McDowell is off to a good start in his new opportunity with Spire, and maybe another surprise awaits him down the road.

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.

Martinville is one of Michael McDowell's worst tracks as he has never finished better than 14th, posted an average running position better than 18th, or led a lap at the paper clip, but now he has ...

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Michael McDowell is on the pole for Las Vegas and Joey Logano is on the front row. McDowell changed NASCAR teams in the ...

Spire Motorsports driver Michael McDowell earned a starting position of seventh for this week's Shriners Children's 500 at ...

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 ...

LAS VEGAS, Nevada - Spire Racing's 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.

Each week, The Athletic asks the same 12 questions to a different race car driver. Up next: Michael McDowell, a Phoenix-area native who will race at his home track this weekend for the first time ...

Michael McDowell, the driver of the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, was slated to roll from the starting grid from the ...

Michael McDowell laid down the fastest lap in Sin City on Saturday, winning the pole for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with a time of 28. 883 seconds — the fastest qualifying lap at ...