MICHAEL MCDOWELL NEWS

Michael McDowell Set To Reach Staggering NASCAR Milestone At Martinsville Veteran NASCAR driver Michael McDowell is poised to celebrate his 500th Cup Series start at Martinsville Speedway.

OCTOBER 31 • SACBEE.COM

Michael Jordan and Front Row's Bob Jenkins standing firm in their fight against NASCAR: Analysis

Michael Jordan of 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports owner Bob Jenkins made a show of solidarity as the NASCAR race in Alabama over the weekend

OCTOBER 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR Driver Slams Larry McReynolds for FRM Blow - 'Dagger That Cut Deep' Talladega pole sitter Michael McDowell hits out at Larry McReynolds for labeling Front Row Motorsports as uncompetitive.

OCTOBER 7 • KANSASCITY.COM

Crash and DNF at Talladega McDowell crashed and finished 37th in the YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday afternoon.

Impact Once again McDowell would lead the most laps and dominate in another superspeedway race only to find disaster in the end. The Front Row Motorsports veteran would lead a race-high 42 laps and have the field in hot pursuit most of the day. However, the lap 183 big one would take out many of the drivers battling at the front including McDowell. His No. 34 Ford would be mortally wounded and retire for the day to the garage. It was McDowell's seventh DNF of the season with three of them coming on superspeedways.

OCTOBER 6 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR playoffs roll into Talladega with cloud of lawsuit hanging over sport Michael McDowell won his fifth pole of the season on a superspeedway Saturday to give Front Row Motorsports the top starting spot.

OCTOBER 5 • AL.COM

Michael McDowell captures fifth consecutive superspeedway pole for Talladega TALLADEGA, Ala.-- Front Row Motorsports and driver Michael McDowell continued a superspeedway qualifying mastery with McDowell claiming the...

OCTOBER 5 • THESTATE.COM

Wins Talladega Pole McDowell won the pole for the YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 183.063 mph.

Impact The Front Row Motorsports veteran's recent superspeedway dominance continued Saturday at Talladega. McDowell advanced to the final round of qualifying and beat out Austin Cindric to claim his sixth pole of the season and second at Talladega Superspeedway. He'll be a top contender to win Sunday afternoon in the YellaWood 500.

OCTOBER 5 • ROTOWIRE

Michael Jordan's 23XI and a 2nd team sue NASCAR over revenue sharing model

NASCAR is facing a federal antitrust lawsuit from two of its teams, including one co-owned by Michael Jordan

OCTOBER 2 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michael McDowell captures pole for Quaker State 400 Michael McDowell reaffirmed his mastery of qualifying on drafting tracks, winning the pole for the Quaker State 400 on Sunday at Atlanta Mot...

SEPTEMBER 8 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Michael McDowell Makes History With Atlanta Pole Position Michael McDowell secures history with fifth pole position in Atlanta, showcasing a remarkable season turnaround and dominant performance in...

SEPTEMBER 7 • KANSASCITY.COM

Wins Atlanta Pole Position McDowell won the pole for the Quaker State 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway Saturday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 179.261mph.

Impact The Front Row Motorsports veteran advanced to the final round of 10 drivers and posted a speed in excess of 179 mph. McDowell comfortably beat out Ryan Blaney to capture the pole position for the Quaker State 400. It was his fifth pole of the season and fifth-career pole. McDowell will challenge for the win Sunday in the Quaker State 400.

SEPTEMBER 7 • ROTOWIRE

Crash and DNF in Daytona McDowell crashed and finished 30th in the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway Saturday night.

Impact McDowell led a race-high 34 laps and would be in contention to win. However, a multi-car crash on lap 151 would collect a number of drivers including McDowell. His No. 34 Ford would be sent airborne at one point, however, the veteran driver would be unharmed. The same could not be said for McDowell's car as it would be hauled off to the garage area for the night. It was a disappointing end to what could have been a huge performance and it was McDowell's sixth DNF of the season.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR notebook: Michael McDowell captures Daytona pole DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.-- Former Daytona 500 winner Michael McDowell captured the pole position for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona Internati...

