CLINT BOWYER No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Team Report Round 1 of 36 – Advance Auto Parts Clash & – Daytona

Car No.: 14 – Advance Auto Parts Clash: Mobil 1 for Stewart-Haas Racing Daytona 500: Rush Truck Centers/Mobil 1 Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing

At Track PR Contact: Drew Brown with True Speed Communication (704-498-7596 or [email protected])

Primary Team Members:

Driver: Crew Chief: Hometown: Emporia, Kansas Hometown: Lehighton, Pennsylvania

Car Chief: Jerry Cook Engine Builder: Roush Hometown: Toledo, Ohio Headquarters: Mooresville,

Engine Tuner: Matt Moeller Spotter: Brett Griffin Hometown: Monroe, New York Hometown: Pageland, South Carolina

Over-The-Wall Crew Members:

Gas Man: James “Ace” Keener Front Tire Changer: Ryan Mulder Hometown: Fortuna, Hometown: Sioux City, Iowa

Windshield: Chris Trickett Rear Tire Changer: Coleman Dollarhide Hometown: Grafton, West Virginia Hometown: Hickory, North Carolina

Jackman: Sean Cotten Tire Carrier: Dwayne Moore Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina Hometown: Griffin, Georgia

Road Crew Members:

Truck Drivers: Dale Lackey and Christopher Hamilton Tire Specialist: Russell Simpson Hometowns: Taylorsville, North Carolina and Muncie, Indiana, respectively Hometown: Medford, New York

Engineers: Lee Deese and James Kimbrough Shock Specialist: Wayne Smith Hometowns: Rockingham, North Carolina, and Pensacola, , respectively Hometown: Melbourne, Australia

Mechanics: Tony Silvestri and Robbie Fairweather Hometowns: Sylvania, Ohio, and Westbrookville, New York respectively

Notes of Interest:  Bowyer owns career totals of 10 wins, two poles, 73 top-five finishes, 196 top-10s and 2,850 laps led in 469 NASCAR Cup Series races. He also owns eight Xfinity Series victories.

 His most recent Cup Series victory came at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn (June 10, 2018).  His most recent Cup Series pole came at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (Sept. 16, 2007).

 The 2019 season marks the 11th season of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR). The Kannapolis, North Carolina-based team is co-owned by and and has recorded 51 points-paying victories and 44 poles since its inception in 2009. It also owns three non-points victories in the Cup Series and three Xfinity Series victories. Stewart won the 2011 NASCAR Cup Series title, and gave SHR its second title in 2014. Then SHR driver won the . Harvick won eight times in 2018, while Bowyer won twice and and Busch once each. All four SHR drivers advanced to the Round of 8 of the Cup Series playoffs.

 The 2019 Clash will be the first for Bowyer since finishing 23rd in the 2016 race. Bowyer has raced five times in the Clash with his best finish of eighth in 2012. This year’s Clash is a 75-lap race and includes a yellow flag for a competition caution after the completion of lap 25. The race is scheduled for an approximate 3 p.m. EST start, following Daytona 500 front-row qualifying. Drivers who competed full-time in the Cup Series in 2018 are eligible for the 2019 Clash if they won a pole for a points-paying race last season, have a Daytona 500 pole to their credit, were among the 16 playoff drivers in 2018, or are previous winners of the Daytona 500 or the Clash.

 In the 2018 Can-Am Duel Qualifying race for the Daytona 500, Bowyer started eighth and finished fourth. Bowyer raced in the top-10 when he narrowly missed a spinning in a lap-12 accident. Bowyer made a lap-13 for four tires and adjustments to fix his loose handling condition. When the race restarted, he climbed into the top-four where he remained for the rest of the race. SHR Fords scored three top-five finishes in the Can-Am Duels at Daytona.

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 In the , Bowyer started 10th and finished 15th. He spent the early part of the race dodging accidents and warning his crew survival would be the key to success in the restrictor-plate race. He raced in the top-10 at the halfway mark and felt he had a chance to win, especially when he dodged a multicar accident on lap 101. Seconds later, he told the crew he felt the car was down a cylinder. He lost two laps on pit lane as the crew made repairs. He made up one lap before the end of the race and finished 15th. Bowyer said: “I kept telling my guys to stay patient, there were going to be more wrecks. Sure enough, that’s what happened and we avoided any damage but, when I got on the brakes hard, something happened because we were now down a cylinder. We tried, but there was no way to fix it.”

 Clint Bowyer’s most famous Daytona 500 moment remains sliding upside down across the finish line on fire at the conclusion of the 2007 race. A last-corner accident left Bowyer unhurt but with an 18th-place finish in one of the more dramatic moments in the sport’s history. His current SHR teammate and then Racing teammate Kevin Harvick won the race. Bowyer still fields questions about that finish, comparing it to scenes from the movie “Talladega Nights.”

 Bowyer led 490 laps in 2018. That surpassed a career best of 400 set in 2010.He finished the season with two victories, nine top-five finishes and 18 top-10s.

