It was like yesterday was on replay as Scott Dixon would dominate to win the Honda Indy Toronto Race 2. It marks his third straight win after winning last weekend at Pocono and yesterday’s Toronto race. Last year, Ryan Hunter-Reay won three in a row on the way to winning the championship.
In conversations with people, I’ve heard a common question asked – what is Robby Gordon up to? Well, the answer is clear as ever – putting together the Stadium Super Truck Series.
At the end of Verizon Pole Qualifying for the Honda Indy Toronto, it’d be 2011 Honda Indy Toronto winner Dario Franchitti grabbing the pole. It marks his third pole of the season and fifth pole on the streets of the Toronto.
"I started racing when I was 13 in go-karts. I told my parents I wanted something motorized and they wouldn’t let me have it till I was 13. I finally got started in karts. That’s what I loved. I stopped playing baseball, I stopped playing basketball and started racing. Somewhere along the line, I found myself in an IndyCar so it’s been a pretty incredible journey."
Imagine running a full racing schedule going for a championship. Not just any championship, but the American LeMans Series Championship. Now imagine yourself doing that, while also running some IndyCar races for Panther Racing including the double header in Toronto this weekend.
As James Hinchcliffe sits in Coronation Park on Thursday morning, hearing him recall memories of Toronto past, you can see the fan that he is of IndyCar racing. As a kid, Hinchcliffe came to the Honda Indy Toronto, having only grown up a half hour away from Toronto in Oakville, Ontario.
This weekend, the OSCAAR Modifieds will take their battle to the beach....Sauble beach that is as they take on Sauble Speedway. With action that has impressed fans so far this year, it is no doubt that Sauble will just add to that.
So far this year, Marco Andretti has been fast and has run upfront each week leading laps. However, there's something missing so far this year - a win.
