Event/Date: Best Buy 400 benefitting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks – June 1, 2008
Venue: Dover International Speedway – Dover, Del.

• NOTES:

· This Week’s DIRECTV Chevrolet at Dover International Speedway … Clint Bowyer will pilot Chassis No. 192 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This is the same Chevrolet Impala SS Bowyer raced to a 15th-place finish three weeks ago at Darlington Raceway and to a third-place finish in March at Bristol Motor Speedway. Built new for 2007, this is the same car Bowyer raced eight times last season. Mr. Jack’s Crew unloaded this car in both races at Bristol last year (St. 18, Fn. 8 – St. 15, Fn. 3). Chassis No. 192 also saw action last spring at Martinsville (St. 21, Fn. 11), Phoenix (St. 12, Fn. 22), Darlington (St. 1, Fn. 9), twice at Dover (St. 15, Fn. 8 – St. 42, Fn. 12) and last July at New Hampshire (St. 20, Fn. 37). In eight races in 2007, this car recorded an 18th-place starting average and a 13.75 average finish. Over that same span, Bowyer recorded one pole, one top-five and four top-10 finishes.

· Dialed in at Dover with DIRECTV … This weekend, Bowyer’s No. 07 Chevy will feature a blue and white DIRECTV paint scheme. DIRECTV, Inc. (NASDAQ:DTV - News), the nation’s leading satellite television service provider, presents the finest television experience available to more than 16.8 million customers in the United States and is leading the HD revolution with 95 national HD channels – more quality HD channels than any other television provider. Each day, DIRECTV subscribers enjoy access to over 265 channels of 100 percent digital picture and sound, exclusive programming, industry-leading customer satisfaction , which has surpassed cable for seven years running, and superior technologies that include advanced DVR and HD-DVR services and the most state-of-the-art interactive sports packages available anywhere. For the most up-to-date information on DIRECTV, please visit DIRECTV.com. Jack Daniel’s, Bowyer’s traditional primary sponsor, will be featured on the car’s deck lid and lower-rear quarter panels.

· Spin to Win with DIRECTV … DIRECTV will strategically place four Mobile Pit Boxes throughout Dover’s concourse and display area for fans to enjoy a free preview of NASCAR HotPass™ Only on DIRECTV. At the Mobile Pit Boxes, fans also have the opportunity to play DIRECTV’s Spin to Win game. With one spin of the prize wheel, fans will win one of five great prizes: a DIRECTV Hat, a DIRECTV Diecast Replica Car, a free Fanview rental for the weekend, an exclusive DIRECTV offer, or the chance for an instant seat upgrade to the DIRECTV Zone. Winner’s who are upgraded to the DIRECTV Zone will enjoy a bird’s-eye view of the track, complete with catering and watch NASCAR HotPass™ Only on DIRECTV on one of nine flat screen High Definition TVs.

• Loop Data Highlights …

o Laps Led … According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Bowyer is eighth in the Laps Led category after spending 150 circuits on top of the scoreboard.

o Laps in the Top 15 … At the same time, Bowyer has spent 2,495 laps (61.4 percent) racing inside the top 15. That ranks him 11th among the 52 drivers graded by NASCAR.

o Percentage of Laps Run on the Lead Lap … After finishing two laps down last weekend at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Bowyer fell from fourth to 13th in the Percentage of Laps Run on the Lead Lap category having raced on the lead lap for 3,270 of the 4,064 laps (80.46 percent) run this season.

o Average Running Position … Bowyer is ranked 15th in the Average Running Position category. His average position over the first 12 races is 16.459. That statistic is derived from the sum of his position on each lap divided by the number of laps run in each race.

o Driver Rating … Meanwhile, he enjoys an 85.1 Driver Rating. 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. The Driver Rating number is used pre-race as a prediction tool and post-race as a performance evaluator.

· Last Weekend in the Queen City … In last weekend’s Coca-Cola 600, Bowyer fell victim to debris on the race track and had to pit early under green-flag conditions so his team could clean the grill. The untimely trip to pit lane cost Bowyer and company two laps. He went on to finish 25th.

