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Michael McDowell, driver of the No. 34 Horizon Hobby Ford, celebrates with a burnout in front of his crew and family after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Aug. 13, 2023 in Indianapolis.
Michael McDowell raced to his second NASCAR crown jewel victory Sunday, dominating the Verizon 200 at the Brickyard — and putting himself in the playoffs for the second time in three years.
The 38-year-old Arizona driver, who has made more than 450 career starts, beat Chase Elliott across the yard of bricks by 0.937 seconds in the road-course race that had only one yellow flag. Pole winner Daniel Suarez was third as the regular season winds down.
McDowell, also the 2021 Daytona 500 winner, gave Front Row Motorsports its fourth victory.
“We did it, we won Indy,” he shouted into the radio. “So thankful.”
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McDowell made it look easy this time, too, winning the first stage, finishing behind only Denny Hamlin in the second stage and then inheriting the lead on Lap 54 during a round of pit stops and never trailed again. He led a career-best 54 laps in the 82-lap race.
He had to sneak through traffic following a wild crash to win at Daytona.
“These guys gave me everything today,” he said. “We had the fastest car. I don’t know if it was dominant, but it felt dominant.”
