Monday, August 29, 2016

Michael McDowell wins XFINITY race at Road America

Posted by Wayne G. Barber
Michael McDowell won the Road America 180 at Road America. It is his 1st XFINITY Series win and his first win in any NASCAR national series. He led 24 of the 48 laps. #62-Brendan Gaughan finished second, followed by #48-Brennan Poole, #19-Daniel Suarez, #16-Ryan Reed, #7-Justin Allgaier, polesitter #22-Alex Tagliani, #1-Elliott Sadler, #6-Darrell Wallace, Jr., and #44-J.J. Yeley.
The race ended after the first attempt at NASCAR Overtime.
There were 6 cautions for 13 laps and 6 lead changes among 4 leaders.
The average speed was 74.573mph.

Road America XFINITY Race Fast Facts: Michael McDowell(i) won the 7th Annual Road America 180 Fired Up by Johnsonville, his first victory in 94 NASCAR XFINITY Series races.
This is his first victory and first top-10 finish in 2016.
This is his first victory and second top-10 finish in five races at Road America.
Brendan Gaughan (second) posted his third top-10 finish in five races at Road America. It is his 12th top-10 finish in 2016.
Brennan Poole (third) posted his first top-10 finish in his first start at Road America.
Brennan Poole (third) was the highest finishing rookie.
Elliott Sadler leads the point standings by 47 points over Daniel Suarez.
Richard Childress Racing has won the last three consecutive races at Road America - McDowell (2016), Paul Menard (2015) and Brendan Gaughan (2014).
Michael McDowell is the third first-time winner of the 2016 NASCAR XFINITY Series season joining Daniel Suarez (Michigan) and Justin Marks (Mid-Ohio).
Michael McDowell is the fourth first-time NASCAR XFINITY Series winner at Road America joining Nelson Piquet Jr. (2012), AJ Allmendinger (2013) and Brendan Gaughan (2014).

Best Finish for Connecticut Modified shoe Ryan Preece #01 # teamjdmotorsports.com Chevrolet 48
Started 25th, finished 11th on the lead lap on the road course.
Source: (NASCAR Integrated Marketing)(8-6-2016)

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