From 12th To 4th In One Race

Clint Bowyer Wins At New Hampshire

Clint Bowyer was seeded last in the Chase for the championship field. With zero Nextel Cup wins and hardly any laps led, he went off as a 30-to-1 long shot to win the series title.

One race into the Chase, Bowyer has turned into a legitimate contender.

He raced to the first victory of his Cup career on Sunday by embarrassing the field at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, where he started from the pole and led 222 of 300 laps while beating Jeff Gordon to the finish line by over 6 seconds.
More @ AOL Sports

Standings Week 1

RANK	+/-	DRIVER	POINTS	BEHIND	STARTS	POLES	WINS	TOP 5	TOP 10
1	–	Jimmie Johnson	5210	Leader	27	1	6	14	17
2	–	Jeff Gordon	5210	Leader	27	6	4	16	22
3	–	Tony Stewart	5200	-10	27	0	3	10	19
4	+8	Clint Bowyer	5195	-15	27	2	1	3	13
5	+4	Kyle Busch	5175	-35	27	0	1	7	15
6	+1	Martin Truex Jr.	5170	-40	27	0	1	6	11
7	+1	Matt Kenseth	5156	-54	27	0	1	8	17
8	-4	Carl Edwards	5147	-63	27	0	2	7	11
9	-3	Denny Hamlin	5128	-82	27	1	1	10	15
10	+1	Kevin Harvick	5122	-88	27	0	1	4	11
11	-1	Jeff Burton	5119	-91	27	0	1	7	12
12	-7	Kurt Busch	5108	-102	27	1	2	5	10