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Throttle Failure Ends Michael McDowell's Chances to Win at Chicago
After qualifying second at Chicago, Michael McDowell unexpectedly took the lead from eventually Shane van Gisbergen on the opening lap and led the entire first stage. He declined to pit during the first stage break in an attempt to make the race distance on only one pit stop. However, he was forced to go behind the wall early in Stage 2 to fix a broken throttle cable. McDowell returned to the track and finished 22 laps down in an attempt to collect his fourth fastest lap point of the season, but he didn't succeed. Nonetheless, the rash of crashes allowed him to finish 32nd. McDowell still has three plausible chances to win at Sonoma, Watkins Glen, and Daytona, but he is probably now in a must win situation even if he wasn't before.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference
