NASCAR Media Conference

Pit Lane Interview

Sunday, May 21, 2023

Michael McDowell


Q. Michael McDowell, the other side of the equation of what took place there. Ty Gibbs and you made some contact a couple different occasions to night. What was the message you were trying to send and how frustrated are you night now?

MICHAEL McDOWELL: Well, it's short track racing to try to get into the All-Star Race, so somebody has got to leave with hurt feelings. I guess it's me. I've got a great restart there, kind of worked the outside, got a couple guys and was able to get down, and Ty just plowed into me, just knocked me into the 31 and spun us both out, and got a lot of damage from that.

We ended up on the short side of it. It sucks. Felt like we had a pretty fast Gr8 Auctions Ford Mustang, but at the same time all that stuff comes around, man. You get away with it a few times, but it comes around, and I don't have a budget for the fine, otherwise I would not be standing here, I'd be standing down there.

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