In the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series, Michael McDowell secured the pole position for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Driving the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet, McDowell posted a lap time of 28.883 seconds, averaging 186.961 mph.
This achievement marked McDowell’s first pole of the season and the seventh of his career. Notably, it was also Spire Motorsports’ inaugural Cup Series pole.
The top five qualifiers for the Pennzoil 400 were:
- Michael McDowell (No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet)
- Joey Logano (No. 22 Team Penske Ford)
- William Byron (No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- Kyle Larson (No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
- Alex Bowman (No. 48 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet)
The Pennzoil 400 took place earlier today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.