Jimmie Johnson (48) crosses the finish line 0.002 seconds ahead of Clint Bowyer (33) to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway, tying for the closest finish ever. (Associated Press)
Matt Kenseth (17) and Clint Bowyer (33) race on the back stretch during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, April 9, 2011. Kenseth won the race.(AP Photo/LM Otero)
FILE - This Feb. 14, 2008, file photo shows NASCAR team owner Richard Childress, right, talking with driver Clint Bowyer, left, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. Richard Childress Racing is arguing to have Clint Bowyer's 150-point penalty reversed before a NASCAR appeals committee. Bowyer and his RCR team were penalized last week when the car Bowyer drove to victory at New Hampshire failed inspection. (AP Photo/Paul Kizzle, File)
NASCAR driver Clint Bowyer pauses during a sponsorship event in Charlotte, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2010. NASCAR was scrutinizing Bowyer's race-winning car from New Hampshire on Wednesday in an inspection process that could derail his championship chances. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Clint Bowyer holds up a lobster in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cups Series auto race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H., Sunday, Sept. 19, 2010.(AP Photo/Cheryl Senter)
