Michael McDowell ( Racing driver ) - wikipedia Michael McDowell ( Racing driver ) Michael McDowell McDowell at Daytona International Speedway in 2017 Michael Christopher McDowell ( 1984 - 12 - 21 ) December 21, 1984 ( age 32 ) Glendale, Arizona Achievements 2004 Star Mazda Championship Champion Awards 2007 ARCA Re / MAX Series Rookie of the Year 2003 Star Mazda Championship Rookie of the Year Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career 245 races run over 10 years Car no., team No. 95 ( Leavine Family Racing ) 2016 position 30th Best finish 30th ( 2016 ) First race 2008 Goody 's Cool Orange 500 ( Martinsville ) Last race 2017 Hollywood Casino 400 ( Kansas ) Wins Top tens Poles 0 5 0 NASCAR Xfinity Series career 94 races run over 9 years 2016 position 93rd Best finish 13th ( 2009 ) First race 2007 O'Reilly Challenge ( Texas ) Last race 2016 Road America 180 ( Road America ) First win 2016 Road America 180 ( Road America ) Wins Top tens Poles 20 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career 2 races run over 2 years Best finish 111th ( 2009 ) First race 2007 Kroger 200 ( Martinsville ) Last race 2009 Heluva Good ! 200 ( Loudon ) Wins Top tens Poles 0 0 0 Champ Car career 2 races run over 1 year Best finish 21st ( 2005 ) First race 2005 Lexmark Indy 300 ( Surfers Paradise ) Last race 2005 Gran Premio Telmex Tecate ( Mexico City ) Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0 Statistics current as of October 22, 2017. Michael Christopher McDowell ( born December 21, 1984 ) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full - time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 95 Chevrolet SS for Leavine Family Racing. Contents 1 Early career 2 Open wheel 3 Grand - Am 4 ARCA 5 NASCAR 5.1 2007 -- 2008 5.1. 1 Crash at Texas Motor Speedway 5.2 2009 5.3 2010 -- 2011 5.4 2012 -- 2013 5.5 2014 5.6 2015 -- 2016 5.7 2017 6 Personal life 7 Images 8 Motorsports career results 8.1 American Open - Wheel series 8.1. 1 Champ Car 8.2 NASCAR 8.2. 1 Monster Energy Cup Series 8.2. 1.1 Daytona 500 8.2. 2 Xfinity Series 8.2. 3 Camping World Truck Series 8.3 ARCA Re / Max Series 8.4 24 Hours of Daytona 9 References 10 External links Early career McDowell started out his career at the age of three racing BMX bicycles. He would always win his division because there were not any other three - or four - year - olds to compete against. At the start of each race, someone would have to hold him in the starting gate because his feet did not reach the ground. Then, when McDowell was eight years old, he moved to karting with help from his mother Tracy, his father Bill, and his older brother Billy, who were all avid race fans. After ten years in karts, he would win not only the World Karting Association championship, but he would also take back to back undefeated International Kart Federation championships, along with 18 consecutive feature wins. Open wheel From karts McDowell moved into Formula Renault with World Speed Motorsports in 2002 and won the Infineon Raceway, Las Vegas, and Firebird International Raceway events in his rookies season. Moving up the ladder, Michael would move to the Star Mazda Series in 2003. He took victories at Sebring and Road America en route to a runner - up finish in the points. McDowell won seven races in 2004 en route to winning the series championship. McDowell would be picked up by Champ Car team Rocketsports for Surfer 's Paradise and Mexico City, but decided to move on in 2005 to the Grand - Am Cup Series. Grand - Am During his run for the Star Mazda championship, Michael would meet businessman Rob Finlay at the Bob Bondurant School of