The No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet for driver Michael McDowell failed pre-qualifying inspection twice at Phoenix Raceway.

Spire Motorsports is still a relatively young NASCAR Cup Series organization, but you wouldn't know it from the speed they had on Saturday.

Spire Motorsports teammates Carson Hocevar and Michael McDowell set the pace for NASCAR Cup Series practice at Phoenix Raceway right at the start of the session, and no one could beat it. The two

Spire Motorsports driver Michael McDowell earned a starting position of seventh for this week's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. This start position matches McDowell's highest of his Cup career from the March 2023 Cup event at Phoenix.

Read the recent NASCAR news and rumors about Justin Haley for fantasy racing. Justin Haley seems to have lucked out that the Spire Motorsports

Avondale, Arizona will play host to the fourth race of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Four months after crowning a NASCAR Cup Series champion, Phoenix Raceway will be the backdrop for a crucial early-season showdown.

NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix on Sunday. See the starting lineup here.

Daytona 500 winner William Byron climbed out of his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet on Phoenix Raceway pit road with a huge smile after claiming his first pole position in nearly a year on Saturday -- and his was last car to turn a qualifying lap.