McDowell Ready to Lock into NASCAR Playoffs

MOORESVILLE, N.C. (August 11, 2021) – With only three races remaining before the start of the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs, the 2021 Daytona 500 Champion team is looking to secure their spot in the Playoff standings this weekend at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Michael McDowell comes into the race weekend ranked 12th in the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs. After Sunday’s race on the road course at Indianapolis, McDowell will be closer to being officially locked in, especially if he is a repeat winner. This will be Front Row Motorsports’ second trip to the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs and McDowell knows that a strong performance at Indy will help build momentum into September.

“The next three races are important for us,” said McDowell. “Although these aren’t tracks in the Playoffs, they’re races that will give us momentum going into them. We’re expecting a good run and finish this weekend on the road course at Indy.”

Driving McDowell and the No. 34 team into the Playoffs is CarParts.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: PRTS) (“CarParts.com”). The go-to online auto parts destination will continue to be the primary partner with McDowell this weekend. CarParts.com will then rejoin the No. 34 team when they return to Daytona to close the regular season.

“We didn’t get the finish we wanted for CarParts.com at Watkins Glen, but they are giving us the support we need—just like they do for their customers,” continued McDowell. “I think we owe them a better result this weekend at Indianapolis. We need to be heading into the NASCAR Playoffs with confidence. These next few races really are important.”

McDowell will go into the race with a best finish of eighth on a road course this season.

Sunday’s race will be televised live on NBC at 1:00 p.m. ET.

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FedEx Racing Express Facts – Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course)

Denny Hamlin
11 FedEx Ground Toyota
Joe Gibbs Racing

Sunday Race Info:
Race: Verizon 200 at the Brickyard
Date/Time: Sunday, August 15/1:00 p.m. ET
Distance: 82 laps/200 miles
Track Length: 2.439 miles
Track Shape: 14-Turn Road Course

Express Notes:

Watkins Glen Recap: Denny Hamlin scored his 12th top-five finish of the season with a last-lap pass on the road course of Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International on Sunday. The FedEx Express Toyota was fast all day, leading six laps and passing cars during all three stages, including the final pass around William Byron as the cars approached the white flag. The #11 team might have competed for a top-three finish – or even battled for the win – but Hamlin had to give up the lead to head to pit road for fuel with 28 laps to go. Kyle Larson won the 90-lap, 220-mile event, climbing into a tie with Hamlin for the regular-season points lead. The two will battle it out for the remaining three races before the playoff cut-off, each vying for the 15 bonus points to carry into the post-season.

Indianapolis Preview: The NASCAR Cup Series heads next to “The Brickyard” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday – but this time for some road course racing inside the oval track. Hamlin and team will look to use their momentum after a top-5 finish at Watkins Glen. With only three races left in the regular season, the #FedEx11 team is gearing up for a strong playoff push and to put themselves in the position to win the regular-season championship.

Hamlin Statistics:

Track: Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course)

Races: 0

Wins: N/A

Poles: N/A

Top-5: N/A

Top-10: N/A

Laps Led: N/A

Avg. Start: N/A

Avg. Finish N/A

Hamlin Conversation – Indianapolis:

What are your thoughts on switching to the road course instead of racing the big oval?

“We lost a ‘major.’ That part of it stinks. I think as a driver, you would not regard the road course win the same as the Brickyard win. But I’m for whatever they want to change to get enthusiasm in that area. Indianapolis has always been one of the highest tune-in markets every week, but we need to get them to the race track. If they mix it up and more people come and see us race the road course, then that’s OK. I’m good with that.”

With only three races left in the regular season, and you’re tied with Kyle Larson atop the point standings, what’s your approach?

“I think it’s going to be a battle all the way to Daytona. It might even come down to the last lap. It’s exciting. I’ve been racing him hard every race and will continue to do so.”