High Performance Driving, where McDowell was an instructor. McDowell and Finlay soon established a partnership, and McDowell would drive his first sports car, a Porsche 996 in the Grand - Am Cup Series for Finlay Motorsports. In 2005, Michael would stay at Finlay, but moved up to the Rolex Sports Car Series, joining veteran Memo Gidley in a BMW powered Riley sponsored by the Make A Wish Foundation. Together, they finished sixth in the overall points and took the team 's first victory at Mexico City. McDowell made history by becoming the youngest driver to stand on podium for a Grand - Am race at Barber Motorsports Park, and became the first driver since Mario Andretti to compete in both an open wheel race and a sports car race in the same weekend. Michael would also drive the team 's No. 60 BMW M3 in the Grand - Am Cup series to a podium finish at Daytona. McDowell would stick with Finlay for 2006, and was again partnered with Gidley. The duo would improve to fourth in points despite being winless. Michael would also drive a No. 15 Ford Mustang with owner Finlay, driving the car to a win at Barber. He would cap off his Grand - Am year with a second - place finish at Miller Motorsports Park. McDowell returned to the series for the 2012 24 Hours of Daytona, driving for Michael Shank Racing and finishing third. ARCA ARCA RE / MAX Series owner Eddie Sharp would put McDowell behind the wheel of his No. 2 Dodge for five races of the 2006 season, starting with the Governor 's Cup 200 at the Milwaukee Mile, where he scored a 34th - place finish. McDowell finished in sixth place at Salem, fifth at Talladega, and fourth at Iowa. Michael would return to ESR to run the full schedule for Rookie of the Year honors in 2007. McDowell was involved in controversy at Toledo when his ESR teammate, Ken Butler III spun him late in the race. Butler would take his first win while McDowell would rally for a top ten finish. Michael got his first stock car win at Kentucky Speedway. He followed that up with wins at Pocono, Chicago, and the season finale at Toledo. Although Michael was in contention for the ARCA Re / Max Seroes championship all season, he was unable to pose a serious threat to Frank Kimmel for Kimmel 's ninth championship. Michael would score a second - place finish in the points along with Rookie of the Year honors, as well as scoring nine pole positions during the season. As McDowell moved to NASCAR, his ESR ride was taken over by former Formula One driver Scott Speed. NASCAR 2007 -- 2008 McDowell would make his NASCAR debut in the Craftsman Truck Series. Driving the No. 17 for Darrell Waltrip Motorsports, McDowell would qualify 29th and finish 30th after a late wreck. McDowell moved to the Busch Series as a developmental driver for Nextel Cup Series team Michael Waltrip Racing. Driving the No. 00 Toyota, McDowell drove at Texas, Phoenix, and Homestead, finishing respectively 20th, 14th, and 32nd. McDowell was chosen to drive the No. 00 Cup Series car in 2008 after Dale Jarrett 's retirement ; David Reutimann replaced Jarrett in the No. 44 UPS car. McDowell started 34th and finished 26th in his Sprint Cup debut, the Goody 's Cool Orange 500, after a flat tire near the end of the race. After the race, he was criticized by veteran driver Jeff Burton for having blocked Burton 's way to leader Denny Hamlin near the end of the race ( McDowell was racing for the Lucky Dog free pass, which Burton did not realize at the time of his comments ). In early August 2008, McDowell was pulled from the No. 00 Toyota Camry Sprint Cup car in favor of veteran NASCAR driver Mike Skinner for three races. Skinner helped