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2007 SEASON REVIEW
A VERY GOOD YEAR
2007 a cause for celebration for McD, ESR
CORNELIUS, NC (December 8, 2007) - One year ago, Michael McDowell was prepping for an against- the-grain transition from sports cars to stock cars, climbing aboard the No. 2 Dodge for Eddie Sharp Racing in anticipation of the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series season. |
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NASCAR BUSCH SERIES HOMESTEAD-MIAMI 300
TOUGH NIGHT IN MIAMI
Good run cut short as McD's night ends early
HOMESTEAD, FL (November 17, 2007) - Michael McDowell's dream season came to an end a little early at Homestead-Miami Speedway this evening, his No. 00 NAPA Auto Parts / Aaron's / Best Western Toyota parked on the sidelines after completing 176 of 200 laps. . ... |
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NASCAR BUSCH SERIES ARIZONA TRAVEL 200
McDOWELL FINISHES 14TH IN PHOENIX HOMECOMING
Late race charge solidifies top-15 finish in second career event
AVONDALE, AZ (November 12, 2007) - One week after making his NASCAR Busch Series debut, Michael McDowell returned to his native Phoenix, Arizona for an encore showing. ... |
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NASCAR BUSCH SERIES TEXAS 300
McDOWELL EARNS TOP-20 FINISH IN BUSCH SERIES DEBUT
Despite pit road problems, McD impresses at Texas
GRAPEVINE, TX (November 6, 2007) - Michael McDowell made his NASCAR Busch Series debut a grand one, making the seamless transition from ARCA dominance to NASCAR competition. ... |
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NASCAR CRAFTSMAN TRUCK SERIES KROGER 200
WILD ONE !
McDowell makes his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut
MARTINSVILLE, VA (October 22, 2007) – Michael McDowell beat half the battle Saturday afternoon as he had to qualify his No. 17 NAPA AUTO PARTS Toyota Tundra into the show at Martinsville. ... |
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HANTZ GROUP 200
PERFECT ENDING: McDOWELL WINS FROM THE POLE!
McDowell closes ARCA career as win leader and top rookie with victory at Toledo
TOLEDO, OH (October 14, 2007) - On a day that was considered Michael McDowell's swan song race in the ARCA RE/MAX Series, McDowell sang a tune that would be remembered as one of the most eye- popping single-race performances in series history. ... |
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ARCA RE/MAX 250
HEARTBREAK AT TALLADEGA
DNF ends championship hopes
TALLADEGA, AL (October 8, 2007) – While a mathematical long shot for the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series championship, Michael McDowell was confident that he and Eddie Sharp Racing could pull off the upset; however, ... |
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EDDIE GILSTRAP MOTORS ARCA FALL CLASSIC
McDOWELL THIRD IN THRILLER
Picks up ten points on series leader
SALEM, IL (September 10, 2007) – History tends to repeat itself. As was the case for Michael McDowell in his second Salem Speedway visit of 2007, third place proved to be familiar ground... |
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CHICAGOLAND ARCA 200
PERFECTION: McDOWELL WINS FROM THE POLE
Rookie dominates practice, qualifying and race at Chicagoland
JOLIET, IL (September 10, 2007) – After a blown tire and hard hit to the wall last weekend at the DuQuoin left him sore, stung, and agitated, Michael McDowell knew... |
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SHOP 'N SAVE 150 and SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 100
McDOWELL'S WEEKEND BOTH FEAST AND FAMINE
After podium finish at Gateway, McD finds hard luck at DuQuoin
DUQUOIN, IL (September 4, 2007) – Michael McDowell’s four-race tour of Illinois proved both successful and unsatisfying. |
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Governor's Cup 200
ANOTHER TOP FIVE FOR McD, ESR
McDowell records seventh ARCA SIM Factory Pole Award of 2007
WEST ALLIS, WI (August 27, 2007) – In any other situation, one would be thrilled with a fourth place finish at a feisty race track such as the Milwaukee Mile.... |
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Allen Crowe 100
SECOND IN DIRT TRACK DEBUT
McDowell surpasses expectations
SPRINGFIELD, IL (August 21, 2007) – Apparently Michael McDowell doesn't mind getting down and dirty. Case in point: his recent foray in the first of two mud-slinging exhibitions on the ARCA... |
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NASHVILLE ARCA 150
ENGINE WOES END WIN STREAK
McD collects sixth pole of the season
LEBANON, TN (August 13, 2007) – It seems that Nashville Superspeedway has Michael McDowell’s number. |
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PENNSYLVANIA 200
McDOWELL ROARS TO REPEAT WIN!
