The NASCAR Nationwide Series makes it first trip to the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for the running of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200.
Michael McDowell qualified on the pole for the inaugural Nationwide Series race at the 15 turn track in Lexington, Ohio which measures 2.4 miles around.
Austin Dillon who holds a three point lead in the NASCAR Nationwide Series standings will start the race at the back of the pack after skipping qualifying to be in Michigan for a test session on the No. 14 car of Tony Stewart.
STANDINGS: Nationwide Series
Coverage of the race will air on ESPN beginning at 2:30 pm ET while the green flag will drop at 2:49 pm ET. Marty Reid and Ricky Craven will call the race while Rick DeBruhl, Mike Massaro, and Shannon Spake will be in the pits.
Starting Lineup for the Nationwide Children’s Hospital 200 at Mid-Ohio
- Michael McDowell
- AJ Allmendinger
- Owen Kelly
- Kyle Larson
- Nelson Piquet Jr
- Regan Smith
- Brian Vickers
- Sam Hornish Jr
- Parker Kligerman
- Max Papis
- Ron Fellows
- Brian Scott
- Austin Dillon *
- Elliott Sadler
- Justin Allgaier
- Andrew Ranger
- Alex Bowman
- Travis Pastrana
- Marcos Ambrose *
- Trevor Bayne
- Michael Annett
- Alex Kennedy
- Jeremy Clements
- Jeff Green
- Stanton Barrett
- Reed Sorenson
- Kyle Kelley
- Chad Hackenbracht
- Kenny Habul
- Mike Bliss
- Alx Danielsson
- Mike Wallace
- Ryan Ellis
- Anthony Gandon
- Chase Miller
- Kevin O’Connell
- Jeffrey Earnhardt
- Tomy Drissi
- Kevin Lepage
- Blake Koch
Failed to qualify: TJ Bell, Dexter Stacey, Tim Cowen
* – will drop to the back because they did not qualify the car.
