NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Top Story News Schedule Race Update/Results Statistics Point Standings Starting Grid Race Preview Driver Info Team Info Track Info Season Chart All-Time Wins Odds Weather  Michael McDowell #98 Hometown:  Glendale, AZ Date of Birth:  12/21/1984 Height:  6`0 Weight:  170 lbs All Time Wins:  0 Manufacturer:  Ford Career Notes:   Finished second in 2007 ARCA Series point standings. 2004 Star Mazda Series champion. 1997 Junior North American World Karting Association champion. Photos Courtesy of Getty Images Season Rank Points PB Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 Money Won 2013 39 72 -351 10 0 0 1 $948,991 2012 37 187 -2213 30 0 0 0 $2,465,274 2011 36 139 -2264 32 0 0 0 $2,475,317 2010 45 879 -5743 24 0 0 0 $1,993,075 2009 52 326 -6326 8 0 0 0 $593,229 2008 40 1466 -5218 20 0 0 0 $1,757,650 2002 -- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---   2012 Results Race Start Finish Points Laps Led Feb. 18 Budweiser Shootout --- --- --- --- Feb. 23 Gatorade Duel 1 21 6 0 0 of 60 Feb. 23 Gatorade Duel 2 --- --- --- --- Feb. 26 Daytona 500 11 30 14 0 of 189 Mar. 04 Subway Fresh Fit 500 37 43 1 0 of 8 Mar. 11 Kobalt Tools 400 39 38 6 0 of 147 Mar. 18 Food City 500 39 31 13 0 of 492 Mar. 25 Auto Club 400 32 38 6 0 of 40 Apr. 01 Goody's Fast Relief 500 23 40 4 0 of 60 Apr. 14 Samsung Mobile 500 33 41 3 0 of 36 Apr. 22 STP 400 37 40 4 0 of 58 Apr. 28 Capital City 400 25 39 5 0 of 67 May. 06 Aaron's 499 35 43 1 0 of 2 May. 12 Bojangles Southern 500 --- --- --- --- May. 19 NASCAR Sprint Showdown --- --- --- --- May. 19 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race --- --- --- --- May. 27 Coca-Cola 600 32 36 8 0 of 228 Jun. 03 Fedex 400 33 42 2 0 of 8 Jun. 10 Pocono 400 30 34 10 0 of 37 Jun. 17 Quicken Loans 400 27 38 6 0 of 41 Jun. 24 Toyota/Save Mart 350 --- --- --- --- Jun. 30 Quaker State 400 35 38 6 0 of 58 Jul. 07 Coke Zero 400 21 43 1 0 of 3 Jul. 15 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 36 40 4 0 of 63 Jul. 29 Crown Royal 400 at the Brickyard --- --- --- --- Aug. 05 Pennsylvania 400 --- --- --- --- Aug. 12 Finger Lakes 355 at the Glen 11 37 7 0 of 30 Aug. 19 Pure Michigan 400 --- --- --- --- Aug. 25 IRWIN Tools Night Race 30 23 21 0 of 496 Sep. 02 AdvoCare 500 --- --- --- --- Sep. 08 Federated Auto Parts 400 19 41 4 1 of 63 Sep. 16 GEICO 400 24 43 1 0 of 38 Sep. 23 Sylvania 300 31 37 7 0 of 97 Sep. 30 AAA 400 32 38 6 0 of 51 Oct. 07 Good Sam Roadside Assistance 500 34 31 13 0 of 188 Oct. 13 Bank of America 500 33 31 13 0 of 326 Oct. 21 Hollywood Casino 400 23 43 1 0 of 7 Oct. 28 Tums Fast Relief 500 21 39 5 0 of 61 Nov. 04 AAA Texas 500 37 38 6 0 of 37 Nov. 11 AdvoCare 500 28 38 6 0 of 36 Nov. 18 Ford EcoBoost 400 25 41 3 0 of 34