Nelson Piquet Jr. took his first race win in one of NASCAR's three national-level championships, claiming victory in the Sargento 200 Nationwide Series road race at Road America.

Piquet held off strong competition from the likes of experienced series competitor Michael McDowell and Canadian road racer Ron Fellows, as well as two more former F1 drivers Jacques Villeneuve and Max Papis. Former IRL champion Sam Hornish Jr. and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick were also in the field.

While he's a series regular in the third-tier Camping World Truck Series, this was only Piquet's third Nationwide Series start in his US career to date: earlier, he had managed to take his first series pole position by smashing the previous track qualifying record earlier on Saturday.

The 26-year-old Brazilian - who is a regular in the Camping World Truck Series in 2012 - was driving the Qualcomm/Autotrac Chevrolet #30 car for Harry Scott Jr. this weekend. The estimated crowd at Road America was 56,000.

Race results

1. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet 50 laps 2hrs 22mins 35secs (0pts)
2. #18 Michael McDowell Toyota 50 laps + 2.258s (0pts)
3. #5 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 50 laps + 2.394s (0pts)
4. #33 Max Papis Chevrolet 50 laps + 15.380s (0pts)
5. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 50 laps + 16.715s (40/1 pts)
6. #22 Jacques Villeneuve Dodge 50 laps + 17.310s (39/1 pts)
7. #11 Brian Scott Toyota 50 laps + 17.688s (38/1 pts)
8. #54 Kurt Busch Toyota 50 laps + 19.491s (0pts)
9. #88 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 50 laps + 21.556s (35/0 pts)
10. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 50 laps + 21.910s (34/0 pts)
11. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 50 laps + 26.800s (33/0 pts)
12. #7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 50 laps + 30.665s (32/0 pts)
13. #44 Mike Bliss Toyota 50 laps + 36.416s (31/0 pts)
14. #81 Jason Bowles * Toyota 50 laps + 42.081s (30/0 pts)
15. #2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 50 laps + 42.177s (29/0 pts)
16. #275 Kenny Habul Toyota 50 laps + 52.466s (0pts)
17. #199 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Toyota 50 laps + 53.033s (0pts)
18. #3 Austin Dillon * Chevrolet 50 laps + 58.025s (26/0 pts)
19. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 50 laps + 60.138s (25/0 pts)
20. #38 Brad Sweet * Chevrolet 50 laps + 65.167s (24/0 pts)
21. #14 Eric McClure Toyota 50 laps + 72.918s (23/0 pts)
22. #41 Timmy Hill Ford 50 laps + 85.819s (0pts)
23. #40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 50 laps + 86.912s (21/0 pts)
24. #70 Tony Raines Dodge 50 laps + 103.008s (0pts)
25. #51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 50 laps + 105.874s (19/0 pts)
26. #43 Michael Annett Ford 48 laps + 2 laps (18/0 pts)
27. #23 Bill Prietzel Chevrolet 48 laps + 2 laps (0pts)
28. #126 John Young Dodge 47 laps Out of fuel (0pts)
29. #32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet 47 laps + 3 laps (0pts)
30. #19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 46 laps + 4 laps (14/0 pts)
31. #39 Josh Richards Ford 41 laps + 9 laps (13/0 pts)
32. #124 Casey Roderick * Chevrolet 40 laps + 10 laps (12/0 pts)
33. #87 Alex Kennedy Toyota 38 laps + 12 laps (0pts)
34. #4 Matthew Bell Chevrolet 36 laps + 14 laps (10/0 pts)
35. #159 Kyle Kelley Chevrolet 29 laps Engine (0pts)
36. #89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 26 laps Handling (8/0 pts)
37. #50 TJ Bell Chevrolet 24 laps Rear end (7/0 pts)
38. #108 Matt Frahm Ford 14 laps Brakes (6/0 pts)
39. #52 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 4 laps Ignition (5/0 pts)
40. #46 Chase Miller Chevrolet 4 laps Brakes (4/0 pts)
41. #47 Matt DiBenedetto Chevrolet 3 laps Overheating (3/0 pts)
42. #42 Tim Schendel Chevrolet 3 laps Vibration (2/0 pts)
43. #10 Jeff Green Toyota 2 laps Vibration (1/0 pts)

