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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Christopher Bell arrives at Phoenix Raceway with momentum few drivers have ever experienced. The Joe Gibbs Racing star, fresh off wins at Atlanta and COTA, now eyes a third consecutive victory in the Shriners Children’s 500.
Many of the usual road-course suspects were out in force for Sunday‘s race at Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Kyle Busch, Shane Van Gisbergen, Tyler Reddick, Michael McDowell, AJ Allmendinger and William Byron all led laps -- and all are among NASCAR Cup Series drivers who‘ve won on road courses.