ARCA rookie scores second-straight victory with win at Pocono
LONG POND, PA (August 4, 2007) – With all of the bad luck Michael McDowell encountered in the beginning of the season, one would figure that his luck would have to eventually balance out... |
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TESTING REPORT
McDOWELL TOPS AT NASHVILLE TEST
ARCA rookie paces field filled with development drivers
LEBANON, TN (July 25, 2007) - Michael McDowell clicked off the fastest time in Tuesday's ARCA RE/MAX Series test session at the Nashville Superspeedway. |
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WLWT CHANNEL 5-150
VICTORY! McDOWELL IS BLUE GRASS BRILLIANT AT KENTUCKY!
ARCA rookie scores first career stock car win
SPARTA KY (July 14, 2007) - Alas, the monkey is off Michael McDowell’s back. A season full of fast performances, pure dominance, and hard-nosed stock car racing finally has the trophy to go with the effort. McDowell scored his first career ARCA RE/MAX Series win Friday night at Kentucky ... |
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REQUEST FOODS-GFS 200
McD INCHES CLOSER TO POINT LEAD WITH RUNNER-UP FINISH
Arizona native scores fifth-straight top-ten finish, fifth pole of 2007
MARNE, MI (July 10, 2007) - If Michael McDowell were in the entertainment business, his propensity for hatching out the same plot over and over would render him jobless... |
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MICHIGAN ARCA 200
MCDOWELL CORRALS TOP-TEN FINISH AT MIS
After starting 22nd, ARCA rookie chalks up solid points day at Michigan.
BROOKLYN, MI (June 18, 2007) – If an 8th place finish is considered a bad day, then your team must be pretty good. Michael McDowell felt that way after the Michigan ARCA 200: |
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POCONO 200
MCDOWELL SIXTH IN FIRST GO AT POCONO
LONG POND, PA (June 11, 2007) – Chalk it up to either good luck or dumb luck. Either way, after a stretch of bad luck, it looks as if some good fortune has landed in the lap of Michael McDowell and Eddie Sharp Racing... |
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PRAIRIE MEADOWS 250
MCDOWELL THREE FEET SHORT OF WIN IN EXCITING IOWA FINISH!
NEWTON, IA (June 4, 2007) – One has to figure that Eddie Sharp Racing and driver Michael McDowell are used to adversity by now. So what if the team struggled a bit at Iowa Speedway? Adversity and their subsequent comeback were almost premeditated... |
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HANTZ GROUP 200 BY FEDERATED CAR CARE
FOURTH POLE OF SEASON BUT MCD REAR ENDED 5 LAPS FROM FIRST VICTORY
TOLEDO, OH (May 21, 2007) – It was almost as if everything aligned perfectly at Toledo Speedway. After putting his No. 2 Dodge on the pole for a fourth time in 2007, McDowell put on a race filled with drama, suspense, and a highlight-reel’s worth of offensive driving. |
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BUCKLE-UP KENTUCKY 150
CUT TIRE ENDS ANOTHER PROMISING RUN FOR MCD/ESR
Another pole position and teammate sharing front row
SPARTA, KY (MAY 14, 2007) - It was a bitterly frustrating end to a bright weekend that had seen ESR teammates Michael McDowell and Ken Butler III starting from the front row ... |
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WINCHESTER ARCA 200
MCDOWELL DOMINATES EVENT UNTIL BAD LUCK APPEARS
Rookie fastest in practice, takes Pole, leads first 65 laps
WINCHESTER IN (MAY 7, 2007) - After shattering a ten year-old track record to win the pole and leading the most laps in the race, Michael McDowell and Eddie Sharp Racing suffered mechanical difficulties leading to a disappointing 22nd place finish. |
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KANSAS LOTTERY $150 GRAND
ONE SPOT SHORT OF A TOP-TEN
Fighting adversity every step of the way
KANSAS CITY, KS (April 30, 2007) - McD spins in qualifying, takes a provisional starting position, dodges heavy rain, starts the race dead-last, and nearly pulls off the top-ten finish... |
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KENTUCKIANA FORD DEALERS 200
McDOWELL EARNS CAREER-BEST THIRD FOR ESR AT SALEM
Rookie also takes home first ever Pole Award