evaluate the team 's progress, while trying to get the No. 00 into the top 35 in owner points, though McDowell returned to the ride at Richmond on September 6, 2008. McDowell was again pulled from the No. 00 Toyota Camry when he failed to qualify for the Camping World RV 400 at Kansas on September 28. McDowell 's contract was not renewed by MWR for 2009, when Michael Waltrip decided not to retire and the team did not have sponsorship for another car. Crash at Texas Motor Speedway Panorama of McDowell 's crash in sequence at Texas Motor Speedway McDowell 's car on the tow truck after the crash While performing a qualifying attempt for the 2008 Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 4, 2008 McDowell had an accident that was strikingly similar to that of another racer with a road - racing background ; Gordon Smiley ( who died in a crash during Indianapolis 500 time trials in 1982 ). McDowell 's right front sway bar broke entering Turn 1, which caused the car to hit the SAFER barrier almost head on at approximately 185 miles per hour ( 298 km / h ), according to data obtained and reported by SPEED channel ( 185 mph to zero mph in one foot, as reported by SPEED 's Bob Dillner, before reaccelerating the other direction ). The car spun around once while tipping onto its roof, and then barrel - rolled eight times with fire coming out of the engine compartment, shedding debris in all directions, until coming to a stop back onto its tires. A huge dark mark was seen on the SAFER barrier, which showed how hard the car hit the barrier, which had to be repaired ( the barrier moved inward when the car hit it ), and as a result, qualifying for the race was delayed by an hour. The safety features of the barrier, the HANS device and the Car of Tomorrow racecar protected him. Because of this, he walked away from the crash without injury, and waved to the stunned crowd. Since his old car was destroyed, he had to switch to a backup, and ended up starting at the back of the pack in the race. 2009 McDowell 's 2009 No. 47 Nationwide car In 2009, McDowell drove a part - time schedule for JTG Daugherty Racing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. On February 25, 2009 McDowell 's first child, Trace Christopher, was born, named after Michael 's late mother, Tracy. The baby boy was 7 pounds, 7 ounces and born at 7 : 00 a.m. McDowell next attempted the April 2009 race at Talladega for Prism Motorsports in the Sprint Cup Series, as regular driver Dave Blaney had a family obligation. After JTG Daugherty Racing ran out of sponsorship support after the second race at Daytona International Speedway, it was announced that he would drive the next two races for MacDonald Motorsports. He also competed several races with Tommy Baldwin Racing in the No. 36 Toyota Camry. McDowell remained in the top 10 for most of the season. McDowell also competed in the Camping World Truck Series in 2009 for ThorSport Motorsports driving the No. 98 Chevy Silverado. 2010 -- 2011 In 2010, McDowell started the season for Prism Motorsports. He drove the No. 55 car, then moved to the No. 46 team of Whitney Motorsports. In 2011, McDowell drove the No. 66 Toyota for HP Racing in the Sprint Cup Series. JGR also added the Bucyrus 200 at Road America to McDowell 's schedule, leaving open the possibility of more races added. McDowell also drove one race for Joe Gibbs in the Sprint Cup Series at Texas after NASCAR parked Kyle Busch following his actions at a Truck Series event. 