Tagliani Edges McDowell for Road America Pole

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A track record effort for Michael McDowell wasn't enough to conquer the pole for the Road America 180 Fired up by Johnsonville as Alex Tagliani edged McDowell in the final round of qualifying to win his 4th career pole in the NASCAR Xfinity Series. In the first round McDowell was able to take down Nelson Piquet Jr.'s Track Record from 2012 but wasn't able to back that effort up in the second round and will start 2nd. His 2nd time starting 2nd and third time starting on the front row. "Third Time's the Charm" as they always say. Mid-Ohio winner Justin Marks will start third, Owen Kelly 4th and Daniel Suarez will start 5th. 2014 Winner Brendan Gaughan will start 8th, He is the only previous winner in the field.

Starting Lineup for Road America

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

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