CARDONE and Davico to Join the eCommerce Retailer to Support McDowell at Daytona and Martinsville
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 5, 2020) - With Michael McDowell and the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team making a push for a playoff position, CarParts.com has extended their relationship with McDowell during his career-setting season. CarParts.com will now be the team's primary partner at the Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, August 29, and again at the Martinsville (Va.) Speedway on Sunday, November 1.  CARDONE will serve as a co-primary partner at Daytona, while Davico will come on board as the co-primary partner at Martinsville-both in partnership with CarParts.com. The races will be televised live on NBC.

CarParts.com joined Front Row Motorsports during the return to NASCAR Cup Series racing earlier this season and has been an integral part of McDowell's career-best season. McDowell has seven Top-15 finishes and two Top-10 results to date. His best finish of the season was a seventh-place result at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway with CarParts.com as the primary partner. After New Hampshire, McDowell is now 20th in driver points and continues to race for a playoff spot.  

"It's been great to have CarParts.com and their partners be a part of our program this season, and to now have them grow their partnership with us even further," said McDowell. "We are having one of our best seasons at Front Row Motorsports, and it's because of companies like CarParts.com who are supporting us and giving us the right parts to be successful, like they do for so many of their customers."

With a win at Daytona, McDowell can lock himself into the playoffs. He has six Top-10 and two Top-5 finishes at Daytona International Speedway, and has led 21 laps at the superspeedway.

"We have been strong at most of our races this season," continued McDowell. "But Daytona is a special track for me. I've had my best finishes there, have led the most laps there, and I feel it's our best chance to get into the playoffs. I'd love to do that with CarParts.com on our car.'

The company recently made the winning bid of the All-Star bumper that was put up for auction by McDowell and Front Row Motorsports. CarParts.com donated over $20,000 each to Motor Racing Outreach and Victory Junction in honor of McDowell and Bubba Wallace.

"It's a great time to continue our relationship with Michael and the Front Row Motorsports team," said Lev Peker, CEO of CarParts.com. "Michael has really connected with our customers and he's been impressive on the track this season. We're thrilled to have CarParts.com on the car again and welcome Cardone and Davico to our race program as well. We wish Michael and the team nothing but the best through this playoff push."

For more information about CarParts.com, visit CarParts.com. For more information about CARDONE and Davico, visit www.cardone.com and www.davicomfg.com. 

About CarParts.com
With over 50 million parts delivered, CarParts.com has helped drivers across the contiguous United States keep their vehicles on the road. Leveraging our company-owned national distribution network, we bring the very best brands and manufacturers directly to consumer hands, cutting out unnecessary costs to provide quality parts at a discount. Combined with our 90-day returns and intuitive mobile experience, CarParts.com makes it simple for customers to get the parts they need delivered straight to their door.

CarParts.com is headquartered in Torrance, California.

About Davico MFG.
Established in 1987 Davico Manufacturing produces more than 4,000 part numbers of exact-fit, universal and dealer alternative catalytic converters. With the widest product coverage in the industry, Davico has become a go to brand for hard to find and late model catalytic converters. Davico's full line of products are made in U.S.A and are available for purchase on CarParts.com.

About CARDONE Industries, Inc.
CARDONE Industries, Inc. is an automotive industry leader in aftermarket parts engineering and innovation. For five decades strong, we've built new and remanufactured vehicle parts that meet or exceed O.E. designs, at a fraction of the cost. Our global team supports a full spectrum of products and services for a diverse customer base, including O.E. manufacturers, warehouse distributors, fleets and retailers. Our passion for service excellence extends from our customers to the world through sustainable manufacturing practices and remanufacturing, the highest form of environmental stewardship. We build it better. Learn more at CARDONE.com.

About Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields two full-time entries - the No. 34 of Michael McDowell and the No. 38 of John Hunter Nemechek - from its Mooresville, N.C., headquarters just outside of Charlotte. In 2020, the team announced an expansion to include the No. 38 Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series, driven by Todd Gilliland. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @team_frm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.

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Michael McDowell
​No. 34 Chicago Pneumatic Compressors Ford Mustang

Started: 18th
Finished: 19th


• Stage One: 26th
• Stage Two: 25th
• Stage Three: 19th

• Following a random draw for starting positions, Michael McDowell and his No. 34 CP (Chicago Pneumatic) Compressors Ford Mustang took the green flag from the 18th position in Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. At the Competition Caution on Lap 30, McDowell radioed to his team to say that his race car was, "loose getting into the corner and under breaking" and would pit for 4 tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment. With less than 15 laps remaining in the first stage, the caution flag would come out once again. This time, McDowell noted that his CP Compressors Ford Mustang was "on the tight side" and he would pit for 4 tires, fuel, a wedge and track bar adjustment. The No. 34 CP Compressors Ford Mustang would go on to finish Stage 1 from the 26th position. Under the Stage 1 caution, Crew Chief Drew Blickensderfer told McDowell to "stay out."

