Champ Car career

Tagliani raced in the Champ Car series from 2000, when it was still known as CART, until its demise in 2007. He was signed by Forsythe Racing for the 2000 season replacing Greg Moore.

He came close to obtaining his first victory in his third start, after taking pole position at Brazil and leading most of the race, but spun out from the lead with nine laps to go.

In 2001 he was involved in the collision with Alex Zanardi at the Lausitzring that resulted in the loss of Zanardi's legs.

He remained at Forsythe until the end of 2002, when he was substituted by Paul Tracy. He found a job with the Rocketsports team in 2003, and remained there for the 2004 season, in which he earned his first and only Champ Car victory at Road America.

In 2005 he joined Team Australia, which was a rebranding of Derrick Walker's long-running team with the support of Australian businessman Craig Gore, and finished 7th in the championship despite lacking a race engineer. 7th would equal the best of his 3 top-10 championship finishes.

He returned to Rocketsports for the 2007 season, and finished 10th in points with a best finish of 4th in the first race of the season. He earned four pole positions during his Champ Car career.

Post-Champ Car: NASCAR and IndyCar

In 2008, after the Rocketsports team decided not to take part in the IndyCar Series, Tagliani made the transition to stock cars and began racing in the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series. He also drove for Conquest Racing in the IndyCar Series Detroit Grand Prix, replacing the injured Enrique Bernoldi. Tagliani continued in the seat for the last two races of the season.

Conquest Racing announced that Tagliani would return as a full-time driver for the 2009. However, the team ultimately concentrated on road and street course races after the Indianapolis 500; ninth place in Toronto proved his best result. Tagliani left Conquest Racing after the 2009 Rexall Edmonton Indy race in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

It was announced on August 28, 2009, that Tagliani had signed a four-year deal with an option for a fifth year to drive for start-up FAZZT Race Team in the IZOD IndyCar Series beginning in 2010.

After a successful 2010 campaign with Tagliani, FAZZT Race Team was looking forward to an even more successful 2011 season, along with the possible expansion on the grid with a second entry. However, the team was purchased by Sam Schmidt on March 1, 2011, and was absorbed into his Sam Schmidt Motorsports team. Tagliani was retained, along with all sponsors, and he will continue to race full-time during the 2011 season. He will also be racing alongside new Sam Schmidt Motorsports (SSM) teammates Townsend Bell, Wade Cunningham, and Jay Howard. In 2011, during the 100th anniversary of the first running of the Indianapolis 500, Tagliani qualified for the pole position at a four-lap average of 227.472 mph, besting Scott Dixon in the last run of the day.

Tagliani also ran selected races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, running four races between 2009 and 2012. In 2014, he announced that he would drive in two races in the series for Team Penske.

At Road America for the Gardner Denver 200, Tagliani won the pole position driving Penske's No. 22. Tagliani nearly won his first NNS race leading the second half. However, it was questionable with 10 laps to go if Tagliani had enough fuel. A caution came out before the final lap and just as the yellow period began Tagliani ran out of gas in the extended race and stalled at the start/finish line. Tagliani switched to dry (slick) tires with most of the field on wet tires (on a drying track); he restarted in 23rd place and recovered for second place.

Later in 2014 Tagliani was announced as the driver for Brad Keselowski Racing's No. 19 in the Camping World Truck Series event at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.

In 2015, Tagliani drove one race for Team Penske in the Xfinity Series race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Tagliani won the pole and while leading on the final lap, got tagged by Regan Smith losing the lead and with it, the race. Two weeks later, Tagliani drove the No. 29 truck for Brad Keselowski Racing at Mosport, leading a total of 8 laps and finishing 5th after battling Erik Jones for the lead late in the race.

Sports cars

Tagliani has competed in sports cars since the mid-2000s. He finished 59th in GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series GT class points in 2007, with a best finish of 13th at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez in Mexico City. In 2013, he drove driving a Ferrari GRAND-AM GT in the Rolex Sports Car Series. Later, Rocketsports Racing announced that it had signed Tagliani for the full 2014 United SportsCar Championship season to drive an Oreca FLM09.

