On one Sunday night at Atlanta, there was Bowyer poised to take the lead in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings from Jimmie Johnson, until the engine in his No. 15 car let go. And on the following Saturday night at Richmond, there was Bowyer deluged in controversy after a suspicious spin of his vehicle helped ignite one of the largest controversies in recent NASCAR history. Bowyer spent the final weeks of the 2013 season keeping a low profile for his role in a race manipulation scandal that led NASCAR to levy against Michael Waltrip Racing perhaps its most severe fine, one which had the effect of knocking Bowyer's now former MWR teammate Martin Truex Jr. out of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, and later led the sponsor of the team's No. 56 car to pull out. More...