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The 41-year-old driver announced Thursday that
he will retire from the NASCAR Cup Series at the end of the
current season, and he will join FOX's announcing team next
year.
Bowyer tweeted, "Just like my driving career, I will be part of
a great team and organization with great teammates. To say I'm
excited would be an understatement."
Bowyer has 10 wins, four poles and 224 top-10 results in a Cup
Series career that began in 2005. His best season-long finish
was second place behind Brad Keselowski in 2012. Bowyer also won
the NASCAR All-Star race three times, and he was the 2008
champion of the second-tier Nationwide Series, now known as the
Xfinity Series.
"I've sat in race cars prepared by some of the very best men and
women the sport has to offer," Bowyer wrote. "Sharing victory
lane with the people representing Richard Childress Racing,
Kevin Harvick Inc., Michael Waltrip Racing and Stewart-Haas
Racing is what it's all about. ...
"I have had 16 years of more fun than anyone deserves. Been to
places and met people I never would have dreamed of, and made
friendships that will last forever. I was able to win races in
all three premier divisions of NASCAR, and a Nationwide Series
Championship. I'm proud and satisfied of what I accomplished as
a driver."
Bowyer is currently in 11th place in the NASCAR Cup Series
standings, and he'd need a strong result Sunday at Charlotte to
advance to the playoffs' Round of 8.
There was no immediate word from Stewart-Haas Racing regarding a
replacement driver for the No. 14 car next year.
--Field Level Media
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