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Alex Tagliani, of Canada, drives through the first turn as he qualified on the opening day of time trials for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Saturday, May 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Tom Strattman)
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Customers at a Speedway gas station Wednesday got a surprise: …
Updated: Monday, 09 Jan 2012, 2:26 PM EST
Published : Monday, 09 Jan 2012, 2:26 PM EST
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Bryan Herta Autosport has signed Alex Tagliani to drive in the Izod IndyCar Series this season.
The team won the Indianapolis 500 last year with Dan Wheldon as the driver. Tagliani drove the car in last year's season finale at Las Vegas, where Wheldon was killed in an early 15-car accident.
Tagliani finished 14th in points last season and won poles at Indianapolis and Texas while driving for Sam Schmidt Motorsports. He sat out the race at Kentucky when Wheldon took his seat as a warm-up for Las Vegas.
Tagliani has never won in IndyCar, and his career-best finish is fourth in a race.
BHA has a factory deal with Lotus and said Monday it hopes to announce a sponsor for Tagliani later this week.
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