Clint Bowyer Says NASCAR Penalty Helped in Hidden Ways

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Can anything be good about a championship-crippling, 150-point penalty to begin the Chase for the Sprint Cup, as Clint Bowyer and his team received after winning the first playoff race back on Sept. 19?

As a matter of fact, yes, Bowyer said Tuesday, and his explanation had the ring of authenticity -- like perhaps the team really did discover the veritable silver lining to their cloud.

Bowyer's win at Talladega Sunday all but swept away the remnants of the cloud. He's the only Chase driver with two victories in the playoffs, and the nightmare of NASCAR's sanctions will further fade into bad memories when his crew chief, Shane Wilson, returns to action this weekend at Texas Motor Speedway after serving a four-race suspension.

"Truth be told, I think it's been good for all of us," Bowyer said on the weekly NASCAR teleconference. "It's opened our eyes to a couple things that we've been missing, you know. The communication side of it on race day is one, I think."

Bowyer said the interim crew chief, Scott Miller, was a steady hand in the pit box.

 

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