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  Ten Motorsports Daytona Prototype to be driven by Memo Gidley and Michael McDowellMEMOGIDLEY.COM :: Photo Gallery :: 2005 Photos :: finlaycar
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  Ten Motorsports Daytona Prototype to be driven by Memo Gidley and Michael McDowell
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  Ten Motorsports Daytona Prototype to be driven by Memo Gidley and Michael McDowell

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  Ten Motorsports Daytona Prototype to be driven by Memo Gidley and Michael McDowell
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  Ten Motorsports Daytona Prototype to be driven by Memo Gidley and Michael McDowell

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  Published on: 1/29/2009    Last Visited: 2/15/2009  

  MICHAEL MCDOWELL ANNOUNCES 2009 NATIONWIDE SERIES PLANS - 01.29.09
  
  Signs with JTG Daugherty to Drive #47 Toyota
  
  MOORESVILLE, NC (January 29, 2009) - NASCAR driver Michael McDowell announced today that he has signed with JTG Daugherty Racing to race the #47 Toyota Camry entry in the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series.
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  "I know that I'm climbing into a competitive program based on JTG's on-track performance," said McDowell, a 24-year-old native of Phoenix, Ariz. "Tad has a great reputation in the garage and has done an excellent job delivering a return to his sponsors."
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  McDowell brings NASCAR Sprint Cup experience to JTG Daugherty, earning six Rookie of the Race honors in 20 starts during the 2008 season. The 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series Rookie of the Year quickly rose through the NASCAR ranks after getting his start in open-wheel racing, which included the 2004 Star Mazda Series championship and a stint on the now-defunct Champ Car World Series. McDowell last raced in the Nationwide Series in 2007 with Michael Waltrip Racing.
  
  Joining McDowell at JTG Daugherty is new Crew Chief Gene Nead, who previously was responsible for research and development at TRD-supported Bill Davis Racing.
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  Co-owner Tad Geschickter added, "We are happy to add Michael to the JTG Daugherty family.
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  For more information on McDowell, please visit his new website at MMcDowell.com, which is scheduled to re-launch in early February before the season starts.

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  Published on: 5/26/2006    Last Visited: 9/6/2007  

  After three days of incremental improvements, Finlay Motorsports driver Michael McDowell engaged in a fingernail-biting, down-to-the-last-lap battle with the top teams in the Grand American Rolex series during Saturday's 15-minute qualifying session - and after being bested by a mere half second on the very last lap by last year's pole-sitter, qualified the team's #19 Air Force Reserve / Make A Wish Dinan-powered BMW Riley at 1:46.139 (115.320 mph), good for third on the grid for the 10:00 am ET start of tomorrow's Sahlen's Six Hours of the Glen. Having qualified the car, McDowell will start the race and alternate driving duties with co-driver Memo Gidley.
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  All in all, a major step forward from last year, when team owner Rob Finlay was a new graduate of the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving making his first start in a professional race, co-driving in the Saturday Grand Am Cup race with his racing school instructor, Michael McDowell.
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  The duo of Finlay and McDowell teamed again this afternoon in the team's #60 Air Force Reserve / Make A Wish / Commercial Defeasance BMW M3 for the Chemung Canal Trust 200 for Grand Am Cup event.
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  After being unable to get a clear lap in qualifying and being forced to settle for 22nd on the starting grid, Finlay drove the first 28 laps of the 2 ½-hour event and handed the car over to McDowell in 17th place.
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  Quick pit work got the car back out in 11th, and McDowell carved his way through the field into 5th place before being rammed by another car and slamming into the tire barrier.The Finlay Motorsports crew was able to make repairs and return McDowell to the track, but the remainder of the race was liberally punctuated with full course yellow flags, and the race ended under yellow with McDowell mired in 36th.

