McDowell Finally Victorious at Road America

In his 297th NASCAR Start (NASCAR Sprint Cup, Xfinity, and Camping World Truck Series), Michael McDowell finally was able to finish one position better than his best finish of second. McDowell was able to hold off a hard charging Brendan Gaughan and Daniel Suarez to snag his first victory in NASCAR.
McDowell was involved in controversy early in the race after he made contact with Alex Tagliani for the race lead.
"I think the 2 realized that we were the car to beat and it's unfortunate he presents himself to take us out, and he did it to take away some competition from him. In those instances, I'm a firm believer that you have to resist the temptation of doing it, but it seems in this world, in this series, in this sport, everything goes." stated Tagliani in an interview at the end with NASCAR.com. McDowell stated "No, it wasn't intentional; I wasn't intentionally doing it, but at the same time I was clearly in there and I wasn't really sure what he was doing when he came across the nose … "
Brendan Gaughan, Brennan Poole, Daniel Suarez, and Ryan Reed Rounded out the Top 5. Tagliani ended 7th.

Race Results from Road America

  1. Michael McDowell
  2. Brendan Gaughan 
  3. Brennan Poole
  4. Daniel Suarez
  5. Ryan Reed
  6. Justin Allgaier
  7. Alex Tagliani
  8. Elliott Sadler
  9. Darrell Wallace Jr.
  10. J.J Yeley
  11. Ryan Preece
  12. Ty Dillon
  13. Dakoda Armstrong
  14. Ryan Sieg
  15. Ray Black Jr.
  16. Brandon Jones
  17. Owen Kelly
  18. Blake Koch
  19. JD Davison
  20. Alex Kennedy 
  21. Erik Jones
  22. Joey Gase 
  23. Timmy Hill
  24. David Starr
  25. Jeremy Clements
  26. Tomy Drissi
  27. Stanton Barrett
  28. BJ McLeod
  29. Scott Heckert
  30. Alon Day
  31. Paige Decker
  32. Justin Marks
  33. Ross Chastain
  34. Kenny Habul
  35. John Jackson
  36. Nicolas Hammann
  37. Morgan Shepherd
  38. Josh Bilicki
  39. Jeff Green
  40. Garrett Smithley

Next Race for NASCAR Xfinity Series

Enough of Road Course Racing for 2016, The NASCAR Xfinity Series heads to Darlington Raceway for a little Saturday Afternoon racing, Ole' School Racing that is as many teams will have throwback paint schemes. Many drivers will look to make a statement by winning the race and making their name into the Chase for the Xfinity Series Championship. We will be covering the Xfinity Series race from Darlington next weekend thanks to Darlington Raceway!

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