Michael McDowell completed a lap at 139.241 mph Saturday to earn the pole for the NASCAR Cup Series race at World Wide Technology Raceway. It’s the third pole for McDowell’s No. 34 Ford in 15 races this year, but the first since he announced he will leave Front Row Motorsports at the end of the season and join Spire Motorsports. Austin Cindric qualified second and Ryan Blaney was third as Fords posted the three fastest times ahead of Sunday's race.
The 2024 NASCAR Cup Series season continues with the Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway on Sunday. See the starting lineup here.
The NASCAR Cup Series held qualifying for the Enjoy Illinois 300 on Sunday at Gateway. Here's the results and how they'll line up on Sunday.
MADISON, Ill. — It was with an obvious sense of pride that Michael McDowell reveled in his pole-winning run on Saturday at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway. McDowell claimed his third Busch Light Pole Award of the season — and of his career — but this one came at a quirky flat track, not […]