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.

Following Christopher Bell's win at Phoenix — his third straight — the NASCAR Cup Series shifts its focus to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the running of the Pennzoil 400. This week's stop at the 1.5-mile Nevada track is the fifth race of the season and will be the first contested on a traditional intermediate track,