Clint Bowyer
No. 07 Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet
Event Preview Fact Sheet
Event/Date: UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400 – March 11, 2007
Venue: Las Vegas Motor Speedway – Las Vegas
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This Week’s Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet at Las Vegas Motor Speedway … Clint Bowyer will pilot Chassis No. 170 from the Richard Childress Racing (RCR) stable. This is the same car Bowyer drove to a sixth-place finish two weeks ago at California Speedway. Built new in 2006, Bowyer also raced this No. 07 Chevy to a career-best, third-place finish last fall at California. This car also saw action last year at Indianapolis (started second – finished fourth), in August at Michigan (started 29th – finished 33rd), at Kansas (started sixth – finished ninth) in October at Texas (started 14th – finished fifth) and in the 2006 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway (started 10th – finished 10th).
Testing One, Two, Three, Testing … The Jack Daniel’s Racing Team tested at Las Vegas Motor Speedway (LVMS) Jan. 29-30 in preparation for this weekend’s 400-mile race. Bowyer and company posted the second-fastest lap of the 94 cars at the test on Jan. 29 and the seventh-best lap the following afternoon.
Wanna Bet … According to the Web site www.vegasinsider.com, Bowyer is a 20:1 favorite to win the UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400. The 27-year-old driver’s odds to win the NEXTEL Cup Championship are listed at 40:1. He is a 16:1 favorite to win Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 NASCAR Busch Series race.
RCR in the Loop … All three RCR drivers are in the top six in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series point standings. Jeff Burton is second, Kevin Harvick is fourth and Bowyer currently sits sixth. Additionally, the potent RCR trio are in the top eight in the Driver Rating standings, a formula that combines wins, finishes, top-15 finishes, average running position while on the lead lap, average speed under green, fastest lap, most laps led and lead-lap finishes. The maximum points a driver can earn in each race is 150 points. Burton (114.7, second), Harvick (104.7, third) and Bowyer (93.4 eighth) have all started the season in strong fashion.
A Night to Benefit the Kids … On Thursday, March 8, Bowyer will appear at the Las Vegas Chapter of Speedway Children’s Charities annual NASCAR Driver Auction at Sam’s Town Live, located inside Sam’s Town Hotel and Gambling Hall. Race fans will have the opportunity to bid on a ride around LVMS with Bowyer in a convertible during Saturday and Sunday’s driver introduction pre-race parade lap.
Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen … On behalf of Jack Daniel’s Bowyer will introduce Foghat at the Sam’s Town “Official After Race Party.” The event kicks off at 8 p.m. inside Sam’s Town Live. Tickets are $15 and are available at the front desk or at www.tickets.com.
Are you Experienced … Bowyer will appear at the Jack Daniel’s Experience Sunday, March 11 from 10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. The Jack Daniel’s Experience is a 53-foot tractor trailer filled with artifacts, state-of-the art video monitors, sound system and graphics to give race fans a taste of Lynchburg and the Distillery. The Jack Daniel’s Experience also features a full service bar and will be located on speedway grounds outside the front straightaway.
Double the Experience … In addition to his obligations behind the wheel of the Jack Daniel’s Chevy, Bowyer will also make his second Busch Series start of 2007 in the No. 2 BB&T Chevrolet in Saturday’s Sam’s Town 300 at LVMS. Bowyer finished fourth in the season-opening Orbitz 300 at Daytona International Speedway last month. Live coverage of the Sam’s Town 300 will take the green flag Saturday, March 10 beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on ABC. The Performance Racing Network (PRN) and Sirius Satellite Radio will also carry the race broadcast live. Qualifying for the fourth of 35 races on the 2007 NASCAR Busch Series calendar will be televised live on SPEED Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m. EST.
Up to Speed … The UAW-Daimler Chrysler 400 will be televised live on FOX Sunday, March 11 beginning at 4 p.m. EST and can be heard live on PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying is slated for Friday, March 9 at 6 p.m. EST and will be broadcast live on SPEED, PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio.
CLINT BOWYER QUOTES
How did the Las Vegas test go?
“It was really fast but I don’t know how good the racing will be on the new configuration. I felt like we had a really good test but I’m afraid that it’s going to be track position and fast pit stops that will get you up front and not necessarily good, hard racing. The race track is so fast now that I was having a hard enough time by myself, let alone get someone on the outside or on your bumper.”
Can you describe some of the characteristics of the new layout?
“It’s fast – that’s four sure. It also seemed like it kept getting rougher and rougher as the Busch test went on. It seemed a lot rougher at the Busch test than it was at the Cup test so I have some concerns there. If it does continue to get rougher, I think that might open up that outside groove so you might see better racing that way.”
Do you think the new configuration and banking will provide better racing than the old layout?
“Once the surface wears out and gets a little older, the racing will get better.”
