NASCAR Parks Bowyer After Retaliation Against Hamlin Dover 05.15.10

Clint Bowyer says he remembers when he was racing Late Models that when one car took out another car on a restart, the driver that got taken out typically retaliated.

Bowyer relived those days Saturday in the Nationwide Series Heluva Good! 200 at Dover International Speedway
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Running second when he was spun by Denny Hamlin on a restart with two laps remaining in the scheduled distance, Bowyer went to pit road and, after a brief red-flag period, returned to the track and turned Hamlin while the race was under caution.

NASCAR promptly parked Bowyer for the remainder of the event.

Hamlin brought his Joe Gibbs Racing car home 12th while Bowyer wound up 25th in whats been a long season for the No. 21 Richard Childress Racing team.

I wasnt pleased that my car got torn up and I didnt want to have to do that, Bowyer said. Its the guys [on this team], theyve been struggling. Frustration comes out. The last two or three months theyve been coming home with wrecked race cars and finally were coming home with a good finish.

I dont have any beef with Denny. We get along fine. Racing Late Models coming up through my career if I wrecked somebody on the restart liked that, they come back and crash me exactly like that. It was pretty much tit for tat.

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[Porygonseizureman]

Hamlin deserves that every so often! Well, karma has stricken Clint Bowyer with a 24th place in the points!

[Nationalguard58]

no one ever said anything to earnheart when he drove like that. i was a big e fan for years and also a bowyer fan also for the same reasion. Dont take no crap from some little punk who got a ride off dadys money!

[xmn86]

@gracethedog48 Denny understood why clint did it so he had no problem it was just a racing deal

[weaverracing96]

@gracethedog48 Haha, it's amazing that us 48 fans see things the same way. The right way. Isn't it?

[GMCMan29]

since when do they let babies in nascar? At least Hamlin was a man about it and didnt get all butthurt about getting hit.

[PYLrulz1984]

Denny could of did more to avoid him, but that is just a racing deal

[bearsfan2002]

Cup drivers should not be driving in the Nationwide Series! The need to focus on winning the Cup!

[gracethedog48]

Denny punted him....period. And he got paid back accordingly. Don't forget, Denny's the one that's always spouting off about payback and retalitation, he's just getting what he gives. And he's gotta remember, he's still gotta get on the track with these guys in the Cup cars.

[RunerRacerPeniguin5]

Did you see the people giving him a pat on a back and high-fives! Thats awsome.