Michael McDowell

Season	Team	#	St	W	T5	T10	Poles	Led	Avg fin	Avg st	Pts	Rank	DNF	Rating
2026	Spire Motorsports	71	31	0	3	6	0	24	19.2	16.7	597	20	1	—
2025	Spire Motorsports	71	35	0	3	6	1	91	18.2	16.1	734	22	2	—
2024	Front Row Motorsports	34

Pace · Cup Series

running speed from lap data (2020+) · hover a tile for the definition

% off best

1.55%

n = 247 races

Best-10 rank

20.8

n = 247 races

Fire-off rank

21.1

n = 247 races

Long-run rank

22.1

n = 247 races

Falloff

+0.381

n = 247 races

Avg pit time

17.21

n = 247 races

Pit rank

23.0

n = 247 races

Penalties / race

0.28

n = 247 races

Restart gain

▼ 0.14

n = 247 races

Top-10 laps

14.2%

n = 247 races

Pace by season

better is up

Season▼	n	% off best	Avg rk	B10 rk	Fire-off rk	Long-run rk	Falloff	Pit avg	Pit rk	Pen/race	Rst gain	Top-10 laps
2026	31	1.34%	23.1	21.4	20.8	22.5	+0.485	15.73	23.3	0.19	▼ 0.15	12.0%
2025	36	1.34%	22.1	19.1	20.3	23.5	+0.370	18.24	23.2	0.25	▼ 0.27	16.5%
2024	36	1.76%	22.2	20.4	20.0	22.9	+0.381	16.73	25.0	0.22	▼ 0.42	22.4%
2023	36	1.25%	19.2	18.6	19.2	20.2	+0.451	16.31	24.2	0.47	▲ 0.23	18.4%
2022	36	1.66%	20.7	20.8	21.7	20.1	+0.337	17.25	21.1	0.42	▼ 0.08	17.6%
2021	36	1.69%	21.6	23.2	20.9	23.0	+0.440	17.29	20.4	0.22	▲ 0.59	7.1%
2020	36	1.78%	23.4	22.1	24.8	22.7	+0.226	19.57	24.1	0.17	▼ 0.89	5.1%

By track kind

Kind	n	% off▲	Fire rk	Long rk	Pit rk
SS Superspeedway	27	0.90%	20.8	20.4	20.6
ST Short track	39	1.39%	23.4	23.6	23.8
RC Road course	30	1.63%	13.6	11.7	20.6
INT Intermediate	147	1.67%	22.1	23.5	23.8
OVA Oval	4	2.21%	19.8	15.8	—

Best races

by % off best

12021 Coke Zero Sugar 400SS0.00% P1fin 39
22023 Verizon 200 at the BrickyardINT0.01% P2fin 1
32025 Jack Link's 500SS0.02% P4fin 11
42023 Quaker State 400 available at WalmartINT0.05% P6fin 4
52020 GEICO 500SS0.07% P12fin 18
62024 GEICO 500SS0.07% P5fin 31
72023 Go Bowling at The GlenRC0.10% P2fin 36
82022 Toyota / Save Mart 350RC0.10% P2fin 3

Pace by track

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Track	n	% off best▲	Avg rk	B10 rk	Fire-off rk	Long-run rk	Falloff	Pit avg	Pit rk	Pen/race	Rst gain	Top-10 laps
Indianapolis Road Course INT	3	0.77%	8.7	8.7	16.3	2.5	+0.707	16.66	25.3	0.33	▲ 2.02	64.1%
Sonoma Raceway RC	6	0.81%	8.7	9.8	7.5	9.8	+0.612	16.22	22.3	0.17	▲ 0.92	64.2%
Talladega Superspeedway SS	13	0.81%	19.6	17.2	21.4	18.2	+0.061	18.71	20.3	0.61	▲ 0.52	23.6%
Watkins Glen International RC	6	0.91%	9.0	11.2	9.8	14.0	+0.460	14.28	16.5	0.50	▼ 0.95	62.1%
Daytona International Speedway SS	14	0.98%	18.6	18.6	20.2	22.4	-0.130	19.74	20.8	0.21	▼ 0.02	29.4%
Atlanta Motor Speedway INT	13	1.01%	26.1	23.8	25.0	24.5	+0.143	25.22	25.9	0.15	▼ 0.13	11.8%
Road America INT	2	1.03%	13.5	16.5	14.0	3.0	+2.556	17.10	17.0	1.00	▲ 1.38	41.9%
Iowa Speedway ST	3	1.04%	19.0	19.7	21.3	19.0	-0.250	10.56	18.0	0.67	▼ 0.95	5.8%
Bristol Motor Speedway ST	11	1.25%	21.8	19.5	20.0	21.6	+0.180	13.56	22.3	0.46	▲ 0.21	16.7%
Texas Motor Speedway INT	8	1.26%	18.6	19.9	16.3	20.5	+0.039	14.64	15.6	0.50	▼ 0.02	23.4%
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez OVA	1	1.30%	11.0	5.0	16.0	6.0	-2.124	—	—	1.00	▼ 4.50	71.0%
Homestead-Miami Speedway INT	6	1.33%	20.7	23.2	22.0	20.2	+1.260	16.19	22.6	0.00	▼ 0.02	7.7%
Martinsville Speedway ST	13	1.36%	24.5	22.1	24.5	23.5	+0.228	13.63	23.0	0.15	▼ 0.46	3.3%
Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL RC	6	1.36%	18.7	13.2	17.5	16.5	-0.392	18.25	26.7	0.67	▼ 2.22	41.4%
Nashville Superspeedway INT	6	1.45%	21.2	19.0	19.0	21.3	+0.141	17.01	28.0	0.50	▼ 0.68	24.2%
Charlotte Motor Speedway INT	8	1.45%	22.4	23.5	24.4	22.1	+0.429	17.05	21.7	0.38	▼ 0.88	9.6%
Kentucky Speedway INT	1	1.47%	24.0	13.0	28.0	24.0	-0.658	25.52	34.0	0.00	▼ 2.13	12.7%
World Wide Technology Raceway INT	5	1.48%	22.8	22.2	20.2	23.2	+0.228	21.73	32.5	0.20	▼ 0.67	24.1%
Daytona Road Course RC	1	1.53%	12.0	8.0	12.0	—	—	15.63	11.0	0.00	▲ 2.75	52.3%
Darlington Raceway INT	15	1.54%	21.9	23.1	20.4	23.9	+1.114	14.57	21.2	0.07	▲ 1.53	7.9%
Richmond Raceway ST	11	1.61%	26.4	23.2	26.9	25.9	+0.925	14.71	27.4	0.09	▼ 0.24	8.7%
Dover International Speedway INT	7	1.75%	24.3	20.4	24.6	23.7	+0.261	14.27	20.1	0.29	▼ 0.01	5.2%
San Diego Street Course RC	1	1.76%	22.0	13.0	15.0	—	—	12.17	13.0	0.00	▼ 5.00	42.7%
Phoenix Raceway INT	13	1.79%	25.0	23.0	25.0	24.3	+0.548	15.58	27.1	0.23	▲ 0.73	8.5%
Las Vegas Motor Speedway INT	14	1.79%	25.4	24.6	23.5	26.4	+0.667	14.05	22.2	0.29	▼ 0.65	9.2%

