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Fans Rejoice as Ex-Daytona 500 Winner & NASCAR Star Announces Blissful News

Published 02/23/2023, 3:40 PM EST

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NASCAR fans must remember Michael McDowell, most vividly from the 2021 Daytona 500. The 38-year-old driver created history back then when he won his first-ever Cup Series race with his team Front Row Motorsports. Recently, he announced a wonderful piece of news from his personal life.

Michael McDowell was blessed with a baby girl and the little angel has been named Isabella Grace McDowell. Obviously, the NASCAR driver’s happiness knew no bounds. He took to social media to announce to the world the arrival of his fifth child. This took place after McDowell finished 28 in this year’s Daytona 500.

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The NASCAR Star receives love from all around the globe

The 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series winner has slowly and steadily made progress in his career. Winning the Great American Race in 2021 brought McDowell to the limelight, and it clearly shows given the love he has received since sharing the news of his fifth child’s birth.

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The NASCAR world always comes together in times of celebration and crisis. With congratulations in order for McDowell and his family, fans and fellow sports personalities have showered plenty of love already.

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Social media accounts of Front Row Motorsports, Ty Dillon’s wife Haley Dillon, Live Fast Motorsports owner Matt Tifft, and Dover Motor Speedway sent their best wishes to the McDowell family. Undoubtedly, Michael McDowell would want to spend as much time with Isabella as possible. On the other hand, he will be motivated to do better than ever to have a similar or better Cup Series season than last year.

Michael McDowell had an impressive season in 2022

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Despite winning the Daytona 500 in 2022, it was last year that McDowell enjoyed a new level of high in his career. It was the first time in his career that he finished twice in the top fives and 12 times in the top-10s.

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Also, he had an average start of 17 and an average finish of 16.7, both of which are his career best. The only disappointing event that happened to McDowell at the end of the season was seeing his crew chief Blake Harris leave.

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Blake left McDowell and Front Row Motorsports to join as Alex Bowman’s crew chief at Hendrick Motorsports for the 2023 season. Nevertheless, the #34 Ford Mustang racer would hope to achieve new highs this season.

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Priyank Harikrishna Mithani

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Priyank Mithani is a NASCAR writer at Essentially Sports. Having completed his graduation degree in Engineering, he pursued a career in the Media & Entertainment industry. With a zeal to write creative content, he started his journey as a freelancer.
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Nischal Kandpal