Tagliani moves up 16 positions at the Indy 500 (13)

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Alex Tagliani Climbs from 33rd to 17th Overall at 
the 100th Running of the Indy 500


Montreal, May 29, 2016 - Canadian driver Alex 
Tagliani was the biggest mover of the day at the 
100th running of the Indy 500, which was held 
Sunday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. 
Starting 33rd and last on the grid, Tagliani's 
team used a different pit stop strategy, which 
allowed the Quebec native to lead the race on two 
occasions prior to crossing the finish line 17th 
overall. The AJ Foyt Racing number 35 Alfe Heat 
Treating Special Honda crew had Tag running 
mid-field in the first half of the race until lap 
117 when he took over the lead for four laps when 
the leaders pitted. He then exchanged the lead 
with eventual rookie race winner Alexander Rossi 
of California.


Tagliani took the lead back from Rossi on lap 123 
when he posted fastest race leader lap at 222.729 
mph, but relinquished it six laps later when he 
had to pit. He led a total of 11 laps. Tagliani 
had another go at the leaders on lap 166, running 
in the Top-10 for 20 laps, but the final yellow 
caution period he needed never came and, with 11 
laps to go, he had to pit for his final time of 
the race.


"It was a great race," Tagliani said. "We were a 
few laps from being able to capitalize on a great 
comeback on that pit stop we took while leading 
because two laps later a yellow came out for the 
rest of the pack. It's a shame, because we had a 
good strategy up to that point. I feel that our 
team minimized the errors in the pits. We had a 
few issues but nothing that we would prevent us 
from competing for the win. Obviously we had a 
fast car because once we were in lead, we were 
saving fuel and kept it in front of cars that 
were running on new tires.


"The results show that from Carb Day (last 
Friday) our team really stepped up to a new 
level. I was really pleased with the balance of 
the car throughout the race. When you look at who 
won the race, we were right up there with him in 
the lead. We feel we had a good chance of winning 
it but we did not make one of the stops when we 
should have. Overall I am very pleased. But to 
win at Indy, you need a bit of luck and 
everything has to go your way."


Rossi stretched his fuel load to the limit to 
become the tenth rookie to win the epic race and 
the first since Helio Castronesves in 2001. He 
ran out of fuel on his cool-down lap. Rossi took 
over the lead on lap 197 of 200. There were a 
total 54 lead changes (the record is 68 in 2013) 
between 13 drivers and 6 cautions for 46 laps. 
Canadian James Hinchcliffe, who started on the 
pole, finished seventh.


Tagliani returns to competition on Saturday June 
11 on the oval track of Autodrome Chaudière in 
Junction-Vallée, Québec, round 2 of the NASCAR 
Pinty's Series.


PHOTO: Tagliani and Hawksworth
AJ Foyt Racing teammates Jack Hawksworth (Car 41) 
battles with Alex Tagliani (Car 35) during the 
100th running of the Indy 500 race. Hawksworth 
finished 16th, one spot ahead of Tag.
Photo courtesy of Chris Jones - IndyCar/IMS Photo


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Source:
Max d'Orsonnens
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