2012 -- 2013 McDowell 's 2013 Sprint Cup car In 2012, McDowell ran the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 18 Nationwide Series car in select races, and competed in the Sprint Cup Series for Phil Parsons Racing ( formerly HP Racing ) full - time ; the team secured full sponsorship for the first five races of the season. It formed a partnership with Whitney Motorsports and Mike Curb to field McDowell 's car, which carried the No. 98. In the 2013 Daytona 500, McDowell recorded a then - career high 9th - place finish. Later in the season in the Nationwide Series, McDowell won the pole for the inaugural Nationwide Children 's Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio. McDowell finished 2nd behind A.J. Allmendinger. 2014 In October 2013, it was announced that McDowell would be moving to Leavine Family Racing 's No. 95 Ford for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season. McDowell failed to qualify for the Daytona 500. McDowell had a Sprint Cup career - best seventh - place finish in the Coke Zero 400. In the Cheez - It 355 at The Glen, on lap 64, Greg Biffle came up on Ryan Newman 's front bumper, turning him into the outside retaining wall. His car ricocheted off the wall into McDowell 's path, and with the force of the impact, the rear end housing was snapped, causing him to get airborne. His housing was then forced into the wall. The race was red - flagged, though both drivers were unharmed. 2015 -- 2016 McDowell racing during his first NASCAR win at Road America McDowell returned to the LFR No. 95 car for a 20 - race schedule in 2015. The team merged with Circle Sport in 2016 and switched to Chevrolet, with McDowell splitting the schedule with Ty Dillon with sponsorship from Thrivent Financial, Cheerios, and WRL Contractors among others. McDowell was able to get a 10th place finish in the 2016 Coke Zero 400, his best finish of the season so far. At the end of the season at Homestead, McDowell drove the No. 59 Chevrolet after CSLFR purchased a charter from the closing Tommy Baldwin Racing. McDowell ran decent all night and towards the end, he was able to avoid the big wreck involving Championship contender Carl Edwards, and was able to get a 10th place finish, his first non restrictor plate top 10 finish. McDowell drove for Richard Childress Racing in the No. 2 Rheem Chevrolet in a one - race deal at Road America which got McDowell his first NASCAR victory. McDowell led the final 24 laps en route to the win. 2017 McDowell returned to Leavine Family Racing 's No. 95 Chevrolet in 2017. He started the season with a 15th place finish in the Daytona 500. At Kansas, McDowell scored a season - best 13th place finish. At Dover, McDowell scored his third straight top 20 finish, a career first, after avoiding a last lap crash, finishing 19th. At Daytona for the Coke Zero 400, McDowell spent most of race towards the front and competed late for the win, before ending the race with a career - best 4th place finish, his first career top 5 finish. It was also the best finishing result for Leavine Family Racing as a team. On September 19, 2017, Leavine announced Kasey Kahne would be replacing McDowell in the No. 95 for the 2018 season. Personal life McDowell is married to Jami and they have three children, Trace, Emma and Rylie. McDowell and Justin Marks currently own a karting facility called the GoPro Motorplex, located 30 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina. The facility opened in October 2012 and is inspired by another karting track located in Parma, Italy. Images McDowell in 2008 2010 Nationwide car Racing at Road America in 2011 McDowell at Road America in 2012 Motorsports career results American Open - Wheel series ( key ) Champ Car Champ Car results Year Team 