· Birthday Boy ... Bowyer will celebrate his 29th birthday on Friday, May 30.

· After 12 … In the season’s first 12 races, Bowyer has notched one win, three top-five and seven top-10 finishes. The 28-year-old driver has logged a 22.8 starting average and a sturdy 12.7 finishing average. He has completed 4,060 of the 4,064 (99.90 percent) total laps run this season and sits fifth in the Sprint Cup Series championship point standings.

· RCR at Dover … RCR team owner Richard Childress has earned four wins at Dover International Speedway, the latest coming last September when Jeff Burton drove the No. 31 Chevy to Victory Lane in the Dover 400. The other three wins came with Dale Earnhardt, who won both events at the “Monster Mile” in 1989 and the spring race in 1993. Additionally, RCR has earned one pole, 20 top-five and 36 top-10 finishes at the high-banked concrete oval. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, contributed three of those top 10s from 1976-1980.

· Testing, Testing … Bowyer and RCR’s No. 07 team will test at Pocono Raceway on Tuesday, May 27 and Wednesday, May 28 in preparation for the upcoming Pocono 500. The test is the sixth of seven allowed under NASCAR’s 2008 testing policy. The remaining test available to teams in NASCAR’s top division is scheduled to be conducted at Lowe’s Motor Speedway September 23-24.

· Keep on Rolling … Bowyer has been running at the end of every race dating back to Phoenix in November 2006, a streak of 47 races. The only other driver running at the end of more consecutive races is Bowyer’s RCR teammate Kevin Harvick who owns a streak of 56 events without a DNF (did not finish).

· Catching Up With Clint … Bowyer will meet with the gathered press outside the No. 07 transporter inside the Sprint Cup Series garage area Friday, May 30 at 11 a.m.

· Double Duty at Dover Downs … In addition to his duties behind the wheel of the DIRECTV Chevrolet, Bowyer returns to the seat of the No. 2 BB&T Chevy Monte Carlo SS for this weekend’s NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the “Monster Mile.” Live coverage of the Helluva Good! 200 from Dover International Speedway will take the green flag Saturday, May 31 at 2:30 p.m. EDT. The race will be televised live on ESPN2 and broadcast from coast to coast on MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for round 14 of the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship will be televised live on ESPN2 the same day at 10:30 a.m. EDT. MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio will broadcast qualifying updates live.

· Up to Speed … Flag-to-flag coverage of the Best Buy 400 benefitting Student Clubs for Autism Speaks will take the green flag Sunday, June 1 beginning at 1:30 p.m. EDT. The race will be televised live on FOX and broadcast on MRN and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 13th points-paying race on the 2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule will be telecast live on SPEED Friday, May 30 beginning at 3 p.m. EDT.

• CLINT BOWYER QUOTES

Dover seems like a track that fits your driving style. Is it a race track where you’re able to control your own destiny a little more than some of the other tracks the Sprint Cup Series visits?

“Dover is one of those tracks where you want to win. At some of these mile-and-a-half tracks, you’re only as good as the equipment and you really don’t have much of a say so. At places like Bristol, Dover, Daytona and Talladega, you have to make things happen. If the car isn’t handing, you can pick up your end of the deal and make something happen. I won the Nationwide race at Dover the last time I ran it and I want to get a Sprint Cup win as well.”

You raced the new-style car twice at Dover last year. How did it react?

“The car raced well. We were a top-three car last fall but got caught up in the incident with Denny (Hamlin) and Kyle Petty. Our car was fast in both races at Dover last year so, hopefully, we can back that up.”

Was it tough transitioning to the new car at Dover last season?

“We adapted fairly well. We definitely had to work on our shock travels because this car really limits your travels but I have all the confidence in Gil (crew chief Gil Martin) and all the guys on the DIRECTV Chevrolet to make it happen. You have to be careful so you aren’t slamming the front end on the ground when you’re going around the track. You can’t have the splitter on the race track. The smoother you make that transition of travel, the better of you are.”