By BKONTHESCENE
(Pics&video from The William Ashley ceremony &highlights from Friday.)
Colton Herta was the pole sitter and the eventual winner at The Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, dominating the 85-lap event and clinching victory in the NTT IndyCar Series in Canada. Herta, driving the No. 26 Andretti Global Honda, after a 41-race windless streak. The race marked Herta’s first podium top spot since May 2022, a thrilling end to a long wait for victory.
(Pre race racer introduction,the national anthem and the grand marshal-the members of The Tragically Hip.)
Herta was dominate from the start leading every practice and warm-up session leading up to the race. His win will regain his confidence this weekend,.
Herta narrowly finished ahead of teammate Kyle Kirkwood, with a slim margin of just 0.3469 seconds separating them at the finish line. Notably, Scott Dixon of Chip Ganassi Racing made an impressive run from 15th to finish third.
With 13 laps remaining,an accident striggered a series of collisions involving Marcus Ericsson, Pietro Fittipaldi, Santino Ferrucci, Nolan Siegel, and Toby Sowery. Ferrucci’s car was notably launched into the air and flipped upside down in a heart-stopping moment. A red flag stopped the race for about 20 minutes due to this incident, adding another suspense to the proceedings. The weather held up and Mother Nature didn’t open up the clouds which made for a nice weekend for the crowds.
We look forward to July 2025 for the next edition of the Honda Indy as Colton Herta defends his title and possibly doing “donuts” on the asphalt again.
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