Brad Keselowski Racing
announced today that Alex Tagliani will drive the team's No. 19 Ford F-150 in
the August 31 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race at Canadian Tire
Motorsport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario.
Tagliani, a native of
Montreal, has made five career NASCAR Nationwide Series starts over six seasons,
dating back to 2009. He has two poles and two Top-5 finishes and enters
the NCWTS event at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on the heels of a strong
performance in Nationwide Series action at Road America, where he won the pole
and scored a strong second-place finish. Tagliani also finished second at
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal in 2011 and won the pole there in
2012.
"Alex did a heck of a
job in the Nationwide car for Team Penske at Road America and I knew I had to
put him in one of my trucks," Keselowski said. "I'm looking
forward to seeing what he can do."
Tagliani’s Truck Series
debut will add to an already diverse racing portfolio that includes the
Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, road racing and Champ Car competition.
"It's an honor to get a
call to drive for Brad's team this year, especially after sharing the No. 22
Team Penske Nationwide car with him for two races," Tagliani said.
"It will be my first time competing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck
Series, but Mosport is a great track to drive and I am hoping to be able to
help the team with a strong result."
Tagliani has made 20 starts
in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series over the past six seasons. He won a
road course event at Edmonton City Centre Airport in 2008 and owns six Top-5
and eight Top-10 finishes, along with five poles. He currently competes as
an owner/driver in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series and the Tudor United Sports
Car Championship with RSR Racing. Tagliani also competed in the 2014
Indianapolis 500 where he scored a 13th-place finish for Sara Fisher Hartman
Racing.
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