http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/25399 Recent articles about Clint Bowyer en-us Who is on fire and who is smoldering? Screaming Sports' Richard Ginn takes a look at NASCAR's 10 hottest drivers as of week 32. Jimmie Johnson is sitting pretty, while Carl Edwards is sinking like a rock. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 06:22:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/348161 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/348161 Congrats to Tony Stewart and the #20 Home Depot team on the victory in Talladega in what was nothing less than exciting and nail biting. The first caution came out on lap 33 because of debris. The second caution came out on lap 45 once again for debris on the track. The third caution was thrown on lap 53 when David Ruetimann blew a tire. Jeff Gordon tried to miss the accident but went right towards the wall and the # 21 car driven by Jon Wood and suffered major damage to the front of the 24 car. The fourth caution was called when Brian Vickers blows a right front tire taking out 9 cars including Martin Truex Jr as he was pushing Dale Earnhardt Jr to the front. Dale Jr just barely missed being caught up in the "Big One". The first of two!! Mike Wallace blew a tire on lap 81 on the fourth RCR car the #33. The tire hit Micheal Waltrips #55 Toyota causing some damage. The sixth caution of the day came when Denny Hamlin blew a right front while leading the pack. No one else was caught up in the crash. After making repairs to the 24 car Gordon returns to the track several laps down and has engine problems on lap 138 ending his day. Kevin Harvick spins out on lap 164 but doesn't hit anyone or anything. Caution flag #9 was the "Big One" as far as the chase drivers are concerned. On lap 174, with just 14 laps to go Carl Edwards was bumping Greg Biffle through the corner and spun him down into Matt Kenseth which caused both drivers to veer up the track and collected Edwards, Dale Earnhardt Jr, Kevin Harvick, Kyle Busch, along with five other drivers. Jaime McMurray blows a tire on lap 184 setting up a green, white checkerd with Tony Stewart out front. The field follows Stewart around out of turn four on the last lap until rookie Regan Smith in the #01 for DEI makes a move to go high but Stewart blocks him and he tries to go low and goes beneath the yellow line to beat Stewart to the finish lines, but as Nascar rules go you can not pass beneath the yellow line to improve your position so the win goes to Tony Stewart, his first ever Cup win at the infamous 2.66 mile track. Stewart, fondly known as Smoke. snaps a 43 race winless streak at a track where he'd finished 2nd six times! Paul Menard, who just this week announced he was leaving DEI next year for a ride at Yates finished 2nd, David Ragan, Jeff Burton, and Clint Bowyer are your top 5. Bobby Labonte, Scott Riggs, Robby Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Elliot Sadler round out the top 10. Other notables are Kyle Busch in 15th, Kevin Harvick in 20th, Greg Biffle in 24th, Matt Kenseth 26th Dale Jr finished in 28th, and Carl Edwards finished 29th. Jeff Gordon and Denny Hamlin had the worst days as far as chase drivers go finishing 28th for Gordon and 39th for Hamlin. As far as points go Jimmie Johnson 1st. 2nd is Carl Edwards -72, 3rd is Greg Biffle -77, 4th is Jeff Burton -99, Clint Bowyer moved up 2 spots to 5th -152, Kevin Harvick is 6th -171, Tony Stewart jumps 4 spots with his win today to 7th -203, Jeff Gordon is 8th -232, Matt Kenseth is 9th -245, Dale Earnhardt Jr is 10th -249, Kyle Busch is 11th -331, and Denny Hamlin is 12th -335. This race could have been what Jimmie Johnson needed to help propel him to his third straight championship. Edwards knew better than to be bumping in the corners and I hope Nascar and Jack Roush sit him down and have a little chat with him about his actions today. Dale Jr said it best, " Some people know how to bump draft right and we have fun doing it." Dale Jr also noted that " A couple of them need to learn how to bump draft" You hear that Carl?? He was talking bout you. What a DUMBASS!!!!! Sun, 05 Oct 2008 18:42:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/345179 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/345179 Who is on fire and who is smoldering? Screaming Sports' Richard Ginn takes a look at NASCAR's 10 hottest drivers as of week 31. Jimmie Johnson is sitting pretty, while Matt Kenseth is sinking like a rock. Fri, 03 Oct 2008 06:16:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/344061 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/344061 My top pick first and foremost is none other than one Dale Earnhardt Jr. I mean, who knows how to get around this place better than the son of the man who taught all about "seeing" the air and using it to slingshot past the car or two in front of him? Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon, teammates to Dale Jr will be contenders in the end. Tony Stewart, Kyle Busch, and Denny Hamlin will be threats in the final laps of sundays race in Talladega. I think Carl Edwards, Matt Kenseth and Greg Biffle will be able to finish at least top 10 if not get the win on a push from a fellow teammate. Kevin Harvick, Clint Bowyer, and Jeff Burton could be there challenging the best of them in the final few laps for the win. My sleepers for the weekend are David Ragan, who continues to impress many this year after just missing the chase, and he could go for it all and be a spoiler in the race sunday. Martin Truex Jr and Mark Martin over at DEI could quite possibly be in the thick of things towards the end of the race as long as their equipment can hold together for the whole race we could be looking at the 1 or better yet the 8 car in victory lane! Good luck to all drivers this weekend. GO DALE JR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:15:38 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/344006 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/344006 FIO and On Pit Row bring you the fantasy racing preview for this weekend's Camping World RV 400 from Kansas Speedway. Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:18:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/339903 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/339903 Who is on fire and who is smoldering? Screaming Sports' Richard Ginn takes a look at NASCAR's 10 hottest drivers as of week 30. Carl Edwards is sitting pretty, while Dale Earnhardt Jr. is sinking like a rock. Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:13:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/339426 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/339426 Well, they're finally here!! It's Nationwide and Cup Series weekend here at my home track, Kansas Speedway. I believe that after all the commotion about radio talk between Dale Earnhardt Jr and his cousin and crew chief, Tony Eury Jr and the dismal race last weekend at Dover, that Dale Jr will rebound with a good finish if not the win @ Kansas this weekend. He has finished 34th and 10th the last 3 races here, with 2 top 10's in a row. Tony Stewart, a former winner here in 2006 is looking to turn his season around as he returns to the Kansas Speedway. Last years controversial winner, Greg Biffle returns on fire, being the only driver to win the first 2 chase races since the format was adopted in 2004. His teammates Carl Edwards, ( 1st in points) and Matt Kenseth have real good history here in Kansas in it's short existence. The winner of the first 2 cup races held here in 2001 and 2002, Jeff Gordon is also looking to visit victory lane for the first time this year, could very well be a contender come the end of the race. 2 time defending cup champion, Jimmie Johnson who is looking for victory lane for the 4th time this year will be a main threat. After 2 horrible races to start the chase, Kyle Busch will be looking to get things back on track here @ Kansas and could also be a factor. Kansas native Clint Bowyer, who finished 2nd in last years controversial finish is looking to win at his home track for the first time and could be a strong pick to win the race. Also, his teammates Kevin Harvick and Jeff Burton could be factors in this weekends race. My sleeper picks for this weekend are David Ragan in the Roush #6 car could very well be in victory lane this weekend and Mark Martin in the #8 car could pick up a victory here, seeing as his last win came here in 2005. Good luck to all the drivers. GO DALE JR!!!! Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:06:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/339102 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/339102 Looking to capitalize on his previously compiled data, Screaming Sports' Richard Ginn makes his expert picks for the Camping World RV 400. He's list an A list driver, two B list drivers, a C list driver and three potential sleepers. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 06:23:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/338737 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/338737 Greg Biffle got a little surprise last weekend, winning the Sylvania 300 @ New Hampshire, and knew he had a shot at Dover. Well, congrats to Greg Biffle as he went 2 for 2 after winning the Camping World 400 @ Dover sunday. Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson round out the top 5. Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Clilnt Bowyer, Jeff Burton, and Micheal Waltrip make up the top 10. It was a especially rough day for championship contenders Dale Earnhardt Jr and Kyle Busch. Dale Earnhardt Jr had an extremely loose race car and after starting 10th he quickly slid back through the field and eventually went a lap down. After the first green flag stops he went down another lap to then leader Carl Edwards. Kyle Busch blew a motor 172 laps into the race leaving him finishing a dismal 43rd giving him 2 straight races of 30th or worse in the first 2 races of the chase. After being described as " bullet proof" through the first 26 races he can't seem to catch a break in the Chase. Dale Jr finished 24th 3 laps down. Carl Edwards is your points leader by 10 over 2nd place Jimmie Johnson and 3rd place Greg Biffle who is actually tied with Johnson for 2nd. Jeff Burton is 4th 82 points out. Kevin Harvick, who finished 6th moved up 5 positions up to 5th 101 points out. Clint Bowyer who finished 8th climbed 3 spots to 6th 106 points out. Tony Stewart, who finished 11th stayed in 7th 113 points out. Jeff Gordon, who finished 7th climbed 3 spots to 8th 118 points out. Dale Earnhardt Jr. fell 5 spots to 9th 129 points out. Matt Kenseth, who was a strong contender for the win with Biffle and Edwards finishing 2nd gained 2 spots to 10th 167 points out. Denny Hamlin, who finished 38th fell 5 spots to 11th 193 points out. Kyle Busch, who had by far the worst day for chase drivers finished 43rd after blowing a motor dropped 4 positions to 12th 210 points out. We head to my home track, Kansas Speedway next weekend, where Greg Biffle won last year ( in a BS race) with the chase growing even more interesting. Good luck to all the chase drivers. GO DALE EARNHARDT JR!!!!!!!!!!! Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:43:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/336659 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/336659 Greg Biffle got a little surprise last weekend, winning the Sylvania 300 @ New Hampshire, and knew he had a shot at Dover. Well, congrats to Greg Biffle as he went 2 for 2 after winning the Camping World 400 @ Dover sunday. Matt Kenseth, Carl Edwards, Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson round out the top 5. Kevin Harvick, Jeff Gordon, Clilnt Bowyer, Jeff Burton, and Micheal Waltrip make up the top 10. It was a especially rough day for championship contenders Dale Earnhardt Jr and Kyle Busch. Dale Earnhardt Jr had an extremely loose race car and after starting 10th he quickly slid back through the field and eventually went a lap down. After the first green flag stops he went down another lap to then leader Carl Edwards. Kyle Busch blew a motor 172 laps into the race leaving him finishing a dismal 43rd giving him 2 straight races of 30th or worse in the first 2 races of the chase. After being described as " bullet proof" through the first 26 races he can't seem to catch a break in the Chase. Dale Jr finished 24th 3 laps down. Carl Edwards is your points leader by 10 over 2nd place Jimmie Johnson and 3rd place Greg Biffle who is actually tied with Johnson for 2nd. Jeff Burton is 4th 82 points out. Kevin Harvick, who finished 6th moved up 5 positions up to 5th 101 points out. Clint Bowyer who finished 8th climbed 3 spots to 6th 106 points out. Tony Stewart, who finished 11th stayed in 7th 113 points out. Jeff Gordon, who finished 7th climbed 3 spots to 8th 118 points out. Dale Earnhardt Jr. fell 5 spots to 9th 129 points out. Matt Kenseth, who was a strong contender for the win with Biffle and Edwards finishing 2nd gained 2 spots to 10th 167 points out. Denny Hamlin, who finished 38th fell 5 spots to 11th 193 points out. Kyle Busch, who had by far the worst day for chase drivers finished 43rd after blowing a motor dropped 4 positions to 12th 210 points out. We head to my home track, Kansas Speedway next weekend, where Greg Biffle won last year ( in a BS race) with the chase growing even more interesting. Good luck to all the chase drivers. GO DALE EARNHARDT JR!!!!!!!!!!! Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:43:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/336658 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/336658 Who is on fire and who is smoldering? Screaming Sports' Richard Ginn takes a look at NASCAR's 10 hottest drivers as of week 29. Jimmie Johnson is sitting pretty, while Kyle Busch is sinking like a rock. Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:50:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/335170 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/335170 With qualifying being rained out my picks are the entire chase field. Denny Hamlin has the best average finish at Loudon with a 6.8 and Clint Bowyer with the worst at 22nd. Dale Jr., has an average finish of 17th making him 10th among the 12 chase drivers. Last year Clint Bowyer entered the chase winless and won from the pole in dominating fashion!! Perhaps Tony Stewart or Jeff Gordon could start the chase off with a bang and a victory! Perhaps Greg Biffle or Matt Kenseth could visit victory lane for the first time this year, or just maybe everybody's "dark horse", Kevin Harvick will have that Shell car up front when the checkers wave Sunday. Good luck to all. GO Dale Jr!!!!!!!! Sat, 13 Sep 2008 02:03:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/332341 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/332341 Who is on fire and who is smoldering? Screaming Sports' Richard Ginn takes a look at NASCAR's 10 hottest drivers as of week 28. Carl Edwards is sitting pretty, while Matt Kenseth is sinking like a rock. Fri, 12 Sep 2008 06:39:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/331860 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/331860 Very few would contend the fact that Kyle Busch is the driver to beat for the 2008 Sprint Cup championship. Thu, 11 Sep 2008 13:45:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/331481 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/331481 Looking ahead to the first five races of The Chase, FIO staff writer Josh Lobdell lays the foundation of who to watch for in the coming weeks for fantasy racing leagues. Tue, 09 Sep 2008 07:11:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/330256 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/330256