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Rank Points 2005 Rocketsports Racing LBH MTY MIL POR CLE TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL LVS SRF 12 MXC 11 21st 19 NASCAR ( key ) ( Bold -- Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics -- Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * -- Most laps led. ) Monster Energy Cup Series Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 MENCC Pts 2008 Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR 26 TEX 33 PHO 34 TAL 26 RCH 40 DAR 28 CLT 32 DOV 30 POC 27 MCH 37 SON 21 NHA 42 DAY 25 CHI 43 IND 34 POC 24 GLN 25 MCH BRI CAL RCH 20 NHA 27 DOV 29 KAN DNQ TAL CLT MAR ATL TEX PHO HOM 40th 1466 2009 Prism Motorsports 66 Toyota DAY CAL LVS ATL BRI MAR TEX PHO TAL DNQ RCH DAR CLT DOV POC MCH SON NHA DAY CHI IND POC GLN MCH BRI ATL 52nd 326 Tommy Baldwin Racing 36 Toyota RCH 41 NHA 41 DOV 38 KAN DNQ CAL 40 CLT DNQ MAR 41 TAL TEX 41 PHO 41 HOM 43 Prism Motorsports 55 Toyota DAY 33 CAL 42 LVS 42 ATL 42 BRI MAR 43 RCH DNQ DAR 40 DOV 42 CLT 42 POC 39 MCH SON NHA 41 DAY DNQ CHI DNQ IND 42 POC 43 GLN 42 MCH 42 BRI 43 45th 870 66 PHO 43 TEX 41 TAL Whitney Motorsports 46 Chevy ATL 39 KAN 40 CAL 39 CLT 39 MAR DNQ TAL 35 TEX DNQ PHO DNQ HOM DNQ Dodge RCH DNQ NHA 43 DOV 39 2011 HP Racing 66 Toyota DAY DNQ PHO 41 LVS 41 BRI 43 CAL 43 MAR 32 TEX 40 TAL DNQ RCH 40 DAR 43 DOV 43 CLT 39 KAN 41 POC 41 MCH 43 SON 30 DAY 42 KEN 41 NHA 40 IND 37 POC GLN 41 MCH BRI 39 ATL 41 RCH 39 CHI 43 NHA 37 DOV 40 KAN 39 CLT 39 TAL 40 MAR 39 TEX QL PHO 40 HOM 43 36th 139 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota TEX 33 2012 Phil Parsons Racing 98 Ford DAY 30 PHO 43 LVS 38 BRI 31 CAL 38 MAR 40 TEX 41 KAN 40 RCH 39 TAL 43 DAR DNQ CLT 36 DOV 42 POC 39 MCH 38 SON KEN 38 DAY 43 NHA 40 IND DNQ POC GLN MCH BRI 23 ATL DNQ RCH 41 CHI 43 NHA 37 DOV 38 TAL 31 CLT 31 KAN 43 MAR 39 TEX 38 PHO 38 HOM 41 37th 187 2013 DAY 9 PHO LVS 43 BRI 42 CAL 42 MAR 43 TEX 43 KAN 42 RCH 41 TAL 21 DAR 42 CLT 42 DOV 42 POC 40 MCH 42 SON KEN 38 DAY 42 NHA 42 IND 32 POC 40 BRI 41 ATL 42 RCH 43 CHI 43 DOV 43 KAN 38 CLT 40 TAL 15 MAR 26 TEX 43 PHO 32 HOM 43 37th 210 Front Row Motorsports 35 Ford GLN 38 MCH Phoenix Racing 51 Chevy NHA 30 2014 Leavine Family Racing 95 Ford DAY DNQ PHO 33 LVS 43 BRI 37 CAL MAR 37 TEX 30 DAR RCH DNQ TAL 36 KAN CLT 30 DOV POC MCH SON 24 KEN DAY 7 NHA IND 26 POC GLN 42 MCH BRI 18 ATL DNQ RCH CHI 32 NHA DOV KAN 35 CLT 29 TAL 41 MAR TEX 30 PHO 31 HOM 21 37th 255 2015 DAY 31 ATL 27 LVS 30 PHO CAL MAR TEX 31 BRI 22 RCH TAL DNQ KAN 36 CLT 30 DOV POC MCH SON 34 DAY DNQ KEN DNQ NHA IND 31 POC GLN 20 MCH BRI 31 DAR RCH 42 CHI DNQ NHA DOV CLT 31 KAN TAL 28 MAR TEX 34 PHO HOM 33 39th 213 2016 Circle Sport -- Leavine Family Racing 59 Chevy DAY 15 HOM 10 30th 500 95 ATL 33 LVS 29 PHO 26 CAL 31 MAR 24 TEX BRI 29 RCH 31 TAL 21 KAN 28 DOV 20 CLT 34 POC MCH SON 39 DAY 10 KEN NHA 39 IND 23 POC 23 GLN 17 BRI 19 MCH 31 DAR 27 RCH 12 CHI 37 NHA 26 DOV CLT 14 KAN 22 TAL 16 MAR 18 TEX 23 PHO 34 2017 Leavine Family Racing DAY 15 ATL 29 LVS 18 PHO 24 CAL 33 MAR 26 TEX 23 BRI 26 RCH 29 TAL 34 KAN 13 CLT 19 DOV 19 POC 24 MCH 23 SON 14 DAY KEN 23 NHA 26 IND 18 POC 18 GLN 12 MCH 27 BRI 20 DAR 19 RCH 16 CHI 30 NHA 23 DOV 27 CLT 35 TAL 30 KAN 18 MAR TEX PHO HOM - * - * - Qualified but replaced by Josh Wise Daytona 500 Year Team Manufacturer Start Finish Prism Motorsports Toyota 29 33 2011 HP Racing DNQ 2012 Phil Parsons Racing Ford 11 30 2013 38 9 2014 Leavine Family Racing Ford DNQ 2015 23 31 2016 Circle Sport -- Leavine Family Racing Chevrolet 39 15 2017 Leavine Family Racing 22 15 Xfinity Series NASCAR Xfinity Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 