AUGUST 24 • THESTATE.COM

McDowell snatches another superspeedway pole at Daytona Michael McDowell, the final driver to take time in single-car qualifying, will start from the pole in the penultimate race of the NASCAR Cup...

AUGUST 23 • RACER.COM

Michael McDowell tops qualifying for Cup Series race at Daytona and earns 4th pole of the season

It’s a Front Row front row at Daytona International Speedway

AUGUST 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Wins Daytona Pole McDowell won the pole for the Coke Zero Sugar 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway Friday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 183.165 mph.

Impact It was a front row lockout for Front Row Motorsports Friday at Daytona. McDowell would advance to the final round of qualifying and beat out his teammate, Todd Gilliland, to capture the pole position for the Coke Zero Sugar 400. It was his fourth pole of the season and first-career pole position at Daytona. McDowell will contend for the win Saturday night at Daytona International Speedway.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

Crew chief Travis Peterson follows Michael McDowell to Spire Michael McDowell’s move to drive the No.71 car for Spire Motorsports next season paved the way for crew chief Travis Peterson to make the sa...

AUGUST 7 • THENEWSTRIBUNE.COM

Michael McDowell 1-on-1: On two big wins, playoff push, lame duck Front Row season

Similar to last year, Michael McDowell faces a must-win situation to make the playoffs. He discusses his mindset heading into Indianapolis.

JULY 18

AUTO RACING: Team Penske aims to follow up NASCAR-IndyCar sweep in Indy oval return, Toronto streets

Team Penske has a tough act to follow at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the streets of Toronto after weekend victories in NASCAR at Pocono and both IndyCar oval races at Iowa Spee...

JULY 16 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fifth-Place in Grant Park 165 McDowell finished fifth in the Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series race at the Chicago Street Course Sunday evening.

Impact The Front Row Motorsports veteran continued his recent success on the road courses with a great effort on the streets of Chicago Sunday. McDowell started up front, but would bounce in-and-out of the Top 10 over the course of the race. After the lengthy rain delay the action would get going again and McDowell would work his way back forward. In the closing laps he'd pursue Joey Hand but fall short and finish a strong fifth-place. It was his second Top 5 of the season since finishing runner-up at Sonoma a few weeks ago.

JULY 7 • ROTOWIRE

AUTO RACING: NASCAR debuts Cup Series in Iowa with Larson coming off Sonoma win; F1, IndyCar idle

Kyle Larson turned his pleasure of earning a NASCAR waiver into the Cup Series playoffs with his third victory this season on the Sonoma road course

JUNE 11 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

NASCAR takeaways: Kyle Larson caps week of uncertainty with Sonoma win

Kyle Larson's title hopes got a rebirth when NASCAR granted him a waiver to stay playoff eligible. He followed it up by winning at Sonoma.

JUNE 10

Runner-up Finish at Sonoma McDowell finished second in the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway Sunday afternoon.

Impact The veteran Front Row Motorsports driver turned in a very strong road course performance Sunday in California. McDowell started 12th on the grid and quickly penetrated the Top 10. He would keep the forward momentum rolling into the Top 5 late in the race. Martin Truex Jr. would drop out of second-place on the final lap with an empty gas tank and McDowell would promote one spot to a brilliant runner-up finish. It was his first Top-5 finish of the season.

JUNE 9 • ROTOWIRE

NASCAR at St. Louis live updates: Michael McDowell starting Cup Series race from pole Follow the latest from Sunday’s NASCAR race at World Wide Technology Raceway.

JUNE 2 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Michael McDowell nets pole at World Wide Technology Raceway MADISON, Ill.-- It was with an obvious sense of pride that Michael McDowell reveled in his pole-winning run on Saturday at World Wide Techno...

JUNE 1 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM