Event/Date: Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola - July 3, 2009
Venue: Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Fla.

• This Weekend's Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Express Chevrolet Impala SS at Daytona International Speedway ... Clint Bowyer will pilot Chassis No. 049 from the Richard Childress Racing Nationwide Series stable in this weekend's Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola. This is the same chassis Bowyer started and finished third in during the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series opener at Daytona. He also piloted this Chevrolet twice in 2008, in the season opener at Daytona and at Talladega. In both races, the former No. 2 racer finished 25th after being involved in accidents.

• Statistically Speaking ...
  • Qualifying with No Restrictions ... Bowyer has a sixth-place average starting position at restrictor-plate races (Daytona and Talladega). He has one pole (Talladega – April 2004). The 2007 season-opener at Daytona marked the only time that Bowyer failed to start in the top 10 at a restrictor-plate event, where he qualified 26th.

  • Bowyer's Restrictor-Plate Credentials ... Bowyer, the reigning 2008 NNS champion, has made 15 starts in restrictor-plate races. In those starts, he has earned seven top-five and eight top-10 finishes that goes along with a 12.1 average finish. He has completed 97.7 percent (1685 of 1725) of the laps contested and has led 85 laps.

  • Bringing it Home ... The Emporia, Kan., driver has been running at the end of all nine NNS events he has started at Daytona and has finished on the lead lap in seven of those (Feb.16, 2008 being the only time he failed to do so when he finished one lap down.) RCR's NNS cars have been running at the end of 38 out of 39 races they started at Daytona (RCR's No.21 piloted by Jeff Burton lost an engine in 2006's season opener.)

  • RCR at Daytona ... In 38 career NNS starts at the "World Center of Racing," RCR-prepared Chevrolets have earned two wins (Dale Earnhardt Jr. – February 2002 and Kevin Harvick – July 2005), 19-top five and 20 top-10 finishes and have led 313 laps of competition. Also, the Welcome, N.C., -based organization has a 10.3 average starting spot, a 10.1 average finish and have completed 99.0 percent (4249 of 4290) of the laps contested in those starts.

• Race Rewind ... Bowyer and the Holiday Inn Racing team overcame a mid-race mishap to finish 14th in last weekend's Camping World RV Sales 200 presented by Turtle Wax at New Hampshire. The solid finish helped the No. 29 team maintain ninth position in the NNS owners' standings.

• 'Three Wide for the Name on the Ride' ... Only one race remains to determine which of the three Holiday Inn Racing drivers, Bowyer, Burton, and Stephen Leicht, will have their name above the door of the No. 29 Chevrolet for the remainder of the season. The driver with the most wins, or best average finish, following this weekend's Daytona International Speedway event will win the internal wager.
  • Advantage Bowyer ... Bowyer, who currently leads the competition with a 10.8 average finish, will pilot RCR's No. 29 Chevrolet in the final race of the competition. He needs to finish 24th or better to earn the naming rights. .
  • Burton Chasing ... The 27-time NNS winner has earned a 13.1 average finishing position in his seven starts during the competition but is still in the running if Bowyer should falter this weekend.
  • Leicht ... The Asheville, N.C., native earned a modest 14th-place average finish over his four races in the Holiday Inn Chevrolet during the competition.

• Dixie Land Sweepstakes ... Dixie Stampede, an associate sponsor on RCR's No. 29 Nationwide Series Chevrolet, has teamed up with Holiday Inn to give away a fun-filled weekend for one lucky fan and their guest, centered around Bristol Motor Speedway's August events. The winner and their guest will receive a free two-night stay at the Pigeon Forge, Tenn., Holiday Inn on August 19th and 20th, two tickets to Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner Attraction and two tickets to Dollywood. They will also receive RV accommodations (provided by Tennessee RV Sales & Service) at Bristol Motor Speedway for August 21st and 22nd, two pit passes and race tickets to the Nationwide Series Food City 250 on Friday, August 21st and two race tickets to the Sprint Cup Series Sharpie 500 on Saturday, August 22nd. For more details or to enter to win, please visit www.dixiestampede.com or submit your entry by mail to Dixie Stampede, Attn: Sweepstakes, P.O. Box 58, Pigeon Forge, Tenn., 37868. All entries must by received by July 31, 2009 in order to qualify.

• Double Duty Wheeling ... In addition to his NNS duties, Bowyer will pilot the No. 33 Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet Impala SS in Saturday night's NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona. The 18th point-paying race on the NSCS schedule will be televised live on TNT beginning at 6:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The race will also be broadcast on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

• Race Broadcast Information ... The Subway Jalapeno 250 powered by Coca-Cola will be televised live on ESPN on Friday, July 3 beginning at 7:30 p.m. EDT. MRN and Sirius XM Satellite Radio will begin their live coverage at 7:15 p.m. EDT. Qualifying for the 17th event of the 2009 NNS season will air on the same day beginning at 4 p.m. EDT on ESPN2. MRN and Sirius XM Satellite Radio will also broadcast live updates of time trials.

Kyle Busch has seemed to dominate the Nationwide Series this year. Is that the guy this Holiday Inn Racing team is chasing?
"Everyone is chasing Kyle and, actually, both Joe Gibbs (Racing) cars. They have done their homework and they have their equipment where it needs to be right now. At RCR, we had similar dominance with our Chevrolets for three or four years. (Kevin) Harvick, (Jeff) Burton, and I won a lot of races and had a ton of fun, but Gibbs has seemed to raise the bar even higher and we're all chasing them now."