Michael McDowell
2026 Season — NASCAR Cup Series
Through May 24, 2026 · 372 pts behind leader
Coverage (3 articles)
What to Watch and Who's Hot at Dover's First All-Star Race
The NASCAR All-Star Race goes to Dover Motor Speedway Sunday for the first time in the event's 41-year history — the 42nd running of the showcase, three segments, 26 cars, the trophy on the line. A preview of what to watch and who's hot heading in.
Spire Motorsports Opens the Mooresville Shop Thursday for Its Fifth Annual Spring Fan Day
Spire Motorsports' fifth-annual Spring Fan Day runs Thursday, May 21, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the team's Mooresville HQ (351 Mazeppa Road). Autograph wristbands for Suárez, McDowell, Hocevar, Kyle Busch, and Mosack distributed first-come-first-served starting 8 a.m. 25% of the day's proceeds benefit the USO. A four-grandstand-tickets raffle for the Coca-Cola 600 also benefits the USO.
Spire Motorsports Locked the Front Row at Texas.
Carson Hocevar won the pole at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday in the Spire Motorsports No. 77, edging teammate Daniel Suárez by 0.003 seconds. It is the second pole of Hocevar's career, the second Spire car on the front row — and the third weekend in a row that Spire Motorsports, the Concord-based Cup team, has put a car in NASCAR's spotlight.