• During Stage 2, the caution flag would fly early as rain began to fall over New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Thankfully, it did not last long and cars were able to remain on track. Under the caution, Blickensderfer called the No. 34 CP Compressors Ford Mustang to pit road for 4 tires and fuel. McDowell would run in and around the Top-25 for the remainder of the stage and take the Stage 2 green- and white-checkered flag from the 25th position. Under the caution, McDowell and his No. 34 CP Compressors Ford Mustang would pit for 4 tires, fuel and a packer adjustment.

• For the first half of the Final Stage, McDowell and his No. 34 CP Compressors Ford Mustang would continue to battle in and around the 25th position. A mid-race caution would occur and Blickensderfer would call the No. 34 Ford to pit road for 4 tires and fuel. The remainder of the stage would run cautionless, however McDowell and his No. 34 CP Compressors Ford Mustang would make a late race charge and take the checkered flag from the 19th position at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

McDowell on New Hampshire:

• “It was certainly a tough day for our No. 34 team today at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. We didn't fire off exactly how we had hoped, but we consistently made good improvements to the car and ended up with a Top-20 finish after running around the 25th position for a majority of the race. I can't thank Drew and my guys on pit road enough for all of their hard work to improve our car all race long. A big thank you to Chicago Pneumatic Compressors for joining our No. 34 team today for their first race in the NASCAR Cup Series. I'm looking forward to having them back on board with us in a few weeks for the road course race at Daytona."

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Michael McDowell
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No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford Mustang

Started: 27th
Finished: 16th

• Stage One: 28th
• Stage Two: 26th
• Stage Three: 16th

 

• The No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford Mustang of Michael McDowell took the green flag from the 27th position on Thursday night at Kansas Speedway. Under the Competition Caution on Lap 25, McDowell noted that his race car was "really loose" and would pit for 4 tires, fuel, wedge and a track bar adjustment. McDowell would go on to finish Stage 1 from the 28th position. Under the Stage 1 caution, the No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford Mustang would receive 4 tires, fuel, wedge, track bar and packer adjustments after McDowell told the team that his car was still on the loose side.

 

• A caution would occur on Lap 99 to which Crew Chief Drew Blickensderfer would tell McDowell to "stay on track" and take a wave around in order to regain the Lead Lap. With less than 20 Laps remaining in the second stage, the caution flag would fly once again and McDowell would pit for 4 tires, an air pressure adjustment, fuel, wedge and packer adjustments. McDowell would take the Stage 2 green-and-white checkered flag from the 26th position. Under the Stage 2 caution, McDowell would pit for 4 tires, fuel, wedge and shock adjustment.

 

• Stage 3 would see a total of six Caution flags, to which Blickensderfer and the No. 34 team would pit multiple times in order to make a variety of adjustments on McDowell's Dockside Logistics Ford Mustang and improve the performance of their race car. McDowell would go on to take the checkered flag at Kansas Speedway from the 16th position.

McDowell on Kansas:

• “That was a very eventful night. Our car was super loose to start the race, but Drew and our guys worked really hard all race long to make consistent improvements to our No. 34 Dockside Logistics Ford Mustang. Missing some of those wrecks near the end definitely helped and we took the checkered flag P16, which is another solid run for us and a good points day. Thanks to Dockside Logistics for coming on board today."

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McDowell on Kansas:

​"We have Dockside Logistics back on our No. 34 Ford Mustang this week. They were on the car at Pocono for the double-header weekend and experienced some highs and lows with us when we scored both a Top-10 finish and a DNF. So hopefully we can do a good job for them and keep the momentum of our Ford Mustang rolling on Thursday. We're coming off of a Top-15 run in Texas and now heading into Kansas, I'm really looking forward to being able to run multiple grooves on the track. It's also going to be a night race on Thursday, so hopefully it will be a little bit cooler than what it was like in Texas. I encourage everyone to tune in for what should be a really fun race to watch."

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Michael McDowell

No. 34 Love's Travel Stops | Speedco Ford Mustang

Started: 34th
Finished: 15th


• Stage One: 26th
• Stage Two: 27th
• Stage Three: 15th

• Michael McDowell and his No. 34 Love's Travel Stops | Speedco Ford Mustang took the green flag from the 34th position on Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway. Under the Competition Caution, McDowell told the team that his Love's Travel Stops | Speedco Ford Mustang was "bouncing pretty good through 3 and 4 over the bumps" and would pit for 2 tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment. With less than 20 laps remaining in Stage 1, McDowell would pit under green for fuel only and would go on to finish Stage 1 from the 26th position. Under the Stage 1 caution, he noted that his No. 34 Love's Travel Stops | Speedco Ford Mustang was "really tight in traffic" and pitted for 4 tires, fuel, a packer and wedge adjustment.

• The caution flag would fly early in Stage 2 and McDowell would pit for 4 tires, fuel and a track bar adjustment. Later in the stage, as the laps began to wind down, the yellow flag would fly again and Crew Chief Drew Blickensderfer would call the No. 34 Love's Travel Stops | Speedco Ford Mustang down pit road for 4 new tires, fuel and another track bar adjustment. McDowell would go on to finish Stage 2 from the 27th position. Under the Stage 2 caution, McDowell pitted for 4 tires, fuel, and wedge, track bar and packer adjustments.

