Michael McDowell made headlines by defying the odds to secure his first-ever pole position for Spire Motorsports ahead of the Pennzoil 400 in Las Vegas. After a blistering qualifying session, the No.

Spire Motorsports' Michael McDowell captured pole position for the seventh time in his career during Saturday's qualifying session for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. It's the first pole for Spire,

Michael McDowell delivered Spire Motorsports' first career Cup pole Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. McDowell won the pole with a lap of 186.961 mph. This marks the third consecutive race that Spire Motorsports has had a car start in the first two rows.