Qualifying times

1. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet 133.066s (Leader) 109.516mph
2. #18 Michael McDowell Toyota 133.380s (-0.314) 109.258mph
3. #5 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 133.641s (-0.575) 109.044mph
4. #22 Jacques Villeneuve Dodge 133.671s (-0.605) 109.020mph
5. #33 Max Papis Chevrolet 133.799s (-0.733) 108.916mph
6. #11 Brian Scott Toyota 134.193s (-1.127) 108.596mph
7. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 134.313s (-1.247) 108.499mph
8. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 134.457s (-1.391) 108.383mph
9. #32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet 134.655s (-1.589) 108.223mph
10. #7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 134.675s (-1.609) 108.207mph
11. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 134.702s (-1.636) 108.186mph
12. #43 Michael Annett Ford 134.773s (-1.707) 108.129mph
13. #2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 134.962s (-1.896) 107.977mph
14. #88 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet 135.033s (-1.967) 107.920mph
15. #81 Jason Bowles* Toyota 135.294s (-2.228) 107.712mph
16. #38 Brad Sweet* Chevrolet 135.718s (-2.652) 107.376mph
17. #199 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Toyota 135.838s (-2.772) 107.281mph
18. #87 Alex Kennedy Toyota 136.194s (-3.128) 107.000mph
19. #44 Mike Bliss Toyota 136.477s (-3.411) 106.778mph
20. #275 Kenny Habul Toyota 136.583s (-3.517) 106.696mph
21. #159 Kyle Kelley Chevrolet 136.726s (-3.660) 106.584mph
22. #54 Kurt Busch Toyota 136.822s (-3.756) 106.509mph
23. #3 Austin Dillon* Chevrolet 137.004s (-3.938) 106.368mph
24. #19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 137.372s (-4.306) 106.083mph
25. #41 Timmy Hill Ford 137.642s (-4.576) 105.875mph
26. #51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 137.790s (-4.724) 105.761mph
27. #126 John Young Dodge 138.147s (-5.081) 105.488mph
28. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 138.931s (-5.865) 104.892mph
29. #14 Eric McClure Toyota 139.408s (-6.342) 104.534mph
30. #10 Jeff Green Toyota 139.494s (-6.428) 104.469mph
31. #39 Josh Richards Ford 140.033s (-6.967) 104.067mph
32. #40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 140.849s (-7.783) 103.464mph
33. #124 Casey Roderick* Chevrolet 140.906s (-7.840) 103.422mph
34. #52 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 142.311s (-9.245) 102.401mph
35. #23 Bill Prietzel Chevrolet 144.448s (-11.382) 100.886mph
36. #70 Tony Raines Dodge 144.881s (-11.815) 100.585mph
37. #42 Tim Schendel Chevrolet 145.446s (-12.380) 100.194mph
38. #46 Chase Miller Chevrolet 145.876s (-12.810) 99.898mph
39. #108 Matt Frahm Ford 146.643s (-13.577) 99.376mph
40. #89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 146.744s (-13.678) 99.308mph
42. #4 Matthew Bell Chevrolet 148.791s (-15.725) 97.941mph
43. #50 TJ Bell Chevrolet