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  Published on: 4/6/2006    Last Visited: 3/22/2007  

  Rocketsports Racing came very close to wrapping up the 2005 Bridgestone Presents The Champ Car World Series Powered by Ford season on the podium with 2005 Rookie-of-the-Year Timo Glock as Michael McDowell successfully completed his second Champ Car event today in Mexico City's Gran Premio Telmex-Tecate Presented by Banamex.
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  McDowell drove a clean race and did his part of the job on the track, while his #31 Rocketsports crew gave him two quick pit stops and his engineers developed a race strategy that helped him run a good race.Starting from the 16th spot after matching his debut qualifying position, the American brought the #31 Rocketsports Racing Ford-Cosworth/Lola/Bridgestone machine home in the 11th spot, just missing a top-ten finish in only his second event.
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  Michael continues to impress, and did another great job this weekend being only his second event.He is a very hard worker and very determined, you can see that in him when he is out there.He had a great fight at the end of the race with Will Power and almost finished in the top ten.He brought the car home in one piece and gained the confidence and experience that he needs to be competitive in this series and that is all I can ask for right now."

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  Hometown favorite, Michael McDowell climbed behind the wheel and peeled out of pit lane on his way to rejoin the battle.
  
  McDowell powered the popular orange and black machine into the third position and was attempting to pass the 12 car for second when he was hit from behind sending him into the 12 car.
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  MICHAEL MCDOWELL - "We had a good run going tonight; it's just unfortunate that we were involved in that incident during the closing stages of the race.
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  PHOENIX, AZ (May 12, 2006) - The Grand American Series held the third qualifying race of the season under the lights at Phoenix International Raceway earlier this evening and Michael McDowell proved that consistency does pay off.
  
  McDowell, who was born in Phoenix, started the Gainsco Grand Prix qualifying race in the fifth position and knew how important it would be to bring the No.19 Playboy/Uniden/Palms machine home safely.
  
  Powering down the front straightaway and into turn one, McDowell quickly settled into the 30-minute scheduled race pace.The popular orange and black machine continued to run in the top-five until a multi-car incident in turn six brought out the caution flag.
  
  On the restart, McDowell kept his cool and was able to bring the No.19 Daytona Prototype machine home in the sixth position.
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  Michael McDowell - "It turned out to be a good point's race for us tonight.

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  Published on: 7/27/2008    Last Visited: 8/18/2008  

  Lap 7: #88 Earnhardt, #26 McMurray, #19 Sadler, #47 Ambrose, #11 Hamlin, #70 Leffler, #10 Carpentier, #96 Yeley, #00 McDowell, #28 Kvapil, #01 Smith to pits, all for tires only.
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  ,#00 Michael McDowell, who took the lead on Lap 83, is the 62nd driver to lead the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard for the first time. #01 Regan Smith, who took the lead on Lap 84, is the 63rd driver to lead the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard for the first time.
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  ,The 2008 Allstate 400 at the Brickyard has tied the previous record of drivers (three in 2001) who have led the race for the first time in their first start, excluding the 1994 inaugural race: # 84 AJ Allmendinger, # 00 Michael McDowell and #01 Regan Smith have led in this year's race, while the drivers in 2001 were Kurt Busch, Kevin Harvick and Ryan Newman.

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  MCDOWELL FIVE LAPS SHORT OF WIN
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  TOLEDO, OH (May 21, 2007) , It was almost as if everything aligned perfectly at Toledo Speedway for Michael McDowell.After putting his No. 2 Z-Line Designs / Make-A-Wish / Beck Dodge on the pole for a fourth time in 2007, McDowell put on a race filled with drama, suspense, and a highlight-reel's worth of offensive driving.
  
  The weekend kicked off with a bang as McDowell cut a lap of 16.544 to win his third consecutive ARCA SIM Factory Pole Award.Immediately, the Arizona native looked to be the driver to beat in the Hantz Group 200 by Federated Car Care.
  
