TRACK: STREETS OF TORONTO
RACE: HONDA INDY TORONTO
DATE: JULY 15, 2023
JOSEF NEWGARDEN
No. 2 SNAP-ON DALLARA/CHEVROLET
SECOND PRACTICE - 9TH
QUALIFYING - 11TH
SCOTT McLAUGHLIN
No. 3 GALLAGHER DALLARA/CHEVROLET
SECOND PRACTICE - 14TH
QUALIFYING - 2ND
WILL POWER
No. 12 VERIZON 5G DALLARA/CHEVROLET
SECOND PRACTICE - 12TH
QUALIFYING - 6TH
The typical Saturday schedule for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES featured a morning practice session before setting the field for the Honda Indy Toronto at the Exhibition Place circuit. Josef Newgarden placed his No. 2 Snap-on Chevrolet in the ninth position in the session to top the Team Penske trio. Will Power and the No. 12 Verizon 5G Chevrolet team finished with the 12th-fastest lap with Scott McLaughlin and the No. 3 Gallagher Chevrolet team in 14th.
Mother Nature decided to take part in the afternoon qualifying session with rain showers adding a variable to the already tough Toronto street circuit. With a mixture of Firestone primary, alternate and rain tires, all three Team Penske drivers transferred from the first round into the top 12. Unfortunately, Newgarden could not muster enough speed in his Snap-on machine and will start Sunday's race from the 11th position. In a chaotic Firestone Fast Six round, both Power and McLaughlin spent time moving up and down the time sheet. When it was over, McLaughlin tied his season-best starting position of second with Power finishing sixth in the final round.
WHAT THEY SAID - "Overall, it was a great day for us. We start second which is another street course front row start. Really loving Toronto. Really happy with these guys and my Gallagher Chevrolet. The car was really good. I think we are due for a wet race. It's something that I've always loved to do."
- Scott McLaughlin
WHAT'S NEXT - Coverage of the Honda Indy Toronto begins tomorrow at 1:30 pm ET on Peacock, Sirius XM Channel 209 and INDYCAR Radio