Practice 2

1. #33 Max Papis Chevrolet 133.350s (Leader) 109.282 mph
2. #18 Michael McDowell Toyota 134.901s (-1.551) 108.026 mph
3. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet 135.099s (-1.749) 107.868 mph
4. #22 Jacques Villeneuve Dodge 135.117s (-1.767) 107.853 mph
5. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 135.966s (-2.616) 107.180 mph
6. #5 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 136.055s (-2.705) 107.110 mph
7. #7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 136.321s (-2.971) 106.901 mph
8. #2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 136.506s (-3.156) 106.756 mph
9. #88 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet 136.630s (-3.280) 106.659 mph
10. #3 Austin Dillon* Chevrolet 136.687s (-3.337) 106.614 mph
11. #87 Alex Kennedy Toyota 136.791s (-3.441) 106.533 mph
12. #81 Jason Bowles* Toyota 136.914s (-3.564) 106.438 mph
13. #54 Kurt Busch Toyota 137.270s (-3.920) 106.162 mph
14. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 137.506s (-4.156) 105.979 mph
15. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 137.609s (-4.259) 105.900 mph
16. #44 Mike Bliss Toyota 137.801s (-4.451) 105.753 mph
17. #275 Kenny Habul Toyota 138.106s (-4.756) 105.519 mph
18. #38 Brad Sweet* Chevrolet 138.152s (-4.802) 105.484 mph
19. #126 John Young Dodge 138.249s (-4.899) 105.410 mph
20. #43 Michael Annett Ford 138.546s (-5.196) 105.184 mph
21. #159 Kyle Kelley Chevrolet 138.612s (-5.262) 105.134 mph
22. #199 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Toyota 138.631s (-5.281) 105.119 mph
23. #41 Timmy Hill Ford 138.914s (-5.564) 104.905 mph
24. #14 Eric McClure Toyota 140.049s (-6.699) 104.055 mph
25. #19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 140.291s (-6.941) 103.876 mph
26. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 140.546s (-7.196) 103.687 mph
27. #10 Jeff Green Toyota 141.225s (-7.875) 103.188 mph
28. #50 TJ Bell Chevrolet 142.822s (-9.472) 102.035 mph
29. #52 Ryan Ellis Chevrolet 143.236s (-9.886) 101.740 mph
30. #39 Josh Richards Ford 143.297s (-9.947) 101.697 mph
31. #23 Bill Prietzel Chevrolet 144.993s (-11.643) 100.507 mph
32. #40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 145.240s (-11.890) 100.336 mph
33. #42 Tim Schendel Chevrolet 149.211s (-15.861) 97.666 mph
34. #4 Matthew Bell Chevrolet
35. #108 Matt Frahm Ford
36. #11 Brian Scott Toyota
37. #124 Casey Roderick* Chevrolet
38. #51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet
39. #70 Tony Raines Dodge
40. #46 Chase Miller Chevrolet
41. #89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet

Practice 1

1. #22 Jacques Villeneuve Dodge 133.564s (Leader) 109.107 mph
2. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet 134.211s (-0.647) 108.581 mph
3. #33 Max Papis Chevrolet 135.230s (-1.666) 107.763 mph
4. #18 Michael McDowell Toyota 135.558s (-1.994) 107.502 mph
5. #5 Ron Fellows Chevrolet 135.720s (-2.156) 107.374 mph
6. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 136.080s (-2.516) 107.090 mph
7. #32 Miguel Paludo Chevrolet 136.149s (-2.585) 107.036 mph
8. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 136.367s (-2.803) 106.865 mph
9. #11 Brian Scott Toyota 136.499s (-2.935) 106.761 mph
10. #81 Jason Bowles* Toyota 136.802s (-3.238) 106.525 mph
11. #38 Brad Sweet* Chevrolet 136.973s (-3.409) 106.392 mph
12. #7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 137.166s (-3.602) 106.242 mph
13. #88 Cole Whitt* Chevrolet 137.267s (-3.703) 106.164 mph
14. #43 Michael Annett Ford 137.295s (-3.731) 106.142 mph
15. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 137.523s (-3.959) 105.966 mph
16. #2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 137.750s (-4.186) 105.792 mph
17. #44 Mike Bliss Toyota 137.804s (-4.240) 105.750 mph
18. #51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 138.096s (-4.532) 105.527 mph
19. #54 Colin Braun Toyota 138.291s (-4.727) 105.378 mph
20. #3 Austin Dillon* Chevrolet 138.374s (-4.810) 105.315 mph
21. #199 Victor Gonzalez Jr. Toyota 138.560s (-4.996) 105.173 mph
22. #87 Alex Kennedy Toyota 138.590s (-5.026) 105.150 mph
23. #47 Matt DiBenedetto Chevrolet 138.722s (-5.158) 105.050 mph
24. #126 John Young Dodge 138.798s (-5.234) 104.993 mph
25. #275 Kenny Habul Toyota 140.376s (-6.812) 103.813 mph
26. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 140.447s (-6.883) 103.760 mph
27. #14 Eric McClure Toyota 140.845s (-7.281) 103.467 mph
28. #19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 140.937s (-7.373) 103.399 mph
29. #41 Timmy Hill Ford 141.920s (-8.356) 102.683 mph
30. #4 Matthew Bell Chevrolet 143.025s (-9.461) 101.890 mph
31. #39 Josh Richards Ford 143.689s (-10.125) 101.419 mph
32. #23 Bill Prietzel Chevrolet 144.581s (-11.017) 100.793 mph
33. #70 Tony Raines Dodge 145.903s (-12.339) 99.880 mph
34. #89 Morgan Shepherd Chevrolet 146.982s (-13.418) 99.147 mph
35. #40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 147.582s (-14.018) 98.744 mph
36. #108 Matt Frahm Ford 153.102s (-19.538) 95.184 mph
37. #42 Tim Schendel Chevrolet 153.393s (-19.829) 95.003 mph
38. #46 Chase Miller Chevrolet 154.233s (-20.669) 94.486 mph
39. #50 TJ Bell Chevrolet

