Outlook
The 28-year-old McDowell will return for his sixth season of Sprint Cup Series action in 2013. He will return to the No. 98 team that he spent all of last season with. Team owner Mike Curb merged his team over the off-season and has now become Phil Parsons Racing. McDowell’s efforts were mostly of the start-and-park variety last year, and unfortunately we don’t see that changing right away in the upcoming season. This team will need major sponsorship and funding to develop before McDowell can be a serious competitor in NASCAR’s top division.

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Sprint Cup	3/6/2013
McDowell will carry a new primary sponsor aboard the No. 98 Phil Parsons Racing Ford at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. McDowell will sport the colors of Ambient Edge, an air conditioning, heating and refrigeration company, on his Fusion as part of a one-race partnership in Sunday's Kobalt Tools 400, Phil Parsons Racing PR reports. The team had to take the Phoenix we...Join Now for Full Analysis!

2010 Race Totals | 2009 Races

Circuit	Series	Starts	Wins	Poles	Top 5	Top 10	Points	Winnings
NASCAR	NATIONWIDE	33	0	0	0	1	2770	$754,187
NASCAR	SPRINT	24	0	0	0	0	879	$1,993,075

2010 Race Results

Date	Race	Winnings	Pole	Finish	Status	Laps	Laps Led	Points	Bonus Points	Penalty Points
2/11/2010	Gatorade Duel 1	$0	26	14	running	60/60	-	-	-	-
2/13/2010	DRIVE4COPD 300	$53,653	25	24	running	113/120	-	91	-	-
2/14/2010	Daytona 500	$267,495	29	33	drive shaft	195/200	-	64	-	-
2/20/2010	Stater Bros. 300	$26,363	37	21	running	151/150	-	100	-	-
2/21/2010	Auto Club 500	$79,990	30	42	engine	40/250	-	37	-	-
2/27/2010	Sam's Town 300	$24,883	33	39	accident	18/200	-	46	-	-
2/28/2010	Shelby American	$79,155	33	42	brakes	40/267	-	37	-	-
3/7/2010	Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta	$69,065	43	42	transmission	37/325	-	37	-	-
3/20/2010	Scotts Turf Builder 300	$29,468	40	18	running	300/300	-	109	-	-
3/29/2010	Goody's Fast Pain Relief 500	$67,536	41	43	brakes	19/500	-	34	-	-
4/3/2010	Nashville 300	$19,223	29	37	accident	112/225	-	52	-	-
4/9/2010	Bashas' Supermarkets 200	$21,093	11	18	running	200/200	-	109	-	-
4/10/2010	Subway Fresh Fit 600	$70,967	12	43	overheating	149/375	4	39	5	-
4/19/2010	Samsung Mobile 500	$79,690	33	41	transmission	60/334	1	45	5	-
4/19/2010	O'Reilly Auto Parts 300	$26,638	25	26	running	196/200	-	85	-	-
4/25/2010	Aaron's 312	$26,518	32	23	running	119/117	-	94	-	-
4/30/2010	BUBBA burger 250	$22,668	32	29	running	247/250	-	76	-	-
5/7/2010	Royal Purple 200	$20,343	20	19	running	147/147	-	106	-	-
5/8/2010	Showtime Southern 500	$70,650	18	40	accident	44/367	-	43	-	25
5/15/2010	Heluva Good! 200	$22,218	39	30	running	197/200	-	73	-	-
5/16/2010	Autism Speaks 400	$75,890	34	42	brakes	33/400	-	37	-	-
5/29/2010	TECH-NET Auto Service 300	$21,368	35	20	running	201/200	-	103	-	-
5/30/2010	Coca-Cola 600	$83,475	30	42	brakes	34/400	-	37	-	-
6/5/2010	Federated Auto Parts 300	$13,415	28	30	accident	134/225	-	73	-	-
6/6/2010	Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500	$63,350	32	39	brakes	27/200	-	46	-	-
6/12/2010	Meijer 300	$21,498	35	28	running	196/200	-	79	-	-
6/19/2010	Bucyrus 200	$14,015	5	33	engine	34/50	-	64	-	-
6/26/2010	New England 200	$20,618	11	20	running	199/200	-	103	-	-
6/27/2010	Lenox Industrial Tools 301	$68,970	37	41	electrical	24/301	-	40	-	-
7/2/2010	Subway Jalapeno 250 Powered By Coca-Cola	$24,478	31	35	running	101/100	-	58	-	-
7/9/2010	Dollar General 300 Powered By Coca-Cola	$24,698	15	35	engine	100/200	-	58	-	-
7/24/2010	Kroger 200	$13,365	30	20	running	201/200	-	103	-	-
7/25/2010	Brickyard 400	$134,125	37	42	overheating	19/160	-	37	-	-
7/31/2010	U.S. Cellular 250	$20,525	26	13	running	250/250	-	124	-	-
8/1/2010	Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500	$63,276	36	43	vibration	23/200	-	34	-	-
8/7/2010	Zippo 200 at The Glen	$15,125	15	10	running	82/82	-	134	-	-
8/8/2010	Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen	$61,050	26	42	electrical	35/90	-	37	-	-
8/14/2010	Carfax 250	$21,443	38	28	running	121/125	-	79	-	-
8/15/2010	Carfax 400	$71,195	43	42	electrical	20/200	-	37	-	-
8/20/2010	Food City 250	$28,558	15	20	running	250/250	-	103	-	-
8/21/2010	Irwin Tools Night Race	$85,203	35	43	engine	16/500	-	34	-	-
8/29/2010	NAPA Auto Parts 200	$25,410	12	37	engine	34/74	-	52	-	-
9/4/2010	Great Clips 300	$20,062	26	27	running	190/195	-	82	-	-
9/5/2010	Emory Healthcare 500	$81,850	23	39	power steering	160/325	-	46	-	-
9/10/2010	Virginia 529 College Savings 250	$22,513	24	37	running	245/250	-	52	-	-
9/19/2010	Sylvania 300	$69,218	38	43	engine	29/300	-	34	-	50
9/25/2010	Dover 200	$22,043	43	28	running	194/200	-	79	-	-
9/26/2010	AAA 400	$66,800	43	39	brakes	71/400	-	46	-	-
10/2/2010	Kansas Lottery 300	$25,383	32	29	running	198/200	-	76	-	-
10/3/2010	Price Chopper 400	$79,550	29	40	transmission	60/267	1	48	5	-
10/9/2010	CampingWorld.com 300	$24,968	27	18	running	150/150	-	109	-	-
10/10/2010	Pepsi MAX 400	$70,475	28	39	rear gear	55/200	-	46	-	-
10/15/2010	Dollar General 300	$19,593	31	26	running	196/200	-	85	-	-
10/16/2010	Bank of America 500	$63,075	33	39	rear gear	127/334	2	51	5	-
10/23/2010	5-hour Energy 250	$15,235	37	30	accident	103/200	-	73	-	-
10/31/2010	AMP Energy Juice 500	$71,025	15	35	running	186/188	-	58	-	50
11/6/2010	O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge	$21,543	43	36	engine	59/200	-	55	-	-
11/13/2010	Wypall 200	$25,263	33	26	running	198/200	-	85	-	-

Recent Updates

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Sprint Cup	2/26/2013
McDowell and the No. 98 Phil Parsons Racing team scored a career-best ninth-place finish in Sunday's Daytona 500, mmcdowell.com reports. The wild finish enabled McDowell to...Join Now for Full Analysis!
	1/15/2013
McDowell announced that he will return as driver of the No. 98 Ford Fusion to run the full 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule, Michael McDowell PR reports. Another season of racing in the No....Join Now for Full Analysis!
	7/3/2012
Due to the death of his father-in-law, McDowell will not race at Daytona this weekend. Mike Bliss will drive the Phil Parsons Racing Ford in his place, jayski.com reports. McDowell will be with family this w...Join Now for Full Analysis!
Nationwide Series	6/23/2012
McDowell finished second in the Sargento 200 Nationwide Series race at Road America on Saturday afternoon. McDowell started up front and raced...Join Now for Full Analysis!
Sprint Cup	5/22/2012
Presbyterian Healthcare announced it will partner with McDowell, driver of the No. 98 Ford Fusion. As part of the sponsorship, McDowell's car will exclusively sport the Presbyterian Healthcare logo during the Coca-Cola 600 race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Breaking Limits PR reports. McDowell has been able to make 10 o...Join Now for Full Analysis!