EDMONTON, Alberta — Alex Tagliani picked up his first NASCAR victory in just his eighth start in a stock car, winning Saturday’s Edmonton Canadian Tire Series 100 at Rexall Speedway.
Tagliani, a former competitor in the Champ Car World Series running a full schedule this year in the Canadian Tire Series, beat three-time winner this season Scott Steckly to the line by 1.404 second. He fended off late charges from both Steckly and teammate Andrew Ranger for the victory.
“Wow! What a thrill this is,” said Tagliani. “We’ve had some problems this year with the equipment, but all the credit goes to the crew. They gave me a great car and all I had to do was drive.”
Ranger, who won the pole at Edmonton for the second-straight year, finished third behind Steckly.
J.R. Fitzpatrick and D.J. Kennington completed the top five.
The finish:
Alex Tagliani, Scott Steckly, Andrew Ranger, J.R. Fitzpatrick, D.J. Kennington, Don Thomson, Jason Hathaway, Kerry Micks, Mark Dilley, Dave Whitlock, Ron Beauchamp, Jr., Peter Gibbons, Todd Nichol, James Van Domselaar, Jason White, Anthony Simone, Jarrad Whissel, Brad Graham, Trevor Seibert, John Gaunt, Kent Nuhn, Derek Lynch.