Villeneuve and Tagliani to start 1-2 in Montreal
Former Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve thrilled fans in his native Canada Friday afternoon, as he captured the pole for Saturday’s NAPA Auto Parts 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve road course in Montreal. The circuit is named for Jacques’ late father.
Villeneuve posted a lap of 95.835 miles per hour in the No. 22 Dodge Challenger normally driven by Brad Keselowski. That speed was tops among the 46 drivers setting times and gave the popular Canadian his first NNS pole in seven career starts – conveniently at a Canada race to help slumping ticket sales.
Starting on the outside of Row 1 will be Montreal native Alex Tagliani, who drove the No. 12 Penske Dodge to a speed of 95.708 mph – again conveniently o help slumping ticket sales.
Lineup
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POS |
CAR | DRIVER | MAKE | SPONSOR | SPEED | TIME | BEHIND |
| 1 | 22 | Jacques Villeneuve | Dodge | Discount Tire / Ruby Tuesday | 95.800 | 101.800 | Leader |
| 2 | 12 | Alex Tagliani | Dodge | Hot Wheels | 95.673 | 101.935 | -0.135 |
| 3 | 38 | Jason Leffler | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 95.457 | 102.165 | -0.365 |
| 4 | 33 | Scott Speed | Chevrolet | Rheem Heating, Cooling & Water Heating | 95.346 | 102.284 | -0.484 |
| 5 | 18 | Michael McDowell | Toyota | Sherwin-Williams / Fix Auto | 95.273 | 102.363 | -0.563 |
| 7 | 66 | Steve Wallace | Toyota | 5-Hour Energy | 95.155 | 102.490 | -0.690 |
| 8 | 99 | Patrick Carpentier | Toyota | NAPA Auto Parts | 95.149 | 102.496 | -0.696 |
| 9 | 23 | Alex Kennedy | Chevrolet | Media Master | 95.087 | 102.563 | -0.763 |
| 10 | 31 | Justin Allgaier | Chevrolet | Florida Gulf Safe | 95.071 | 102.580 | -0.780 |
| 11 | 153 | Andrew Ranger | Dodge | Quebec Dodge Dealer Association | 95.017 | 102.638 | -0.838 |
| 12 | 30 | Boris Said | Chevrolet | Great Clips | 94.989 | 102.669 | -0.869 |
| 13 | 5 | Ron Fellows | Chevrolet | Canadian Tire | 94.714 | 102.967 | -1.167 |
| 14 | 60 | Billy Johnson | Ford | Fastenal | 94.614 | 103.076 | -1.276 |
| 15 | 164 | Jason Bowles | Toyota | Fuel Doctor | 94.554 | 103.141 | -1.341 |
| 16 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Chevrolet | GoDaddy.com | 94.398 | 103.312 | -1.512 |
| 17 | 2 | Elliott Sadler | Chevrolet | OneMain Financial | 94.101 | 103.638 | -1.838 |
| 18 | 16 | Trevor Bayne | Ford | 3M | 94.078 | 103.663 | -1.863 |
| 19 | 6 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | Ford | Fastenal | 94.077 | 103.664 | -1.864 |
| 20 | 11 | Brian Scott | Toyota | Shore Lodge | 93.975 | 103.777 | -1.977 |
| 21 | 88 | Aric Almirola | Chevrolet | Grand Touring Vodka | 93.707 | 104.073 | -2.273 |
| 22 | 167 | J.R. Fitzpatrick | Ford | Go Canada Racing | 93.703 | 104.078 | -2.278 |
| 23 | 97 | Kyle Kelley | Chevrolet | NEMCO Motorsports | 93.673 | 104.111 | -2.311 |
| 24 | 32 | Reed Sorenson | Chevrolet | Dollar General | 93.665 | 104.120 | -2.320 |
| 25 | 09 | Kenny Wallace | Toyota | Toyota | 93.643 | 104.144 | -2.344 |
| 26 | 01 | Mike Wallace | Chevrolet | G&K Services | 93.443 | 104.367 | -2.567 |
| 27 | 62 | Michael Annett | Toyota | Pilot Flying J | 93.120 | 104.729 | -2.929 |
| 28 | 19 | Mike Bliss | Chevrolet | Del Monte | 93.050 | 104.808 | -3.008 |
| 29 | 44 | Jeff Green | Chevrolet | TriStar Motorsports | 92.752 | 105.145 | -3.345 |
| 30 | 175 | Chris Cook | Ford | "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" | 92.748 | 105.149 | -3.349 |
| 31 | 113 | D.J. Kennington | Dodge | drivenmale.com / DriverBoutique.com | 92.720 | 105.181 | -3.381 |
| 32 | 103 | Jean-Francois Dumoulin | Chevrolet | North Texas Pipe | 92.435 | 105.505 | -3.705 |
| 33 | 15 | Timmy Hill* | Ford | Rick Ware Racing | 92.072 | 105.921 | -4.121 |
| 34 | 21 | Tim George Jr. | Chevrolet | Applebee's / Potomac Family Dining Group | 91.903 | 106.116 | -4.316 |
| 35 | 14 | Eric McClure | Chevrolet | Hefty BlackOut / Reynolds | 91.895 | 106.125 | -4.325 |
| 36 | 39 | Luis Martinez Jr. | Ford | King Taco | 91.741 | 106.304 | -4.504 |
| 37 | 141 | Tomy Drissi | Ford | "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" | 91.729 | 106.317 | -4.517 |
| 38 | 40 | Josh Wise | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 91.704 | 106.347 | -4.547 |
| 39 | 87 | Kevin Conway | Toyota | NEMCO Motorsports | 91.649 | 106.410 | -4.610 |
| 40 | 51 | Jeremy Clements | Chevrolet | Clements Racing Engines | 91.385 | 106.718 | -4.918 |
| 41 | 70 | Blake Koch* | Dodge | Daystar.com | 91.369 | 106.736 | -4.936 |
| 42 | 55 | Brett Rowe | Chevrolet | Imperial Bedding Company | 91.207 | 106.926 | -5.126 |
| 43 | 142 | Chase Miller | Chevrolet | Key Motorsports | 90.794 | 107.412 | -5.612 |
| 44 | 81 | Maryeve Dufault | Dodge | Quebec Dodge Dealer Association | 90.308 | 107.990 | -6.190 |
| 45 | 28 | Derrike Cope | Dodge | Maxelence.com | 89.120 | 109.430 | -7.630 |