CLINT BOWYER
Double-Duty First for Bowyer in Indianapolis
HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. (August 1, 2006) – ACDelco driver Clint Bowyer will be pulling double-duty again this weekend, just as he has done the entire 2006 race season. This weekend’s venture however, will be a bit different from the rest. Although Bowyer is competing in the same city, he will still have to travel back and forth between the two racetracks in Indianapolis, Ind.
Bowyer and his ACDelco Chevy will compete in the Kroger 200 Saturday evening at Indianapolis Raceway Park, situated in the outskirts of the city limits. He will then helicopter the short six-miles back to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located just outside downtown for the NEXTEL Cup Series race on Sunday.
Bowyer will not be flying alone this weekend. He and seven other drivers are attempting to compete in both events. In addition to his regular traveling partner and Richard Childress Racing (RCR) teammate Kevin Harvick, Bowyer will also be flying back and forth with the third driver from RCR’s 2006 racing stable, Jeff Burton. The RCR trio will travel back and forth in an effort to take the tri-fecta home for RCR in both the NASCAR Busch and Cup Series races.
Points of Interest…
Unveiling Special Paint Scheme…ACDelco driver Clint Bowyer will be on hand along with Chevrolet at the Brickyard Crossing Golf Course Thursday at 11:30 a.m. EDT to unveil the No. 2 Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS he is running for the Emerson Radio 250 at Richmond International Raceway in honor of the September Chevy Rock & Roll weekend.
What Ya’ Haulin’…The Real Car Guys will take chassis No. 59 to IRP this weekend. The ACDelco team raced this chassis for the first time two weeks ago at Martinsville Speedway. After starting on the pole, Bowyer finished second behind his RCR teammate Kevin Harvick.
Track Stat…Bowyer has raced twice at IRP. He started and finished 17th in 2004 while driving the RCR No. 21 Chevrolet, then went on to finish second after staring eighth in the ACDelco Chevrolet in 2005.
Unleaded Fuel…NASCAR Busch Series race teams will run unleaded fuel this weekend for the second time in NASCAR history. NASCAR has decided to test the new fuel at four consecutive NASCAR Busch Series races. After completing the four races, NASCAR will analyze the outcome and decide on possible future use of unleaded fuel.
Start Time…Saturday’s 200-lap event at IRP is scheduled for 9:00 p.m. EDT. Live television coverage of the Kroger 200 will begin on TNT at 8:30 p.m. EDT, with live radio coverage at the same time on your local MRN radio affiliate and XM Satellite Radio–channel 144.
Substitute Driver…Brandon Miller will be on hand in the event that Bowyer is unable to make it back to IRP in time to practice the ACDelco Chevrolet this weekend prior to the Kroger 200.
Points Chase…Bowyer held on to third place in the NASCAR Busch Series driver’s points chase after his second place finish at Gateway International Raceway this past Saturday. He is currently 387 points behind his teammate and points leader, Kevin Harvick, and 69 points behind second place Carl Edwards.
Double Duty…ACDelco driver Clint Bowyer will also be competing in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series for Richard Childress Racing in the No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS this Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He is currently 19th in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series point standings and 875 points behind leader Jimmie Johnson.
ACDelco Parts Catalog…The ACDelco Parts Catalog can help you locate ACDelco part numbers by year, make, and model or VIN #. You can also locate an ACDelco part number by entering another brand’s name and part number.
Clint Bowyer on Indianapolis Raceway Park…
Talk about your runner-up finish last weekend and how it’s affecting you and your team.
“We just keep knocking on the door of our first win and can’t seem to get our hands on it. Our team morale is still really high. I think if anything it’s making us try that much harder. We are more determined now than ever, because we know we can do it and that we have the equipment and the team to make it happen.”
What makes IRP so tough?
“You just can’t run around the bottom. IRP and Darlington are about the only two tracks where it’s like that. It’s so flat down there and it’s a multi-grade banking, which makes it really hard to pass because you have to get down and make the car work on that. You basically have to be a lot faster than the guy in front of you to pass him or use the old chrome horn.”
