I was getting wide and making mistakes rues Michael McDowell after P6 finish at NASCAR Watkins Glen race × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout NASCAR NASCAR Cup Series News I was getting wide and making mistakes rues Michael McDowell after P6 finish at NASCAR Watkins Glen race By Rahul Ahluwalia Modified 23 Aug 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Michael McDowell drives during the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) Former Formula Renault and Rolex Sports Car Series racing driver Michael McDowell proved to be the wildcard entry in last weekend's Go Bowling at The Glen at Watkins Glen International. The Front Row Motorsports driver was one of the leading cars in the road course race and was seen battling for the lead on numerous occasions at the start of the race. Rain showers and lightning strikes around the area saw the start of the race get delayed, as teams and drivers tried to adapt to the weather conditions. The governing body allowed every car to fit in wet weather tires as a result of the conditions on track. The Goodyear 18-inch wet weather tires saw their first significant performance test in race conditions on Sunday. The 90-lap race saw numerous drivers go aggressive on their strategy and pit for slick dry tires once the track started to dry up. NASCAR@NASCARThe #NASCARPlayoffs picture could change in a big way with a @Mc_Driver win!He takes the lead from @chaseelliott in Stage 1!35259The #NASCARPlayoffs picture could change in a big way with a @Mc_Driver win!He takes the lead from @chaseelliott in Stage 1! https://t.co/JA2lhjOu7W McDowell, who drove the #32 Love's Travel Stops Ford Mustang, managed to lead the race and hold off faster cars like the #9 Chevrolet of Chase Elliott and the #5 Chevy of Kyle Larson. The performance deficit on Michael McDowell's car eventually meant he made mistakes trying to keep others behind. He elaborated post-race and said: “It is disappointing. I don’t think we quite had enough for the #9 or the #5. I tried to hold them off as long as I could, they just had a bit of pace on me. They were pushing me hard enough that I was getting wide and making mistakes. I tried to make a move on that second-to-last restart there and got a pretty good run on the #5 and went to the inside and it just didn’t work out.” Michael McDowell on his playoffs aspirations after Watkins Glen International outing 37-year-old NASCAR veteran Michael McDowell was realistic in his expectations of making the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs as he could not manage to win in last Sunday's race. The Go Bowling at The Glen saw the Phoenix, Arizona native fight for the lead at one point in the race, only to be overtaken by faster cars. Front Row Motorsports@Team_FRM.@Mc_Driver Scores Career-Best Tenth Top-10 of Season, while @ToddGilliland_ Suffers Mechanical Failure While Leading Race@LovesTravelStop @ChevronDelo Recapteamfrm.com/post/watkins-g…595.@Mc_Driver Scores Career-Best Tenth Top-10 of Season, while @ToddGilliland_ Suffers Mechanical Failure While Leading Race@LovesTravelStop @ChevronDelo Recapteamfrm.com/post/watkins-g… https://t.co/QaF6nWzYdt The Front Row Motorsports driver described what racing was like after falling back in the field and said: “We got jammed up on the bottom and everyone was smashing into each other and we lost a couple of spots. That was pretty much it at that point. It is just disappointing. We’ve gotta win to get into these playoffs. But I am proud of everybody at Front Row. We had a fast car and we were in the hunt. It just wasn’t quite enough.” Watch Michael McDowell make one last attempt at qualifying for the playoffs next weekend during the Coke Zero Sugar 400 at Daytona International Speedway. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anurag C × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? 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