SALEM, IN (April 21, 2007) - Salem Speedway is usually a treacherous track that requires years of experience in hopes of success. Of course, if you're Michael McDowell, that theory doesn't apply. |
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NASHVILLE ARCA 150
McDOWELL CUTS TIRE WITH 18 LAPS TO GO
LEBANON, TN (April 7, 2007) - Michael McDowell drove his Z-Line Designs, Make a Wish Eddie Sharp Racing Beck Dodge from a fifth place starting position to third before cutting down a right front tire on lap 95 of the ARCA Nashville 150 at the Nashville Superspeedway in Lebanon, TN. |
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CONSTRUCT CORPS- PBG 250
LONG DAY AT LAKELAND FOR McDOWELL
LAKELAND, FL (Mar. 24, 2007) - Michael McDowell drove his Z-Line Designs, Make a Wish Eddie Sharp Racing Beck Dodge from a seventh place starting position to third before breaking a transmission on lap 153 during the ARCA Construct Corp-PBG 250 at the USA International Speedway in Lakeland, FL. |
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TESTING AT NASHVILLE
ESR Tops ARCA Speed Chart at Nashville Test
NASHVILLE, TN (Mar. 16, 2007) - Eddie Sharp Racing Development Team driver Josh Wise piloted his # 22 ESR Dodge to the fastest speed at the Nashville Superspeedway in official ARCA testing. |
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TESTING AT USA INTERNATIONAL
ESR Drivers Confident After Lakeland Test
LAKELAND, FL (Mar. 5, 2007) – Eddie Sharp Racing recently concluded a private two day test at the USA International Speedway in preparation for the ARCA RE/MAX Series Construct Corps/ Palm Beach Grading 250 on Saturday, March 24. |
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ARCA DAYTONA 200 FINAL
MCDOWELL DODGES HIS WAY TO A DAYTONA TOP-TEN
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Feb. 10, 2007) - Michael McDowell took his Hillcrest Capital Partners Dodge from the 17th starting position to finish 10th in the ARCA 200 at Daytona. |
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ARCA PRE-SEASON TESTING
MCDOWELL, ESR TEST AT TALLADEGA
TALLADEGA, AL (Jan. 30, 2007) - Michael McDowell and his Eddie Sharp Racing Dodge concluded a two day test, Tuesday at the Talladega Superspeedway in preparation for the season opening ARCA Daytona 200 at the Daytona International Speedway. |
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ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA
FINLAY MOTORSPORTS PULLS OUT TOP-10 FINISH AT DAYTONA
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 28, 2007) - Just how important is the Rolex 24 at Daytona? Apparently pretty important to the Mooresville, NC - based Finlay Motorsports team. The team experienced several problems throughout the race but never gave up. |
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OFF DAYS
McDowell, Focus Motorsports Ministries visit Thomasville Childrens Home
Thomasville, NC (Jan. 18, 2007) - Michael McDowell visited Thomasville Children's Home Wednesday as a part of a new youth agenda from Focus Motorsports Ministries. |
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ROLEX 24 AT DAYTONA TESTING
FINLAY TEAM A FORCE TO RECKON WITH AT DAYTONA TEST DAYS
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (January 7, 2007) - Daytona test days for the prestigious Rolex 24 Hour endurance race came to a close Saturday afternoon. 28 Daytona Prototypes were scheduled to participate in the 3 day open test session, including the No.19 Ford Crawford driven by Rob Finlay, Michael Valiante, Michael McDowell and the 2000 NASCAR champion Bobby Labonte. |
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2007 Testing
McDowell, ESR Solid at Daytona Test
DAYTONA BEACH, FL (Dec. 18, 2006) -- Michael McDowell piloted his Eddie Sharp Racing (ESR) Dodge to the seventh fastest overall time in ARCA RE/MAX Series preseason testing at Daytona International Speedway. |
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2007 Preview
McDowell, Eddie Sharp Racing to contend for 2007 ARCA Rookie of the Year
DENVER, NC (Dec. 11, 2006) -- Eddie Sharp Racing officials announced today that 21-year-old Phoenix, AZ native Michael McDowell will drive the #2 Dodge in the 2007 ARCA RE/MAX Series. |