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Ford Performance Notes and Quotes
NASCAR Cup Series
Watkins Glen International | Sunday, August 8, 2021

FROM THE BULLPEN

The following quotes were obtained during Sunday’s pre-race bullpen session at Watkins Glen:

BRAD KESELOWSKI, No. 2 Wabash National Ford Mustang — WILL YOU GO TO AUSTIN FOR SOME ADVICE ABOUT THE INDY ROAD COURSE? “I’ve talked a little bit to Austin about it, not a tremendous amount, but we’ve got a great team and great teammates, so we’ll work through it.”

HOW MUCH OF A WEIGHT WAS IT TO GET THE ANNOUNCEMENT OVER WITH AT THE START OF THE BREAK? “Yeah, it’s nice to move on. It was perfect timing and appreciate Team Penske allowing me to kind of work through all that stuff. It was nice to do the announcement and have two weeks to focus forward on Watkins Glen. We’ve got a great spot to start the race from and hope we capitalize on it.”

HAVE YOU HAD ANY CONVERSATIONS WITH RYAN AND CHRIS? “A little bit. We talked to Ryan about next year and some opportunities there, but from a competition standpoint I’m still racing those guys this year and I owe it to Team Penske to make sure that any of our trade secrets kind of stay in-house, so not a lot of detailed conversations.”

DOES INDY CHANGE BY BEING ON A ROAD COURSE? “I kind of go back and forth on that one. Some days yes, some days no. I still want to win it. I still want the trophy, but there’s something special about being on the oval track.”

KEVIN HARVICK, No. 4 Busch Light Apple Ford Mustang — HOW HAS THIS SEASON BEEN WITH COVID PROTOCOLS AFTER HAVING GONE THROUGH 2020? “I think you had a lot of experience of what you were comfortable and not comfortable with after last year just because of the fact that we went through everything that we went through last year, so you kind of had an idea of what you like to do and what you didn’t like to do. I think this year you have to balance the new balance just because there are more people and different scenarios and kind of getting used to going back into all of that. It’s definitely back to a weekly challenge it seems with all of the new mask mandates and things that came this week.”

WHY DO YOU FEEL SO STRONGLY ABOUT WANTING TO RACE ONLY ON THE OVAL AT INDY? “For me, I grew up with a certain perception of how I wanted to race and I just believe that with the biggest racing series in the country that when you go to the Brickyard you race on the oval.”

LOUDON WAS A GOOD DAY FOR THE FORDS. DO YOU FEEL THE 750 PACKAGE IS COMING AROUND AND THERE’S REASON TO BE OPTIMISTIC WITH HOW MANY OF THOSE TRACKS ARE IN THE PLAYOFFS? “I think that’s still yet to be determined. I think some of the faster cars all wrecked, so you’ve got to kind of judge yourself against all of them, but we definitely had some improvements for sure., but I don’t think we’re where we need to be yet.”

HOW HAS RODNEY BEEN THIS YEAR, TRYING TO GET THINGS GOING LIKE LAST YEAR AGAIN? “It’s really no different. Truly, it’s not been any different. You just go and you try to solve the problems and sometimes you’re solving problems and sometimes you’re saying, ‘Don’t screw it up,’ so it just depends on the year, but it’s really no different.”

ARIC ALMIROLA, No. 10 Go Bowling Ford Mustang — DOES IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF IT’S THE OVAL OR ROAD COURSE AT INDY? “I think it does. I think it makes a difference. It’s still Indy. You’re still going to Indy. You’re still gonna cross that yard of bricks. It’s still gonna be very special, but it’s not the oval. It’s not the track that all of the legends raced on in Indy Car and NASCAR and everybody that showed up for the Brickyard 400. That has always been a crown jewel event and it still will be, but it’s definitely gonna be different being on the road course.”

RYAN BLANEY, No. 12 DEX Imaging Ford Mustang — HOW DOES THE TRACK LOOK? “We got to see the track on Thursday. We were up there doing some promo stuff and got to see it in person and see some of the curbs. I think it’s gonna put on a good show. That one is definitely circled every year, no matter if it’s the road course or the oval, for RP and hopefully we can get it done for him. It would be nice.”