NXSC Pts 2007 Michael Waltrip Racing 00 Toyota DAY CAL MXC LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV GLN MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX 20 PHO 14 HOM 32 94th 291 2008 DAY 27 CAL LVS ATL BRI NSH TEX PHO MXC TAL RCH DAR CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW NHA DAY CHI GTY IRP CGV 112th 119 MSRP Motorsports 91 Chevy GLN 42 MCH BRI CAL RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM TEX PHO HOM 2009 JTG Daugherty Racing 47 Toyota DAY 14 CAL 36 LVS 6 BRI 31 TEX 17 NSH 15 PHO 11 TAL 15 RCH 8 DAR 33 CLT 20 DOV 11 NSH 8 KEN 29 MLW 14 NHA 15 DAY 13 KAN 39 13th 3449 MacDonald Motorsports 81 Dodge CHI 25 GTY 32 IRP 28 Whitney Motorsports 26 Dodge IOW 8 GLN 27 MCH 17 BRI 10 RCH 19 CAL 38 96 CGV 11 ATL 35 DOV 29 KAN DNQ CLT 23 MEM 21 TEX 29 PHO 25 HOM MacDonald Motorsports 81 Dodge DAY 24 CAL 21 LVS 39 BRI 18 NSH 37 PHO 18 TEX 26 TAL 23 RCH 29 DAR 19 DOV 30 CLT 20 NSH 30 KEN 28 ROA 33 NHA 20 DAY 35 CHI 35 GTY DNQ IRP 20 IOW 13 GLN 10 MCH 28 BRI 20 CGV 37 ATL 27 RCH 37 DOV 28 KAN 19 CAL 18 CLT 26 GTY 30 TEX 36 PHO 26 HOM DNQ 21st 2770 2011 Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX TAL NSH RCH DAR DOV IOW 7 CLT CHI MCH ROA 12 DAY KEN NHA NSH IRP 10 IOW 9 GLN CGV BRI ATL RCH CHI DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 106th 0 2012 DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX RCH TAL DAR IOW CLT DOV ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW 6 GLN CGV 6 BRI ATL RCH CHI KEN 111th 0 20 MCH 7 SR2 Motorsports 00 Toyota DOV 40 CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 2013 27 DAY PHO LVS BRI 40 CAL 36 100th 0 00 TEX DNQ RCH 22 TAL DAR CLT DOV IOW MCH BRI DNQ ATL RCH CHI KEN DOV KAN CLT Joe Gibbs Racing 18 Toyota ROA 34 KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH TriStar Motorsports 10 Toyota TEX 40 PHO 91 HOM 40 2014 Joe Gibbs Racing 20 Toyota DAY PHO LVS BRI CAL TEX DAR RCH TAL IOW 7 CLT DOV MCH ROA KEN DAY NHA CHI IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ATL RCH CHI 87th 0 Team Penske 22 Ford KEN 8 DOV KAN CLT TEX PHO HOM 2016 Richard Childress Racing Chevy DAY ATL LVS PHO CAL TEX BRI RCH TAL DOV CLT POC MCH IOW DAY KEN NHA IND IOW GLN MOH BRI ROA 1 * DAR RCH CHI KEN DOV CLT KAN TEX PHO HOM 93rd 0 Camping World Truck Series NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 NCWTC Pts 2007 Darrell Waltrip Motorsports 17 Toyota DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN LOW MFD DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI GTW NHA LVS TAL MAR 30 ATL TEX PHO HOM 117th 0 2009 ThorSport Racing 98 Chevy DAY CAL ATL MAR KAN CLT DOV TEX MCH MLW MEM KEN IRP NSH BRI CHI IOW GTW NHA 14 LVS MAR TAL TEX PHO HOM 111th 0 Season still in progress Ineligible for series points ARCA Re / Max Series ( key ) ( Bold -- Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics -- Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * -- Most laps led. ) ARCA Re / Max Series results Year Team No. Make 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 ARSC Pts 2006 Eddie Sharp Racing Dodge DAY NSH SLM WIN KEN TOL POC MCH KAN KEN BLN POC GTW NSH MCH ISF MIL 34 TOL DSF CHI 38 SLM 6 TAL 5 IOW 40th 965 2007 DAY 10 USA 18 NSH 33 SLM KAN 11 WIN 22 * KEN 39 TOL 7 * IOW POC 6 BLN 2 * KEN POC NSH 19 ISF MIL GTW DSF 36 CHI SLM TAL 33 TOL 2nd 5455 Toyota MCH 8 24 Hours of Daytona ( key ) 24 Hours of Daytona results Year Class No Team Car Co-drivers Laps Position Class Pos. 2005 DP 19 Ten Motorsports BMW Riley DP Memo Gidley Michael Valiante Jonathan Bomarito 465 42 19 2006 DP 19 Playboy / Uniden Racing Ford Crawford DP Memo Gidley Alex Barron 716 6 6 2007 DP 19 Finlay Motorsports Ford Crawford DP Rob Finlay Michael Valiante Bobby Labonte 627 10 10 2008 DP 09 Spirit of Daytona Racing Porsche Fabcar DP Guy Cosmo Marc - Antoine Camirand 652 15 10 2011 DP 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Dallara DP A.J. Allmendinger Justin Wilson 719 7 7 2012 DP 6 Michael Shank Racing Ford Dallara DP Jorge Goncalvez Felipe Nasr Gustavo Yacamán 761 References Jump up ^ `` Michael McDowell Career Statistics - Racing-Reference.info ''. