Allmendinger Scores Nationwide Series Pole At Road America

Elkhart Lake, WI – Under threatening skies, AJ Allmendinger captured the pole for the Johnsonville Sausage 250 Nationwide Series race at Road America.

Light rain fell as the final group of cars took to the track, but they were no problem for Allmendinger, in the Team Penske Discount Tire Ford, who toured the four mile road course at 109.233 mph to grab the top spot in qualifying.

Owen Kelly in the Joe Gibbs Racing Monster Energy Toyota qualified second, Parker Kligerman third, Justin Allgaier fourth and Michael McDowell rounded out the top five.

Point standings leader Regan Smith qualified sixteenth and Last year’s winner Nelson Piquet Jr qualified sixth. Sam Hornish Jr. , currently second in the point standings fifty-eight points behind, qualified eighth.

The Johnsonville Sausage 250 is scheduled to take the green flag at 4:00pm CST.

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