REPORT - Mc_Driver has won at Daytona, and now he's won at Indianapolis! Fending off a charging chaseelliott, the Team_FRM driver locked himself into the playoffs with a big win at the Indy RC.
The 38-year-old native of Phoenix, Ariz., deftly out-dueleddown the stretch as the race ended with a 77-lap green flag run. He cleared Elliott by 0.937 seconds to win Sunday’s race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
Although McDowell was in contention to make the 2023 playoffs based on points, his victory locks him into the 16-driver field. McDowell’s only other Cup win came in the 2021 Daytona 500. He finished a career-best 16th in the series standings that year.team also gives Ford three consecutive wins for the first time since the 2020 season.“Oh man, this is a dream come true. I’m just so thankful for everybody at Front Row Motorsports and Bob Jenkins,” McDowell said. “Man, we had a fast Ford Mustang today. We had the fastest car.
“I’m just so than to still be driving in the Cup series. To put on a performance like that, I don’t know if it was dominant, but it felt pretty dominant to me.” Asked about Elliott’s charge in the final laps, McDowell said, “I was just trying to pace myself. I figured there would be a late-race caution and I didn’t want to burn my stuff up. I was just trying to maintain that gap.”
United Kingdom Latest News, United Kingdom Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
NASCAR Indianapolis: McDowell holds off Elliott to win Indy RC Cup raceMichael McDowell secured his place in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with a dominant victory on the Indianapolis road course ⬇️
Read more »
Daniel Suarez beats Reddick for Cup pole at Indy RCREPORT - Daniel_SuarezG and TeamTrackhouse earned pole position for Sunday's NASCAR Cup race at the Indy RC while his team-mate shanevg97 led the 'ringers' in P8.
Read more »
NASCAR Cup Indy RC: Suarez beats Reddick for poleDaniel Suarez set a blistering pace early in the final round of NASCAR Cup qualifying and held on to claim a very timely pole for Sunday\u2019s Indy Road Course.
Read more »
IndyCar Indy RC: Start time, how to watch, entry list & moreTrack action for a packed weekend of racing at Indianapolis is about to kick off 🤩 Here's how not to miss a moment of IndyCar action on the Road Course ⬇️
Read more »
MSR confirms Blomqvist for full-time IndyCar deal, Helio for Indy 500-onlyMeyer Shank Racing signs its sportscar star tom_blomqvist to a multi-year IndyCar deal, as h3lio Castroneves steps back to an Indy500-only plan plus minority team ownership 👇
Read more »