Motorsports career results

Career summary

Season	Series	Team Name	No.	Races	Poles	Wins	Pts	Final Placing
1996	Atlantic Championship			12	0	0	70	7th
1997	Atlantic Championship	Forsythe Championship Racing		11	2	2	123	3rd
1998	Atlantic Championship	Forsythe Championship Racing		13	3	2	130	5th
1999	Atlantic Championship	Forsythe Championship Racing		12	3	2	118	4th
2000	CART Series	Forsythe Championship Racing	33	20	1	0	53	16th
2001	CART Series	Forsythe Championship Racing	33	20	2	0	80	11th
2002	CART Series	Forsythe Championship Racing	33	19	0	0	111	8th
2003	CART Series	Rocketsports Racing	33	18	2	0	97	10th
2004	Champ Car	Rocketsports Racing	8	14	0	1	218	7th
2005	Champ Car	Team Australia	15	13	0	0	207	7th
	V8 Supercars	WPS Racing	8	2	0	0	144	53rd
2006	Champ Car	Team Australia	15	14	0	0	205	8th
	Grand-Am Cup			3	0	0	45	59th
2007	Champ Car	RSPORTS	8	12	0	0	70	7th
	NASCAR Canadian Tire Series	Jacombs Racing		2	0	0	182	35th
2008	NASCAR Canadian Tire Series	Jacombs Racing		9	0	1	1091	19th
	IndyCar Series	Walker Racing	36	4	0	0	56	32nd
		Conquest Racing	15
2009	IndyCar Series	Conquest Racing	34	6	0	0	114	22nd
	NASCAR Nationwide Series	MacDonald Motorsports	81	2	0	0	134	115th
	NASCAR Canadian Tire Series	Stockton Racing	3/81	2	2	0	184	40th
2010	IndyCar Series	FAZZT Race Team	77	17	0	0	302	13th
	V8 Supercar Championship Series	Kelly Racing	11	2	0	0	72	NC
2011	IndyCar Series	Bryan Herta Autosport	98	16	2	0	296	15th
		Sam Schmidt Motorsports	77
	NASCAR Nationwide Series	Penske Racing	12	1	0	0	43	64th
	NASCAR Canadian Tire Series	Jacombs Racing	12	2	1	0	307	37th
	International V8 Supercar Championship	Kelly Racing	16	2	0	0	120	68th

American open-wheel racing results

(key)

CART/Champ Car

Champ Car results
Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	Rank	Points
2000	Player's	Reynard 2Ki	Ford XF	MIA	LBH	RIO	MOT	NAZ	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIS	CHI	MDO	ROA	VAN	LS	GAT	HOU	SRF	FON		16th	53
2001	Player's	Reynard 01i	Ford XF	MTY	LBH	TXS	NAZ	MOT	MIL	DET	POR	CLE	TOR	MIS	CHI	MDO	ROA	VAN	LAU	ROC	HOU	LS	SRF	FON	11th	80
2002	Player's	Reynard 02i	Ford XF	MTY	LBH	MOT	MIL	LS	POR	CHI	TOR	CLE	VAN	MDO	ROA	MTL	DEN	ROC	MIA	SRF	FON	MXC			8th	111
2003	Rocketsports Racing	Lola B02/00	Ford XFE	STP	MTY	LBH	BRH	LAU	MIL	LS	POR	CLE	TOR	VAN	ROA	MDO	MTL	DEN	MIA	MXC	SRF	FON			10th	97
2004	Rocketsports Racing	Lola B02/00	Ford XFE	LBH	MTY	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	VAN	ROA	DEN	MTL	LS	LVG	SRF	MXC								7th	218^
2005	Team Australia	Lola B02/00	Ford XFE	LBH	MTY	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	EDM	SJO	DEN	MTL	LVG	SRF	MXC									7th	207
2006	Team Australia	Lola B02/00	Ford XFE	LBH	HOU	MTY	MIL	POR	CLE	TOR	EDM	SJO	DEN	MTL	ROA	SRF	MXC								8th	205
2007	RSPORTS	Panoz DP01	Cosworth XFE	LVG	LBH	HOU	POR	CLE	MTT	TOR	EDM	SJO	ROA												10th	205
	Rocketsports Racing													ZOL	ASN	SRF	MXC

• ^ New points system implemented in 2004

IndyCar Series

IndyCar Series results
Year	Team	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Rank	Points
2008	Walker Racing	Panoz	Cosworth	HMS	STP	MOT1	LBH1	KAN	INDY	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	NSH	MDO	EDM	KTY	SNM				32nd	56
	Conquest Racing	Dallara	Honda																	DET	CHI	SRF2
2009				STP	LBH	KAN	INDY	MIL	TXS	IOW	RIR	WGL	TOR	EDM	KTY	MDO	SNM	CHI	MOT	HMS			22nd	114
							INDY
2010	FAZZT Race Team	Dallara	Honda	SAO	STP	ALA	LBH	KAN	INDY	TXS	IOW	WGL	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	CHI	KTY	MOT	HMS			13th	302
2011	Sam Schmidt Motorsports			STP	ALA	LBH	SAO	INDY	TXS	TXS	MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM	MDO	NHM	SNM	BAL	MOT	KTY			15th	296
	Bryan Herta Autosport																				LVS
2012		Dallara DW12	Lotus	STP	ALA	LBH	SAO																17th	272
			Honda					INDY	DET	TXS	MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	BAL	FON
2013	Barracuda Racing			STP	ALA	LBH	SAO	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	MIL	IOW	POC	TOR	TOR	MDO	SNM	BAL	HOU	HOU		24th	180
	Chip Ganassi Racing	Dallara DW12	Honda																			FON
2014	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	HOU	HOU	POC	IOW	TOR	TOR	MDO	MIL	SNM	FON		31st	28
2015	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP	NLA	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	TOR	FON	MIL	IOW	MDO	POC	SNM				37th	27
2016				STP	PHX	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	TXS	RDA	IOW	TOR	MDO	POC	WGL	SNM				28th	7

