front row Motorsports star Michael McDow admitted he was bummed to crash out of the lead late in the K 0400 at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday after receiving a sh to the front from Parker redli Harrison Burton held off Kyle bus to take the checker flag and secure his first NASCAR cup series when his performance marked the 100th win in the history of Wood Brothers Racing and Burton set to be a free agent next year has clinched the playoff bir Earth but it was Agony for McDow who led the field heading into turn one on the outside Lane with nine laps remaining the pole it was tagged by Ford teammate Austin syri and sent spinning to the left his Mustang was perpendicular to the field one hit in the driver's side door by Joey loano and lifted off the ground mcdow's car did not flip as it landed on all four wheels but attended his contention as he finished 30th having LED for 26 laps McDowell was checked and released from the infield care center and he declared he felt fine however McDow was so much crestfallen as his playoff hopes now hang by a thread I'm just B me a broken bar I'm really proud of everyone at front row McDow told reporters I mean we had a ton of speed with both cars this weekend and with a few laps to go we put ourselves in position to win the race that's what we wanted to do and unfortunately we didn't get to the end I felt like I got turned going into turn one and it was just the wrong hour at the wrong time on the crash and what led to the incident McDow added it was going over I had my eyes closed but whoever hit me it felt like it set me back down because I had that moment where it got real light and it got real quiet and then I got hit and then I was back on the ground I haven't seen the replay but I'm just glad Josh Berry is okay that one looked definitely worse than mine it's the and of a Daytona race and these things happen everybody is pushing hard and we had guys up there that had to win so you know everybody is going to go for it the result leaves McDow outside the playoff places sitting 23rd in the playoff picture as the 39-year-old does not have a cup series Victory this season he is 199 points behind Chris buer who occupies the final playoff spot McDowell will hope for a victory to save his postseason hopes in next week's regular season finale the Cook Out Southern 500 as darling