NNS Pole Report: Alex Tagliani claims pole in his hometown of Montreal

Hometown native and IndyCar veteran Alex Tagliani will make just his fourth Nationwide start from the pole position tomorrow. "Tags" lap of  96.688 mph around the 15-turns of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve knocked Sam Hornish Jr. from the pole. This is Tagliani's first pole in his NASCAR career.

Jacques Villeneuve, son of track namesake Gilles, rolls off in third and will need to redeem himself following Road America. Keep an eye on him tomorrow!

Looking at the points leaders: Elliott Sadler will start in 17, while second place driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. starts one position ahead. Sam Hornish, third in points, has the best starting position of the points contenders.

The startling lineup for the NAPA Auto Parts 200:

1. Alex Tagliani
2. Sam Hornish Jr.
3. Jacques Villeneuve
4. Danica Patrick
5. Kyle Busch
6. Michael McDowell
7. Cole Whitt
8. Ron Fellows
9. Billy Johnson
10. Brian Scott
11. Brendan Gaughan
12. Andrew Ranger
13. Patrick Carpentier
14. Eric Curran
15. Justin Allgaier
16. Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
17. Elliott Sadler
18. Jason Bowles
19. Austin Dillon
20. Alex Kennedy
21. Brad Sweet
22. Mike Wallace
23. Mike Bliss
24. Chris Cook
25. Jeff Green
26. Jeremy Clements
27. Kyle Kelley
28. Kenny Habul
29. Timmy Hill
30. Blake Koch
31. Daryl Harr
32. Tayler Malsam
33. Michael Annett
34. Eric Darnell
35. Louis-Philippe Dumoulin
36. Tim Andrews
37. John Young
38. Dexter Stacey
39. Tony Raines
40. Chase Miller
41. Matt DiBenedetto
42. Eric McClure
43. Derek White

Failing to qualify: Ryan Ellis (No. 52)

Tune into the race on Saturday at 2pm ET on ESPN.