Clint Bowyer

No. 2 BB&T Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS

Event Preview Fact Sheet

Event/Date: Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 – July 19, 2008

Venue: Gateway International Raceway – Madison, Ill.

Clint Bowyer’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Performance History at Gateway International Raceway

DATE START FINISH LAPS TOTAL EARNINGS STATUS

COMPLETED LAPS

07/29/06 11 2 200 200 $ 41,000 Running

07/30/05 17 8 200 200 $ 34,700 Running

05/08/04 12 12 199 200 $ 24,025 Running

Total Average Average Laps Total Earnings

Starts Start Finish Completed Laps

13.3 7.3 599 600 $ 99,725

NOTES:

This Week’s BB&T Chevrolet at Gateway International Raceway … Clint Bowyer will pilot Chassis No. 057 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Nationwide Series stable. Built new in 2006, Bowyer raced this car twice that year, at Kentucky (St. 21, Fn. 12) and Michigan (St. 39, Fn. 12). Last season, the six-time winner in NASCAR’s No. 2 division raced this BB&T Chevy at Kansas (St. 23, Fn. 4) and again at Charlotte last fall (St. 16., Fn. 8). Back on Board with BB&T … After showcasing a Camping World paint scheme last weekend at Chicagoland Speedway, Bowyer’s No. 2 Chevy will return to its traditional burgundy and gold BB&T colors for the Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250. St. Louis Stats … In three Nationwide Series starts at Gateway, Bowyer has a runner-up finish to call a career best to go along with eighth- and 12th-place finishes. He has recorded a 13.3 starting average and a 7.3 finishing average at the uniquely-configured 1.25-mile oval. Over those three starts, the 29-year-old driver has completed all but one of the 600 laps contested and has earned just shy of $100,000. A Look Back At Last Week … Bowyer finished seventh last week at Chicagoland Speedway and recorded his 10th consecutive top-10 finish and 17th overall this season. Despite the strong showing, the 29-year-old driver lost 19 points to second-place Brad Keselowski after the sophomore driver finished third behind Denny Hamlin and eventual winner Kyle Busch. Bowyer is currently 183 points ahead of Keselowski in the race for the NASCAR Nationwide Series championship. Bowyer in the Loop … o Average Running Position … According to NASCAR’s Loop Data Statistics, Bowyer leads the Average Running Position category with an 8.239 ARP. The ARP is derived from taking the sum of a driver’s position on each lap and dividing it by the number of laps run in each race.

o Laps in the Top 15 … Meanwhile, the Nationwide Series point leader has spent 3,325 of the 3,649 laps completed this season (91.1 percent) running in the top 15.

o Driver Rating … Bowyer also enjoys a 106.7 Driver Rating – second only to Kyle Busch (112.5). The Driver Rating is a formula that combines the following categories: wins, 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 a driver can earn in each race is 150 points. The Driver Rating number is used pre-race as a prediction tool and post-race as a performance evaluator.

o Laps Led … Bowyer has led 340 laps in Nationwide Series competition this season and trails only Busch and two-time Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart in that category.

Remembering a Hero … RCR’s Nos. 2 and 29 will carry a special decal this weekend in remembrance of Roger C. Kreutz. Kreutz, the co-owner of the Holiday Inn Southwest in St. Louis, was killed in a tragic accident on March 5, 2008 while trying to stop two youths stealing a tip jar from a local coffee shop in Crestwood, Mo. He sustained life-threatening injuries after following them to the parking lot in an attempt to retrieve the stolen money and passed away two days later. Kreutz was 54 years old and had been in the hotel business for 36 years. Donations may be made to the Roger C. Kreutz Charitable Foundation, 10709 Watson Road, St. Louis, Mo. 63127. Here Comes 130 … Saturday’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 will mark Bowyer’s 130th Nationwide Series race. The 2005 championship runner-up made his first start at Texas Motor Speedway on April 3, 2004 and has since gone on to earn six wins, six poles, 49 top-five (38 percent) and 82 top-10 finishes (63 percent). After the First 20 … Over the season’s first 20 Nationwide Series races Bowyer has posted one win, eight top-five and 17 top-10 finishes. At the same time, the Emporia, Kan., native has logged an impressive 7.5 starting average to go along with his 8.2 finishing average. He has completed 3,623 of the 3,649 laps run this season (99.28 percent) and led a total of 341 laps. RCR in the Gateway City … In 16 starts at GIR, RCR-prepared Nationwide Series entries have earned two wins (Kevin Harvick 2000-2001), one pole (Scott Wimmer 2007), five top-five and nine top-10 finishes with five different drivers including Bowyer, Harvick, Brandon Miller, Johnny Sauter and Wimmer. Meanwhile, RCR cars have led 358 laps and earned just shy of $600,000 in purse money. 2008 RCR Nationwide Report … In 49 Nationwide Series starts this season, RCR has claimed two victories (Bowyer-Bristol and Scott Wimmer-Nashville), 13 top-five and 34 top-10 finishes with five different drivers including Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Bobby Labonte, Stephen Leicht and Wimmer. Additionally, RCR’s Nos. 2, 21 and 29 have led a total of 446 laps this season. Catching Up With Clint … Bowyer will be available behind the No. 2 BB&T Racing transporter on Friday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. to answer questions from the media. Saturday Night Shootout … The Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250 from Gateway International Raceway will be televised live on ESPN2 Saturday, July 19 beginning at 9 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The race will be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 21st round of the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series championship will be televised on ESPN2 the same day beginning at 5 p.m. EDT.

CLINT BOWYER QUOTES

Can you capitalize and pad your points lead since this is a non-companion Nationwide/Sprint Cup Series weekend?

“It’s a good opportunity without all the Cup regulars to run up front and, hopefully, win a race. We’re leading the points right now and, hopefully, we can extend that lead and move forward.”

St. Louis is typically pretty hot this time of year. Do you do anything different to stay hydrated at the race track during the summer months?

“You just have to drink fluids and stay hydrated - that’s the key to being comfortable in the car. If you’re comfortable, you stay calm and don’t overexert yourself. Everything should be fine. I look forward to getting there and having some fun.”

Gateway has a fairly unique shape. Does the track present any significant challenges?

“The straightaways are really long – one corner is tight and one corner is big. I like how both ends are a little bit different. There is no perfect set-up. You have to compromise a little bit to get the car to turn down in (turns) one and two and not turn too much in the sweeping corner in three and four. It’s a really fun race track.”

Are you jealous that a lot of your fellow racers in the Sprint Cup Series have the weekend off and you don’t?

“A little bit. It’s the last weekend off and it’s getting to the point of the season where it drags on a little bit and you’re ready for a break and don’t get one. Certainly an off-weekend would be fun. Sometimes my off-weekends and vacations are more work than they are fun. I’m usually more worn out after an off weekend than I would be had I gone to the race track. Maybe racing every weekend is a good way to keep me grounded. But hey, I put myself in this position and I’d do it again. I love racing in the Nationwide Series. It’s fun and it’s competitive. There’s a lot of talent in this series and I’m glad to be a part of it. St. Louis isn’t too far from where I’m from so maybe I’ll stop in Emporia (Kan.) and say hi for a couple days.”