Bowyer discusses contract situation

From a #33-Clint Bowyer article on SPEED: "I'm still working on my deal to return to RCR next year. But it's all about sponsorship. These things take time and you can't just jump in with both feet  you've got to be patient and wait on the sponsorship search to pan out for you. Unfortunately, the media, and they're just doing their jobs, asks me every weekend and throughout the week about the status of my contract negotiations. Then rumors get started and folks start speculating about things they really know nothing about. In my opinion, that only complicates my situation and confuses all parties involved. But that little speech probably will go in one ear and out the other by the time we hit the track this weekend. I wish I could push the pressure to get a deal done aside that easily, but I certainly have been busy. The Chase is priority one now – it comes before this contract mess. I want to be in the Chase and I think our Cheerios/Hamburger Helper Chevrolet deserves a spot. We've still got a shot and we intend to do everything in our power to make that happen. Despite all the speculation and uncertainty, I'm 100-percent focused on performance when I climb into that race car each weekend. There's no reason to think otherwise at Atlanta this weekend. We've got a mission & and it's to make our way into the Chase." SPEED