1 Run on same day.

2 Non-points-paying, exhibition race.

3 The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.

Years	Teams	Races	Poles	Wins	Podiums (Non-win)	Top 10s (Non-podium)	Indianapolis 500 Wins	Championships
6	6	72	3	0	0	26	0	0

** Podium (Non-win) indicates 2nd or 3rd place finishes.

*** Top 10s (Non-podium) indicates 4th through 10th place finishes.

Indianapolis 500

Year	Chassis	Engine	Start	Finish	Team
2009	Dallara	Honda	33	11	Conquest Racing
2010	Dallara	Honda	5	10	FAZZT Race Team
2011	Dallara	Honda	1	28	Sam Schmidt Motorsports
2012	Dallara	Honda	11	12	Team Barracuda - BHA
2013	Dallara	Honda	11	24	Barracuda Racing
2014	Dallara	Honda	24	13	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing
2015	Dallara	Honda	21	17	A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2016	Dallara	Honda	33		A. J. Foyt Enterprises

NASCAR

(key) (Bold - Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics - Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * - Most laps led.)

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NXSC	Pts
2009	MacDonald Motorsports	81	Dodge	DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN	MCH	BRI	CGV	ATL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CAL	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	116th	134
2011	Penske Racing	12	Dodge	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH	ROA	DAY	KEN	NHA	NSH	IRP	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM		64th	43
2012	Turner Motorsports	30	Chevy	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM			66th	23
2014	Team Penske	22	Ford	DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	DAR	RCH	TAL	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM			39th	82
2015				DAY	ATL	LVS	PHO	CAL	TEX	BRI	RCH	TAL	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	CHI	DAY	KEN	NHA	IND	IOW	GLN	MOH	BRI	ROA	DAR	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	PHO	HOM			55th	44

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	NCWTC	Pts
2014	Brad Keselowski Racing	19	Ford	DAY	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	KEN	IOW	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM		103rd	01
2015		29		DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	IOW	KEN	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM	91st	01

Canadian Tire Series

NASCAR Canadian Tire Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Points	Rank
2007	Jacombs Racing	8	Chevy	HAM	MOS	BAR	MPS	EDM	MTL	MOS2	CTR	HAM2	BAR2	RIS	KWA		35th	182
2008	Jacombs Racing	7	Ford	HAM	MOS	BAR	ASE	MPS	EDM	MTL	MOS2	CTR	HAM2	BAR2	RIS	KWA	19th	1091
2009	Stockton Racing	03	Chevy	ASE	DEL	MOS	ASE	MPS	EDM	SAS	MOS2	CTR					40th	184
		81											MTL	BAR	RIS	KWA
2011	Jacombs Racing	12	Dodge	MOS	ICAR	DEL	MOS2	TOR	MPS	SAS	CTR	MTL	BAR	RIS	KWA		37th	307
2013	DJK Racing	28	Dodge	MOS	DEL	MOS2	ICAR	MPS	SAS	ASE	CTR	RIS	MOS3	BAR	KWA		45th	40
2014	Tagliani AutoSport	18	Dodge	MOS	ACD	ICAR	EIR	SAS	ASE	CTR	RIS	MOS2	BAR	KWA			9th	273
2015	Tagliani AutoSport	18	Chevy	MOS	ACD	SSS	ICAR	EIR	SAS	ASE	CTR	RIS	MOS2	KWA			-*	-*

* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

Touring/sports car racing

(Races in bold indicate pole position)

V8 Supercar results

V8 Supercars results
Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	Final Pos	Points
2005	WPS Team Australia	ADL	PUK	BAR	ECR	SHA	HDV	QUE	ORP	SAN	BAT	SUR	SYP	PHI																54th	144
2010	Rock Racing	YMC R1	YMC R2	BHR R3	BHR R4	ADE R5	ADE R6	HAM R7	HAM R8	QLD R9	QLD R10	WIN R11	WIN R12	HDV R13	HDV R14	TOW R15	TOW R16	PHI R17	BAT R18	SUR R19	SUR R20	SYM R21	SYM R22	SAN R23	SAN R24	SYD R25	SYD R26			NC	72 +
2011	Stratco Racing	YMC R1	YMC R2	ADE R3	ADE R4	HAM R5	HAM R6	PER R7	PER R8	PER R9	WIN R10	WIN R11	HDV R12	HDV R13	TOW R14	TOW R15	QLD R16	QLD R17	QLD R18	PHI R19	BAT R20	SUR R21	SUR R22	SYM R23	SYM R24	SAN R25	SAN R26	SYD R27	SYD R28	68th	120

+ International driver, not eligible for points in 2010 format. Points listed is team points for driver Jason Bargwanna in the two races where Tagliani was co-driver for the #11 Kelly Racing Holden.

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