WHAT ABOUT THE CURBING AND THE WORK THEY HAVE DONE IN THAT AREA? “They added some curbs at Indy that weren’t there last year, some big curbs — bolt-in stuff — and they’re just trying to keep us off the grass. That’s the biggest thing is just not running through the grass. We had that issue at Daytona with the bus stop on the backstretch. People were running through the dirt and mud and you just can’t have that. Our cars can take it. You can dip your rights or lefts off into the mud and just kind of cut the track, so those will be interesting to see, but, at the end of the day, it’s the same for everybody and everyone has to deal with it.”

YOU’VE GOT THE SIMULATOR AS A TOOL, BUT WILL THESE CURBS BE KIND OF A CURVEBALL? “We have sim this week before the race and we’ll add those curbs just to try to get a feel for them, but you don’t really know until you get there, really — until you see them in person. You’re not gonna want to touch them. They’re so big you don’t want to touch them at all, so you’ll have to be careful and mindful of those and racing around cars or getting forced onto them and that kind of ending your race. We’ll get a good idea, but you won’t really know until practice next week.”

CHRIS BUESCHER, No. 17 Socios Ford Mustang — DOES IT FEEL GOOD TO BE BACK AT THE TRACK? “We stayed with the regular business through the break. We’ve had a good start to the year and been right there on the edge of the playoffs for most of the season. Obviously, with a couple more new winners we’re in a different situation now, so we’ve had to go to work pretty hard to try to make sure we can win a race here so we can get into the playoffs. Ultimately, that’s what it’s gonna be for us now. It’s pretty much a must-win situation.”

ARE MICHIGAN AND DAYTONA YOUR TWO BEST SHOTS FOR THAT WIN? “I think the Indianapolis road course is a good opportunity as well. We’ve run pretty good on road courses. Some of them have been pretty good this year. Road America wasn’t as strong as we thought it would be, but we’ve learned some things from that. Obviously, there have been a handful of cars that have been extremely fast at all the tracks this year, and at the road courses as well, so it’s a tough challenge.”

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW BRAD? “Pretty well, overall, through the Ford side of things. As we start looking forward to that we realize we also have a lot more work cut out for us this year, specifically these races before the playoffs. It’s neat to know what’s coming in 2022 and to have him coming over to Roush, but in the immediate future we’re in a high-stress situation. We’re trying to see if we can get through these next few races and win a race because ultimately that’s what we have to do, but I think that will be a pretty easy friendship to build up just from the small amount of interaction we’ve had through the years.”

WHAT’S THE STRESS LIKE HAVING TO WIN A RACE? “It doesn’t really change the in-race levels. I put the same amount of pressure on myself every week, so that’s not gonna be different. It’s the prep work leading up and working on trying to figure out how to be better this time around than we were last time, knowing that our opportunity is smaller. I look back at our season and it’s been a solid season, not as strong as we would like, but it’s been a solid season and we’ve made a lot of gains over last season. If it was any other year and we weren’t looking at so many different winners, we’d be in a great spot on the points side, but that’s not the case and therefore it’s put us in a lot tighter box than we really would have expected.”

DO YOU LIKE BEING THE UNDERDOG? “I don’t know if it’s been something that’s really helped us. I haven’t minded it through my career. I like being under the radar in a lot of different racetracks and a lot of different series, coming through a lot of different ways and had success at every step along the way. With our season right now and as many different winners as we’ve had, it’s just different. It’s just not something that anybody would have guessed, especially it started out and you get five or six or eight winners. You’re like, ‘Alright, that’s got to be it,’ and it just keeps going. It’s just put us in this situation where we’ve got to be one of those winners at this point if we’re gonna get into the playoffs.”

JOEY LOGANO, No. 22 Verizon 5GFord Mustang — IS INDIANAPOLIS JUST ANOTHER WEEK? “Why? Why does it make it just another week (laughing). Absolutely not. Roger is so passionate about that racetrack. We hear about it a lot. The improvements he’s made, I got to go up there last week and take a look at the facility and what they’ve been able to do over the last year. The place is beautiful. It’s a country club. It’s nice and we’re all gonna enjoy it, I know that. You’re gonna know it’s a Penske entity, for sure. When you see it, you’ll realize it pretty quick.”