 All-Time Victory List: Bowyer’s 10 career victories put him in a 59th-place tie on the all-time wins list with and .

 SHR Sweep: SHR’s sweep of first, second and third place June 10, 2018 at Michigan was a first for the organization founded in 2009. It marked the first time a Cup Series team had swept the top three positions since September 2008, when swept the top three spots at Dover (Del.) International Speedway.

 Crew chief Mike “Buga” Bugarewicz is in his fourth season as a Cup Series crew chief. He oversaw Stewart’s final campaign in 2016, and his pit strategy played a key role in Stewart’s victory at Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway in June 2016. Bugarewicz and Bowyer’s first season together in 2017 saw the duo post the 11th-best average finish of all full-time teams. In 2018, they earned their first victory together at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway in March. Bugarewicz’s two-tire call minutes before a caution, combined with Bowyer’s aggressive driving at Michigan in June, earned the duo its second victory of the 2018 season. The Lehighton, Pennsylvania, native and Penn State University graduate served as the lead engineer on SHR’s No. 4 entry in 2014 and 2015. He was the only rookie crew chief to be part of the Cup Series playoffs in 2016.

 Clint Bowyer’s North Carolina farm has its share of cattle, goats, donkeys, dogs and chickens. But it’s most famous animal might be the family’s pot-bellied pig June. June – along with 12 other pigs – was unexpectedly born on Christmas Day 2017, but she was the only one of 13 piglets to survive due to cold weather. The family nursed June with a heating pad and bottle. June has since grown to adulthood and greets visitors when they arrive at the Bowyer farm, even taking occasional plunges in the swimming pool.

 Bowyer’s hometown of Emporia, Kansas, is about a 90-minute drive southwest of . Emporia, with a population of 25,000, is home to Emporia State University and Flint Hills Technical College. In 1953, Emporia was the site of the first Veterans Day observance in the United States. At the urging of local shoe cobbler Alvin J. King, U.S. Representative Edward Rees introduced legislation in the United States Congress to rename Armistice Day as Veterans Day. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill into law on Oct. 8, 1954.

 Bowyer’s Paternal Grandfather: Dale E. Bowyer was a first lieutenant in the United States Army. He won the Purple Heart, Bronze Star and Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism while fighting in Germany during World War II. The Distinguished Service Cross, awarded for extraordinary heroism, is the second-highest military decoration that can be awarded to a member of the United States Army. While leading his platoon under heavy fire in an attack near Sinz, Germany, on Jan. 25, 1945, Lt. Bowyer was severely wounded by an enemy mine. He refused evacuation even though both feet were shattered. He shouted instructions and encouragement where he lay. Inspired by his bravery, the men re-formed, moved clear of the minefield and continued the advance. Only then did Lt. Bowyer allow himself to be evacuated, crawling clear of the minefield to avoid injury to other people. “His devotion to duty and to his men, and his courage and fearless determination, are in keeping with the highest traditions of the military service,” read the commendation he received. Lt. Bowyer eventually lost a leg due to his injuries. After his career in the Army, he lived in Iola, Kansas, and worked in the dairy business. He passed away in June 1974. Bowyer never met his grandfather.

 Clint Bowyer put his trademark energy into a pregame tradition for his hometown NFL team on Dec. 13, banging the drum before the ’ home game against the Baltimore Ravens. Bowyer wore a custom Chiefs jersey that sported his car with Stewart-Haas Racing: 14. Bowyer attended the AFC Championship Game in Kansas City when the Chiefs played the New England Patriots. Chiefs general manager Brett Veech and several Chiefs players usually visit Bowyer when the Cup Series races at Kansas Speedway.

 Clint Bowyer Racing (CBR) will field cars for Don O’Neal and Josh Richards in pursuit of the 2019 Lucas Oil Dirt Series championship. The team, headquartered in Clemmons, North Carolina, has enjoyed wide success since it began in 2008, winning the 2014 championship with O’Neal driving the No. 5 Peak Performance car.

 Bowyer and the No. 14 team tested the new rules package at Motor Speedway on Jan. 31 to Feb. 1.

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 Bowyer’s Top-3 Finishes at SHR: Wins:  Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (March 27, 2018)  Michigan International Speedway (June 10, 2018)

2nd place: 3rd place:  Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (Oct. 14, 2018)  Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval (Sept. 30, 2018)  Dover (Del) International Speedway (May 6, 2018)  Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway (June 24, 2018)  Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (April 24, 2017)  (Feb. 25, 2018)  Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway (June 25, 2017)  Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (Oct. 29, 2017)  Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (July 1, 2017)  in Fontana, Calif. (March 26, 2017)

 Bowyer Stage Victories:  Pocono (Pa.) Raceway Stage 2 (July 30, 2017)  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Stage 1 (Sept.10, 2018)

 Bowyer Cup Series Career Victories:  Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn (June 10, 2018)  Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (Oct. 31, 2010)  Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (March 27, 2018)  New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (Sept. 19, 2010)  Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway (Oct. 13, 2012)  Richmond (Va.) Raceway (May 3, 2008)  Richmond (Va.) Raceway (Sept. 8, 2012)  New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (Sept. 16, 2007)  Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway (June 24, 2012)  Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (Oct. 23, 2011)

