Pato O'Ward Wins Second INDYCAR Race in 2025 on the Streets of Toronto
Pato O'Ward and Rinus VeeKey were among the few who dived into the pit lane when they saw Rossi hit the wall before the yellow came out. Letting them jump up the board as the majority of the field went to the pit when the pit lane opened.
The CGR of Alex Palou and Scott Dixon stayed out.
Palou, after leading more than half the race, ended up back in 12th due to a three-pit stop strategy that had him marooned in the mid-pack.
'Well, I chose the strategy, so that's what we did wrong today. I was pushing for that strategy. I wanted to be up front.'
The Toronto podium included Rinus VeeKay, who hasn't been on a podium since 2022. VeeKay was leading O'Ward on the winning strategy before the final pit, in which O'Ward stayed out one lap for the over-cut, taking the third position from VeeKay behind the Andrettis of Colton Herta and Marcus Ericsson, who both still needed to pit.
VeeKay continued to stay within a three-second margin of O'Ward, and with just three laps to go, O'Ward's teammate Nolan Siegel and former teammate Felix Rosenqvist got tangled as the leaders were coming by.
O'Ward avoided the late crash, and the caution that followed meant the race would end under yellow with O'Ward as the leader.
Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi's third driver, had his first podium finish as his multi-championship-winning teammates struggled on strategy.
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