Michael McDowell secured his place in the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs with a dominant victory on the Indianapolis road course ⬇️
to extend his lead in Stage 2 and never looked back at Indianapolis. down 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 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 »
Kobayashi feels "100% ready" for NASCAR Cup debutKamui Kobayashi will be the first Japanese driver to start a NASCAR Cup race in over 20 years when he takes the green flag Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Read more »
Kobayashi "100% ready" for NASCAR Cup debut'Honestly, I think with my preparation and everything that I’m 100% ready for this weekend.” 🗣️ Kamui Kobayashi is gearing up for his NASCAR Cup debut this weekend ⬇️
Read more »
Byron barred from Cup qualifying after three inspection failures.WilliamByron and the 24 TeamHendrick Chevrolet will not be allowed to participate in qualifying after failing inspection three times. And the penalties don't end there.👇NASCAR
Read more »
Indy NXT Indianapolis: McElrea wins after clash with team-mate FosterTop IndyCar team boss Michael Andretti watched two of his drivers collide in IndyNXT at Indianapolis 😱 ...but the team scored a 1-2 anyways, with Hunter McElrea scoring his first win of the season – Louis Foster was NOT happy with his team-mate 😤
Read more »