 races. That was second to teammate Jeff Burton among Richard Childress Racing drivers.
“It was a good run for our [team],” the RCR driver said. “We are still a little bit off here, but it is a huge step in the right direction.
“We just have to keep plugging away."
Bowyer, who missed NASCAR’s Chase For The Sprint Cup, remained 15th in the standings heading into next Sunday’s season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
“We are getting there; we’re running out of time though,” said Bowyer, who qualified for NASCAR’s 10-race playoff in 2007 and 2008. “There is only one race left.
“All in all it was a good day for us.”
Mentioned Drivers: Clint Bowyer
2009 Sprint Cup Race for the Chase Standings
Driver Standings after the Checker O'Reilly Auto Parts 500
| 1 | Jimmie Johnson | 6492 |
| 2 | Mark Martin | -108 |
| 3 | Jeff Gordon | -169 |
| 4 | Kurt Busch | -211 |
| 5 | Tony Stewart | -285 |
| 6 | Juan Pablo Montoya | -289 |
| 7 | Greg Biffle | -321 |
| 8 | Denny Hamlin | -352 |
| 9 | Ryan Newman | -411 |
| 10 | Kasey Kahne | -476 |
| 11 | Carl Edwards | -520 |
| 12 | Brian Vickers | -666 |
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b48orr said:
Nov 16, 2009 at 9:04 AMThese guys will be back in 2010, Bowyer wants to win too bad. And just look at how the 31 team ran at phoenix. RCR is starting to figure it out. I just hope they dont get to this point and the the other teams hit on something over the winter leaving them behind once again.
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Nov 16, 2009 at 4:14 PMWould love to see both Bowyer and Burton in the Chase next year. Bowyer is my husband's favorite driver, and he's been really bummed about him not being in the Chase this year.
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Nov 16, 2009 at 4:26 PMI was bummed about him missing the chase but it is a first year team and they have done a good job so far. Look out next year because here comes Bowyer!!!!!!!!!
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Nov 16, 2009 at 9:24 PMYou just gotta love Clint's attitude. I hope he gets it done next year, he sure is deserving. Best of luck to you Clint. Hope the 48 is a wreck every week. They have it comming good!!!
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