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This Week’s Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet at Bristol Motor Speedway … Clint Bowyer will pilot Chassis No. 192 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. This is the same Jack Daniel’s Chevy Impala SS Bowyer wheeled to a third-place finish in March at “Thunder Valley.” This car also saw action on June 1 at Dover but finished 36th after suspension problems ultimately cost Bowyer 19 laps. Prior to that, Bowyer raced the same car at Darlington in May and finished 15th. Built new for 2007, this is the same car Bowyer raced eight times last season. Mr. Jack’s Crew unloaded this car in both races at Bristol last year (St. 18, Fn. 8 – St. 15, Fn. 3). Chassis No. 192 also saw action last spring at Martinsville (St. 21, Fn. 11), Phoenix (St. 12, Fn. 22), Darlington (St. 1, Fn. 9), twice at Dover (St. 15, Fn. 8 – St. 42, Fn. 12) and last July at New Hampshire (St. 20, Fn. 37). In eight races in 2007, this car recorded an 18th-place starting average and a 13.75 average finish. Over that same span, Bowyer recorded one pole, one top-five and four top-10 finishes. Driven to the Outdoors … In cooperation with RCR sponsors Realtree, Chevrolet, Shell Oil Company and Motorsports Authentics, Bowyer’s Jack Daniel’s Chevy will feature a camouflaged-based Jack Daniel’s paint scheme as part of the first ever Chevy Driven to the Outdoors program. In addition to a full line of NASCAR camouflage merchandise and memorabilia, the Chevy Driven to the Outdoors program will feature a unique sweepstakes that will ultimately reward one fan with a 2009 Chevy Silverado LTZ. Other prizes that will be included in the Chevy Driven to the Outdoors Sweepstakes include a racing trip to Daytona Beach in February 2009 and a day of fishing with Captain Rick Murphy, a hunting trip with Realtree Outdoors host Bill Jordan, Shell Gift Cards and Chase Authentics Chevy Driven to the Outdoors hats. Fans interested in learning more about the Chevy Driven to the Outdoors program and the rules associated with the sweepstakes can visit www.chevy.com/driven. NASCAR fans and outdoor enthusiasts looking for the Chevy Driven to the Outdoors merchandise and memorabilia can log onto the NASCAR.com Superstore or visit any of the participating retailers including Bass Pro Shops, Shell-branded convenience stores or Academy Sports and Outdoors. Bullish on Bristol … In five Sprint Cup starts at “Thunder Valley,” Bowyer boasts three top-10 showings including back-to-back third-place finishes in the last two races. Dating back to March 26, 2006, the Emporia, Kan., native has logged an 18th-place starting average combined with a 16.2 average finish. He has completed 2,420 of the 2,510 laps run over that stretch (96.4 percent) and hasn’t finished worse than eighth in the last three races. Tennessee Tradition … Located just over 300 miles from Bristol, the Jack Daniel’s Distillery was officially registered with the U.S. government in 1866. The Jack Daniel Distillery, Lem Motlow, Proprietor, is the oldest registered distillery in the United States and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Jack Daniel’s is sold in over 135 countries, but every drop is distilled, matured and bottled at the Distillery in Lynchburg, (Pop. 361) Tenn., – located in a dry county. Michigan Minutes … Last weekend at Michigan, Bowyer started 41st and finished 20th. He ran as high as 13th just past the halfway mark but contact with the turn two wall cost him 15 positions and he fell back to 28th. Perseverance and attrition kept the day from being a total loss and Bowyer was able to gouge his way back to 20th when the checkered flag waved. He maintains the 13th spot in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship point standings and is now tied with David Ragan for the first spot outside the cutoff for the 12-driver Chase for the Championship. The two-time Sprint Cup Series winner is just 26 points behind 12th-place Denny Hamlin, 47 back from Kasey Kahne in 11th and 74 in arrears of Matt Kenseth in 10th. RCR at Bristol … In 105 Cup Series starts at Bristol, RCR boasts nine wins – seven with Dale Earnhardt, one with Kevin Harvick and one with Jeff Burton– three poles, 29 top-five and 49 top-10 finishes. In March, RCR-prepared race cars swept