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Michael McDowell took a dominant win at the Indianapolis Road Course, locking himself and the No. 34 Front Row Motorsports team into the playoffs.
Nick DeGroot
Edited: Aug 14, 2023, 1:17 PM
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McDowell became the 14th different this year and the 13th to lock themselves into the playoffs.
After an early caution for Justin Haley, the race went completely green until the finish. There was plenty of contact, but never anything that required another restart.
Daniel Suarez led from pole position, but it was McDowell out front by the end of Stage 1. Denny Hamlin ran long and snatched the Stage 2 win.
A slow stop pushed Suarez out of contention for the win late, leaving Elliott and McDowell to battle it out in the end.
Elliott closed in, but was unable to catch McDowell in the final laps. The win is McDowell's first since his dramatic victory in the 2021 Daytona 500, where Elliott also finished second.
Suarez brought home third-place, now 28pts behind Bubba Wallace and the final playoff spot.
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Pos. Car No. Driver Team 1 34 Michael McDowell Front Row Motorsports 2 9 Chase Elliott Hendrick Motorsports 3 99 Daniel Suarez Trackhouse Racing 4 45 Tyler Reddick 23XI Racing 5 48 Alex Bowman Hendrick Motorsports 6 14 Chase Briscoe Stewart-Haas Racing 7 19 Martin Truex Jr. Joe Gibbs Racing 8 5 Kyle Larson Hendrick Motorsports 9 20 Christopher Bell Joe Gibbs Racing 10 91 Shane van Gisbergen Trackhouse Racing 11 17 Chris Buescher RFK Racing 12 54 Ty Gibbs Joe Gibbs Racing 13 12 Ryan Blaney Team Penske 14 24 William Byron Hendrick Motorsports 15 2 Austin Cindric Team Penske 16 3 Austin Dillon Richard Childress Racing 17 1 Ross Chastain Trackhouse Racing 18 23 Bubba Wallace 23XI Racing 19 11 Denny Hamlin Joe Gibbs Racing 20 6 Brad Keselowski RFK Racing 21 21 Harrison Burton Wood Brothers Racing 22 33 Brodie Kostecki Richard Childress Racing 23 4 Kevin Harvick Stewart-Haas Racing 24 42 Mike Rockenfeller Legacy Motor Club 25 47 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. JTG Daugherty Racing 26 16 A.J. Allmendinger Kaulig Racing 27 77 Ty Dillon Spire Motorsports 28 15 Jenson Button Rick Ware Racing 29 7 Corey LaJoie Spire Motorsports 30 51 Andy Lally Rick Ware Racing 31 41 Ryan Preece Stewart-Haas Racing 32 78 Josh Bilicki Live Fast Motorsports 33 67 Kamui Kobayashi 23XI Racing 34 22 Joey Logano Team Penske 35 43 Erik Jones Legacy Motor Club 36 8 Kyle Busch Richard Childress Racing 37 38 Todd Gilliland Front Row Motorsports 38 31 Justin Haley Kaulig Racing 39 10 Aric Almirola Stewart-Haas Racing
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