Victory Lane - Clint Bowyer Picks Up 1st Win Of Season At Sonoma - Sports

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) Clint Bowyer recognized he or she might get that will Victory Lane this season, his first using Michael Waltrip Racing.

He just simply did not think it can be on a road course.

Bowyer picked up his or her very first acquire together with his fresh staff Sunday by simply holding down Kurt Busch around the winding 1.99-mile road course at Sonoma. Although Bowyer concluded fourth three prior periods with this highway course, his track record is with grime paths all this type of bike racing just isn't their sturdy suit.

So the irony of winning Sunday was not shed on Bowyer.

''To have this kind of grime boy out of Kansas during Victory Lane on the road training course will be big, rely on me,'' Bowyer said. ''I observed Jeff Gordon, they have resting now there to the wall, he has won this species countless times, he's a champion with this kind of sports activity and I just exhausted him. I passed Jeff Gordon, and you also haven't any idea, a young racing through Kansas, you do not forget stuff like that.''

Bowyer dominated by means of leading 71 on the 112 laps. Defending kind winner Busch, with a strong unsponsored car, had been everywhere in the bumper connected with Bowyer's Toyota overdue along with acquired a last result from consuming the win away while caution flew with four laps remaining.

Only Busch harmed his car having estimated eight laps in order to go, as well as this individual concerned all the extreme caution span whether his Chevrolet appeared to be damaged in addition to experienced no possibility of catching Bowyer over the two-lap overtime sprint for the finish.

Bowyer raced side-by-side with Busch at the environmentally friendly flag, then cleaned Busch and also pulled aside for the win.

''Kurt raced me clean, they bumped me personally and also roughed me up, although never did everything to jeopardize either one with us,'' Bowyer said.

Bowyer, which eventually left Richard Childress Racing when they get home connected with previous months to help enroll in MWR, was mandated to go walking to Victory Lane to remember with his fresh crew after his vehicle played from gas.

''I'm extremely energized for everybody involved,'' Bowyer said. ''To change teams including I does ended up being a large danger as well as a chance to get me, also it had been a chance to show my talents.

''I've had good teammates as well as fine material before, but never for instance this. This is usually a fresh group, Michael stuck it out there as well as I'm telling you, he's repairing to acquire the benefits. He's toiled hard.''