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: Clint Bowyer Crew Chief: Mike Bugarewicz Hometown: Emporia, Kansas Hometown: Lehighton, Pennsylvania Car Chief: Jerry Cook Engine Builder: Roush Yates Racing Hometown: Toledo, Ohio Headquarters: Mooresville, North Carolina 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. Kentucky Speedway 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 Donnie Allison and Sterling Marlin. -more- 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. -TSC- .