Clint Bowyer returning to NASCAR, will race for Spire Motorsports at Nashville Superspeedway

Clint Bowyer will make his NASCAR return in the CRAFTSMAN Truck Series, piloting Spire Motorsports’ No. 7 Chevrolet Silverado in the Rackley Roofing 200 at Nashville Superspeedway on June 28.

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“For me, it’s the tie between working with [Brian] Pattie and the good old days,” Bowyer said in a statement. “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.”  

Bowyer, who made his NASCAR debut in 2003, retired from full-time Cup Series competition in 2020 and joined the FOX Sports broadcast booth the following season. He last competed in the Truck Series in 2016. Bowyer, 44, will be reunited with Brian Pattie, his crew chief from 2012-15 during his time behind the wheel of the No. 15 Toyota for Michael Waltrip Racing. He finished a career best second in the points standings in 2012 with Pattie above his pit box.

“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.”

Clint Bowyer making NASCAR return at one of his favorite racetracks

Nashville was one of Bowyer’s best tracks in the Xfinity Series. In nine starts from 2004-08, Bowyer tallied his first career win in NASCAR and finished inside the top-5 in each start. His average finish at the racetrack is 2.8.

“Nashville means a lot to me. Fate is the only thing that I can attribute to this opportunity coming about,” Bowyer said. “My career in NASCAR happened because of Nashville. My first race win in NASCAR was at Nashville. It takes me back to my first ARCA race in 2003. I’ve always raced well there. Not to put pressure on myself, but I have. I’ve never finished outside the top five at Nashville Superspeedway, and I think I’ve got close to a second-place average finish.

“That doesn’t necessarily mean anything but what’s important is the opportunity to get back together and work with Brian Pattie. I had so much fun racing with him during the MWR days. We about won a championship together.”  

The No. 7 team currently sits fifth in the owner points standings with two wins, five top 5s and seven top 10s. Kyle Busch raced the truck to victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway and got it done again at Texas Motor Speedway.