HAVE YOU GONE TO AUSTIN OR SOMEONE FROM THE INDY CAR CAMP FOR ANY ADVICE ON THE ROAD COURSE? “Yeah, we already have. We have that in-house, we might as well talk to them. The Indy Cars are so different compared to what we do that sometimes it’s hard to even comprehend how far they can drive it down in the corner. The things they change it couldn’t be more different, but when it comes to Cindric and the Xfinity car, there’s a lot that can help there.”

WHAT ABOUT THE PRESTIGE OF THAT RACE? IF IT’S NOT ON THE OVAL, DOES IT MATTER? “It doesn’t matter, nope. I don’t believe so. It’s Indy. It’s a racetrack that everyone in the world wants to win at — not just our country. It is a world-class facility and everyone in the world wants to say they’ve won at Indy, whether it’s on the road course or on the oval, in a stock car or an Indy Car or a tricycle. You want to say you’ve won at Indy, so I think that’s all it takes for me. I’ll still kiss the bricks at the end of it. It doesn’t matter.”

MICHAEL MCDOWELL, No. 34 CarParts.com Ford Mustang — IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN TERMS OF PRESTIGE FROM RUNNING THE OVAL AT THE BRICKYARD VERSUS THE ROAD COURSE? “I think the venue is prestigious. Yes, the difference between the Brickyard 400 and running the road course, I think, is different, but I’m excited about running the road course. Obviously, I’m biased, but it will be the first time I actually get an opportunity to drive on the road course. I haven’t run anything else there, so I’m looking forward to it and a couple weeks of turning left and right is good for us, so I’m optimistic about the next few weeks.”

CHASE BRISCOE
Indianapolis Road Course Advance
No. 14 HighPoint.com/Ford Performance Racing School Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing

Event Overview
● Event: Verizon 200 at the Brickyard (Round 24 of 36)
● Time/Date: 1 p.m. EDT on Sunday, Aug. 15
● Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
● Layout: 2.439-mile, 14-turn road course
● Laps/Miles: 82 laps / 200 miles
● Stage Lengths: Stage 1: 15 laps / Stage 2: 20 laps / Final Stage: 47 laps
● TV/Radio: NBC / IMS Radio Network / SiriusXM NASCAR Radio

Notes of Interest

● Sunday’s Verizon 200 at the Brickyard marks another first for the NASCAR Cup Series as the top drivers in stock car racing are set to compete on the road course at the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time. But for a small town 85 miles to the south, it symbolizes a homecoming for its local hero. Upon entering Mitchell, Indiana, a sign welcomes visitors to the hometown of Cup Series driver Chase Briscoe. There’s even a billboard that features the No. 14 HighPoint.com/Ford Performance Racing School Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) and a message of encouragement for the hometown star. It’s clear who the residents of Mitchell cheer for during Cup Series races, but the town has long supported the racing endeavors of Briscoe, his father Kevin, an accomplished dirt racer, and his grandfather Richard, a renowned team owner. Indianapolis may not be located in Lawrence County, but it feels like home for Briscoe, and it just so happens to be one of the most well-known venues in all of sports.

● Briscoe returns to Indiana already a winner at the Brickyard. Last year, when the NASCAR Xfinity Series competed on the Indianapolis road course, he fulfilled a childhood dream by winning the Brickyard 150 on the 2.439-mile, 14-turn layout. Briscoe started 12th in the 38-car field and took the lead for the first time on lap 24, eventually leading five times for a race-high 30 laps. But leading the final two laps took considerable effort, as Briscoe had to battle road-course ace AJ Allmendinger in the final seven tours around the track. Allmendinger took the lead from Briscoe on lap 59 and sent him to third after the SHR pilot overdrove a corner. But Briscoe buckled down and set his sights on regaining the lead, reasserting his position at the front of the field with a powerful drive past second-place Austin Cindric and leader Allmendinger on the penultimate lap. Briscoe wheeled his Ford Mustang around the serpentine layout inside the hallowed grounds of the Brickyard, pulling out a 1.717-second margin of victory over runner-up Justin Haley. It was Briscoe’s fifth win of an eventual nine-win season.

