Michael McDowell Could Have Top-10 Upside at Richmond
Source: Driver Averages

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August 16, 2025
Michael McDowell could be a driver that sneaks into the top 10 when it's all said and done at Richmond Raceway on Saturday night. The Spire Motorsports driver qualified 10th for this weekend's Cook Out 400 and had a pretty decent practice session, posting the 12th-fastest single lap and ranking 14th-best when it came to 20-lap average. McDowell's track history at Richmond is pretty awful, though, and over the last 13 races here, he has only cracked the top 20 twice. However, one of those times was last season (he finished 15th), and the other time was in 2023, when he ended up sixth--so they're both recent. One of McDowell's strengths is high-tire wear tracks, so that should help him in this weekend. In DFS, McDowell is a very risky play ($6,100 on DraftKings) that should be used sparingly in tournament-style lineups. For what it's worth, he ended up 12th at Martinsville earlier this season. --Jordan McAbee
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