Michael McDowell makes history in FRM car after surpassing personal best at Atlanta

2024 marked a new beginning for Michael McDowell, and since the start, driver number 34 has achieved remarkable feats in his career, starting with securing his first pole position. But this time he made history, breaking two records at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. Let's dive deep into the records that McDowell made under his name this season.

Trey Ryan's X post broke the news of driver number 34's records. The post highlighted that Michael McDowell broke his previous record of 97 lead laps in one season. Now driver number 34 has an astonishing 207 lead laps till the last Atlanta Motor Speedway race. However, McDowell finished in 22nd place, but this is just the start of his records for this season.

Apart from his personal record, McDowell became the first Front Row Motorsports car driver to lead 207 laps in one season. Even though driver number 34 is not qualified for the playoffs, there are still a couple of races left to showcase his dominance. Car number 34 has a rich history and has had many drivers over the years, but Michael McDowell has been the most successful driver among those with such impressive records.

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Michael McDowell's making history in 2024 by securing back-to-back poles

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Driver number 34 achieved his career's first pole position this year over Austin Cindric at the Duel 2 Daytona race held in February. He missed his next pole position at the Daytona 500 race with just 0.071 seconds from Joey Logano. However, Michael McDowell struck back at the Ambetter Health 400 race and took over Joey Logano with the best time of 30.999 and a speed of 178.844 mph.

McDowell gained the pole position once more at the Geico 500 race at the Talladega Superspeedway, taking over Austin Cindric with a best time of 52.609 seconds and speed of 182.022 mph. The driver continuously dominated Austin Cindric once more at the World Wide Technology Raceway with a best time of 32.468 and a speed of 138.598 mph.

Michael McDowell won his next pole at the Daytona International Speedway and broke his personal best record of 49.465. This time he completed the same track in just 49.136 seconds, marking a significant difference of 0.329 seconds. Driver number 34 achieved the same feat at the Atlanta Motor Speedway track this Sunday.

In the latest race, McDowell managed to complete the track in just 30.926 seconds while achieving a top speed of 179.267 mph. On the other hand, earlier he did the same track in 30.999 seconds with a top speed of 178.844 mph. McDowell secured the 22nd position in the last race, securing 15 points.