ROUNDUP: TAGLIANI TAKES CHANCE, GETS 1ST WIN.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Lucky at last, Alex Tagliani Alexandre Tagliani (born October 18 1972) is a French Canadian auto racing driver from Montreal, Quebec. He has raced in the Champ Car series since 2000, when it was still known officially as CART. finally finished first. Tagliani turned a bad weekend into the best day of his career with a gamble that paid off with the checkered flag at the Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. of Road America Road America is a road course located in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the Champ Car, SCCA, American Le Mans, ASRA and AMA Superbike series. on Sunday in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Tagliani, who crashed in practice Friday and didn't get to race in the first round of qualifying, passed Rodolfo Lavin four laps from the finish to secure his first career victory in 85 races. ``This race is for all the guys right here,'' Tagliani said, pointing to his crew celebrating two-year-old Rocketsports Racing's first trip to the winner's circle win·ner's circle n. pl. winners' circles An enclosed area at a racetrack where the winning horse and jockey are brought for awards and publicity. Noun 1. . ``I made them work very hard.'' Tagliani started in the 13th spot at Elkhart Lake, an unfamiliar position but one which allowed him to chance an early green flag pit stop with four other drivers, including Justin Wilson
Justin Wilson (born 31 July, 1978, Rotherham, England) is a British racing driver from England. . The strategy was rewarded when a yellow flag on the 14th lap bunched up the field and the other 13 drivers needed to pit three more times on green instead of two. ``Maybe today I was lucky the way the yellow turned out in the race,'' Tagliani said. ``But many races this year we were unlucky. ... It takes good strategy, a fast car and a little bit of luck to be able to win a race in this series and I think today all the ingredients were there.'' ``I've been working for this many, many years,'' said the 27-year-old driver from San Luis Potosi San Lu·is Po·to·sí A city of central Mexico northeast of León. It was founded in the late 1500s and is a mining, transportation, and industrial center. Population: 659,000. Noun 1. , Mexico, whose lead for three laps was the first of his career. Season points leader and pole-sitter Sebastien Bourdais finished third after an eventful day that included five yellow flags that resulted in the planned 52-lap race going just 48 because of an hour, 45-minute time limit. Tagliani's winning speed was 110.903 mph. Lavin finished 1.855 seconds back and Bourdais was 2.767 seconds behind Tagliani. --Man dies at California Speedway The California Speedway is a two-mile, low-banked, D-shaped oval superspeedway in Fontana, California, similar to that of "sister track" Michigan International Speedway. It is located approximately 40 miles east of Los Angeles on the site of the former Kaiser Steel mill. : John Barr For other persons named John Barr, see . John Barr (March 4 1843 – November 19 1909) was an Ontario-based Canadian physician and political figure. He represented Dufferin in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1875 to 1879, from 1890 to 1894 and from 1898 to 1904 and , a 35-year-old policeman from San Diego, died Saturday afternoon as the result of a motorcycle crash during a track rental at California Speedway in Fontana. Barr was transported from the track to Arrowhead Regional Hospital after the morning crash. According to a report by the San Bernardino County Corner's Office, Barr was pronounced dead at 1:42 p.m. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Alex Tagliani turned misfortune Friday and Saturday into a great Sunday with his first career victory in 85 races. Mark Hoffman/Associated Press |
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