Tag on Target: Alex Tagliani wins Gardner Denver 200 pole

On Saturday morning at Road America, it’d be Alex Tagliani winning the pole for the Gardner Denver 200 fired up by Johnsonville with a lap of 134.411 seconds. It marks the second career pole for the driver of the No. 22 Discount Tire Ford.

Team Penske hired Tagliani to run the car in trying to gain the maximum points possible towards the owner’s championship as they battle head-to-head with the No. 54 for Joe Gibbs Racing. Team Penske has been successful at Road America before as A.J. Allmendinger drove the No. 22 to victory lane last year.

Despite being known as an open-wheel racer, Tagliani could keep the streak going as he has been strong in previous Nationwide Series starts and has won a couple NASCAR Canadian Tire Series road course events.

Rookie Dylan Kwasniewski was second quickest for his ninth top-10 start of the 2014 season. Kwasniewski has road course experience from running the K&N Pro Series. Regan Smith was third, followed by Sam Hornish Jr. and Brendan Gaughan.

Brian Scott was sixth, followed by Ty Dillon, Justin Marks, Chris Buescher and Andy Lally. Elliott Sadler was 11th with Chase Elliott in 12th. Elliott did not get any practice laps in as he blew a motor at the beginning of the session.

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Ashley McCubbin

Joining OnPitRoad.com mid-2013 season, Ashley McCubbin is now the Managing Editor and contributes to each racing division as needed. Since studying journalism at the University of Guelph-Humber, Ashley has published articles on a couple of different websites, while serving as a public relations representative for different short track teams. Born in North York, Ontario, Ashley currently lives in Bradford, Ontario and spends her weekend at the local short tracks in the area. She has spent her entire life at the short track level, falling in love with the sport at the age of five. Beyond her love of short track racing, she also has grown an interest for both NASCAR and the IndyCar Racing Series. She also enjoys taking photos and working on websites, while playing a couple rounds of Candy Crush afterwards.

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