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) ^ Jump up to : New car proved it works, but NASCAR ca n't rest ; April 4, 2008 ; Jeff Hammond ; Fox Sports ; Retrieved April 4, 2008 Jump up ^ Warren, Lee ( January 18, 2012 ). `` Michael McDowell Has Promising Opportunities in 2012 ''. Yahoo ! Sports. Retrieved 2012 - 01 - 19. Jump up ^ `` McDowell gets full - time ride with Parsons team ''. NASCAR.com. Turner Sports. February 15, 2012. Retrieved 2012 - 02 - 16. Jump up ^ Wackerlin, Jeff ( 2013 - 02 - 25 ). `` McDowell, Yeley Shine at Daytona ''. Motor Racing Network. Retrieved 2013 - 03 - 24. Jump up ^ Miller, Rusty ( 2013 - 08 - 17 ). `` McDowell on pole for Nationwide race at Mid-Ohio ''. Yahoo ! Sports. Retrieved 2013 - 08 - 17. Jump up ^ `` Nationwide Children 's Hospital 200 ''. 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Official website Michael McDowell driver statistics at Racing - Reference Sporting positions Preceded by Luis Schiavo Star Mazda Championship Champion Succeeded by Raphael Matos Leavine Family Racing Personnel Bob Leavine Sharon Leavine Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ( 95 ) Michael McDowell Former drivers Cup Series Ty Dillon Blake Koch Scott Riggs Reed Sorenson Scott Speed David Starr Nationwide Series Reed Sorenson Hillman - Circle Sport LLC Personnel Joe Falk Mike Hillman Former drivers Circle Sport -- Leavine Family Racing Ty Dillon Michael McDowell Circle Sport -- The Motorsports Group Jeffrey Earnhardt Boris Said Hillman - Circle Sport LLC Michael Annett Mike Bliss Landon Cassill Ryan Ellis Brendan Gaughan Timmy Hill Alex Kennedy Travis Kvapil Bobby Labonte Stephen Leicht B.J. McLeod Tony Raines Morgan Shepherd David Stremme Austin Dillon Jeff Green Michael Waltrip Hermie Sadler Elliott Sadler Brian Scott Derek White Hillman Racing - Team 7 Motorsports Jeb Burton Ward Burton C.E. Falk Brandon Knupp Jason Leffler Stephen Leicht Ryan Lynch B.J. McLeod Travis Miller Ryan Truex Cole Whitt Jeff Agnew LTD Powersports T.J. Bell LJ Racing Todd Bodine Kevin Lepage Dick Trickle Mike Wallace Ranier Racing with Hillman Austin Dillon Landon Cassill Ryan Preece Kyle Benjamin Travis Miller Brian Wong Corey LaJoie Spencer Davis Brandon Jones Richard Childress Racing Personnel Richard Childress Mike Dillon Dave Marcis Chocolate Myers Danny Efland Jason Jarrett Drivers Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ( 3 ) Austin Dillon ( 27 ) Paul Menard ( 31 ) Ryan Newman Xfinity Series ( 2 ) Austin Dillon / Paul Menard / Ben Kennedy ( 3 ) Ty Dillon / Scott Lagasse Jr. / Brian Scott ( 21 ) Daniel Hemric ( 33 ) Brandon Jones ( 62 ) Brendan Gaughan Crew chiefs Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ( 3 ) Gil Martin / Slugger Labbe ( 27 ) Justin Alexander ( 31 ) Luke Lambert / Todd Parrott Xfinity Series ( 2 ) Mike Hillman Jr. ( 3 ) Danny Stockman Jr. / Nick Harrison ( 33 ) Nick Harrison / Danny Stockman Jr. ( 62 ) Shane Wilson Past drivers A.J. Allmendinger Dave Blaney Clint Bowyer Jeff Burton Richard Childress Cale Conley Joey Coulter Matt Crafton Mike Dillon Dale Earnhardt Dale Earnhardt Jr. Tim George Jr. Jeff Green Robby Gordon Kevin Harvick