Dale McDowell Scores First Win for Shane McDowell Racing

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Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
April 3, 2017

Dale McDowell Scores First Win for Shane McDowell Racing

Welcome, North Carolina (04/03/17) – After falling just short of their first triumph on multiple occasions early in the 2017 season, Dale McDowell and Shane McDowell Racing scored their first win for the new team over the weekend. Dale powered the Shane McDowell Racing #17m Will Kinzer Foundation/ Sweet-Bloomquist Chassis to a $7,500 win on Saturday night at Smoky Mountain Speedway.

Shane McDowell Racing opened the weekend on Friday night at Boyd’s Speedway (Ringgold, Georgia). Battling in a field of 32 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) entries, McDowell locked his spot into the opening night feature with a 3rd-place finish in his heat. Starting in 9th, Dale jumped up two positions in the 50-lapper, recording a 7th-place finish.

The following night the team traveled to Smoky Mountain Speedway (Maryville, Tennessee) for the unsanctioned Spring Shootout. Laying down the second-fastest time overall in qualifying, McDowell earned the pole position for the feature after the redraw. Leading every circuit of the 50-lap A-Main, Dale McDowell captured his first victory of the season, topping Donald McIntosh, Chris Ferguson, Brandon Overton, and Michael Chilton. Dale pocketed a $7,500 payday for his dominant performance in the feature.

On Sunday Dale returned to action with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS) at Duck River Raceway Park (Wheel, Tennessee) to do battle for the $10,000 top prize. Timing in fastest overall in his group, Dale slipped back to a 5th-place finish in his heat positioning him 15th on the starting grid for the feature. Breaking into the Top 10, Dale improved six positions reeling in a 9th-place finish.

“My brother [Shane McDowell] and sister-in-law [Sara McDowell] have busted their tails with this team, and I’m very proud to be able to give them their first victory as car owners,” said McDowell. “Hopefully this is the first of many wins to come this year.”

Full results from these events are available at www.LucasDirt.com and www.SmokyMountainSpeedway.com .

This Saturday will take Dale McDowell to Virginia Motor Speedway (Jamaica, Virginia) to compete in the $20,000-to-win, King of the Commonwealth with the ULTIMATE Super Late Model Series. For more information on the event, please visit www.ULTIMATEsupers.com .

Shane McDowell Racing would like to thank all of their sponsors and marketing partners including Textron Off Road, Kinzer Drilling, Quality Natural Gas, New Era Industrial, Boyd’s Speedway, Cometic Gaskets, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, Will Kinzer Foundation, Sweet-Bloomquist Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, ECR Engines-Chevrolet, Clements Race Engines-Chevrolet, FK Rod Ends, Go Lithium, Penske Shocks, Schoenfeld Headers, Keyser Manufacturing, TWM, All Star Performance, Performance Bodies, Five-Star Bodies, FSR Racing Products, Hoosier Tire, Wiles Driveshafts, Weld Racing Wheels, Butlerbuilt Seats, GW Performance, Mark IV ATV's, Racing Optics, Winters Rearends, QuarterMaster, Sweet Manufacturing, Peterson Fluid Systems, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For the latest information on Shane McDowell Racing please visit www.ShaneMcDowellRacing.com .