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NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600
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Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979, in Emporia, Kansas)
is an American NASCAR driver. He currently pilots
the #07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the
NEXTEL Cup Series and the #2 BB&T Chevrolet Monte
Carlo in the Busch Series, both for Richard
Childress Racing. He also drives the #2 Chevrolet
Silverado for Kevin Harvick Incorporated in the
Craftsman Truck Series.
Bowyer began racing at the age of five in motocross.
He went on to capture over 200 wins and numerous
championships over the next eight years. In 1996, he
began racing street stocks at Thunderhill Speedway
in Mayetta, Kansas, and won the Modified
championship there in 2000. Bowyer racked up 18 wins
and 32 top-five finishes on his way to capturing the
2001 Modified championships at Lakeside Speedway in
Kansas City, Kansas and Heartland Park Topeka. In
2002, he began racing in the NASCAR Weekly Racing
Series, posting 9 poles, 12 wins and 32 top-five
finishes en route to a second place finish in the
NASCAR Weekly Racing Series national point
standings. He was also crowned the 2002 NASCAR
Weekly Racing Series Midwest Champion after another
Modified championship at Lakeside Speedway and a
Late Model championship at the famed I-70 Speedway
in Odessa, MO, his first attempt at racing on
asphalt.
In 2003, Bowyer raced a full season in the NASCAR
AutoZone Elite Division Midwest Series, scoring one
top-ten finish in 11 starts. He also would make his
first ARCA starts in 2003, and caught the eye of
legendary car owner Richard Childress after leading
47 laps and finishing second in his debut at
Nashville Superspeedway.
