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.

Michael McDowell roared out of the gates in his fifth qualifying session with Spire Motorsports by winning the Busch Light Pole Award for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday, March 15.

Michael McDowell has a fast car on a 1.5-mile NASCAR race track. The Spire Motorsports driver, who is 15th in the Cup Series standings entering Sunday’s race at Las Vegas, won the pole position to lead the field to green for the Pennzoil 400.