Reigning champion Colton Herta takes pole at Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto
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He did the 11-turn, 2.874-kilometre course around Exhibition Place in downtown Toronto in 59.8320 seconds.
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IndyCar Series points leader Alex Palou was second, 0.2758 seconds behind Herta.
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Marcus Armstrong and Will Power were third and fourth respectively.
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Scott Dixon, a four-time champion in Toronto, was 11th in qualifying but IndyCar announced Friday that he'd earned a six-position starting grid penalty for an unapproved engine change following last week's race at Iowa Speedway.
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