In Like Clint   October 19, 2007 Mickey Mills – SCR   When the Chase for the Nextel Cup started after Richmond, sitting in the number twelve spot was an unlikely driver, Clint Bowyer.  Bowyer’s performance in the Chase is nothing short of phenomenal.  Nobody, including me, gave him much hope for success when he joined the Chase group that includes five former champions.  Can Richard Childress pick ‘em, or what?   With five Chase races in the books and five more to crown the champion, Bowyer’s performance stands on the verge of greatness kind of stuff.  He’s done it with a quiet confidence that is in concert with his Midwestern upbringing.  I didn’t give him much of a chance going in, but I am happy to take a slice of humble pie and give him credit where credit is due.

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Although he is still in striking range for that golden trophy, he knows that depends on some bad luck by both Hendrick teams (No. 24 and 48).  It’s an unlikely scenario but not out of the question.  Stranger things have happened.   Remember Matt Kenseth’s 2003 championship?  A lot of people, including myself, think this was the final straw in NASCAR’s decision to overhaul the points system.  He only won one race that year, but had 25 top ten finishes.  Ryan Newman won eight times and accumulated 22 top tens on his way to a sixth place finish that season.  This season gives the “Nextel Chase” its underground name of the “Kenseth Rule.”

How about Alan Kulwicki’s championship title in 1992?  Going into the final race of the season at Atlanta Motor Speedway, the smart money was on Davey Allison to be the next champion.  He led Kulwicki by thirty points and a sixth place or better finish would secure the title.  It was not to be as Allison tangled with Ernie Irvin with nearly 100 laps remaining leaving third place Bill Elliott to fight a tenacious Alan Kulwicki for the championship.    I see a lot of Alan Kulwicki in Clint Bowyer.  That’s not a bad thing.   Questions, Comments; Email Mickey     The views and opinions in this article are that of the writer(s) and not necessarily that of SCR

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