Tracks

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Track	Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg fin▲	Best	Laps led
Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez OVA	1	0	1	1	5.0	5	2
DAYTONA Road Course RC	1	0	0	1	8.0	8	0
Daytona Road Course RC	1	0	0	1	10.0	10	0
San Diego Street Course RC	1	0	0	1	10.0	10	0
Bristol Motor Speedway (dirt) OVA	3	0	0	1	10.7	9	0
Indianapolis Road Course INT	3	1	1	2	13.0	1	55
Circuit of The Americas RC	6	0	1	2	14.3	5	11
Chicago Street Course RC	3	0	1	2	14.7	5	31
World Wide Technology Raceway INT	5	0	0	1	17.2	9	74
Sonoma Raceway RC	14	0	3	5	18.6	2	4
Road America INT	2	0	0	1	19.0	8	0
Charlotte Motor Speedway ROVAL RC	8	0	1	1	19.6	5	0
Daytona International Speedway SS	31	1	4	9	20.1	1	75
Nashville Superspeedway INT	6	0	0	0	21.3	13	31
Watkins Glen International RC	17	0	1	3	23.5	2	43
North Wilkesboro Speedway ST	1	0	0	0	24.0	24	0
Atlanta Motor Speedway INT	22	0	1	2	24.7	4	58
Indianapolis Motor Speedway INT	14	0	0	1	24.9	7	2
Iowa Speedway ST	3	0	0	0	25.0	23	0
Homestead-Miami Speedway INT	16	0	0	2	25.3	6	2
Darlington Raceway INT	23	0	0	3	25.7	6	0
Pocono Raceway INT	24	0	0	2	25.8	6	14
Bristol Motor Speedway ST	30	0	0	2	26.1	6	0
Talladega Superspeedway SS	30	0	3	4	26.2	3	96
Kansas Speedway INT	31	0	0	1	26.6	10	3
Phoenix Raceway INT	31	0	0	4	27.1	8	5
Martinsville Speedway ST	31	0	0	0	27.3	12	5
Charlotte Motor Speedway INT	27	0	0	2	27.3	7	16
Las Vegas Motor Speedway INT	26	0	0	0	27.4	16	51
Texas Motor Speedway INT	28	0	0	0	28.6	11	37
Richmond Raceway ST	29	0	0	1	28.9	6	16
New Hampshire Motor Speedway INT	24	0	0	1	29.2	8	1
Michigan International Speedway INT	20	0	0	0	29.3	19	1
Dover International Speedway INT	25	0	0	0	30.1	13	9
Kentucky Speedway INT	7	0	0	0	30.4	23	0
Auto Club Speedway INT	13	0	0	0	33.0	18	6
Chicagoland Speedway INT	10	0	0	0	34.1	20	1

Gen	Starts	Wins	Avg fin
Gen 5	114	0	37.8
Gen 6	279	1	25.5
Gen 7	174	1	18.9

Driver	Seasons	Avg fin Δ
Todd Gilliland	3	+2.6
David Ragan	4	+0.5
Carson Hocevar	2	+0.6
John Hunter Nemechek	2	+1.1
Anthony Alfredo	1	+7.0
Justin Haley	1	+3.5
Matt Tifft	1	+2.1
Daniel Suarez	1	-3.9
Michael Waltrip	1	-1.6
David Reutimann	1	-6.3
Dave Blaney	1	-1.0
Zane Smith	1	+3.0

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