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Clint Bowyer's worst finish at Nashville is fifth.By the Numbers: Nashville
Bowyer's track statistics tough to beat in six career races
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It was 2004 when Clint Bowyer was breaking into the Busch Series with Richard Childress Racing. His first race was at Texas, where he qualified sixth but blew an engine 93 laps in and finished 36th.
His next race was at Nashville the following week. He finished fourth.
Two months later, after some mediocre runs, Bowyer returned to Nashville and finished third. That pretty much sealed the deal for the dirt-track racer from Kansas: The concrete in Tennessee ain't so bad.
"I don't know what it is ... we've just always run well at Nashville," Bowyer said.
In 2005, Bowyer finished fifth in April and came back to win the June race for his first career NASCAR victory. Since then, he's finished second twice and sat out the April race earlier this year.
"We gave away a few -- don't let me kid you -- so this time I'm going to redeem myself for the five races I lost," he said in preparation for Saturday's Federated Auto Parts 300 (6:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2). "I think we could have had two or maybe three more of those guitars so I'm going over there to get another one."
Interesting Fact
2.8Average finish for Clint Bowyer in his six Nashville races. He has led 274 laps at the track, including 170 in the last three Nashville races in which he has entered. His Driver Rating is tops at 128.4.
Fun Fact
2Times Roy Rogers has been inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, first with the Original Sons of the Pioneers and second as a solo artist. He is the only person to be inducted twice.
All the Facts
0Drivers who have won both Nashville races in the same season. Carl Edwards won in April.
0Busch Series starts for Chase Miller, who will drive Evernham Motorsports' No. 9 Dodge this weekend.
2Races in which defending champion Kevin Harvick has sat out this season. His third will be this weekend at Nashville.
3Drivers entered in Saturday's race earned their first career Busch victory at Nashville: Greg Biffle (4/01), Clint Bowyer (6/05) and Jason Leffler (6/04).
4.434Average running position for Clint Bowyer in the last five Nashville races. He skipped the April race this year.
5Former Nashville winners entered in Saturday's race: Carl Edwards (2), Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, David Green and Jason Leffler.
7Drivers who have an average running position inside the top 10 in the last five Nashville races.
7Drivers since 1982 who have won four or more Busch races through the first 15 events of the season. Carl Edwards has three victories in the first 14 races this year, one of which was the April race at Nashville.
8Drivers who ran every lap of the April race in Nashville inside the top 15: Carl Edwards, David Reutimann, Dave Blaney, Jason Leffler, Shane Huffman, Scott Wimmer, Bobby Hamilton Jr. and Todd Kluever.
9Drivers who will pull double-duty this weekend in Busch and Cup, traveling between Nashville and Pocono: Greg Biffle, Dave Blaney, Mike Bliss, Clint Bowyer, Carl Edwards, David Ragan, David Reutimann, David Stremme and J.J. Yeley.
10Nashville races that have been won from a top-10 starting position (12 total). The average starting position for race winners is 6.67.
11.1Average starting position for race winners in 2007, the exact same as 2006 through the first 14 races.
12.1Average lead changes per Nashville race, split among an average of 7.1 leaders per race. Nashville averages 7.8 cautions per race.
29.02Percent of passes made on the frontstretch in the last five Nashville races, or 1,500 passes.
166Green-flag passes made by Regan Smith, the most in the last five Nashville races. Smith's average start at the track is 23.8 with an average finish of 23.0.
233Laps led by Bobby Hamilton Jr. at his home track in Nashville, the most among drivers who have not won there.
935Points scored by Casey Mears over the last six races, more than any other driver and 35 better than Carl Edwards.
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Federated Auto Parts 300
Substitutes for double-duty drivers
| No. | Driver | Substitute |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | J.J. Yeley | Jay Sauter |
| 2 | Clint Bowyer | Brandon Miller |
| 6 | David Ragan | Auggie Vidovich |
| 10 | Dave Blaney | Chad Blount |
| 22 | Mike Bliss | Carlos Contreras |
| 37 | Greg Biffle | Burney Lamar |
| 41 | David Stremme | Scott Lagasse Jr. |
| 60 | Carl Edwards | Matt McCall |
| 99 | David Reutimann | Mark Green |
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