  As soon as the green flag fell Sunday afternoon, it was clear that McDowell was racing on another plane as the rest of the 35-car field.After a cycle of pit stops, veteran racers Ken Schrader and Frank Kimmel drove out to large leads in the heart of ARCA country; however, McDowell was on the prowl for a victory.
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  With less than 30 laps to go, McDowell, running fifth, passed Schrader, a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series regular with a "pass-in-the-grass" coming off of Turn 3 to capture fourth-place in the running order.Worn tires on the cars or Kimmel and Justin South made them easy pickings for McDowell who then zeroed in on teammate Ken Butler III for the lead.
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  McDowell blew by Butler with 5 laps to go when an accident in turn 3 brought out a caution flag ...
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  McDowell blew by Butler with five laps to go when an accident in Turn 3 brought out a caution flag.
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  As that wreck occurred, Butler and McDowell collided, resulting in McDowell spinning but saving his Dodge from imminent harm.
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  "I just can't believe it," said McDowell "We had this race,we had the car.
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  Up Next: Michael McDowell and Eddie Sharp Racing will take on the jet-fast Iowa Speedway on Saturday, June 2.
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  TOLEDO OH (MAY 19, 2007) - How hard does rookie sensation Michael McDowell have to bang on the door before it finally opens to the top of the podium?We're in the process of finding out.
  
  McDowell, in Eddie Sharp's No. 2 Z Line-Make A Wish-Beck Dodge, earned his third consecutive SIM Factory Pole Award and fourth of the 2007 season Saturday afternoon at Toledo Speedway.
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  "The guys from SIM Factory were joking around, saying that they need to start engraving my name onto the trophy beforehand," said McDowell.
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  Well, Michael McDowell and Eddie Sharp Racing echo that sentiment; they have certainly been good but luck is something the team is still chasing.
  
  McDowell hopes to change his luck this weekend at Toledo Speedway for the eighth race of the ARCA RE/MAX Series season, the Hantz Group 200 by Federated Car Care.The team brings the very same No. 2 Z-Line Designs / Make-A-Wish / Beck Dodge that has captured two ARCA Sim Factory Pole Awards (out of three) on the season in hopes of stopping its short track string of solid runs with unpleasant finishes.
  
  McDowell and ESR tested at Toledo prior to last weekend's race at Kentucky Speedway.This Sunday's race will be the first time McDowell competes there but he feels his chances of a win are promising.
  
  "The test went well for us," said McDowell."We found a good enough balance with the car that we'll have a great setup for race trim.This car (the chassis that captured poles at Winchester and Salem) has been good to us this season,we've been fast everywhere we've gone,and this weekend should be no different."
  
  While McDowell's 2007 season has been strong performance-wise, his string of bad luck has dropped him from fifth to seventh in the ARCA RE/MAX Series point standings in the last two races.Also in the midst of a heated battle for the Rookie of the Year Award, McDowell knows it's time to score some high finishes in order to make a move to the top of the standings.
  
  "We've lost some ground in the points," continued McDowell."As far as our team goes, we should be up there in the mix with Frank Kimmel and those guys.Toledo can be that breakthrough race we're looking for if we can just complete all of the laps."
  
  Michael McDowell and ESR's 2 car have been fast everywhere this season, leading all drivers with an impressive 3 poles.
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  > McDowell has dropped two positions in the ARCA point standings in the last two races.He currently is in 7th position.> This is McDowell's first career race at Toledo Speedway.> In his previous short track starts in 2007, McDowell has earned finishes of 18th (Lakeland), 3rd (Salem), and 22nd (Winchester).In those three races, he earned poles at both Salem and Winchester and qualified 7th at Lakeland.> McDowell leads all drivers in ARCA Sim Factory Pole Awards (3) and is second among all drivers in laps led in 2007.

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  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 15, 2008) - After leading final practice yesterday, Michael McDowell qualified his 00 Rimco Toyota solidly in the middle of the field for tomorrow's Camping World 300 at Daytona.
  
