Alex Tagliani will drive Brad
Keselowski Racing’s No. 29 Cooper Standard Ford in the August 30 NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series race at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park in
Bowmanville, Ontario.
Tagliani made his Truck Series
debut in 2014 at the 2.459-mile Canadian road course behind the wheel of the team’s
No. 19 Reese Towpower Ford. He won the pole in his first start and made
it look easy, capturing the top starting spot with a lap (80.558 seconds) that
was both a track record and a whopping .433 seconds better than the second
place starter.
"Alex
did a terrific job for us last year," Keselowski said. "He won
the pole and ran very well in the race. It's awesome to have him in the
Cooper Standard Ford F-150 at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park."
The Montreal native had such
an enjoyable experience last year that he jumped at the chance to return to the
Truck Series with BKR.
"I really enjoyed driving
the truck because it was so well prepared by the team," Tagliani
said. "A big part of racing is the chemistry. This was so unique
because of everyone's attitude at BKR. By the time qualifying was over, I
felt like I had been working with the team for years."
Tagliani has
seven NASCAR Xfinity Series starts in seven seasons dating back to 2009.
He enters the NCWTS event at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park on the heels of a
strong performance at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course where he won the pole and
finished second after leading 38 of the event's 75
laps.
He also has 32 starts in the
NASCAR Canadian Tire Series over the past seven seasons. In June, he
grabbed his second victory in the series in dominating fashion, lapping the
entire field while leading 193 of 300 laps at Sunset Speedway in Ontario.
His other victory in the series came on the road course at Edmonton City Centre
Airport in 2008.
Tagliani has a diverse racing
portfolio, which includes the Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, NASCAR Xfinity Series,
road racing and Champ Car competition.
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