Ron Hornaday Jr. Sam Hornish Jr. Scott Lagasse Jr. Stephen Leicht Michael McDowell Casey Mears Brandon Miller Steve Park Jeff Purvis Ricky Rudd Elliott Sadler Jay Sauter Johnny Sauter Kirk Shelmerdine Morgan Shepherd Mike Skinner Regan Smith Scott Wimmer Partnerships and affiliations Circle Sport -- The Motorsports Group Germain Racing GMS Racing Jeremy Clements Racing JTG Daugherty Racing Leavine Family Racing Joe Gibbs Racing Management Joe Gibbs J.D. Gibbs Curtis Markham Jimmy Makar Drivers Monster Energy Cup Series ( 11 ) Denny Hamlin ( 18 ) Kyle Busch ( 19 ) Daniel Suárez ( 20 ) Matt Kenseth Xfinity Series ( 18 ) Daniel Suárez / Kyle Busch / Kyle Benjamin / Christopher Bell / Regan Smith ( 19 ) Matt Tifft ( 20 ) Erik Jones / Denny Hamlin / Kyle Benjamin / Christopher Bell / Ryan Preece / James Davison ARCA Racing Series ( 18 ) Matt Tifft / Riley Herbst JGRMX Justin Brayton Crew chiefs Cup Series ( 11 ) Mike Wheeler ( 18 ) Adam Stevens ( 19 ) Dave Rogers ( 20 ) Jason Ratcliff Xfinity Series ( 18 ) Chris Gayle ( 19 ) Scott Graves ( 20 ) Chris Gabehart Past drivers Aric Almirola Dakoda Armstrong Mike Bliss Justin Boston Brad Coleman Matt Crafton Matt DiBenedetto Carl Edwards Coy Gibbs J.D. Gibbs Kenny Habul Drew Herring Sam Hornish Jr. Dale Jarrett Owen Kelly Ross Kenseth Bobby Labonte Jason Leffler Joey Logano Michael McDowell Mike McLaughlin Jeff Purvis David Ragan Elliott Sadler Brian Scott Tony Stewart Ryan Truex Brian Vickers Darrell Wallace Jr. J.J. Yeley Partnerships and affiliations Furniture Row Racing Kyle Busch Motorsports RAB Racing Red Horse Racing Venturini Motorsports Team Penske Personnel Roger Penske Tim Cindric Walter Czarnecki Travis Geisler Michael Kranefuss IndyCar Series Drivers ( 1 ) Simon Pagenaud ( 2 ) Josef Newgarden ( 3 ) Hélio Castroneves ( 12 ) Will Power ( 22 ) Juan Pablo Montoya Race engineers ( 3 ) Ron Ruzewski ( 12 ) David Faustino Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Drivers ( 2 ) Brad Keselowski ( 22 ) Joey Logano Crew chiefs ( 2 ) Paul Wolfe ( 22 ) Todd Gordon NASCAR Xfinity Series Drivers ( 22 ) Brad Keselowski / Joey Logano / Ryan Blaney / Alex Tagliani / Sam Hornish Jr. / Austin Cindric Crew chiefs ( 22 ) Brian Wilson Supercars ( DJR Team Penske ) Drivers ( 12 ) Fabian Coulthard ( 17 ) Scott McLaughlin Personnel Dick Johnson Ludo Lacroix Former drivers Formula One Mark Donohue John Watson IndyCar A.J. Allmendinger Alex Barron Gary Bettenhausen Ryan Briscoe Mark Donohue Gil de Ferran Emerson Fittipaldi Sam Hornish Jr. Rick Mears André Ribeiro Danny Sullivan Paul Tracy Al Unser Sr. Al Unser Jr. Bobby Unser NASCAR Justin Allgaier Bobby Allison A.J. Allmendinger Kurt Busch Mark Donohue Brendan Gaughan Sam Hornish, Jr. Travis Kvapil Dave Marcis Jeremy Mayfield Michael McDowell Ryan Newman David Stremme Rusty Wallace Sports cars Timo Bernhard Mark Donohue Romain Dumas Patrick Long Lucas Luhr Sascha Maassen Hélio Castroneves Ryan Briscoe Supercars Marcos Ambrose Scott Pye Indianapolis 500 wins 1972 ( Donohue ) 1979 ( Mears ) 1981 ( B. Unser ) 1984 ( Mears ) 1985 ( Sullivan ) 1987 ( A. Unser ) 1988 ( Mears ) 1991 ( Mears ) 1993 ( Fittipaldi ) 1994 ( Unser Jr. ) 2001 ( Castroneves ) 2002 ( Castroneves ) 2003 ( de Ferran ) 2006 ( Hornish ) 2009 ( Castroneves ) 2015 ( Montoya ) National Championships ( IndyCar ) 1977 ( Sneva ) 1978 ( Sneva ) 1979 ( Mears ) 1981 ( Mears ) 1982 ( Mears ) 1983 ( A. Unser ) 1985 ( A. 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Question: who drives the number 95 car in nascar
Answer: Michael Christopher McDowell; Michael Christopher McDowell; Michael Christopher McDowell; Michael Christopher McDowell