Alex Tagliani, driver of the #33 Johnson Controls Lola finished eighth in the 22nd Annual Cleveland Grand Prix and came away impressed with the first-ever Champ Car night race on a road course. Tagliani started seventh and claimed his sixth top-ten finish in nine starts, including two podiums, for Rocketsports Racing. Tagliani earned five race points and remains in ninth position in the series standings with a total of 51 points.

"I'm proud of the Rocketsports team because they gave me a very good car," said Tagliani. "I was trying to pass Carpentier at the start and I guess Dominguez didn't see me. We made contact in my front end and damaged the suspension. The car was very difficult to manage; especially turning right, after the tow-link was damaged. I came into the pits and my crew chief, Tom Howatt, even jumped on it to try and straighten it out, but it was damaged, so I did my best with it. The car was unbelievable though. Even with the broken tow-link dragging me down, we were fourth quickest at one point," explained Tagliani.

"Later in the race, I hoped to catch Servia and Jourdain, but couldn't get passed Papis, who was already lapped. That was very frustrating for me and other drivers who were blocked as well," said Tagliani. "Overall it was a good race. Without losing our ground, I think we could have had a top-four finish."