● The win made Briscoe the first driver to do so on the Indianapolis road course in a stock car in a race that saw Hoosiers finish 1-2 at the Brickyard for the first time in history. Emulating his childhood hero and fellow Indiana native Tony Stewart, Briscoe climbed the fence with his crew before kneeling down to kiss the bricks, a tradition that had long been admired by the young racer from Indiana. Now, Briscoe will have a chance to repeat that process, this time as the driver of the No. 14 Ford Mustang once driven by Stewart.

● Since last year’s win at the Brickyard, Briscoe has continued to show his strength on road courses. In five road-course races this year, the Cup Series rookie has earned three top-10 finishes with a best result of sixth earned twice – first at Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas, and at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. In the series’ most recent road-course event at Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International last weekend, Briscoe challenged for the lead early in the second stage and ran solidly in the top-five before the team switched to a fuel-saving strategy late in the race. The conservative move cost the team a chance to compete for the win, but the No. 14 Ford Mustang was strong enough to hang on for a ninth-place finish.

● Briscoe’s ability to earn top-finishes on road courses should come as no surprise. The 26-year-old driver’s first Xfinity Series victory was earned on the Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway Roval in 2018. In post-race interviews, the dirt racer from Southern Indiana explained how he tapped into his experience on his hometown bullrings to capture the win by stating, “it drove like a dirt track instead of a road course, and it felt like I was in a sprint car. I just tried to make sure the rear tires never spun. I had to give up a little time coming off the corner, but I’d make it back up down the straightaway, and that’s why I was always better at the end of the run.”

● That dirt-track experience is still put to good use as Briscoe continues his first season in the Cup Series. While Sunday is reserved for making left- and right-handed turns around the Indianapolis road course, Friday night is for turning laps around the local dirt track. Briscoe will make his return Friday night to Paragon Speedway, opting to climb behind the wheel of a non-wing sprint car for the first time in three years. Paragon was the site of the Mitchell native’s first sprint car win at the age of 14. It was a win that ensured the Briscoe name would be remembered, marking the end of NASCAR champion Jeff Gordon’s reign as the youngest driver to win in a 410 sprint car. Preparing for a road course by running a sprint car may seem unusual, but it’s a strategy that has paid off for the young driver once already this year. On July 1, just three days before the Cup Series raced at Road America, Briscoe competed at the Plymouth (Wis.) Dirt Track in a winged sprint car.

● Following the Cup Series race at the Brickyard, Briscoe will remain in Indianapolis to compete in the Driven2SaveLives BC39 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Dirt Track. The driver-owner will bring three cars to compete in the Midget race and has invited some well-known friends to wheel the additional entries – fellow NASCAR competitor and 2020 Cup Series champion Chase Elliott and IndyCar Series driver Conor Daly.

Chase Briscoe, Driver of the No. 14 HighPoint.com/Ford Performance Racing School Mustang for Stewart-Haas Racing:

This is your first trip back to Indiana since before the season started. You’re 23 races into your rookie Cup Series season, driving the No. 14 car for your hero, Tony Stewart, and you’re heading to a track that holds special meaning for everyone, but especially Hoosiers. Will this be an emotional homecoming for you?

“Absolutely. For one, it’s still a little surreal to see my name on the hauler and the 14 car. As a kid, that’s something I dreamed of but I don’t think I ever really thought it would happen. I just loved racing and Tony was the guy we cheered for. It was a big deal when he finally got his win at Indy. For anyone, winning at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is special but, for a Hoosier, it means so much more. It’s hard to explain but there’s so much pride in being from Indiana, so when you see someone from Indiana win at a place that is so revered in the motorsports world, and just in sports in general, it means a lot. The win last year at Indy is something I will never take for granted. I’m happy to be going back and to have fans there. The fans always show so much support for the Indiana guys and, any time you race at home, it’s like you find another gear, so I’m really excited to get back home and experience it all on another level with the fans.”

