A steering rack change on the No. 71 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet will send Michael McDowell to the rear of the field prior to the start of the NASCAR Cup Series Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix. McDowell qualified seventh for the race.

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The fourth NASCAR Cup Series race of the season resulted in a stellar finish as Christopher Bell held off fierce charges from Denny Hamlin and Kyle Larson to score his third consecutive win of 2025.RELATED: Official results | At-track photos Some drivers had great runs in the desert and left Arizona on an upswing.

As the NASCAR Cup Series underwent inspections today there was one two-time failure, Michael McDowell and the No. 71 team. Everyone else in the Cup Series garage was able to pass on the first or second attempt.

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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.

This Phoenix race has been sloppy in the first two stages. Chase Briscoe was involved in a HUGE wreck in Stage 2. Right after Michael McDowell brought out the caution for a flat right rear, the NASCAR field got wadded up in the back.

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