“Wasn’t a Very Good Thing to Do for a Father”: Clint Bowyer Reveals 7-Year-Old Racer Son’s Sacrifice That Prompted His Return Behind the Wheel

Legacy and heritage have significantly influenced the NASCAR arena for decades. See the Earnhardts or the Truexs; NASCAR fans have witnessed sons following the footsteps of their fathers to glory. Passion gets passed on across generations but the NASCAR community saw quite the opposite happening as well. The passion in his son, Cash, played a major role in Clint Bowyer reclaiming the driver’s seat.

From winning his first Beginner Box Stock car series race at a tender age to now sacrificing for his dad’s comeback, little Cash is the untold champ. Frontstretch’s Michael Massie saw the father-son duo in good spirits after the 2023 SRX at Stafford Motor Speedway, went up to them, and asked the senior Bowyer why he returned to racing after almost 3 years.

A sweet act of sacrifice motivated the 41-year-old retired NASCAR icon to race again

Clint Bowyer had a successful 16-year career at NASCAR, winning 10 titles, before becoming a commentator for FOX in 2021. However, his post-retirement debut race at Stafford Springs pleasantly surprised the fans.

Bowyer has signed a three-race contract for the SRX Series and will race at the Motor Mile Speedway and in the series finale at Lucas Oil Speedway. When asked about the reason behind him competing in the SRX this year, he said it is not like he missed racing in his initial days of retirement. Burned out from a more-than-a-decade-old career at NASCAR, Bowyer was looking forward to a sedentary retired life with his family.

“It’s been three years since I’ve been behind the wheel of a race car and everybody asked when I quit, ‘You getting the itch,’ ‘You getting the itch,’ and I just didn’t, man…I wanted to do things with my family.”

But apparently, you can take a racer away from the track, but you cannot take the track away from a racer. As for Bowyer, “The itch started itching this year”.

“My son Cash [Aaron Bowyer] said it’s time to get back behind the wheel. He wanted to watch me race,” Bowyer said.

Although not especially proud of the fact that his son had to give up his own race, Bowyer sounded content as a father about the sacrifice that Cash made.

“He actually forfeited his race in Millbridge Tuesday night, which wasn’t a very good thing to do for a father. I had to take a race from him, but we’re here, right Bubba (Cash Bowyer)?” he added and bumped fists with Cash. Nevertheless, Bowyer had to overcome several obstacles after being away from the scene for almost three years.

Read more: Clint Bowyer’s Son Cash Gives a Rousing Pep Talk to Kyle Busch’s Son Brexton at Millbridge

Bowyer admitted having “zero expectations” after he made quite a respectable finish

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It took almost three laps for Clint Bowyer to figure out where his driving skills were at during the practice run. When asked if he found it difficult to shake the rust off his hands, he nodded and said that he had just five laps of practice before the race, which was not a lot.

“Oh yeah, you know, I mean you only have five laps of practice!”

“…in the fourth lap, I was like, ‘Alright! That was a decent lap. Alright! I’m gonna get me one to fifth lap.’ Messed it all up, had to abort. I have zero expectations, just trying to have some fun…been out of the seat for three years, got in and made some laps. I guess I was halfway respectable, I guess I didn’t fully embarrass myself”

Bowyer finished Heat 1 at the 9th spot. However, Heat 2 saw a different outcome. Bowyer, Andretti, and Hamlin fought for top-3, swapping spots as Paul Tracy and Ryan Newman joined in. Ultimately, Denny Hamlin emerged victorious with Bowyer securing a 3rd place finish.