Talladega Testing

Well Talladega testing did not go so hot. The good news is that we know what we need to work on this week and we will get it right for the race. It is so tough to really ever tell where you are speed wise because everyone always has different agendas at a terst. We do know we need to get better so we will make it better. Qualifying in Talladega will probably not be the highlight of our season but we know we have a car that is really great in the draft. This is the same car we brought home to a 5th place finish last year.

Wish me luck


Thanks


Michael McDowell

A Little Rest

This weekend was great. Jami and I have not had a weekend off in 8 weeks so it was really nice to hang out with our friends. We didn't really do anything too exciting just watched a bunch of races, had some friends over and went to the lake. Tomorrow is back to the office with a test scheduled for Talladega on Tuesday. Me and the boys from ESR are driving down from Charlotte and that should be a lot of fun. I will post some testing result when I get back. There will be a lot of great drivers down at the test such as; Franchitti, Villeneuve, Kimmel, Speed, Ragan, Braun, Cassill, and Clauson. Stay tuned


Michael McDowell

2008 Plans Coming Soon!

Hello everyone! Thanks for all the support this season and joining our newly created blog. It has been an awesome year and I can't wait to tell everyone what we have going on for 2008. I will be able to make an announcement hopefully by the end of October at the latest. We will definitely be entering into NASCAR in what Series it remains to be seen. But my gut feeling is you will get to see the McD in HD 'High Def TV' it is going to be awesome. I will make sure everyone knows as soon as I do.


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Michael McDowell

3rd Place in Salem, September 15, 2007

I told you I was going to the race and what an awesome race! Although the car wasn't in perfect condition (like McD likes it), he drove like he always does and got a podium win coming in 3rd. Can't wait to see what McD does in Talladega on October 5. I'll be watching on Speed channel @5:oo p.m. Eastern. Stay tuned to hear from Michael in the near future on this site.
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Chicagoland Win!!

Who saw that awesome race yesterday? McD does it again. 3rd win in the Arca/Remax Series. This puts him -145 in points. It will be difficult to win the series but after talking to Michael, his goal is to win the next 2 out of 3. That's a pretty positive goal and I think he'll do it. Salem comes up quick next weekend (9/15) and I'll be there!!

DuQuoin Recap

Big Wreck Hurts The Points


The No. 2 Z-Line Designs / Make-A-Wish / Beck Dodge drew a late qualifying spot and clicked off a lap of 35.481 on a slick dirt track, good enough the sixteenth starting position. Adjustments were made to McDowell’s Dodge, hoping to prepare for a late-race charge but on lap 57, a blown left rear tire sent McDowell driver’s side-first into the outside wall. The hard hit ended McDowell’s day, resulting in a 36th place finish.


“This was more challenging than Springfield. The car finally came to me but the tire went down and that was that,” said a shook-up McDowell. Despite the vicious hit, McDowell only came away with some soreness from the incident.“It was quite a pop (with the wall), but I’m fine. When we hit the wall, we took a hit in the standings too. It was a strange day for us here. The good news is that we have tracks coming up like Salem and Toledo which we’ve proven we’re fast at. Chicago this coming weekend will be a strong race for us.”

McDOWELL GRABS THIRD AT GATEWAY

Seventh podium finish of season closes points gap in the championship. Only 40 points out of 1st McD looks to close the gap further in Du Quoin.