DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Michael McDowell was glued to Brad Keselowski's bumper, watching and waiting for his chance to win the Daytona 500. Joey Logano was the leader, the laps were winding down ...

Daytona Beach, Florida — Somebody had to make a move to win the Daytona 500, and maybe Michael McDowell would have pulled out of traffic to take his shot at a monster upset. McDowell never had ...

Michael McDowell is a Daytona 500 winner ... The win is his first in the Cup Series and the first Daytona 500 win for Front Row Motorsports. “My plan was to stick to [Keselowski]," McDowell ...

Michael McDowell emerged as the surprise winner of the 2021 Daytona 500, escaping a big last-lap crash ignited by Brad Keselowski, making a move for the win, and his Team Penske teammate and late ...

Learn more. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Michael McDowell was glued to Brad Keselowski’s bumper, watching and waiting for his chance to win the Daytona 500. Joey Logano was the leader, the laps were ...

Michael McDowell emerged as the shocking winner ... making him the eighth driver to secure his first win at the Daytona 500. Chase Elliott finished second. What a win for Front Row Motorsports.

But once NASCAR reviewed what went down in a turbulent last lap, it was determined that Michael McDowell not only got his first Daytona 500 victory, but also his first win on NASCAR’s top ...

With a stunning, fiery, final-lap crash involving Joey Logano, Brad Keselowski and Kyle Busch, Michael McDowell navigated through the pileup to win the 2021 Daytona 500. It's McDowell's first ...

Tilton/Getty Images) Michael McDowell, who led only one lap — the final lap, which resulted in a fiery multicar crash — seemingly snuck out of nowhere to win the Daytona 500, the first victory ...

He’s not the first NASCAR driver to score his first career win in the Daytona 500, but few have sparked as much surprise, emotion and gratitude as Michael McDowell. Michael McDowell had won just ...

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Michael McDowell stormed through a crash scene to win the Daytona 500, snapping an 0-for-357 streak with a fiery pileup in his rearview mirror.