Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto begins today at Exhibition Place
Headlined by an IndyCar Series race on Sunday, there's a total of nine races from several series and a variety of automobile classes over the weekend.
All of the races will take place around a street course that goes through Exhibition Place, along Lake Shore Boulevard, and then loops back through the fairgrounds in downtown Toronto.
Toronto's Devlin DeFrancesco is the lone Canadian in the IndyCar field.
Colton Herta of the United States is the returning champion.
Admission is free today but fans are encouraged to make a donation to Make-A-Wish Canada.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2025.
John Chidley-Hill, The Canadian Press
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