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Michael McDowell

RacingNASCAR Cup SeriesSpire MotorsportsNo. 71

Michael McDowell

United StatesAge, stats, results and next race

Michael McDowell drives for Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series and won the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard in 2023.

319Cup Series starts since 20182wins

Updated

Wins02026 seasonTop 5s32026 seasonTop 10s62026 seasonAvg finish19.231 startsLaps led242026 seasonAgatha's recordNone yetno graded calls on him yet

About Michael McDowell

Michael McDowell drives for Spire Motorsports in the NASCAR Cup Series in the number 71 Chevrolet. He was born on December 21, 1984, in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. McDowell won the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard in 2023. In the 2023 Cup Series season, he had 1 win, 2 top-five finishes and 8 top-10 finishes in 36 starts for Front Row Motorsports.

Agatha Research DeskUpdated Oct 5, 2026

Race history319

Every NASCAR Cup Series points race in our records, newest first.

2026: 0 wins, 3 top 5s, avg 19.2

DateRaceTrackFinishStartLaps led
Oct 4South Point 400Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayP21Started 18th
Sep 27Hollywood Casino 400Kansas SpeedwayP27Started 22nd
Sep 19Bass Pro Shops Night RaceBristol Motor SpeedwayP21Started 21st
Sep 13Enjoy Illinois 300World Wide Technology RacewayP20Started 29th
Sep 6Cook Out Southern 500Darlington RacewayP17Started 5th
Aug 29Coke Zero Sugar 400Daytona International SpeedwayP4Started 18th
Aug 23Dollar Tree 301New Hampshire Motor SpeedwayP16Started 15th
Aug 15Cook Out 400Richmond RacewayP28Started 26th
Aug 9Iowa Corn 350Iowa SpeedwayP25Started 11th
Jul 26Brickyard 400Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayP18Started 6th
Jul 19Window World 450North Wilkesboro SpeedwayP24Started 16th
Jul 12Quaker State 400 Available at WalmartAtlanta Motor SpeedwayP15Started 18th
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Jul 5eero 400Chicagoland SpeedwayP29Started 38th
Jun 28Toyota / Save Mart 350Sonoma RacewayP9Started 4th
Jun 21Anduril 250San Diego Street CourseP10Started 9th
Jun 14Great American Getaway 400Pocono RacewayP17Started 13th
Jun 7FireKeepers Casino 400Michigan International SpeedwayP26Started 20thAccident
May 31Cracker Barrel 400Nashville SuperspeedwayP15Started 14th
May 24Coca-Cola 600Charlotte Motor SpeedwayP14Started 4th3 laps led
May 10Go Bowling at The GlenWatkins Glen InternationalP2Started 2nd5 laps led
May 3Wurth 400Texas Motor SpeedwayP27Started 19th
Apr 26Jack Link's 500Talladega SuperspeedwayP32Started 31st1 lap led
Apr 19AdventHealth 400Kansas SpeedwayP34Started 18th
Apr 12Food City 500Bristol Motor SpeedwayP24Started 19th
Mar 29Cook Out 400Martinsville SpeedwayP18Started 20th
Mar 22Goodyear 400Darlington RacewayP20Started 20th
Mar 15Pennzoil 400Las Vegas Motor SpeedwayP26Started 30th
Mar 8Straight Talk Wireless 500Phoenix RacewayP9Started 16th
Mar 1DuraMAX Texas Grand PrixCircuit of The AmericasP5Started 6th5 laps led
Feb 22Autotrader 400Atlanta Motor SpeedwayP20Started 20th
Feb 15DAYTONA 500Daytona International SpeedwayP22Started 10th10 laps led

How he is doing nowThrough Oct 4

2026 season0 wins3 top 5s, 6 top 10s, 31 starts
Average finish19.22026
Last race21stSouth Point 400, Oct 4
Last 5P21P27P21P20P17Newest first, finishing places.

Next race

Bank of America 400Sun, Oct 11, 3:00 PM ETCharlotte Motor Speedway

Bank of America 400, Oct 11

McDowell at Charlotte Motor Speedway10 starts, 0 wins, average finish 17.6

Last there May 24, 2026: finished 14th.

Did you know?!

A DAYTONA 500 victory

McDowell won the DAYTONA 500 in 2021.

Career

  1. 2018First race in our recordsDAYTONA 500, finished 9th
  2. 2021First win in our recordsDAYTONA 500
  3. 20211 win in a season2 top 5s, average finish 20.5
  4. Aug 13, 2023Latest winVerizon 200 at the Brickyard, Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
  5. Oct 4, 2026Latest raceSouth Point 400, finished 21st

In our records

2 wins

319 starts, 16 top 5s, 51 top 10s, 7 poles, 622 laps led, average finish 20.5

Best tracks

  • Bristol Motor Speedway Dirtaverage finish 10.7, 3 starts
  • Sonoma Racewayaverage finish 12.4, 8 starts
  • Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Courseaverage finish 13.0, 3 starts, 1 win
  • Circuit of The Americasaverage finish 14.3, 6 starts
  • Chicago Street Raceaverage finish 14.7, 3 starts

Wins by season

20180
20190
20200
20211
20220
20231
20240
20250
20260

First race in our records

Feb 18, 2018: finished 9th from 22ndDAYTONA 500, Daytona International Speedway

Latest race

Oct 4, 2026: finished 21st from 18thSouth Point 400, Las Vegas Motor Speedway

Sources and updates

Race results come from Agatha's own records of every NASCAR Cup Series points race.

Updated Oct 5, 2026, 3:18 PM ET. Results and form refresh after every race; biography facts are checked weekly.