 Bowyer Cup Series Career Poles:  Darlington (S.C.) Raceway (May 11, 2007)  New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon (Sept. 14, 2007)

 Bowyer Career Cup Series Points Finishes:  2018 12th  2011 13th  2017 18th  2010 10th  2016 27th  2009 15th  2015 16th  2008 5th  2014 19th  2007 3rd  2013 7th  2006 17th  2012 2nd

 Bowyer Cup Series Career Stops:  2017- Present Stewart-Haas Racing  2012-2015 Racing  2016 HScott Motorsports  2006-2011

 Bowyer Xfinity Series Career Victories:  Dover (Del.) International Speedway (Sept. 26, 2009)  (April 20, 2007)  Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (July 3, 2009)  Dover (Del.) International Speedway (Sept. 23, 2006)  Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (March 15, 2008)  Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park (Oct. 22, 2005)  Richmond (Va.) Raceway (May 4, 2007)  Nashville (Tenn.) Superspeedway (June 12, 2005)

 Bowyer Truck Series Victories:  Kansas Speedway in Kansas City (June 4, 2011)  in Fort Worth (Nov. 3, 2006)  Phoenix Raceway (Nov. 12, 2010)

 Crew Chief Mike Bugarewicz’s Top-3 Finishes at SHR: Wins:  Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (Bowyer, March 27, 2018)  Michigan Intl. Speedway (Bowyer, June 10, 2018)  Sonoma (Calif.) Speedway (Stewart, June 26, 2016)

2nd place: 3rd place:  Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (Oct. 14, 2018)  Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval (Sept. 30, 2018)  Dover (Del) International Speedway (May 6, 2018)  Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway (June 24, 2018)  Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway (April 24, 2017)  Atlanta Motor Speedway (Feb. 25, 2018)  Sonoma (Calif.) Raceway (June 25, 2017)  Martinsville (Va.) Speedway (Oct. 29, 2017)  Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway (July 1, 2017)  Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif. (March 26, 2017)

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Daytona Qualifying Races Record Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2018 Can-Am Duel 150 8 4 Running, 60/60 0 N/A 2017 Can-Am Duel 150 2 2 Running, 60/60 0 N/A 2016 Can-Am Duel 150 18 18 Running, 60/60 0 N/A 2015 Duel 20 5 Running, 60/60 0 $28,725 2014 Budweiser Duel 10 10 Running, 60/60 0 $25,163 2013 Budweiser Duel 9 4 Running, 60/60 1 $33,963 2012 Gatorade Duel 24 15 Running, 59/60 0 $25,038 2011 ×Gatorade Duel 3 2 Running, 60/60 10 $41,713 2010 Gatorade Duel 5 4 Running, 60/60 0 $28,970 2009 Gatorade Duel 12 11 Running, 60/60 0 $21,613 2008 Gatorade Duel 21 18 Running, 60/60 0 $22,195 2007 Gatorade Duel 20 6 Running, 63/63 0 $21,750 2006 ×Gatorade Duel 4 21 Running, 64/64 0 $19,908

Daytona Clash Career Record Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2018 DNS - - - - - 2017 DNS - - - - - 2016 Sprint Unlimited 8 23 Accident, 23/79 0 N/A 2015 Sprint Unlimited 18 20 Accident, 45/75 0 $25,200 2014 DNS - - - - - 2013 DNS - - - - - 2012 Budweiser Shootout 17 8 Running, 82/82 0 $40,025 2011 Budweiser Shootout 7 9 Running, 75/75 4 $38,575 2010 DNS - - - - - 2009 DNS - - - - - 2008 Budweiser Shootout 21 14 Running, 70/70 0 $40,000 2007 DNS - - - - - 2006 DNS - - - - -

Bowyer’s Daytona 500 Record Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2018 Daytona 500 10 15 Running, 206/207 0 N/A 2017 Daytona 500 6 32 Accident, 128/200 0 N/A 2016 Daytona 500 31 33 Running, 199/200 0 N/A 2015 ×Daytona 500 9 7 Running, 203/203 0 $437,178 2014 Daytona 500 20 42 Engine, 127/200 0 $302,344 10 11 Running, 200/200 1 $373,096 2012 ×Daytona 500 30 11 Running, 202/202 0 $339,002 2011 ×Daytona 500 6 17 Running, 208/208 31 $342,121 2010 ×Daytona 500 9 4 Running, 208/208 37 $648,545 2009 *Daytona 500 22 4 Accident, 152/152 0 $632,013 2008 Daytona 500 31 24 Running, 202/202 4 $284,545 2007 ×Daytona 500 11 18 Running, 202/202 0 $275,500 2006 ×Daytona 500 37 6 Running, 203/203 0 $411,683 * Race cut short due to weather. × Race length extended due to green-white-checkered finish. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set via car owner points.

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