NASCAR at Las Vegas 2025 Qualifying Results: Full Starting Lineup and Reaction

Michael McDowell took the pole Saturday for Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

With a time of 28.883 seconds, McDowell beat out Joey Logano to secure the inside spot on Row 1. The full qualifying results, courtesy of NASCAR.com, are as follows:

1. Michael McDowell: 28.883

2. Joey Logano: 28.898

3. Austin Cindric: 28.909

4. Kyle Busch: 28.933

5. Erik Jones: 28.934

6. Alex Bowman: 28.936

7. Josh Berry: 28.939

8. William Byron: 28.944

9. Zane Smith: 28.946

10. Kyle Larson: 28.950

11. Chris Buescher: 28.964

12. Ryan Preece: 28.967

13. Christopher Bell: 28.984

14. Tyler Reddick: 28.991

15. Denny Hamlin: 28.995

16. Chase Elliott: 29.000

17. Ty Dillon: 29.019

18. A.J. Allmendinger: 29.020

19. Ross Chastain: 29.021

20. Bubba Wallace: 29.035

21. Noah Gragson: 29.059

22. Austin Dillon: 29.068

23. Daniel Suárez: 29.082

24. Chase Briscoe: 29.131

25. Carson Hocevar: 29.133

26. Cole Custer: 29.135

27. Brad Keselowski: 29.149

28. Shane van Gisbergen: 29.185

29. Ty Gibbs: 29.191

30. John Hunter Nemechek: 29.243

31. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.: 29.285

32. Todd Gilliland: 29.344

33. Justin Haley: 29.371

34. Riley Herbst: 29.788

35. Cody Ware: 30.093

36. Ryan Blaney: 0

A 40-year-old veteran with two career Cup Series wins to his credit, McDowell is now a seven-time pole-sitter during his 18-year Cup Series career.

With a big smile on his face, McDowell discussed his performance during a post-qualifying interview, giving plenty of credit to his Spire Motorsports team in the process:

Ryan Blaney, who won the NASCAR Cup Series points title in 2023 and finished second last year, was the only driver who did not have a qualifying run.

He crashed into the wall during practice, meaning he will start in the 36th and final spot on Sunday:

Christopher Bell, who is second in the Cup Series points standings so far this season, qualified 13th on Saturday.

Bell enters Sunday's race as the driver to beat since he has won three races in a row, making him the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to accomplish that feat since Kyle Larson in 2021.

If Bell wins a fourth straight race on Sunday, he will be the first driver to do so since Jimmie Johnson in 2007.

Several veteran drivers in Sunday's field have multiple career wins at Las Vegas to their credit, and they could be significant factors as well.

Logano is a four-time Vegas winner, while Brad Keselowski (qualified 27th) and Larson (qualified 10th) have won three times each at the track.

Logano and Larson are especially big threats since they have two Las Vegas wins each since 2022. Other recent winners include William Byron (qualified eighth) in 2023 and Alex Bowman (qualified sixth) in 2022.

As he seeks a fourth straight victory, Bell will have to conquer a track at which he has had plenty of ups and downs over the years.

In 10 career Cup Series starts at Las Vegas, Bell has recorded three top-five finishes and five top-10 results, but he has an average finish of just 17.4.

The Pennzoil 400 is set to get started Sunday at 3:30 p.m. ET, and it will air on FS1.