• In the final stage of Sunday's 500-mile race, Michael McDowell and the No. 34 Love's Travel Stops | Speedco team battled hard both on track and pit road to make adjustments and find speed. The team would rally their way to a Top-15 finish, taking the checkered flag from the 15th position at Texas Motor Speedway. 

McDowell on Texas:

• “That was a long and hot day at Texas Motor Speedway. I'm really proud of my team; they did a great job. We started off really rough and the car was bouncing really bad over the bumps through Turns 3 and 4, but luckily Drew and the guys were able to work on it and get some good adjustments in; move some packer around and finally get it to where the car stopped bouncing and we were okay. From there, we were able to get back on the lead lap and come out with a Top-15. I really appreciate everyone at Love's Travel Stops for coming on board today and I appreciate everyone that has been working on our No. 34 Ford Mustang at Front Row Motorsports. We battled hard today for 500 miles and got a good finish."

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Proceeds to Benefit Motor Racing Outreach
MOORESVILLE, N.C. (July 17, 2020) - Fans will now have the opportunity to own a one-of-kind piece of memorabilia from the first-ever NASCAR All-Star race at the Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway. The front bumper off of the No. 43 was placed on the No. 34 hauler immediately after an incident with Michael McDowell during last Wednesday's NASCAR All-Star Open. Tempers flared and opinions filled social media. Now the memorable night is aimed at providing support for Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) to help make a positive difference in the NASCAR community. The bumper will be auctioned off by the NASCAR Foundation with all proceeds supporting MRO.

For over 30 years, Motor Racing Outreach (MRO) has been travelling the NASCAR circuit providing spiritual support to drivers and their families. MRO is the center for children who travel with their racing families, providing a safe place to play and learn at the track. MRO also provides a weekly service to all drivers and crew members. The charitable organization relies on donations to continue to travel and serve. McDowell serves as a board member.

"Everyone has an opinion of what happened," said McDowell. "I have my side of things, Bubba has his and all of the fans have theirs, too. It's one of the reasons NASCAR wanted to go to Bristol for the All-Star race. We created the excitement and now fans can make a difference and own a piece of history."

"We want to thank Bob Jenkins, Front Row Motorsports and Michael for thinking of us during this time," said Billy Mauldin, President and CEO of Motor Racing Outreach.  'Like everyone, we are fighting our own challenges of not being at the track.  Donations are important to us right now and will help all drivers, crews and their families."

Fans can bid on the bumper by going to www.nascarfoundation.org/motorracingoutreach.  
 
About Front Row Motorsports
Front Row Motorsports (FRM) is a winning organization in the NASCAR Cup Series. The team was founded in 2004 and is owned by successful entrepreneur, Bob Jenkins. FRM fields two full-time entries - the No. 34 of Michael McDowell and the No. 38 of John Hunter Nemechek - from its Mooresville, N.C., headquarters just outside of Charlotte. In 2020, the team announced an expansion to include the No. 38 Ford F-150 in the NASCAR Gander RV and Outdoors Truck Series, driven by Todd Gilliland. Visit teamfrm.com and follow FRM on social media: Twitter at @Team_FRM, Instagram at @team_frm and Facebook at facebook.com/FrontRowMotorsports.
 
About The NASCAR Foundation
The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing Inc. (NASCAR) established The NASCAR Foundation in January 2006 to support initiatives that positively affect the lives of children throughout the United States. The 501(c) (3) non-profit entity partners with medical experts and other charitable organizations to fund children's health care programs. The NASCAR Foundation has cumulatively donated more than $36 million to reach more than 1.4 million children. For more information on The NASCAR Foundation, please visit: NASCARfoundation.org. Follow The NASCAR Foundation on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/NASCARFoundation or on Twitter: @NASCAR_FDN.
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McDowell on Texas:

"Texas is going to be a fun race, it's been good to us at Front Row Motorsports and some of our strongest performances this season have come on mile-and-a-half tracks. I'm really looking forward to having Love's Travel Stops back on the car for what is not quite a hometown race, but it's still pretty close to them in Oklahoma. Unfortunately we can't have all of our friends and guests from Love's with us at the track this weekend, which is something that I always really enjoy; getting to interact and meet with so many great customers and employees, but I'm certainly looking forward to representing them on Sunday and having a solid race. We also have Tornado joining our No. 34 this weekend as an associate partner of Front Row Motorsports, so it's great to have them on board as well."

About Love's Travel Stops

​Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores is the nation's industry-leading travel stop network with more than 520 locations in 41 states. Founded in 1964 and headquartered in Oklahoma City, the company remains family-owned and operated and employs more than 26,000 people. Love's provides professional truck drivers and motorists with 24-hour access to clean and safe places to purchase gasoline, diesel fuel, fresh coffee, restaurant offerings and more. Love's has more than 390 truck service centers, which include on-site and stand-alone Speedco and Love's Truck Care locations. Love's and Speedco combined is the largest oil change, preventive maintenance and total truck care nationwide network. Love's is committed to providing customers with "Clean Places, Friendly Faces" at every stop. To learn more, visit loves.com.

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