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· This Week’s BB&T Chevrolet at Dover International Speedway … Clint Bowyer will pilot Chassis No. 284 from the Richard Childress Racing NASCAR Sprint Cup Series stable. Built new for 2009, this Chevrolet debuted at Atlanta earlier this month, where Bowyer recorded a 29th-place finish.

· Dover Facts … In seven NSCS starts at Dover International Speedway, Bowyer boasts three top-10 finishes. His best showing at the one-mile oval is an eighth-place finish, which he has accomplished three times. Additionally, the 30-year-old driver has led four laps of competition, has an average starting position of 21.7, an average finish of 14.3 and has completed 99.3 percent of the laps contested (2,780 of 2,800).

· Loop Data Says … Bowyer’s average running position of 14.113 ranks him 11th best at Dover. His Driver Rating of 90.2 ranks him 10th best among the 55 drivers who have competed at the “Monster Mile” over the last four years.

· Rearview Mirror … Bowyer was plagued with handling issues for most of last Sunday afternoon’s SYLVANIA 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, but his team’s never-quit attitude afforded the Emporia, Kan., native a 10th-place finish.

· Get to the Points … Bowyer’s 10th-place finish at NHMS allowed him to maintain the 15th position in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings. Out of the Chase field, the race for 13th place is on. Bowyer trails the current position holder, Kyle Busch, by 157 markers.

· Through 27 Races … Over the season’s first 27 races, Bowyer has accumulated four top-five and 12 top-10 finishes, an average start of 18.4 and an average finish of 15.9. The two-time NSCS winner has led 40 laps of competition and has completed 7,303 of the 7,636 (95.5 percent) laps contested thus far.

· RCR at Dover … RCR has earned four wins at Dover International Speedway, the latest coming in September 2006 when Jeff Burton drove the No. 31 Chevy to Victory Lane in the Dover 400. The other three wins came with Dale Earnhardt, who won both events at the Monster Mile in 1989 and the spring race in 1993. Additionally, RCR has earned one pole, 20 top-five and 41 top-10 finishes in 111 combined starts at the high-banked one-mile oval. Childress, a former driver in NASCAR’s top division, contributed three of those top 10s from 1976-1980. Last fall, all three RCR-prepared entries finished in the top 10. Kevin Harvick, Bowyer and Burton finished sixth, eighth and ninth, respectively in the Sept., 21, 2008 Sprint Cup Series race at the Dover facility.

· The Collective RCR … In 27 races this season, RCR’s four NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entries have notched nine top-five and 26 top-10 finishes. The No. 29 team kicked off the 2009 season with a win in the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona. RCR-prepared cars have also completed 29,639 laps with four different drivers including Burton, Bowyer, Harvick and Casey Mears. RCR teams have led 188 laps and all four teams have earned just over of $15.3 million combined purse money in 2009.

· Former Winner … While Bowyer has not yet won at Dover in NSCS competition, he has visited Victory Lane once before. Driving the No. 2 AC Delco Chevrolet in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Bowyer won the Dover 200 from the 16th starting position on September 23, 2006.

• Double Duty … In addition to his driving duties in Sunday’s AAA 400, Bowyer, the 2008 NASCAR Nationwide Series champion, will drive the No. 29 Holiday Inn/Holiday Inn Express Chevrolet in Saturday’s Dover 200. Live coverage of the event begins Saturday, Sept. 26 at 3 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The race will be televised live on ESPN2 and broadcast worldwide on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

• Dover Rewind … Bowyer finished 11th when the series last competed at Dover in May.

• Testing, Testing … Bowyer and the No. 33 team spent Tuesday, Sept. 22 and Wednesday, Sept. 23 at Daytona International Speedway testing tires on behalf of Goodyear.

• Fuel My Passion… Shell V-Power is holding the “Fuel My Passion” Contest and Sweepstakes for those who are passionate about their ride. Prizes include free Shell V-Power premium gasoline for a year and a chance to win an all-new 2010 Harley-Davidson® Fat Boy® Lo motorcycle. The promotion runs through November 3, 2009. You can visit www.shell.us/fuelmypassion for more details.

• Mark Your Calendars … In honor of its 40th anniversary, RCR will host a Fan Day at the Welcome, N.C. complex on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Activities include driver and pit crew autograph sessions, self-guided tours of RCR’s Sprint Cup and Nationwide as well as ECR’s engine shop, radio remotes, musical entertainment, pit crew competition, viewing of the DALE movie, question-and-answer session with team owner Richard Childress and much more. General admission to RCR’s Fan Day is just $5, which will benefit the Childress Institute for Pediatric Trauma.

• Catch the Action … Live coverage of the AAA 400 from Dover International Speedway begins Sunday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. EDT and will be telecast live on ABC. The event will also be broadcast live on the Motor Racing Network and Sirius XM Satellite Radio. Qualifying for the 28th points-paying race on the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series tour will be broadcast live on ESPN2 Friday, Sept. 25 beginning at 3 p.m. EDT and can be heard worldwide on MRN and Sirius XM Satellite Radio.

CLINT BOWYER QUOTES:

Is Dover a very demanding race track?

“It’s a long race, but 400 miles at any track is a long time. You get off the corner with a lot of speed and you have to yank on the wheel and make things happen pretty quickly because the corners are tight and you’re going pretty fast. It’s just one of the tracks that I enjoy. I like that type of race track and you have to get comfortable and get suited in and you’re good to go.”

Dover seems like a track that fits your driving style. Is it a race track where you’re able to control your own destiny a little more than some of the other tracks the Sprint Cup Series visits?

“Dover is one of those tracks where you want to win at. At some of these mile-and-a-half tracks, you’re only as good as the equipment and you really don’t have much of a say so. At places like Bristol, Dover, Daytona and Talladega, you have to make things happen. If the car isn’t handing, you can pick up your end of the deal and make something happen. I won the Nationwide race at Dover a couple of years ago, and I want to get a Sprint Cup win as well.”

- Richard Childress Racing, Press Release