It appears that Clint Bowyer, the biggest free agent on the market these days, will announce this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway that he has signed a multi-year deal to drive a Toyota Camry for Michal Waltrip Racing beginning in 2012. Bowyer had been in failing contract talks with his current team, Richard Childress Racing, for weeks now and it appears that Bowyer will indeed leave the organization that gave him his break in the Sprint Cup Series five years ago.
It was also reported that Bowyer would come with sponsorship from 5-Hour Energy. This means that the energy shot giant would leave their current place on the hood of Steve Wallace's No. 66 car in the Nationwide Series.
Bowyer was reported to be in talks with at least four other organizations in addition to RCR. Waltrip's organization, Roush-Fenway Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports and Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing were among the teams Bowyer talked to. It was reported that the final details are being ironed out and both Bowyer and MWR will make it official in the next 240-48 hours.
It is a little bit weird that Bowyer would sign on to drive for the man he once referred to as the "worst driver in Nascar." They might as well have gone and signed Robby Gordon (who called Michael Waltrip a piece of sh*t on live television in 2005) to drive their third car. But Bowyer has proven to be competitive and with MWR on the rise, adding his talent to Martin Truex, Jr's and David Reutimann's could make this team a serious contender for the Chase for the Cup next season.
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