Michael McDowell Daytona Odds as Ford Driver Pulls Off Stunning Upset On 2/15/21 at 4:47 AM EST Michael McDowell pulled off one of the great upsets in the history of the Daytona 500, taking the checkered flag on Sunday after a chaotic race that included a major crash on the final lap. McDowell's triumph was not only his first taste of success in the "Great American Race," but his first-ever NASCAR Cup series win at the 358th time of asking. "I just can't believe it," the No. 34 Ford driver told Fox Sports' Jamie Little after the race. "So many years just grinding it out hoping for an opportunity like this.