Spire Motorsports announced on Wednesday that Bowyer – a frail NASCAR Cup large name now Fox Sports TV broadcaster – will drive its No. 7 Chevrolet within the June 38 scurry at Nashville.
Bowyer, a 10-time winner within the Cup sequence who retired from pudgy-time competition following the 2020 season, would perhaps be reunited with crew chief Brian Pattie, who labored with Bowyer between 2012-2015 whereas both had been at Michael Waltrip Racing.
“For me, it’s the tie between working with Pattie and the suitable ragged days,” acknowledged Bowyer, 44. “Inserting the band lend a hand together, to be able to focus on, and having some fun. Nashville is a groovy scurry observe that has meant lots to me through the years.
“Critically change self sustaining from that, it’s regarding the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. That’s a surely fun sequence. It’s a fun automobile to drive. There’s heaps of lunge and you will drive them laborious and salvage away with it. You can surely hustle a truck.
“This scurry need to be precise in my wheelhouse.”
Bowyer has previous abilities on the observe, having made nine begins on the 1.33-mile concrete oval within the Xfinity Series. The native of Emporia, Kan., has one purchase in these nine begins.
“Nashville design lots to me. Fate is the finest thing that I will attribute to this opportunity coming about,” Bowyer acknowledged. “My profession in NASCAR occurred thanks to Nashville. My first scurry purchase in NASCAR develop into at Nashville. It takes me lend a hand to my first ARCA scurry in 2003.
“I’ve continuously raced well there. What’s crucial is the opportunity to salvage lend a hand together and work with Brian Pattie. I had lots fun racing with him at some level of the MWR days. We about won a championship together.”
In 14 Truck begins from 2006 to 2016, Bowyer recorded won two poles, earned three wins and had nine top-5 and 10 top-10 finishes. Since leaving NASCAR competition, Bowyer has made three begins within the Indispensable particular person Racing Experience (SRX) sequence last season.
After 11 races, the No. 7 crew sits fifth within the 2024 Truck owner standings using several assorted drivers, alongside with Kyle Busch who has won twice with the crew.
“Having Clint Bowyer drive our No. 7 at Nashville Superspeedway correct demonstrates how dedicated Spire Motorsports is to dangle a factual all-large name lineup in that truck,” acknowledged Spire Motorsports president Doug Duchardt.
“Clint is fragment of a conventional club of drivers who dangle won within the Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Cup Series. Have to you survey his observe describe at Nashville, it almost makes you shake your head. It’s pretty amazing. He’s a a lot personality and, as Brian (Pattie) well knows, he’s heaps of fun. We’re grateful to dangle him and we recount he gives us a a lot shot at a success the scurry.”
