Clint Bowyer

Clint Bowyer
Clint Bowyer
	Bowyer in 2019
Born	May 30, 1979 (age 45); Emporia, Kansas
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	160 lb (73 kg)
Achievements	2002 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Midwest Division Champion; 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion; 2011 Prelude to the Dream Winner; 2014, 2015 Sprint Showdown Winner
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series statistics
	541 races run over 16 years
Car #, team	No. 14 (Stewart-Haas Racing)
2020 Sprint Cup position	12th
Best Cup position	2nd (2012)
First race	2005 Subway Fresh 500 (Phoenix)
Last race	2020 Season Finale 500 (Phoenix)
First win	2007 Sylvania 300 (New Hampshire)
Last win	2018 FireKeepers Casino 400 (Michigan)
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series statistics
	14 races run over 6 years
2016 NCWTS position	84th
Best NCWTS position	42nd (2006)
First race	2006 Kroger 250 (Martinsville)
Last race	2016 Toyota Tundra 250 (Kansas)
First win	2006 Silverado 350K (Texas)
Last win	2011 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas)

Clint Bowyer (born May 30, 1979) is a retired American racing driver. He won the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship.^[1]

Career

Clint Bowyer started racing when he was five years old. When he was five, his main interest was motocross racing. In 2000, Bowyer won the Modified Championship at Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas. Bowyer also won the 2001 Modified championship at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas. Bowyer won the 2002 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Midwest Championship.

In 2003, Bowyer raced a full season in the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division Midwest Series. Bowyer was seen by Richard Childress after leading 47 laps and finishing second in a race at Nashville Superspeedway. Bowyer started racing in the NASCAR Sprint cup Series in 2006.^[2] He raced for Richard Childress Racing from 2006 until 2012,^[3] earning the team's 100th Sprint Cup Series win at Talladega Superspeedway in late 2011.^[4]

At the end of 2011 Bowyer left Richard Childress Racing and joined Michael Waltrip Racing. He drove for Waltrip from the 2012 season^[5] to the 2015 season. Bowyer then drove for HScott Motorsports in 2016 and joined Stewart-Haas Racing in 2017. During the 2020 NASCAR season, Bowyer said he would retire from racing. In 2021, Bowyer will be working for FOX Sports to help broadcast NASCAR races. ^[6]

Clint Bowyer's No. 2 ACDelco Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Bowyer at the 2007 Sharpie 500
Bowyer's 2007 car.
Shot by The Daredevil at Daytona during Speedweeks 2008Clint Bowyer Jack Daniels Chevy Impala
Bowyer's 2010 car at Sonoma Raceway
Bowyer at the 2011 Coca-Cola 600
Bowyer's No. 15 during the 2012 Kobalt Tools 400
Bowyer at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in 2014
Bowyer on pit road at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in 2015
Bowyer's 2016 car at Daytona International Speedway