Clint Bowyer - No. 2 Camping World 
Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS

Event Preview Fact Sheet - Event/Date: Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 – April 11, 2008
Venue: Phoenix International Raceway – Avondale, Ariz.

• NOTES:

* This Week’s Camping World Chevrolet at Phoenix International Raceway … Clint Bowyer will pilot Chassis No. 069 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) stable. Built new for 2007, this is the same Camping World Chevy that took the checkered flag in last year’s Bashas’ Supermarket 200. Bowyer also won with this car last May at Richmond International Raceway. The Emporia, Kan., native also raced this car last July at New Hampshire Motor Speedway (St. 3 – Fn. 6). The same car also saw action in September at Richmond (St. 11 – Fn. 33) and again in November at Phoenix International Raceway (St. 1 – Fn. 3). All told, Chassis No. 069 has logged two wins, one pole, three top-five and four top-10 finishes.

* Counting on Camping World … For the second week in a row, Bowyer’s No. 2 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS will feature a blue and gold Camping World paint scheme. Winegard, a leading manufacturer of mobile television reception products based in Burlington, Iowa, will be showcased on the car’s hood while Camping World will adorn the rear quarter and TV panels. BB&T, Bowyer’s traditional sponsor in Nationwide Series competition, will be displayed on the lower-rear quarter panels and will return to its usual primary sponsor position next weekend in Mexico City. 

* Phoenix Facts … In six NASCAR Nationwide Series starts at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR) Bowyer has notched one win, one pole and four top-five finishes. At the same time, the defending winner of the Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 has finished on the lead lap in all six starts and boasts an impressive 7.3 finishing average at the uniquely-shaped race track. Meanwhile, the NNS points leader has led 214 laps at the flat, one-mile race track situated in the foothills of Arizona’s Estrella Mountains. 

* Points Check … Following his third-place finish last weekend at Texas Motor Speedway, Bowyer extended his points lead to 57 markers over defending champion Carl Edwards. He leads third-place David Reutimann by 120 points, David Ragan by 134 and enjoys a 159-point advantage over Kyle Busch in fifth. 

* In the Loop at PIR … o This Week’s Highlight … According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Bowyer is ranked third and only trails RCR teammate Kevin Harvick and Edwards in the Laps in the Top 15 category. The six-time NNS winner has spent 1,022 of the 1,212 laps run over his six starts at PIR (84.3 percent) racing in the top 15. 

That’s ARP – Not AARP … Bowyer is ranked sixth in the Average Running Position (ARP) category with an 8.091ARP. That statistic is derived from taking the sum of his position on each lap divided by the number of laps run in each race. 

Rating the Driver … The 2005 NNS championship runner-up enjoys a solid 112.0 average Driver Rating over his six starts at PIR. The Driver Rating is a formula that combines the following categories: wins, top-15 finishes, average running position while on the lead lap, average speed under green, fastest lap, most laps led and lead-lap finishes. The maximum a driver can earn in each race is 150 points. 

* RCR Busch Cars at Phoenix … In 25 previous Nationwide Series starts at PIR, RCR has posted two poles (Kevin Harvick, November 2003 and Bowyer, November 2007), two wins (Harvick, April 2006 and Bowyer, April 2007), 14 top-five and 15 top-10 finishes. RCR cars have also led 402 laps. 

* Rock Chalk Jayhawk … Bowyer, a native of Emporia, Kan., watched his beloved Kansas Jayhawks win the NCAA Men’s Basketball National Championship from a local eatery near his North Carolina home on Monday night. Bowyer picked the Jayhawks to go all the way in his bracket and also picked all four No. 1 seeds to reach the Final Four.

* Seven Races, Two Wins … In seven NNS races this season, RCR-prepared Nationwide Series entries, have notched two wins (Bowyer – Bristol, Scott Wimmer – Nashville), nine top-five and 12 top-10 finishes. RCR cars have also led 268 of the 1,266 (21.2 percent) total laps run this season. 

* Meet the Press … Bowyer will be available in the PIR infield media center Thursday, April 10 at 1:50 p.m. to field questions from the gathered media. 

* Double Down on the Desert Mile … Following his duties in the Camping World Chevrolet, Bowyer will turn his attention to the DIRECTV Chevy Impala SS for Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The Subway Fresh Fit 500 from Phoenix International Raceway will take the green flag Saturday, April12 at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The race will be televised live on FOX beginning at 8 p.m. EDT and broadcast worldwide on the Motor Racing Network (MRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the eighth event on the 36-race NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule will be televised live on SPEED Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. EDT. MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio will provide qualifying updates live. 

* Up to Speed … The Bashas’ Supermarkets 200 will be televised live on ESPN2 Friday, April 11 beginning at 9:30 p.m. EDT. The race will also be broadcast live on MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the eighth of 35 races on the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule will be televised live on SPEED the same day beginning at 5 p.m. EDT.

• CLINT BOWYER QUOTES

You had a great year at Phoenix in 2007. You started second and won the first race – won the pole, led a bunch of laps, probably should have won the second race and ended up third. Those were two really solid races for you.

“Phoenix is a fun race track and I really enjoy racing there. I think Phoenix is the way tracks are supposed to be. It’s tight in one and two but three and four is a big sweeping corner. Both ends of the race track are completely different. It’s just a lot of fun to race on. You can pass and make things happen there. We’ve obviously had good handling race cars and that goes a long way. You kind of control your destiny at a place like Phoenix.”

Is Phoenix a race track you circle on the calendar knowing you should run well there?

“That’s what’s exciting about driving RCR cars. I know we’ve got Nationwide cars that are capable of winning week in and week out, its just up to us what we do with them.”