Clint Bowyer to return to NASCAR competition at Nashville SS
MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Clint Bowyer will return to NASCAR competition and drive for Spire Motorsports next month at Nashville Superspeedway.
Bowyer will drive the No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Rackley Roofing 200.
Bowyer will work with Brian Pattie, his former Cup Series crew chief who now works with a plethora of drivers on the No. 7 team.
“For me, it’s the tie between working with (Brian) Pattie and the good old days,” Bowyer said. “Putting the band back together, so to speak, and having some fun. Nashville is a cool racetrack that has meant a lot to me over the years. Separate from that, it’s about the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series. That’s a really fun series. It’s a fun vehicle to drive. There’s a lot of drag and you can drive them hard and get away with it. You can really hustle a truck. This race should be right in my wheelhouse.”
“Clint and I had a lot of success winning races and coming close to a Cup Series championship, so it’ll be a lot of fun to work with him again,” Pattie said. “We’ve been trying to get him in one of our trucks since early last year, so I’m excited to see it finally come together and I’m confident that we can go out and compete for the win.”
Bowyer retired from full-time NASCAR Cup Series racing after the 2020 season. His final start, at least until next month, was Phoenix Raceway in November 2020. He did race in the Superstar Racing eXperience three times last season.
“Having Clint Bowyer drive our No. 7 at Nashville Superspeedway just demonstrates how committed Spire Motorsports is to having a true all-star lineup in that truck,” Spire Motorsports president Doug Duchardt said. “Clint is part of an exclusive club of drivers who have won in the Truck Series, Xfinity Series and Cup Series. When you see his track record at Nashville, it almost makes you shake your head. It’s pretty incredible. He’s a great personality. As Brian (Pattie) well knows, he’s a lot of fun. We’re grateful to have him and we think he gives us a great shot at winning the race.”
Bowyer has three wins, 9 Top-5 finishes and 10 Top-10s, as well as two poles, in 14 starts.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
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