Michael McDowell picked up his seventh-career pole position on Saturday at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and the first-ever NASCAR Cup Series pole for the Spire Motorsports team.

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.

Spire Racing's Michael McDowell captured pole position for the seventh time in his career, while Christopher Bell qualified in 13th as he searches for a fourth consecutive win.