Jayski is reporting via the Virginia Pilot that the rear gear of Prism Motorsports’ No. 55, driven by Michael McDowell has been confiscated by NASCAR and will be taken back to the research and development center in Concord, NC for further examination. Any penalties issued could come on Tuesday.
Jimmie Johnson and Kasey Kahne nipped Kevin Harvick and Tony Stewart at the line respectively to emerge from the Gatorade Duels victorious. The combined margin of victory was .02 of a second. Johnson beat Harvick by a mere .005, and Kahne beat Stewart by .014.
According to Jayski, Michael McDowell has signed on with Prism Motorsports to drive a second car for the team full time in the 2010 Sprint Cup Series season. McDowell will drive the No. 55 and Dave Blaney will drive the No. 66, the car he drove most of last season. Zack McGowan will serve a [...]
Dave Blaney will return to Prism Motorsports in the No. 66 Sprint Cup entry in 2010. Last year, the team was a start and park car. This year, the plan is to find a way to allow Blaney to compete. The team has also signed Michael McDowell to drive a second car. Perhaps that car [...]
Tommy Baldwin Racing announced that it has signed veteran driver Mike Bliss to pilot its No. 36 Wave Energy Drink Toyota in the Sprint Cup Series next season. Michael McDowell will also pilot a TBR car with Wave Energy Drink as the primary sponsor in select Sprint Cup races next season.
Michael McDowell will replace Patrick Carpentier in Tommy Baldwin Racing’s No. 36 entry this weekend. Carpentier will not be in the car due to a business conflict. Carpentier was slated to drive the No. 36 this weekend, and at four other races. No word on whether or not he will be replaced for those races, or [...]
Kyle Busch pulled away from Carl Edwards on the final restart and won the Lipton Tea 250 at Richmond International Raceway. Top 5: Busch, Edwards, Matt Kenseth, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick. Joey Logano, Mark Martin, Michael McDowell, Jason Keller, and Jason Leffler finished sixth through 10th, respectively. Notables: Steven Wallace (11th), Scott Wimmer (16th), Joe [...]
Greg Biffle survived a green-white-checker finish, a pit road penatly, and running out of gas, to win a caution-filled Sam’s Town 300 from Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Top 5: Biffle, Carl Edwards, Brian Vickers, Jason Leffler, and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Michael McDowell, Brendan Gaughan, Justin Allgaier, Scott Lagasse Jr, and Jeff Burton finished sixth through 10th, [...]
Kyle Busch led 143 of 150 laps to win the Nationwide Series’ Stater Bros. 300 from Auto Club Speedway. The victory was Busch’s second of the day, after he won the Camping World Truck Series’ San Bernardino Co. 200. Kevin Harvick, Joey Logano, Carl Edwards, and David Ragan finished second through fifth, respectively. Jeff Burton, [...]
Veteran driver Mike Skinner will replace Michael McDowell in Michael Waltrip Racing’s No. 00 Toyota for the next three races, starting at this week’s 3M Performance 400 from Michigan International Raceway. Skinner will evaluate the team, suggesting ways to improve its on-track performance. Skinner will also drive the car in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor [...]
