BACK TO DRIVERS BACK TO DRIVERS MichaelMcDowell FAVORITE WHAT IS THIS? Personalize your NASCAR.com experience by saving your favorite driver(s) to your profile. Benefits include: • Live tracking on Race Center • Content specific to your drivers SHOP DATE OF BIRTH12/21/1984HOMETOWNGlendale, ArizonaCREW CHIEFTravis PetersonTEAMFront Row Motorsports DATE OF BIRTH12/21/1984HOMETOWNGlendale, ArizonaCREW CHIEFTravis PetersonTEAMFront Row Motorsports 2023 SEASON VIEW FULL STATS DRIVER RANK 20 POINTS 278 POINTS BEHIND -217 RACES 15 WINS 0 TOP 10's 2 TOP 5's 0 POLES 0 DNF 1 LAPS LED 11 AVG. START 19.133 AVG. FINISH 20.4 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2021 Daytona 500 Driver Summary Driver News Driver Stats Bio Michael McDowell drives the No. 34 Ford for Front Row Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series. McDowell is in his sixth season with Front Row, having joined the team prior to the 2018 season. In his 358th career start, McDowell scored his first Cup Series win in the 2021 season-opening Daytona 500. His best result prior to that was a fourth-place finish at Daytona International Speedway in 2017. McDowell also has a win in the NASCAR Xfinity Series -- 2016 at Road America. Latest Michael McDowell News More News NASCAR suspends Chase Elliott for one race after Coca-Cola 600 incident; full Charlotte penalty report NASCAR revealed on Tuesday that it has suspended Chase Elliott for the upcoming Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. ICYMI: Tempers flare between Gibbs, McDowell Alex Weaver recaps the weekend at North Wilkesboro that saw Ty Gibbs and Michael McDowell's feisty battle during the All-Star Open. Ty Gibbs advances after sparring with McDowell in All-Star Open Ty Gibbs advanced to the NASCAR All-Star Race, but only after a run-in with Michael McDowell during the Open qualifier at North Wilkesboro. More News 3832 MICHAEL MCDOWELL STATS 2023 Season All-Time Career TRACK STARTING POSITION FINISHING POSITION START FINISH POINTS PLAYOFF POINTS Busch Light Clash 21 24 0 0 Duel 1 at DAYTONA 13 5 6 0 Daytona International Speedway 11 28 15 0 Auto Club Speedway 26 18 19 0 Las Vegas Motor Speedway 17 25 12 0 Phoenix Raceway 7 13 24 0 Atlanta Motor Speedway 12 21 16 0 Circuit of The Americas 20 12 33 0 Richmond Raceway 15 6 31 0 Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt 13 11 26 0 Martinsville Speedway 20 19 18 0 Talladega Superspeedway 21 35 2 0 Dover Motor Speedway 32 22 15 0 Kansas Speedway 23 26 20 0 Darlington Raceway 19 33 4 0 North Wilkesboro Speedway 6 13 0 0 Charlotte Motor Speedway 30 28 9 0 World Wide Technology Raceway 21 9 28 0 YEAR SERIES RANK WINS TOP 5's TOP 10's POLES LAPS LED AVG. START AVG. FINISH 2023 20 0 0 2 0 11 19.13 20.40 2022 23 0 2 12 0 67 17.03 16.69 2021 16 1 2 5 0 26 17.36 20.47 2020 23 0 0 4 0 6 24.28 20.92 2019 27 0 2 2 0 18 20.86 24.17 2018 26 0 0 1 0 33 23.03 24.53 2017 26 0 1 1 0 10 23.89 22.25 2016 1 1 1 0 24 2.00 1.00 2016 30 0 0 2 0 0 28.81 24.55 2015 39 0 0 0 0 0 29.31 30.69 2014 0 1 3 0 2 5.33 5.67 2014 37 0 0 1 0 1 27.53 30.63 2013 0 1 1 1 7 21.71 30.57 2013 37 0 0 1 0 3 33.18 37.73 2012 0 2 5 0 2 8.67 10.67 2012 37 0 0 0 0 1 29.10 37.80 2011 0 1 4 1 60 5.20 8.20 2011 36 0 0 0 0 5 33.75 39.78 2010 0 0 1 0 0 27.73 26.36 2010 45 0 0 0 0 8 31.58 40.67 2009 0 0 5 0 6 23.41 20.77 2009 52 0 0 0 0 0 38.13 40.75 2008 0 0 0 0 0 24.00 34.50 2008 40 0 0 0 0 3 32.35 30.15 2007 0 0 0 0 0 23.33 22.00