IndyCar drivers hit the track in Toronto as 2024 Honda Indy opens with first practice

Crews get equipment ready in pit lane, ahead of the 2024 Ontario Dealers Honda Indy, in Toronto on Thursday, July 18, 2024. The race is set for Sunday on the street circuit at Exhibition Place. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov.

By The Canadian Press

Posted July 19, 2024 11:29 am.

IndyCar drivers will take to the track on Friday for the first practice at the 2024 Ontario Dealers Honda Indy in Toronto.

The race is set for Sunday on the street circuit at Exhibition Place.

Spain’s Alex Palou leads the NTT IndyCar Series with 379 points, 35 ahead of Australia’s Will Power heading into the weekend.

Danish driver Christian Lundgaard won Honda Indy last year. He ranks 13th in the grid.

IndyCar says its race weekend remains unaffected by global tech issues impacting Microsoft software.

“From an IndyCar perspective, we are on schedule and do not anticipate any issues,” said Kate Davis, IndyCar’s director of communications.

Members of the Canadian rock band The Tragically Hip have been named honorary grand marshals for Sunday’s race.

Guitarists Paul Langlois and Rob Baker, bassist Gord Sinclair and drummer Johnny Fay will be on the starting grid as part of pre-race festivities and will give the order for drivers to start their engines.

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