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Michael McDowell – NASCAR SPRINT CUP ADVANCE – PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
Team: No. 36 Wave Energy Drink Toyota Camry
Owner/Crew Chief: Tommy Baldwin
Chassis: TBR – 93 (raced previously at Martinsville2 and Texas2)

McDowell on racing at Phoenix International Raceway: “Arizona is my home and I love this track. It’s been pretty good to me through the years—I have a couple of great finishes here in the Nationwide Series. I’ll be running both (series) again this weekend, and hopefully, a lot of that extra on-track time will really help us out. I want to do really well here—I’ve been here all week reconnecting with family and friends and a lot of them will be here this weekend. I hope it’s a good one for Tommy Baldwin Racing and Wave Energy Drink.”

Tommy Baldwin on racing at Phoenix International Raceway: “Well, it’s one last trip out west for all the guys and with two weeks to go, I think we’ve really built something here. These guys on the team have hung in there with me all year—a few ups and downs, but I think we all have a bright future. I think we’ve got a great car for this racetrack and it should put us safely in the field. We need to go out on a good note from here on out—momentum is everything in this business.”

Fast Facts/Notable Notes/Quotable Quotes:

- Michael McDowell is from Glendale, Arizona and considers the Phoenix International Raceway his “home” track on the circuit.
- This will be Michael McDowell’s 27th overall start in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
- Michael McDowell has starts in both the Nationwide Series (2) and the Sprint Cup Series (1) at Phoenix International Raceway.

- Wave Energy Drink Racing/Tommy Baldwin Racing, Press Release