When you revisit last year’s Xfinity Series win on the road course, what sticks out in your mind the most?

“It’s still hard to believe it happened. I thought I threw it away and then, somehow, we were three-wide. I’m still not sure how that happened, but once we got to the final corner on the final lap I knew that we had it. It was a special moment and I remember heading toward the line and the yard of bricks and just thinking, ‘Man, I wish we had fans here.’ I knew I wanted to climb the fence, I had been telling everyone all week that, if we won, I was doing it and I was kissing the bricks. It didn’t matter to me that it wasn’t the oval, I won at Indy and I may never win again, so I’m not skipping that. I had no idea at the time that it was the first race at Indy with Hoosiers finishing first and second. It was really cool to be able to be a part of that with Justin (Haley). The other piece that, of course, added to how special it was, was to get that win with Zippy. Never in a million years did I think I’d win at Indy for Stewart-Haas Racing with Greg Zipadelli as my crew chief.”

So what are the chances of seeing the HighPoint.com/Ford Performance Racing School Mustang in victory lane?

“Hopefully we can do it again. I think we have a little bit of an advantage going in, but once everyone has a chance to get on track for practice, I think that goes away. It’s clear that road courses have been our strength. Watkins Glen isn’t one of my favorites, but even there we were able to run up front, so I feel pretty good about what we’ve got. I’m glad we’ll get some time on track since I obviously haven’t been on this course in a Cup car, and it’ll be nice to have a chance to qualify for a good starting spot. I think we’ll have a good weekend, but either way it’ll be special to race at Indy with my family and friends there and to kind of see everything come full circle.”

While you’re home, you’ll be doing some dirt racing. How cool is it to get the chance to go back to Paragon Speedway just a few days before the race at IMS?

“Paragon was the place that my dad always raced and then, once I started, I ran there a lot. It wasn’t the closest track for us, so not necessarily my home track, but it’s where I ran a good amount of races and got my first win in a sprint car. I haven’t been in a non-wing sprint car in years, but I felt like I needed to take the chance to race there while I can. One of the reasons I was such a huge fan of Tony’s was that you’d watch him race on Sunday in NASCAR, but then you’d see him come back and race on the short tracks against guys like my dad and it was such a normal thing. I just always thought that was the coolest thing for a kid who was growing up in the same area and wanting to race, and I’m glad I have the chance to go back and kind of do the same thing.”

No. 14 HighPoint.com/Ford Performance Racing School Team Roster

Primary Team Members

Driver: Chase Briscoe
Hometown: Mitchell, Indiana

Crew Chief: John Klausmeier
Hometown: Perry Hall, Maryland

Car Chief: Chad Haney
Hometown: Fairmont, West Virginia

Engineer: Mike Cook
Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland

Engineer: Marc Hendricksen
Hometown: Clinton, New Jersey

Spotter: Joe White
Hometown: Windsor, Virginia

Over-The-Wall Members

Front Tire Changer: Daniel Coffey
Hometown: Granite Falls, North Carolina

Rear Tire Changer: Chris Jackson
Hometown: Rock Hill, South Carolina

Tire Carrier: Jon Bernal
Hometown: Shelby, North Carolina

Jack Man: Brandon Banks

Hometown: High Point, North Carolina

Fuel Man: Justin Wilson
Hometown: Wise, Virginia

Road Crew Members

Underneath Mechanic: Stephen Gonzalez
Hometown: Mooresville, North Carolina

Front End Mechanic: J.D. Frey
Hometown: Ferndale, California

Interior Mechanic: Trevor Adams
Hometown: Naples, Florida

Tire Specialist: Keith Eads
Hometown: Arlington, Virginia

Engine Tuner: Jon Phillips
Hometown: Jefferson City, Missouri

Transporter Co-Driver: Todd Cable
Hometown: Shelby, North Carolina

Transporter Co-Driver: Glenn Funderburk
Hometown: Mint Hill, North Carolina