the top three positions in the Food City 500 when Burton drove to Victory Lane, Harvick finished second and Bowyer rounded out the top three. Additionally, in 41 starts, RCR Nationwide Series teams have claimed six wins – one with Bowyer, four with Harvick and one with Jeff Green – four poles, 18 top-five and 22 top -10 finishes. The Collective RCR … In 23 races this season, RCR-prepared Sprint Cup Series entries have notched two wins (Burton – Bristol, Bowyer – Richmond), 12 top-five and 30 top-10 finishes. The Welcome, N.C.,-based race team has completed 19,139 laps in 2008 with four different drivers including Bowyer, Burton, Harvick and Ken Schrader. Meanwhile, RCR teams have logged 28,106 miles of competition this season and been on top of the leaderboard for 311 laps. Combined, all four RCR teams have earned just over $ 9.9 million in purse money this season. Coming Home … Mr. Jack’s crew chief, Gil Martin, is a native of the Volunteer State. Martin, 47, is from Nashville, approximately 290 miles west of Bristol. Keep on Rolling … Bowyer has been running at the end of every race dating back to Phoenix in November 2006, a streak of 60 races. The only other driver running at the end of more consecutive races is Harvick who extended his own modern-era (1972-present) streak last weekend at Michigan by finishing his 67th consecutive race without a DNF (did not finish). Double the Experience … Jack Daniel’s will showcase two Jack Daniel’s Experience mobile marketing units this weekend at Bristol. Bowyer will appear at the Jack Daniel’s Experience located on speedway grounds, in the display area, outside the front straightaway, Saturday, August 23 at 4:30 p.m. to toast Jack Daniel’s 158th birthday. The Jack Daniel’s Experience is a 53-foot tractor trailer filled with artifacts, state-of-the art video monitors, sound system and graphics to give race fans a taste of Lynchburg and the Distillery. The Experience also features a full service bar and will be open on Friday from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Autographs may be available on a limited basis due to time constraints. Meet the Owner … Richard Childress will appear at the 42-foot JDX, located on the Earhart Campground outside turn one on Saturday afternoon. That JDX will be open on Wednesday from 2 p.m. – 6 p.m., on Thursday from 4 p.m. – 10 p.m., on Friday from 11 a.m. – 8 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Double Wide on the High Banks … In addition to his duties behind the wheel of the Jack Daniel’s Chevrolet, Bowyer will also race the No. 2 BB&T Chevrolet Monte Carlo SS in Saturday’s Food City 250 NASCAR Nationwide Series race. Flag-to-flag coverage will be televised live Friday, Aug. 22 on ESPN beginning at 7:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The race will be broadcast live on the Performance Racing Network and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 26th stop on the 35-race tour will be televised live on SPEED the same day at 5 p.m. EDT. PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio will broadcast qualifying updates live Up to Speed … The Sharpie 500 from Bristol Motor Speedway will take the green flag Saturday, August 23 at 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The race will be televised live on ESPN beginning at 7 p.m. EDT and broadcast from coast-to-coast on PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio. Qualifying will be televised live on SPEED Friday, August 22 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. PRN and Sirius Satellite Radio will carry qualifying updates live.

CLINT BOWYER QUOTES

You’ve run third the last two times you’ve raced at Bristol so you’re right there.

“We’re getting closer. I’m a lot more comfortable and a lot more confident but anything can happen at Bristol. You can have a dominant race car and get caught up in something very easily and we’ve seen that happen time and time again. I’m looking forward to getting back there and seeing what we’ve got.”

Do the cars race differently under the lights or is it just the atmosphere that’s so much more exciting?

“I think it’s just the atmosphere. There’s electricity in the air. There’s just something about night-racing that gets you pumped up and gets you ready for battle. That’s pretty much what we do.”