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KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Clint Bowyer has no faith will be his championship ending penalty overturned by the NASCAR version of the Supreme Court.
It is accepted that he has zero chance of winning the Sprint Cup title this season.
He is not given up on his teammates, however.
ESPN NASCAR analyst Dale Jarrett says that Clint Bowyer, lost his appeal and why Jimmie Johnson is to keep all the other drivers at night at this time.
Bowyer returned to the home of the Kansas Speedway track on Friday ready to put the drama surrounding his car illegally in New Hampshire behind him and focus on helping a fellow Richard Childress Racing team win the championship.
"The championship hopes are done for myself. What I have to do is be the best teammate I can be," said Bowyer. "We have to bring home a championship. We still have two shots at it."
Bowyer NASCAR docked 150 points because the car driven to victory Sept. 11 in New Hampshire failed inspection, and an appeals committee this week denied bid to have sanctions RCR overturned. Team owner Richard Childress has one last chance, an October 5 hearing before the appeal NASCAR general manager John Middlebrook.
Bowyer thinks the boss is wasting his time.
"I told Ricardo that is not worth fighting," said Bowyer. "In my opinion, their minds are made up. It is what it is and if you want to be part of this great thing called a sport, you better just go ahead and enjoy what it is."
And that is exactly what Bowyer plans to do this weekend in Kansas.
He grew up in Emporia, about 90 minutes southwest of Kansas track and has spent this week in his Homestate catch up with friends, family and fans. It was a relief from the controversy that has blighted his season.
The last driver to claim a place in the Chase for the championship course Sprint Cup, his victory in New Hampshire shot 12 to second in the standings, just 35 points behind Denny Hamlin. But as soon as he got to the championship race, which was out of it.
NASCAR took the No. 33 Chevrolet back to its North Carolina research and development center for a second inspection and the car was ruled illegal. Bowyer and Childress fits every 150 points, crew chief Shane Wilson was fined $ 150,000 and suspended six races and the car chief Chad Haney was suspended for six races.
What was probably the highlight of Bowyer NASCAR race was ruined in a period of 72 hours.
"That's an emotional roller coaster ride that nobody wants, trust me," he said. "This is a very humbling sport."
Helped Bowyer poor weekend showing recently in Dover, where he finished 25 th and admitted on Friday, "head was not 100 percent in the game."
Jeff Burton was a fellow attorney to not let the drama end of his performance, but he knew how difficult it would be for Bowyer.
"They're going to New Hampshire, win the race, second in points and thinking this is presented very well. Two days later, you're in the process of being called a cheat," said Burton. "That's a lot. There is no way that is not a distraction. There is no way you can turn it off and say that is not happening."
But Bowyer, who was defiant in defense of his team during his media session at Dover, looks much better on Friday. His mood was light again, and he is resigned to his fate. He repeatedly about to vote to help Kevin Harvick, who is fifth in the standings, and Burton, who is seventh, winning the title.
Burton said Bowyer, just have to keep their communication open, but Harvick said Bowyer could essentially become a vehicle for the organization ID for the final eight weeks of the Chase.
"This will allow you out of the box and try things you may not want to try because we have to be a little more conservative," said Harvick. "Whether it's a motor that the motor shop may want to put bits and pieces or perhaps the engineering department believes that they feel will be better, but have not been tested on the track.
"All these things can go in your car and you can go in just worry about winning races and be really aggressive."
Bowyer still has goals to achieve.
In two previous appearances Chase is never finished lower than fifth, and would like to at least match that this year. He is still 12th in the standings.
"I want to continue that streak," he said, "and want to continue that consistency in the Chase and I think that is an achievable goal."
It is accepted that he has zero chance of winning the Sprint Cup title this season.
He is not given up on his teammates, however.
ESPN NASCAR analyst Dale Jarrett says that Clint Bowyer, lost his appeal and why Jimmie Johnson is to keep all the other drivers at night at this time.
Bowyer returned to the home of the Kansas Speedway track on Friday ready to put the drama surrounding his car illegally in New Hampshire behind him and focus on helping a fellow Richard Childress Racing team win the championship.
"The championship hopes are done for myself. What I have to do is be the best teammate I can be," said Bowyer. "We have to bring home a championship. We still have two shots at it."
Bowyer NASCAR docked 150 points because the car driven to victory Sept. 11 in New Hampshire failed inspection, and an appeals committee this week denied bid to have sanctions RCR overturned. Team owner Richard Childress has one last chance, an October 5 hearing before the appeal NASCAR general manager John Middlebrook.
Bowyer thinks the boss is wasting his time.
"I told Ricardo that is not worth fighting," said Bowyer. "In my opinion, their minds are made up. It is what it is and if you want to be part of this great thing called a sport, you better just go ahead and enjoy what it is."
And that is exactly what Bowyer plans to do this weekend in Kansas.
He grew up in Emporia, about 90 minutes southwest of Kansas track and has spent this week in his Homestate catch up with friends, family and fans. It was a relief from the controversy that has blighted his season.
The last driver to claim a place in the Chase for the championship course Sprint Cup, his victory in New Hampshire shot 12 to second in the standings, just 35 points behind Denny Hamlin. But as soon as he got to the championship race, which was out of it.
NASCAR took the No. 33 Chevrolet back to its North Carolina research and development center for a second inspection and the car was ruled illegal. Bowyer and Childress fits every 150 points, crew chief Shane Wilson was fined $ 150,000 and suspended six races and the car chief Chad Haney was suspended for six races.
What was probably the highlight of Bowyer NASCAR race was ruined in a period of 72 hours.
"That's an emotional roller coaster ride that nobody wants, trust me," he said. "This is a very humbling sport."
Helped Bowyer poor weekend showing recently in Dover, where he finished 25 th and admitted on Friday, "head was not 100 percent in the game."
Jeff Burton was a fellow attorney to not let the drama end of his performance, but he knew how difficult it would be for Bowyer.
"They're going to New Hampshire, win the race, second in points and thinking this is presented very well. Two days later, you're in the process of being called a cheat," said Burton. "That's a lot. There is no way that is not a distraction. There is no way you can turn it off and say that is not happening."
But Bowyer, who was defiant in defense of his team during his media session at Dover, looks much better on Friday. His mood was light again, and he is resigned to his fate. He repeatedly about to vote to help Kevin Harvick, who is fifth in the standings, and Burton, who is seventh, winning the title.
Burton said Bowyer, just have to keep their communication open, but Harvick said Bowyer could essentially become a vehicle for the organization ID for the final eight weeks of the Chase.
"This will allow you out of the box and try things you may not want to try because we have to be a little more conservative," said Harvick. "Whether it's a motor that the motor shop may want to put bits and pieces or perhaps the engineering department believes that they feel will be better, but have not been tested on the track.
"All these things can go in your car and you can go in just worry about winning races and be really aggressive."
Bowyer still has goals to achieve.
In two previous appearances Chase is never finished lower than fifth, and would like to at least match that this year. He is still 12th in the standings.
"I want to continue that streak," he said, "and want to continue that consistency in the Chase and I think that is an achievable goal."