Bowyer made his NASCAR debut with RCR in 2004 and has made all 206 of his Cup starts for the team. He reportedly is mulling a contract offer from Richard Petty Motorsports and said Childress' assessment of the situation was accurate.
"It's fair," Bowyer said. "We're just working on everything. That's the biggest thing. Trying to get everything done as far as the future.
"There's opportunities and stuff we're trying to weigh out. You've got to have all the stars line up. You can't one piece of the puzzle or a couple pieces. You have to have the whole puzzle put together. Until you do that, you're wasting your time talking about it in the media because you don't have anything to deliver."
Bowyer bristled when asked about his contract two weeks ago at Bristol Motor Speedway, calling out a reporter who wrote a story intimating Bowyer's demands included a helicopter.
Asked Thursday how close he was to a deal, Bowyer laughed and said, "I'm still waiting on my helicopter. My best friend wants a miniature pony, too."
Bowyer said he had been "focused 100% on making the Chase (for the Sprint Cup)" until Tuesday's rain-delayed race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where a 36th essentially ended his bid for the 10-race title run.
"It's been a short week, not much time to do anything, let alone work on work-related stuff," Bowyer said. "It's hard to get your life turned around in two days to get back on the road. I ain't been at the shop or been anywhere."
Bowyer has four Cup victories and made the Chase in 2007, '08 and '10. He also won the 2008 Nationwide Series championship.
