The NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega was super clean in the first two stages, before the chaos erupted on the final stage. Degas is infamous for mega last lap wrecks, and the GEICO 500 was no different.
TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Ford led qualifying for Sunday's GEICO 500 at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway (3 p.m. ET, FOX, MRN, SiriusXM NASCAR Radio), with Michael McDowell earning the second pole position of his career Saturday.
Michael McDowell led the continued Ford domination of NASCAR Cup Series qualifying at drafting tracks Saturday. With a 52.609-second/182.022 mph lap in the second of two rounds of qualifying at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway, he claimed the pole for Sunday’s Geico 500.
Kyle Larson was not allowed to make a qualifying lap on Saturday morning.
Michael McDowell recognizes Denny Hamlin started early at Richmond on the final restart, but he believes the No. 11 wheelman wasn’t alone. Speaking with RACER’s Kelly Crandall, McDowell emphasized the fact that Kyle Larson and Joey Logano also moved early behind Hamlin, putting an emphasis on the fact that the No.
After the Daytona 500, you'd be hard pressed to find a NASCAR fan who thought Ford would be bringing up the rear of the pack in wins six weeks into the season.
Stage breaks have been a part of NASCAR since 2017, and the series has been trying to fiddle around with them ever since. Last year, stage breaks were done away with in the road courses but returned in the playoffs, to everyone’s surprise.
In the Next Gen era, Michael McDowell has turned into a very solid, if not elite, road course racer. But he’s not big on the stage breaks. Last season, NASCAR messed with the idea of not having stage breaks at road courses.
One of the more surprising turns of NASCAR’s Ambetter Health 400 on Sunday happened when Michael McDowell and William Byron collided, but no caution was thrown.
After races at two superspeedways to open 2024, here's who has momentum before the season's first event on a non-drafting track.
Sunday's Ambetter Health 400 at Atlanta provided us with fantastic racing, big wrecks, and one of the greatest finishes in racing history.
The starting lineup is set for Sunday’s Ambetter Health 400, and once again, it’s Michael McDowell and Joey Logano on the front row.
Ahead of the Ambetter Health 400, for the first time in his NASCAR Cup Series career, Michael McDowell has earned the pole. The front row from the Daytona 500 swapped places, with Joey Logano finishing P2.
The 66th running of NASCAR's most prestigious race is in the books, and after Mother Nature forced the field to wait until Monday evening, William Byron emerged victorious.
Mother Nature is already forcing her hand on NASCAR's big weekend.
Michael McDowell may be one of the more diverse drivers in the NASCAR field leading up to the official start of the 2024 season. The NASCAR veteran has
Michael McDowell earned a spot in NASCAR's postseason by winning Sunday's Verizon 200 at the Brickyard, the third Cup Series race on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in Speedway, Indiana.
Front Row Motorsports exercised its options Wednesday to retain drivers Michael McDowell and Todd Gilliland for the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season. "Both Michael and Todd are like family to me," team owner Bob Jenkins said in a news release.
Over the course of the 2022 season, FRM's bright yellow 34 car consistently raced near the front of the field thanks to a rejuvenated McDowell.
Love’s Travel Stops and No. 34 Team Continue Strong Season Together MOORESVILLE, N.C. (September 20, 2022) – Michael McDowell, Love’s Travel Stops and the NASCAR Cup Series are heading to the Texas Motor Speedway this weekend for their second of two visits this season.
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