MWR #00 Napa Auto Parts Busch Debut

Sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have been extremely busy putting everything together with MWR. I will be running the rest of the Busch races for MWR in the #00 in preparation for 2008. My next race is coming up this weekend at Texas Motorspeedway. I am really excited about making my Busch debut, I would have liked to have done it in Phoenix but I will take all the races I can get. I will however be racing PIR the following week. I hope we can make our 2008 official announcement in Phoenix. I will finish out the season in Homestead, Miami. There will be a ton of COT testing in the off season for me as well. I am here in Atlanta with the team testing the COT unfortunately NASCAR hasn't approved me to participate in these types of test. Thanks for all the support.

Michael McDowell

Let's all watch the #00 this weekend. Qualifying will be telecast on Friday, Nov. 2 @ 3:30 pm(az.time) on Speed Channel. The race will be aired live on Saturday, Nov. 3 on ESPN2 @ 12:30 pm(az. time) . Thanks to all the fans for your support!

Kris Horne

Trucks in Virginia

Hey you guys, I've been talking to Michael an he's soooo excited to be racing for Michael Waltrip Racing. He's on his way to Virginia with Sparco now. His wife Jami is here in Phoenix for her brother's wedding. They both feel bittersweet about the race. They love traveling together to all the races however they can't be together for the Craftsman Truck Series race but her heart is with him and his with her. Michael feels good about being able to qualify and get in this race. Watch for him this Saturday, October 19 @ 3:00 eastern on the Speed Channel. We're all with you Michael. We would love to hear feedback from all you fans!!!

Big Plans! Martinsville Watch Out

After a awesome Toledo weekend I now get to start getting prepared for 2008. I will do so by driving for Michael Waltrip Racing for the remainder of the 2007 season in both the Craftsman Trucks Series and the Busch Series. My first race is this weekend at Martinsville in the Napa Auto Parts #17 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports Craftsman Truck. I will also run the truck at Texas. Then I will be making my Busch debut in Phoenix at PIR. I will be able to make a formal announcement on our 08 plans but not just yet. However I did get an opportunity to drive a MWR Car of Tomorrow yesterday it went great.

More News to Come

9th Pole at Toledo

Car was awesome today. It is great to get the pole in our last event. Now we will go get that 4th race win.

Toledo

Just wanted to throw a quick note up before Toledo. I am really excited about this weekend. Our Short Track program has been awesome this season but with some bad luck we have not taken a win home yet. We are bringing my favorite car #407 this car has sat on the pole 5 times and has led over 300 laps. I would love to end this year with a bang. I can't Thank my team enough Eddie, Patrick, Rocky, Chuck, Wes, Ryan, Rocket, Todd and all the people that stay back at the shop, Terri, Joe, Tinman. This has been the best year of racing for me so far in my career and I can't thank these people enough for their tremendous effort.

#2 Championship hopes Smashed

Well I am sure most of you saw the race yesterday. It is a real shame that it ended that way but that is why it is called racing. We had a decent car we had a few mishaps on pit road but other then that the #2 Lotame, Z-Line Design, Dodge was really good. We moved around a bunch trying to find a line that worked with our car but we ended up moving back and forth in the field a lot. We couldn't quite get the the outside line to move enough and too many guys aborted on us. At the end I got hit from behind by the #31 he was trying to bump draft but wasn't lined up bumper to bumper which pushed the rear bumper into the left rear tire causing a blow out. When the tire went I knew it was going to be big and also knew there was going to be some others coming with me it is just the nature of Talladega. Luckily no one got hurt just some tore up race cars. Off to Toledo where we know we will be challenging for the win and not worring about the points. I can't wait for Frank and I to battle it out.

Dega Qualifying P.11

The #2 Lotame boys did an awesome job yesterday. The new Lotame paint scheme looks fantastic. Practice did not start out so well. We didn't quite have the speed we needed. Patrick and the boys kept their heads down and found us some speed before qualifying. We did a little drafting yesterday and our car was pretty good. I know we will get it to where it needs to be in happy hour for the race. There are a lot of great teams and drivers here. It is going to be an excititng race.

McD Pre Game

My Dad "Bill" and a family friend George came to Charlotte this week. We got a chance to tour the shops and I was able to get us in for some really in depth tours of the MWR and Ganassi Racing facilities. It was nice to be able to show them around town and take them through some really awesome Nextle Cup shops. We also spent some time at ESR and were able to slide George in my race car. We only had a few days but we got a lot done including some wake boarding. I thought I would hit the water a little before Talladega. I am really looking forward to this weekend the #2 boys have put some enormous effort and time into these last two races. I hope we can get our 4th win of the year and close up that points gap



Michael McDowell