Clint Bowyer

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

## 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. He raced for Richard Childress Racing from 2006 until 2012, earning the team's 100th Sprint Cup Series win at Talladega Superspeedway in late 2011.

At the end of 2011 Bowyer left Richard Childress Racing and joined Michael Waltrip Racing. He drove for Waltrip from the 2012 season 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.

## Other websites

- Official site
- Sprint Cup driver page at NASCAR.com
- Career statistics at racing-reference.info
- The Hartford Racing Team’s Clint Bowyer profile - Official site

## Infobox (nascar driver)

- **name**: Clint Bowyer
- **image**: File:Clint bowyer (48070042727).jpg
- **caption**: Bowyer in 2019
- **birth name**: Clinton Edward Bowyer
- **birth place**: Emporia, Kansas
- **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
- **total cup races**: 541
- **years in cup**: 16
- **cup car team**: No. 14 (Stewart-Haas Racing)
- **prev cup pos**: 12th
- **previous year**: 2020
- **best cup pos**: 2nd (2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2012)
- **first cup race**: 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, 2005 Subway Fresh 500 (Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix)
- **last cup race**: 2020 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, 2020 Season Finale 500 (Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix)
- **first cup win**: 2007 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series, 2007 2007 Sylvania 300, Sylvania 300 (New Hampshire International Speedway, New Hampshire)
- **last cup win**: 2018 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2018 2018 FireKeepers Casino 400, FireKeepers Casino 400  (Michigan International Speedway, Michigan)
- **cup wins**: 10
- **cup top tens**: 226
- **cup poles**: 4
- **total busch races**: 181
- **years in busch**: 9
- **prev busch pos**: 104th
- **prev busch year**: 2016
- **best busch pos**: 1st (2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2008)
- **first busch race**: 2004 NASCAR Busch Series, 2004 O'Reilly 300 (Texas Motor Speedway, Texas)
- **last busch race**: 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series, 2016 Drive for Safety 300 (Chicagoland Speedway, Chicagoland)
- **first busch win**: 2005 NASCAR Busch Series, 2005 Federated Auto Parts 300 (Nashville Superspeedway, Nashville)
- **last busch win**: 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series, 2009 Dover 200 (fall race), Dover 200 (Dover International Speedway, Dover)
- **busch wins**: 8
- **busch top tens**: 116
- **busch poles**: 9
- **total truck races**: 14
- **years in truck**: 6
- **prev truck pos**: 84th
- **prev truck year**: 2016
- **best truck pos**: 42nd (2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 2006)
- **first truck race**: 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 2006 Kroger 250 (Martinsville Speedway, Martinsville)
- **last truck race**: 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, 2016 Toyota Tundra 250 (Kansas Speedway, Kansas)
- **first truck win**: 2006 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 2006 Silverado 350K (Texas Motor Speedway, Texas)
- **last truck win**: 2011 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, 2011 O'Reilly Auto Parts 250 (Kansas Speedway, Kansas)
- **truck wins**: 3
- **truck top tens**: 10
- **truck poles**: 2
- **updated**: December 20, 2020