Welcome to Timerssports
Clint Bowyer had a tough and down 2014 season , but trust me he isn't quite that bad. In fact I believe he can contend for a championship when given a fast car each week. I wouldn't use 2014 data to judge Bowyer 2015 fantasy outlook though. I would recommended using data from 2013 and before.
Short tracks I would consider Bowyer best type track. He been great on them since joining MWR. He an elite caliber driver at Martinsville. Over past 6 races , Bowyer have an 6.0 average finish and 113.5 driver rating. Very impressive. Last 6 races were with MWR and all 6 races he posted an driver rating above 100.0.
Richmond also been a very good track. I would put it in his top 5 of all tracks. Since joining MWR , Bowyer been a big threat to win pretty much every time. Outside of two bad finish , Bowyer been money with MWR. Including an 3.2 average finish and 116.6 driver rating. Bristol been a decent track for Bowyer not stellar though. Started off well with MWR with 3 finishes inside the top 5. Unfortunately have trended downhill in his past three starts.
Road courses will be definitely a strength for Bowyer. Since joining MWR , he been one of the stronger performers overall. Sonoma will be where he does most of the damage. Watkins Glenn isn't far behind though. Both tracks are attributable places to use Bowyer at.
Bowyer is surprisingly underrated at Plate tracks. I say surprisingly because he doesn't get enough credit at either track. In 36 career starts , Bowyer have 26 finishes inside the top 20 and 15.1 average finish. Pretty darn good. Bowyer finish 3rd both times in 2014 at Talladega. Daytona wasn't quite as friendly though.
Flats tracks been up and down for Bowyer. New Hampshire is his best flat. I consider Clint underrated. Never given enough credit. Bowyer always seems to unload a fast car at NHMS. In 2012 , he showed what he could do with pair of Top 5s. In 2013 , he wasn't quite as good. Had cars capable of finishing in the top 10. 2014 he had mix results. The stats don't show he can deliver top notch finishes.
Phoenix never been a good track for Bowyer. From time to time , he will knock off a top 10. But most of the time he nothing more then a teen-like driver. At Indy , Bowyer have never finish worse then 20th. Unfortunately his best finish with MWR is 15th in 2012. Not much upside lately with him. At Pocono he been better. Over the past 6 races , he have an 9.6 average finish. His worst finish in that span is 15th. In last three races , he posted driver rating above 91.0 in all three events.
At Intermediate racetracks , Bowyer will be inconsistent and post his best results at Michigan , Dover and Miami. Those are by far his best racetracks in past few seasons. At Michigan , Bowyer is an top 10 machine. Money every single time. Dover is one of his best unknown tracks. His name rarely comes up. Hard to believe his stout 7.0 average finish over past 2 seasons get overlooked. Last time he finish worse then 10th? All the way back in September 2010. He like a guy at freaking slot machine who cannot lose.
Bowyer will post some bad finishes , but there will be more good then bad. His best days will be on short tracks and road courses. Plate and his top Intermediate tracks also will be some of his better days. Bowyer worst days will likely come on certain high-speed Intermediate tracks and flats. If there one thing we know about Bowyer , then its he tend to perform his best with motivation. After a down year in 2014 , there plenty of it.
Twitter - @JeffNathans