Michael McDowell's Poor Qualifying Makes Him Worthy of DFS Consideration
Source: Racing Reference

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June 22, 2025
Michael McDowell qualified slowest of the three Spire Motorsports cars at Pocono as he qualified 28th while Justin Haley was 22nd and Carson Hocevar was 3rd. This suggests he might have some value for DFS Place Differential points given Hocevar's speed. However, it is more likely given his recent form that Hocevar is fast due to his own speed than his team's, so you can't count on McDowell necessarily fighting for a top ten because Hocevar was fast in qualifying. McDowell has been decent here with consistent top 20 running positions in six of his last seven races and a career-best sixth-place finish in the first Next Gen race here in 2022, but he finished eighth on track and only inherited that position after Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch's disqualification. It's unlikely McDowell will gain enough positions to be worthwhile, but he's a better DFS choice than Justin Haley.--Sean Wrona - RotoBaller
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