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McDowell Race Preview: Texas

3/26/2019

Michael McDowell on Texas
18 Starts
Best Finish: 14th

“I think Texas is going to be the real test for the new aero package. The track still needs some more time for the second and third lane to really come in, but we're looking forward to getting our No. 34 Love's Ford Mustang up to speed and I'm excited to have WinStar World Casino and Resort on the car this week, as well.”

McDowell Post-Race Report: Martinsville

3/25/2019

No. 34 A&W All American Food Ford Mustang
Started: 23rd | Finished: 31st

"We showed speed this weekend, but had a tire go down early in the race and we had damage. That basically ended our chance, but it didn't ruin the day. I think we did a nice job of using the rest of the race to learn more about this package that we can use later this year."

McDowell Race Preview: Martinsville

3/20/2019

Michael McDowell on Martinsville
16 Starts
Best Finish: 18th

“Martinsville is where I made my Cup Series debut, so it's always been a special place for me. Because it's such a tight, flat track, it's so important to try and have a clean race. The track can really take a toll on the car, especially with all the bumping and banging that we've seen in the past.”

McDowell Post-Race Report: Fontana

3/18/2019

No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford Mustang
Started: 29th | Finished: 24th

"It wasn’t a terrible day, we just didn’t quite have the speed that we needed. We were trying to extend our first run, but with the caution falling when it did, it kind of hurt us. Overall, everybody on our Love’s Travel Stops Ford team did a great job today. After the last couple of weeks, we really just needed to finish. But I’m looking forward to going short track racing next weekend at Martinsville Speedway and seeing what the weekend has in store.”

McDowell Race Preview: Fontana

3/12/2019

Michael McDowell on Fontana
9 Starts
Best Finish: 26th

“I'm looking forward to going to Auto Club Speedway this weekend. It will still be a learning experience, even though we've seen this package at Vegas and Atlanta. I think we'll see more cars staying wide open for longer periods of time. Looking forward to making strides with our No. 34 Love's Ford Mustang and setting ourselves up for where we need to be moving forward this season.”

McDowell Post-Race Report: Phoenix

3/11/2019

No. 34 Dockside Ford Mustang
Started: 27th | Finished: 36th

"I just came off the corner and I noticed that the throttle pedal was gone. I knew I was in trouble at that point because it was still wide-open, so I tried hitting the ignition and jumping on the brakes and did everything I could to keep it up against the wall and try not to make a big mess. I was trying not to run into the car in front of me, which I think was Menard. I was just jamming on the brakes as hard as I could to try to get it to slow down and not take a bunch of people with me. It was an unfortunate day, but all we can do is look ahead to Fontana and try to have a strong finish.”

McDowell Race Preview: Phoenix

3/6/2019

Michael McDowell on Phoenix
16 Starts
Best Finish: 16th

“I’m excited to go to Phoenix with this package. It will be the first race for a short-track package, so it will be interesting to see what happens. I haven’t been able to test there, so I’m not really sure what to expect, but it's Phoenix, it’s my hometown race and I always look forward to that.”

McDowell Post-Race Report: Las Vegas

3/4/2019

No. 34 Love's Travel Stops Ford Mustang
Started: 16th | Finished: 30th

"We had decent speed, but we had a pit road penalty and had to pit under green and that put us two laps down. We tried the wave-around a few times, but we just couldn’t catch a break. We made good gains on our car, and at times, we had good speed. But when you’re two laps down and on a different sequence of tires than everybody else, it makes it that much tougher. There definitely weren’t enough cautions to get us caught back up.”