Michael McDowell faced multiple issues during the NASCAR race, including a fuel shortage, engine problems, and electrical issues. Despite making adjustments and switching batteries, his car remained problematic, leading to him being multiple laps down and eventually retiring to the garage.
Michael McDowell goes to the garage. #NASCAR
Suddenly, McDowell made some adjustments inside his race car and the car came to life and he has speed back in his No. 34 Ford. He is four laps down though. #NASCAR
McDowell reporting high voltage #NASCAR
McDowell says that his car just shut off. He's going to try a reset. Thinks it may be an electrical issue now. #NASCAR
McDowell says his car just shut off. #NASCAR
McDowell thinks its a little better after the battery flip, but says it could just be in his head. #NASCAR
"It's going to suck for awhile," McDowell's crew chief said on the radio going green. "We don't have a clear answer on it." They're going to try switching batteries but doesn't look good. The No. 34 is now three laps down. #NASCAR #Daytona500
McDowell's car is still not cured. The team tells him, "It's going to suck for a while. We don't have any definitive answers." McDowell is going to try to switch batteries to see if it fixes it. #NASCAR
"There's something wrong here, man," McDowell says as Stage 2 begins. No. 34 team reply: "I'm sure we're not going to keep up. ... It's going to suck for a while." #NASCAR | #DAYTONA500
McDowell is wide open on the backstretch and can't even get a sniff of the last place car. #NASCAR
"It just gets rougher and rougher," McDowell says as he rolls around in the stage break, about the bring the No. 34 back to pit road for more work under the hood. He is listed 36th in the field, -4 laps. #NASCAR | #DAYTONA500
McDowell's team doesn't see anything wrong. The number on the dash that was an issue before is still an issue. They're going to have him run a lap and see if it's fixed. #NASCAR
McDowell is off the pace. Engine issue.
"Definitely something wrong," McDowell says. "I mean, I can't even catch these guys that I came off pit road with." 2021 #NASCAR #Daytona500 winner telling others to go by him.
McDowell: "There's definitely something wrong. I can't even catch those guys that were exiting pit road."
Now, McDowell told he may be a lap or two short on fuel. #NASCAR