
Michael McDowell
40-Year-Old Driver
Spire Motorsports

2024 Cup Stats
Points
624
Starts
36
Wins
0
Poles
6
Top 5
2
Top 10
7
2025 Fantasy Outlook
McDowell didn't enjoy the consistency that he showed in 2022, but he did check some major boxes last season. The Front Row Motorsports veteran would nab his second-career victory with an upset win on the Indy Grand Prix circuit. That would put him in the Chase playoffs for the second time in the last three years. Despite an early exit from the playoffs and 15th-place points finish, it would still be a pretty good season for the veteran driver and this small race team. The 39-year-old returns to the No. 34 Ford for the upcoming season and is reunited with crew chief, Travis Peterson. The duo will look to make another run at the playoffs, and hopefully a new career-best finish in the driver points. If McDowell could demonstrate more consistency in 2024 and possibly lower that 19.0 average finish from last season, it would certainly help to that end. Read Past Outlooks

Sonoma Top-5 Finish
McDowell finished fourth in the Toyota / Save Mart 350 NASCAR Cup Series race at Sonoma Raceway on Sunday afternoon.
ANALYSIS
The Spire Motorsports veteran continued to build on his good road racing outings this season with a good performance Sunday at Sonoma. McDowell would come from 15th on the starting grid to lead 3 laps and battle among the Top 10 at times. The driver of the No. 71 Chevrolet would give the lead back to Shane van Gisbergen down the stretch and fade to fourth-place by the end of the race. It was McDowell's second Top 5 of the season, both coming on road circuits.
The Spire Motorsports veteran continued to build on his good road racing outings this season with a good performance Sunday at Sonoma. McDowell would come from 15th on the starting grid to lead 3 laps and battle among the Top 10 at times. The driver of the No. 71 Chevrolet would give the lead back to Shane van Gisbergen down the stretch and fade to fourth-place by the end of the race. It was McDowell's second Top 5 of the season, both coming on road circuits.
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McDowell didn't enjoy the consistency that he showed in 2022, but he did check some major boxes last season. The Front Row Motorsports veteran would nab his second-career victory with an upset win on the Indy Grand Prix circuit. That would put him in the Chase playoffs for the second time in the last three years. Despite an early exit from the playoffs and 15th-place points finish, it would still be a pretty good season for the veteran driver and this small race team. The 39-year-old returns to the No. 34 Ford for the upcoming season and is reunited with crew chief, Travis Peterson. The duo will look to make another run at the playoffs, and hopefully a new career-best finish in the driver points. If McDowell could demonstrate more consistency in 2024 and possibly lower that 19.0 average finish from last season, it would certainly help to that end.
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Best Finish of the Season
McDowell finished fifth in the Viva Mexico 250 NASCAR Cup Series race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on Sunday afternoon.
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Fast Opening Mexico Practice
McDowell was fastest in opening practice for the Viva Mexico 250 NASCAR Cup Series race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on Friday. He turned a fast lap of 92.567 mph.
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Wins Las Vegas Pole
McDowell won the pole for the Pennzoil 400 NASCAR Cup Series race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday afternoon. He turned a fast lap of 186.961 mph.
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Crash and DNF at Talladega
McDowell crashed and finished 37th in the YellaWood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway Sunday afternoon.
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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.
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