Clint Bowyer  
Driver No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS
NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series

> Personal Statistics

Date of Birth: May 30, 1979 --  Hometown: Emporia, Kan. 
Resides: Clemmons, N.C. --  

> Career Highlights

• Named driver of No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS for the 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series season. Earned four top-five and 11 top-10 finishes en route to a runner-up finish in the Raybestos Rookie of the Year standings. Recorded a career-best third-place finish Labor Day weekend at California Speedway and wrapped up his rookie season 17th in the final NEXTEL Cup championship points 
  
  
• Rolled to a third-place finish in the 2006 NASCAR Busch Series (NBS) championship point tally on the strength of one win, two poles, 12 top-five and 17 top-10 finishes in RCR’s No. 2 ACDelco Chevrolet 
  
  
• Earned two wins, two poles, 12 top-five and 22 top-10 finishes while driving RCR’s No. 2 Chevy to a runner-up finish in the 2005 NBS championship points 
  
  
• Made NASCAR NEXTEL Cup debut April 23, 2005, at Phoenix International Raceway -started 25th and finished 22nd driving RCR’s No. 33 Sylvania Chevrolet
  
  
• Spent 2004 sharing driving duties with Kevin Harvick in RCR’s No. 21 Reese’s Chevrolet in the NBS. In 17 starts, Bowyer earned one pole, four top-five and seven top-10 finishes. Also made one NBS start for Andy Petree Racing and two starts for Kevin Harvick Inc. 
  
  
• Won first career NBS pole April 24, 2004, at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway in third career start 
  
  
• Made two NASCAR AutoZone West Series starts in 2004 for Bill McAnally Racing, winning the pole and notching a second-place finish May 1 at California Speedway 
  
  
• Made two Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) starts in 2003 and caught Childress’ eye after leading 47 laps on the way to a second-place finish in his ARCA Series debut at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway 
  
  
• Raced a full schedule in NASCAR’s AutoZone Elite Division Midwest Series in 2003. In 11 starts, Bowyer earned one top-10 finish and posted a 14.4 finishing average 
  
  
• Earned 2002 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series (NWRS) Midwest championship following a second Modified championship at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan., and a Late Model crown at 1-70 Speedway in Odessa, Mo. 
  
  
• Finished second in 2002 NWRS national point standings after posting 12 wins, nine poles and 32 top-five finishes 
  
  
• Racked up 18 wins and 32 top fives in 40 starts en route to the 2001 Modified championships at Lakeside Speedway and Heartland Park Topeka (Kan.) 
  
  
• Won 2000 Modified championship at Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kan., and finished second in the Modified points at Lakeside Speedway 
  
  
• Made the transition to four wheels in 1996 racing street stocks at Thunderhill Speedway
  
  
• Began racng motocross in 1985 at age five, collecting over 200 wins and a variety of championships spanning the next eight years

 

 

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