Event Date: Saturday, May 1, 2010 1:30 p.m. ET on ABC, IMS Radio Network, XM Radio 145 and SIRIUS Radio 211 and live at 1:30 p.m. ET on TSN Race 5 of 17
*Note—Heavy rain delayed practice today and cars did not get underway until 2:30 p.m. CT. Practice was held from 2:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. with Qualifications held from 5:15 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Practice Session Results Position: 9th Speed: 211.187 mph
Qualifying Results Position: 5th Speed: 210.887 mph (4 lap average)
Entry: No. 77 La Capsule Sportive/Adonis Products/Honda Indy Edmonton FAZZT Race Team Dallara/Honda/Firestone
Event/Track: Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, Temporary Street Circuit
Event Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010 3:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS, IMS Radio Network, XM Radio 145 and SIRIUS Radio 211 and 5:00 p.m. ET on TSN 2 Race 4 of 17
Race Results Start Position: 7th Finish Position: 21st Laps Completed: 65 of 85 Reason: Contact
No. 77 LaCapsule Sportive/Adonis Products/Honda Indy Edmonton FAZZT Race Team Race News and Notes • Tagliani and Andretti made contact on lap 1 in the hairpin, knocking the tire ramp from the #77 car. It didn’t do any additional damage, and Alex continued and was running in 8th place. • Alex continued running in 8th position throughout the first stint and then pitted for the first time on lap 29. • During the first stop there was a fuel flow issue and the full amount of fuel didn’t make it on board the #77 car. • The team pitted a 2nd time on lap 49 to fill the car fully with fuel, hoping to make it to the end of the race by stretching fuel. But based on the number of yellows in the early part of the race, the team knew they would need a 3rd stop to make it to the end of the 85 lap event. • On lap 60 there was a full course yellow and the team made the decision to make a 3rd and final stop and go to red tires with the intent to allow Alex to race fully to the end of the 85 lap race. • On the restart on lap 65, Alex had contact that damaged the front suspension which ended his day. • Tagliani started 9th and finished 10th in last year’s Long Beach event while driving for Conquest Racing. • In previous Long Beach race events Tagliani’s best start was 2nd in 2008 in a co-run event with the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series and his best finish was 3rd in 2006 racing in the Champ Car World Series.
Driver Alex Tagliani on the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Race: “We just had a tough day today and it’s just a shame for the team. We had contact on the first lap
Entry:No. 77 La Capsule Sportive/Adonis Products/Honda Indy Edmonton FAZZT Race Team Dallara/Honda/Firestone
Event/Track:Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, Temporary Street Circuit
Event Date:Sunday, April 18, 2010 3:30 p.m. ET on VERSUS, IMS Radio Network, XM Radio 145 and SIRIUS Radio 211 and 5:00 p.m. ET on TSN 2
Race 4 of 17
Qualifying Results
Position: 7th
Time:1:09.8730
Pole Winner: Will Power
Time:1:09.3185
No. 77 LaCapsule Sportive/Adonis Products/Honda Indy Edmonton FAZZT Race Team Qualifying News and Notes
In the second qualifying session, the Fast 12, Tagliani missed making the Fast Six by only 3/100ths of a second.
Tagliani was fourth in the first qualifying session with a time of 1:10.2228.The session was the first time the team had run red tires during the weekend so they knew slight changes might be necessary.After slight adjustments to the set-up, Tagliani went from 9th to 4th in his second stint to make it into the Fast 12.
In the morning practice session Tagliani was 8th overall.
Tagliani started 9th and finished 10th in last year’s Long Beach event while driving for Conquest Racing.
In previous Long Beach race events Tagliani’s best start was 2nd in 2008 in a co-run event with the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series and his best finish was 3rd in 2006 racing in the Champ Car World Series.
Driver Alex Tagliani on the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Qualifying Session:
“I’m so very proud of the FAZZT Race Team they are just doing a fantastic job.We are right there every time we go out and today just shows how incredibly competitive the IZOD IndyCar Series is to be only half a tenth out of the Fast Six, it’s just amazing.And I have to say
