Bowyer and Scott will team in 2016 |
Clint Bowyer now has a home for the coming
season.
Just days after announcing that he will replace the
retiring Tony Stewart at Stewart Haas Racing in 2017, Bowyer confirmed that he
will drive for HScott Racing next season, as part of a one-year deal. Bowyer's
sponsor, 5-Hour Energy, will back him in a total of 24 races with the team.
Bowyer said
HScott Motorsports was “the easiest door that opened” after his current team,
Michael Waltrip Racing, announced that it will close its door at season’s end.
"I am
very thankful for the continued support and commitment from 5-hour ENERGY, and
for Harry Scott Jr. for putting this opportunity together," said Bowyer.
"My relationship with everyone at 5-hour ENERGY is something I hold with
great value. There have been some real unknowns for my career in the past
couple of months, but I'm happy that my future is secured and full speed
ahead."
Despite joining
HScott for just one season, he said he hopes to leave the team better than he
found it.
Team owner Harry
Scott, Jr., concurred, saying, “Clint will help us long term. He's going to be
able to help us reset our program and set the bar higher. He'll help us form an
even stronger relationship with Stewart-Haas and that, obviously, will be
beneficial for us."
Scott currently
fields cars for drivers Justin Allgaier and Michael Annett on the NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series, but multiple sources say Allgaier will forfeit his spot to Bowyer. Scott
declined to comment on the size of his 2016 operation, but Allgaier’s wife,
Ashley, said via Twitter today that “we've
heard the rumors for the past few months. Though it's hard to hear the official
news today, we know that God has a plan. It's not easy not knowing what the
future looks like, but we are resting in Gods word.”
HScott Motorsports
receives chassis, Chevrolet engines and technical support from Hendrick
Motorsports, which also supplies Stewart-Haas Racing.
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