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Clint Bowyer

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Clint Bowyer, a native of Emporia, Kansas, got his big break in 2004 when he got to share driving duties in the No. 21 Reese’s Chevrolet for Richard Childress Racing with former NASCAR Busch Series Champion Kevin Harvick. During that span, which lasted 17 races, he amassed a record of four top fives, 7 top-10s and one pole position.

Those impressive results led to a full time Busch Series ride in 2005. Once again, Bowyer impressed his bosses, finishing second in the championship on the back of two victories, 12 top fives and 22 top-10s.

The results not only earned him another full year of Busch Series competition in 2006, but also the full time role in the No. 07 Jack Daniel's Chevrolet in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series.

Under the tutelage of crew chief Gil Martin, Bowyer continued impressing in 2006 and finished the season 17th in the NEXTEL Cup standings. In the Busch Series, he finished the year in third place.

Prior to moving up the NASCAR ladder, Bowyer won the 2002 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Midwest Region championship with 10 victories and 18 top-five finishes in 19 starts in the NWRS Modified division at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kan. He also competed in 2003 in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Late Model and the NASCAR International Truck and Engine Corporation Midwest Series (formerly the RE/MAX Challenge Series). Bowyer rounded out his 2003 season by competing in two ARCA events in 2003, finishing second in his series debut at Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway in August.