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Clint Bowyer Biography
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Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas) is a NASCAR driver. He currently pilots the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the NEXTEL Cup Series,the #2 BB&T Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the Busch Series, both for Richard Childress Racing, and thte #2 Chevrolet Silverado for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in the Craftsman Truck Series.
Early career
Bowyer began racing at the age of five in motocross racing. He would win over two hundred races in the duration eight season and collected numerous championships. In 1996, he began racing street stocks at Thunderhill Racing, and won the Modified championship there in 2000. In 2001, he competed at Lakeland Speedway and Heartland Park Topeka, winning modified championships at both tracks. In 2002, he began racing in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series, finishing second in the overall series and winning the Midwest Division Championship.
In 2003, Bowyer began racing asphalt, and after second in his ARCA RE/MAX Series debut, he was contacted by Richard Childress to drive for his race team.
NASCAR career
In 2004, Bowyer shared seat time in the #21 Reese's Chevrolet with Kevin Harvick, driving in half of the 34 races that year. He had 1 pole and 7 top tens, and attained a season-high 3rd place finish in the Federated Auto Parts 300, a Nashville Superspeedway race in June. Bowyer's first full season was in 2005, replacing Ron Hornaday in the #2 ACDelco Chevrolet. He won two poles and two races en route to a second place finish to repeat-champion Martin Truex Jr., losing only by 68 points
Bowyer made his NEXTEL cup debut in the Sylvania-sponsored #33 Chevy on April 23, 2005, during the Subway Fresh 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. He finished 22nd as the first car one lap down. During his successful season in the Busch Series, Richard Childress Racing announced on October 15, 2005, that Bowyer would race the #07 Chevrolet full time in the NEXTEL Cup series, replacing Dave Blaney in the 2006 season.
Bowyer began his rookie season with three top-fifteen finishes and had a total of eleven top-tens that season, his best finish a 3rd at California Speedway. He finished 68 points behind Denny Hamlin for NASCAR Rookie of the Year honors. He also continued to drive the #2 in the Busch Series full-time, winning once and finishing 3rd in points. Bowyer won his first Craftsman Truck Series Truck Series race in the #46 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet fielded by Morgan-Dollar Motorsports at Texas Motor Speedway on November 3, 2006, in his third career start.
In 2007, Clint Bowyer will run in the Busch Series with BB&T sponsorship, but will not run the full schedule. He also will drive part-time in the Truck Series for Kevin Harvick.
source: wikipedia.org
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