CLINT BOWYER No. 14 Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Team Report Round 19 of 36 – Kentucky 400 – Kentucky

Car No.: 14 –Rush Truck Centers/Haas Automation Ford Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing

At Track PR Contact: Drew Brown with True Speed Communication ([email protected])

Primary Team Members:

Driver: Crew Chief: Mike Bugarewicz 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, California 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, Florida, 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, 78 top-five finishes, 204 top-10s and 2,895 laps led in 487 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series races. He also owns eight NASCAR 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).

 Last weekend at Daytona: Bowyer started 16th and raced among the leaders throughout the event, even leading three laps. As rain approached with just 35 laps remaining, Bowyer made a bid for the lead before leader Austin Dillon attempted to block, triggering a multicar accident.

 Bowyer at Kentucky: He’s earned one top-five finish and one top-10 in eight starts.

 Bowyer at Kentucky in 2018: Bowyer started eighth and charged to sixth by the end of the first stage. He finished sixth again in the second stage before a tight-handling car left him with a 12th-place finish.

 Bowyer at Kentucky in 2017: Bowyer started 16th and ran in the top-10 until a three-car accident saw Bowyer flat-spot his tires, dropping him to 22nd. He returned to the top-10 but reported a lack of rear grip that dropped him off the lead lap and left him with a 13th-place finish.

in Sparta is the only track on the Cup Series circuit where SHR has yet to win. The team has scored four top-five finishes and 11 top-10s in 27 starts.

 All-Time Victory List: With 10 career victories, Bowyer is in a 59th-place tie on the all-time wins list with and .

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Bowyer’s Kentucky Record Year Event Start Finish Status/Laps Laps Led Earnings 2018 Kentucky 400 8 12 Running, 267/267 0 N/A 2017 ׆ Kentucky 400 16 13 Running, 273/274 0 N/A 2016 = Kentucky 400 25 23 Running, 265/267 0 N/A 2015 = Kentucky 400 30 19 Running, 267/267 0 $118,123 2014 Kentucky 400 11 23 Running, 266/267 0 $118,231 2013 Kentucky 400 15 3 Running, 267/267 0 $146,078 2012 Kentucky 400 6 16 Running, 267/267 0 $106,524 2011 =Kentucky 400 20 35 Accident, 259/267 0 $114,333 * Race cut short due to weather. × Race length extended due to green-white-checker finish. = Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set via practice time. † Qualifying canceled due to weather, starting position set via car owner points. + Race distance shortened due to change in track configuration.

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