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  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 14, 2008) - Michael McDowell climbed out of his #00 Rimco Toyota Camry all smiles as Dave Burns with ESPN walked up to him for an interview after posting the fastest time (47.988 sec./187.547 mph) in NASCAR Nationwide Series final practice this morning at Daytona International Speedway.
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  Michael McDowell
  
  "We felt really good about turning the fastest lap during practice," McDowell said.
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  McDowell, who has to make it in on speed Friday afternoon, is confident his Michael Waltrip Racing team will qualify the #00 Rimco Toyota Camry for the Camping World 300 on Saturday.
  
  "Yesterday we made qualifying runs and this morning we primarily focused on race trim" McDowell said."I'm really comfortable with the car.
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  "I feel like we have the car to do just that," McDowell said.
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  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 12, 2008) -- Rimco officially announced today a partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing (MWR) to sponsor Michael McDowell and the #00 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Camping World 300 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday.
  
  "MWR secured Rimco through their strong relationship with Ken Butler and Aaron's," McDowell said.
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  "We've had a longstanding partnership with Michael Waltrip Racing and developed a friendship with Michael (Waltrip).
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  McDowell made three NNS starts with Michael Waltrip Racing last year finishing as high as 14th at Phoenix International Raceway.
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  Michael McDowell
  
  "The NASCAR Nationwide Series is an incredible division with top caliber drivers and teams," McDowell said.
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  McDowell finished 10th in the ARCA RE/MAX Series at the 2.5-mile tri-oval last year and looks to gain more experience this week.Once the Nationwide race is in the books on Saturday, the Glendale, Ariz.-native continues to prep himself for taking over the #00 Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville Speedway in March.
  
  "I don't have a lot of experience at Daytona's tri-oval, but running the Nationwide car there will help me learn some things before debuting in the Sprint Cup Series," said McDowell, who recorded four wins and nine poles en route to finishing second in the ARCA RE/MAX Series championship standings with Rookie of the Year honors last season.
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  McDowell discusses his return to the high banks
  
  DAYTONA BEACH FL. (February 6, 2008) , Michael McDowell will prepare for his scheduled entry into NASCAR Sprint Cup competition at Martinville at the end of March with the Michael Waltrip Racing 00 car team at the NASCAR Nationwide Series Camping World 300 at Daytona next week.
  
  McDowell in NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) entry at Daytona: "The NASCAR Nationwide Series is an incredible Series with top caliber drivers and teams," McDowell said.
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  "Daytona is the home of motorsports," McDowell said.
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  "Last season, Michael Waltrip Racing fielded a second entry (#00 Toyota Camry) at Texas (Motor Speedway), Phoenix (International Raceway) and Homestead (Miami Speedway) and we ran pretty good in each race," McDowell said.
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  "I'm glad to have Bobby on the box because he has a ton of experience and I need as much experience around me as possible because that is what I lack right now," McDowell said.
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  "Bobby has been with Michael (Waltrip) for a long time and he helped David (Reutimann) get started with his career when he came into Truck Series.
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  "I raced in the ARCA race last year with Eddie Sharp Racing and finished 10th," said McDowell, who finished second in the ARCA RE/MAX Series championship standings and captured the most wins (four), poles (nine) and was Rookie of the Year."We had a hole punched in the nose and that pretty much slowed us down."
  
  Future bright at MWR for McDowell: "We are proud to have Michael join our organization as we field three full-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams and a Nationwide Series team for a second year in a row," said Michael Waltrip, CEO and President of Michael Waltrip Racing.
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  "When I was 16 years old, I started working at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving in Chandler, Arizona as a go-kart mechanic," McDowell said.

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  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 15, 2008) - After leading final practice yesterday, Michael McDowell qualified his 00 Rimco Toyota solidly in the middle of the field for tomorrow's Camping World 300 at Daytona.
  
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