Michael McDowell
McDowell, Phil Parsons Racing Return To Cup In 2013
Michael McDowell will return to the Sprint Cup Series full time in 2013, driving for Phil Parsons Racing in the No. 98 Ford. Engines will come from Roush Yates Engines. Gene Nead will also return as crew chief. K-LOVE radio will be back to sponsor the team in the Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway, [...]
Piquet Wins Nationwide Series Race At Road America
Nelson Piquet Jr became the first Brazilian to win a NASCAR national series race with his win in the Sargento 200 at Road America.
Stenhouse Wins Third Consecutive Iowa N’Wide Race
Ricky Stenhouse Jr dominated the field, winning the Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 at Iowa Speedway, his third consecutive at the track.
McDowell To Run No. 98 For Phil Parsons Racing in Cup
Michael McDowell will drive the No. 98 Ford for Phil Parsons Racing for the entire 2012 Sprint Cup Series season, the team announced. In the off-season, PPR merged with Whitney Motorsports, and partnered with Mike Curb, a long-time NASCAR and IZOD Indycar Series owner.
McDowell To Drive For Phil Parsons Racing In Cup In 2012
Michael McDowell will return to the Sprint Cup Series with Phil Parsons Racing, formerly HP Racing. The team hasn’t announced a car number, but it has switched to Fords and will use engines from Roush-Yates Engines. The team has enough sponsorship to run the first fives races of the season. McDowell will also drive Joe [...]
Busch Parked For N’Wide, Cup Series Races
Kyle Busch has been parked for this weekend’s events at Texas Motor Speedway due to aggressive driving in the Win Star World Casino 350k Camping World Truck Series race.
Prism Motorsports Shutting Down at Season’s End
Crew chief Zack McGowan tweeted that Prism Motorsports will shut down after this weekend’s Ford 400 at Homstead-Miami Speedway. The team, which is owned by Phil Parsons and Randy Humphrey, fielded Toyota Camrys for Dave Blaney and Michael McDowell this season. Both cars were out of the top 35 in owner’s points. The No. 66, [...]
Whitney Motorsports Penalized For Talladega Infractions
NASCAR has issued penatlies to Whitney Motorsports’ No. 46 Sprint Cup team as a result of rule infractions discovered during opening day inspection for the AMP Energy Juice 500 at Talladega Superspeedway.
NASCAR Takes Unapproved Parts From Whitney Motorsports’ No. 46
NASCAR confiscated a pair of unapproved lower-A arms from Whitney Motorsports’ No. 46 Chevy driven in this weekend’s AMP Energy Juice 500 by Michael McDowell. According to SPEEDtv, the arms appeared to have been hollowed out and filled with ball bearings to make them heavier. NASCAR noticed the issue when some of the ball bearings [...]
NASCAR Issues Penalties To Whitney Motorsports
NASCAR issued penalties to Whitney Motorsports following post-race inspection the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway where the team’s No. 46 Sprint Cup entry was found to have engine valves that were below the mandated weight. Driver Michael McDowell was penalized 50 drivers’ points and owner Dusty Whitney was penalized 50 owners’ points. Crew [...]
