McDowell loses crew chief for Kansas race
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Michael McDowell will be without his regular crew chief for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway.
NASCAR ejected Travis Peterson after officials his Spire Motorsports team made unapproved adjustments to the splitter of the No. 71 Chevrolet after the second run through. Officials made the team reinstall the struts and found the adjustment made it so the car failed inspection.
McDowell will have to start at the rear of the field Sunday. Before completing the first lap of the race, he’ll also have to drive through pit road. The team also lost pit selection.
McDowell finished eighth at New Hampshire Motor Speedway last Sunday.
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Jonathan Fjeld is the co-owner of the The Racing Experts, LLC. He has been with TRE since 2010.
A Twin Valley, MN, native, Fjeld became a motorsports fan at just three years old (first race was the 2002 Pennsylvania 500). He worked as a contributor and writer for TRE from 2010-18. Since then, he has stepped up and covered 24 NASCAR race weekends and taken on a larger role with TRE. He became the co-owner and managing editor in 2023 and has guided the site to massive growth in that time.
Fjeld has covered a wide array of stories and moments over the years, including Kevin Harvick's final Cup Series season, the first NASCAR national series disqualification in over 50 years, Shane van Gisbergen's stunning win in Chicago and the first Cup Series race at Road America in 66 years – as well as up-and-coming drivers' stories and stories from inside the sport, like the tech it takes for Hendrick Motorsports to remain a top-tier team.
Currently, he resides in Albuquerque, N.M., where he works for KOB 4, an NBC station. He works as a digital producer and does on-air reports. He loves spending time with friends and family, playing and listening to music, exploring new places, being outdoors, reading books and writing among other activities. You can email him at fjeldjonathan@gmail.com