Nationwide Series championship standings

1. (--) Elliott Sadler 517pts
2. (--) Austin Dillon* 506pts (-11pts)
3. (--) Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 494pts (-23pts)
4. (--) Sam Hornish Jr. 483pts (-34pts)
5. (--) Cole Whitt* 442pts (-75pts)
6. (--) Justin Allgaier 441pts (-76pts)
7. (--) Michael Annett 414pts (-103pts)
8. (--) Mike Bliss 364pts (-153pts)
9. (+3) Brian Scott 339pts (-178pts)
10. (+1) Danica Patrick 337pts (-180pts)
11. (-1) Tayler Malsam 319pts (-198pts)
12. (-3) Joe Nemechek 316pts (-201pts)
13. (--) Mike Wallace 307pts (-210pts)
14. (+1) Jason Bowles* 289pts (-228pts)
15. (-1) Jeremy Clements 278pts (-239pts)
16. (--) Erik Darnell 248pts (-269pts)
17. (--) TJ Bell 204pts (-313pts)
18. (--) Johanna Long* 190pts (-327pts)
19. (--) Trevor Bayne 180pts (-337pts)
20. (+2) Eric McClure 165pts (-352pts)
21. (-1) Timmy Hill 154pts (-363pts)
22. (-1) Kenny Wallace 150pts (-367pts)
23. (+5) Brad Sweet* 145pts (-372pts)
24. (-1) Ryan Truex 136pts (-381pts)
25. (--) Morgan Shepherd 132pts (-385pts)
26. (-2) Blake Koch 129pts (-388pts)
27. (-1) Danny Efland 122pts (-395pts)
28. (-1) Jamie Dick 122pts (-395pts)
29. (--) Jeff Green 120pts (-397pts)
30. (+2) Casey Roderick* 119pts (-398pts)
31. (-1) Joey Gase* 118pts (-399pts)
32. (-1) Benny Gordon* 116pts (-401pts)
33. (+1) Josh Richards 102pts (-415pts)
34. (-1) Robert Richardson Jr. 96pts (-421pts)
35. (--) Travis Pastrana 87pts (-430pts)
36. (--) Tim Schendel 81pts (-436pts)
37. (--) Kyle Fowler 76pts (-441pts)
38. (--) Kevin Lepage 64pts (-453pts)
39. (--) Steve Arpin 62pts (-455pts)
40. (--) Daryl Harr 61pts (-456pts)
41. (--) Mike Harmon 51pts (-466pts)
42. (--) Chase Miller 46pts (-471pts)
43. (+4) Matt Frahm 40pts (-477pts)
44. (--) Jacques Villeneuve 39pts (-478pts)
45. (-2) Ryan Blaney 38pts (-479pts)
46. (-2) Reed Sorenson 38pts (-479pts)
47. (-2) Jeffrey Earnhardt 37pts (-480pts)
48. (-2) Darrell Wallace Jr. 35pts (-482pts)
49. (-1) Steve Wallace 33pts (-484pts)
50. (-1) Tim Andrews 32pts (-485pts)
51. (-1) Brad Teague 31pts (-486pts)
52. (-1) Derrike Cope 29pts (-488pts)
53. (-1) Angela Cope 24pts (-493pts)
54. (-1) Kelly Bires 22pts (-495pts)
55. (-1) David Green 22pts (-495pts)
56. (-1) Tim Bainey Jr. 16pts (-501pts)
57. (-1) Tanner Berryhill 15pts (-502pts)
58. (-1) Charles Lewandoski 10pts (-507pts)
59. (--) Matthew Bell 10pts (-507pts)
60. (-2) John Jackson 10pts (-507pts)
61. (-2) Matthew Carter 9pts (-508pts)
62. (-2) Michael Guerity 9pts (-508pts)
63. (--) Ryan Ellis 5pts (-512pts)
64. (-3) Matt DiBenedetto 5pts (-512pts)

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