Nelson Piquet Jr. wins N'wide pole
Updated: June 23, 2012, 12:39 PM ET
Associated Press
ELKHART LAKE, Wis. -- Nelson Piquet Jr. has won pole position for Saturday afternoon's NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Road America.
Piquet, a former Formula One driver and the son of three-time F1 champion Nelson Sr., turned a lap of 109.516 mph on the four-mile, 14-turn road course in central Wisconsin.
Michael McDowell qualified second, followed by Ron Fellows, Jacques Villeneuve and Max Papis.
Danica Patrick qualified 10th for the race.
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
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