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Check out the best scanner moments from the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Course. View the full article

Entering the Cup race at Indianapolis, rookie Ty Gibbs held the 16th and final spot. He was just three points ahead of McDowell and five points clear of Daniel Suarez.Bubba Wallace entered the weekend above Gibbs and 58 points to the good.Had there been a repeat winner, former Cup champions Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick would have been able to breathe a sigh of relief, knowing their points ...Keep readingView the full article

The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion aims to make his IndyCar Series debut in a Hendrick Motorsports-owned fourth McLaren-Chevrolet entry in the 108th running of the Indy 500 next May.A necessary step towards that is gaining his clearance as a rookie, which has now been arranged for a test in October. Larson has already driven the car virtually on GM’s simulator, and has had his seat fitting at ...Keep readingView the full article

A playoff clinching win in Indy propelled Michael McDowell into this week's rankings, while Martin Truex Jr. looked to stay in the top spot. View the full article

Wins have been hard to come by in McDowell’s journeyman Cup career but his shock victory in the 2021 Daytona 500 put him in Victory Lane on NASCAR’s biggest stage.McDowell and his No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team qualified for the 16-driver playoff field for the first time with that win, but his best finish in the final 10 races was 16th (twice) and he ended up last in the playoff ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Elliott, Alex Bowman and others face must-win situations over the next two weeks in hopes of making the Cup Series playoffs. View the full article

Michael McDowell talks to Bob Pockrass about how proud he was of his team for their adjustments and feels they can succeed in the playoffs. View the full article

In a battle between two drivers needing a win to clinch a Cup Series playoff berth, Michael McDowell got the better of Chase Elliott. View the full article

Alex Bowman talked about whether he has a shot to win the last two races of the season even though they aren’t his best tracks. View the full article

Bob Pockrass discusses whether NASCAR should go back to the oval course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and what that would mean for future races at this course. View the full article

Van Gisbergen started eighth in the No. 91 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet, but quickly moved up to seventh after some contact at the start with Christopher Bell.He spent most of the day hovering around the backend of the top-ten, battling it out with Bell and 2021 Cup champion Kyle Larson.After an early caution, the race went completely green from that point onward, spreading out the field. SVG ...Keep readingView the full article

Chase Elliott talked about Michael McDowell's clean racing and what he needs to do for a better finish next race. View the full article

"We win as a team and lose as a team" – Daniel Suárez on the outcome of the race in Indianapolis. View the full article

Michael McDowell reflected on his win today in Indianapolis and his win in Daytona. View the full article

Elliott, who has proven to be a phenomenal road course racer in his NASCAR Cup career, came up just short in Sunday’s race at the Indy Road Course but it wasn’t for lack of trying.Having missed seven races due to injury and a NASCAR suspension this season, Elliott needs a win to qualify for the 16-driver playoffs. He appeared to have a car capable of contending on Sunday.Elliott, McDowell and ...Keep readingView the full article

Suarez started on the pole for Sunday’s 82-lap race on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile course but lost the lead to eventual winner Michael McDowell early in the first stage.With 35 laps remaining, Suarez went to the inside of Elliott and nudged him out of the way to take over the runner-up position behind McDowell. He then briefly retook the lead before he, McDowell and Elliott all made their final ...Keep readingView the full article

McDowell became the 14th different this year and the 13th to lock themselves into the playoffs.After an early caution for Justin Haley, the race went completely green until the finish. There was plenty of contact, but never anything that required another restart.Daniel Suarez led from pole position, but it was McDowell out front by the end of Stage 1. Denny Hamlin ran long and snatched the Stage 2 ...Keep readingView the full article

Check out the full highlights for the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. Michael McDowell wins Stage 1 with a 0.72 second lead over Daniel Suárez. Denny Hamlin wins Stage 2 with a 0.744 second lead over Michael McDowell. After leading a majority of the laps on the day, Michael McDowell takes the checkered flag for his first Nascar Cup Series win of the season. View the full article

McDowell took advantage of a slow pit stop by Daniel Suarez to extend his lead in Stage 2 and never looked back at Indianapolis. The 38-year-old native of Phoenix, Ariz., deftly out-duelled Chase Elliott down the stretch as the race ended with a 77-lap green flag run. He cleared Elliott by 0.937 seconds to win Sunday’s race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.Although McDowell was in ...Keep readingView the full article

McDowell took advantage of a slow pit stop by Daniel Suarez to extend his lead in Stage 2 and never looked back.The 38-year-old native of Phoenix, Ariz., deftly out-dueled Chase Elliott down the stretch as the race ended with a 77-lap green flag run. He cleared Elliott by 0.937 seconds to win Sunday’s race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.Although McDowell was in contention to make ...Keep readingView the full article