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Articles tagged ‘Michael McDowell’

Jul 10
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ARCA Racing Background Proving Beneficial to Nationwide Series Regulars

It’s safe to say that Michael McDowell’s limited tenure in the Sprint Cup Series with Michael Waltrip Racing last season was a humbling experience. The same young driver that came as close to stealing the ARCA RE/MAX Series crown from Frank Kimmel as any driver had this decade before Justin Allgaier did it last year, lasted only 20 races before finding himself out of the fold in the MWR Cup stable. His brief stint as a Cup regular was one that will be remembered not for results on track (he cracked the top 25 only five times), but for two spectacular, highlight-reel wrecks that saw the former open-wheeler walk away after flipping his car eight times at Texas and triggering a ... FULL STORY »

Raybestos Rookie News and Notes: Dollar General 300

NEWS AND NOTES FROM THE RAYBESTOS® ROOKIE CONTENDERS – NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES - Justin Allgaier was the Raybestos® Rookie of the Race in the July 3 Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Allgaier posted an eighth-place finish, his ... FULL STORY »

Sponsorship Woes Mean McDowell’s NASCAR Season Could Be Over

A year ago Michael McDowell was enjoying a promising rookie season in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series as an employee of Michael Waltrip Racing. For now, the promising youngster is looking for a job. McDowell, who finished 13th in the NASCAR Nationwide ... FULL STORY »

TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series New Hampshire Post Race Notes & Quotes

TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Post-Race Notes & Quotes New Hampshire Motor Speedway - June 27, 2009 - Kyle Busch earned Toyota's 29th Nationwide Series win on Saturday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. - Busch's win marks his first NNS win at the one-mile ... FULL STORY »

Mike Bliss WIX Filters Lap Leader of the Race in Camping World RV Sales 200

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER NOTES FOR CAMPING WORLD RV SALES 200 NASCAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RACE AT NEW HAMPSHIRE MOTOR SPEEDWAY, JUNE 27, 2009, · Mike Bliss led once for three laps to ... FULL STORY »

Raybestos Rookie Erik Darnell Ninth in Camping World RV Sales 200

Where the Raybestos Rookies finished at New Hampshire: Erik Darnell, 9th Justin Allgaier, 13th Michael McDowell, 15th Scott Lagasse Jr., 16th Michael Annett, 19th Brendan Gaughan, 21st Ken Butler III, 25th John Wes Townley, 28th UNOFFICIAL Raybestos ... FULL STORY »

ARCA Weekly Notes Package: 6/22/09

Kligerman Earns Third Win of 2009 Cunningham Motorsports' Parker Kligerman, a development driver for Penske Racing, earned his third ARCA RE/MAX Series race victory of 2009 and second consecutive on Saturday evening at Mansfield Motorsports Park, capturing the Tim Richmond Memorial ... FULL STORY »



McDowell Fights for Milwaukee Finish
Posted 06.22.09
West Allis, Wis. (June 21, 2009)- Michael McDowell finished a hard fought 14th in the NorthernTool.com 250 Saturday night at the Milwaukee Mile. McDowell says the fight started early. “We really fought the car this weekend. The first practice was frustrating. We only really had a handle on the track once ...FULL STORY »
Burney Lamar wins diaper-changing contest at Milwaukee
Posted 06.21.09
In honor of their first Father’s Day, NASCAR Nationwide Series drivers Burney Lamar and Michael McDowell squared off in a diaper-changing contest Saturday at the Milwaukee Mile. Yes, a diaper-changing contest. No, Ciel Taylor Lamar and Trace McDowell – McNugget, as he is know – were not participants. Their fathers simply ...FULL STORY »
TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series The Milwaukee Mile Post Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 06.21.09
TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Post-Race Notes & Quotes The Milwaukee Mile - June 20, 2009 - Kyle Busch (second) was the highest-finishing Toyota driver in Saturday night's NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race at The Milwaukee Mile. Busch led once for a race-high 80 laps, and it is the ninth top-five finish for ...FULL STORY »
Steve Wallace Rolls To Top-10 Finish In Milwaukee; Tightens Point Standings
Posted 06.21.09
"Teammate Brendan Gaughan Scores Top-15, Maintains Seventh in Driver Standings" WEST ALLIS, WI (June 21, 2009)— Rusty Wallace Racing's Steve Wallace (No. 66 USfidelis Chevrolet) scored his fifth top-ten of the 2009 Nationwide Series Saturday night, in the NorthernTool.com 250 at The Milwaukee Mile. Wallace's sixth-place effort in Milwaukee marks ...FULL STORY »
Michael McDowell Returns To Start Of First Stock Car Start
Posted 06.19.09
Michael McDowell’s stock car career started three years ago at the site of this weekend’s NASCAR Nationwide Series NorthernTool.com 250- The Milwaukee Mile. “I’ll be honest. I had no idea what I was doing. I knew that I needed to go stock car racing and I knew the ARCA RE/MAX ...FULL STORY »
Michael McDowell Not So Lucky In Kentucky
Posted 06.15.09
Sparta, Ky. (June 12, 2009)- FULL STORY »
Accident Leaves John Wes Townley With A 32nd Place Finish At Kentucky
Posted 06.15.09
Sparta, KY (6-14-09) – John Wes Townley fell victim to a mid-race accident relegating the Raybestos Rookie to a 32nd-place finish in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway on Saturday. The Watkinsville, GA native was the 42nd of 49 NNS drivers to make a qualifying attempt around the 1.5-mile ...FULL STORY »
TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series Kentucky Post Race Notes & Quotes
Posted 06.14.09
TOYOTA NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Post-Race Notes & Quotes Kentucky Speedway - June 13, 2009 - Joey Logano won his second NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) race of the season in Saturday night's Nationwide Series race at Kentucky Speedway. He started from the pole position and led twice for 20 laps. - This was Logano's ...FULL STORY »
McDowell Returns to Jump Start Track
Posted 06.12.09
Sparta, Ky. (June 12, 2009)- Michael McDowell points to one racetrack on the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series Schedule as his break-out performance. That track is the site of this weekend’s NASCAR Nationwide Series Meijer 300, Kentucky Speedway. “Back in 2007 we had phenomenal racecars and great opportunities to win races early ...FULL STORY »


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