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Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham Fast Facts

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By: NTT INDYCAR SERIES (Photo Courtesy INDYCAR)

Race weekend: Friday, Aug. 14-Sunday, Aug. 16

Track: Streets of Markham, a 12-turn, 2.19-mile (3.52-kilometer) temporary street course

Race distance: Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham: 90 laps/197.1 miles/317.2 kilometers

Push-to-pass parameters: 150 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 15 seconds per activation.

Hybrid energy deployment parameters: Unlimited activation with a maximum deployment of 360 kilojoules (kJ) per lap.

Firestone tire allotment: Five sets primary, five sets alternate to be used during the event weekend. Teams fielding a rookie driver may use one additional set of primary tires. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of new (sticker) alternate tires for at least two laps in the race.

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2025 race winner (Streets of Toronto):

Pato O’Ward (No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet)

2025 NTT P1 Award winner:

Colton Herta (No. 26 Gainbridge Honda), 59.8392 seconds, 107.461 mph (172.942 kph)

Qualifying record: New circuit in 2026

FOX Sports telecasts: NTT INDYCAR SERIES: Practice 1, 3 p.m. ET Friday, FS2 (USA)/TSN+ (Canada) (live); Practice 2, 10 a.m. ET Saturday, FS2 (USA)/TSN+ (Canada) (live); Qualifying, 2:25 p.m. ET Saturday, FS1 (live) (USA)/TSN5/TSN+ (Canada); Warmup, 8:30 a.m. ET, Sunday FS2 (USA) Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham, noon ET, Sunday, FOX (USA)/TSN1/TSN4/TSN+ (Canada) (live). Will Buxton is the play-by-play announcer for FOX’s coverage of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, alongside analysts Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Georgia Henneberry, Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.

INDYCAR Radio powered by OnlyBulls broadcasts: Mark Jaynes is the anchor alongside driver analyst Davey Hamilton. Jake Query and Nick Yeoman are the turn announcers. Michael Young, Alex Wollf, Joel Sebastianelli and DJ Clark are the pit reporters. The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham race (11:30 a.m. ET Sunday) can be heard live on network affiliates nationwide. The NTT INDYCAR SERIES race, NTT P1 Award Qualifying (2:25 p.m. ET Saturday) and all NTT INDYCAR SERIES practices also air live on SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation 218, indycar.com/leaderboard and the INDYCAR App powered by NTT DATA.

At-track schedule (all times local):

Friday, Aug. 14

3:05-4:30 p.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 1 (40 minutes for all cars, followed by two groups for 12 minutes each), FS2 (USA) /TSN+ (Canada), (Live)

Saturday, Aug. 15

10:05-11:30 a.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES Practice 2 (40 minutes for all cars, followed by two groups for 12 minutes each), FS2 (USA) /TSN+ (Canada), (Live)

2:25-4 p.m. – Qualifying for NTT P1 Award (Three rounds of knockout qualifying), FS1 (USA) / TSN5/TSN+ (Canada), (Live)

Sunday, Aug. 16

8:40-9:10 a.m. – NTT INDYCAR SERIES Warmup, FS2 (USA), (Live)

Noon – FOX/TSN1 and TSN4 on air

12:15 p.m. – Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham “Drivers, start your engines”

12:22 p.m. – Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham (90 laps/197.1 miles/317.2 kilometers), FOX (USA) /TSN1/TSN4/TSN+ (Canada), (Live).

NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship facts

  • Alex Palou leads the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship with five races to go for the fifth time in his INDYCAR SERIES career. He also led the championship with five races to go in his championship-winning seasons in 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025. Palou, who took the points lead at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach in April, has led the point standings after 10 of the 13 races this season.
  • There are 12 drivers still mathematically eligible for the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship: Alex Palou, Kyle Kirkwood, David Malukas, Christian Lundgaard, Pato O’Ward, Felix Rosenqvist, Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Marcus Ericsson, Rinus VeeKay, Will Power and Scott Dixon. Any driver who trails the points leader by 216 points or more following the race will be eliminated from contention.
  • Since 2008 when INDYCAR SERIES racing unified under the NTT INDYCAR SERIES banner, the eventual series champion has won the 14th race of the season six times. The most recent occurrence was 2025 when Alex Palou won at Laguna Seca. He also won the 14th race of 2021 at Portland. Other drivers to win the 14th race of their championship season were Ryan Hunter-Reay (2012), Dario Franchitti (2009 and 2010) and Scott Dixon (2008).
  • From 2009-2019, the eventual NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion won the Toronto race six times. Dario Franchitti won in 2009 and 2011. Ryan Hunter-Reay won in 2012, Scott Dixon swept both races in 2013 and won the single race in 2018, and Josef Newgarden won in 2017. Seven other drivers have claimed the INDYCAR SERIES championship in the same season they won at Toronto: Bobby Rahal (1986), Al Unser Jr. (1990), Michael Andretti (1991), Alex Zanardi (1998), Cristiano da Matta (2002), Paul Tracy (2003) and Sebastien Bourdais (2004).

Key championship point statistic: Since 2008, the championship leader with five races to go has gone on to win the championship 11 times. Those drivers were: Scott Dixon (2008, 2018 and 2020), Dario Franchitti (2011), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2012), Simon Pagenaud (2016), Josef Newgarden (2019) and Alex Palou (2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025).

Point differential: The 110 points that separate Alex Palou and Kyle Kirkwood are the second-largest point margin since INDYCAR SERIES racing was unified in 2008. Before this season, the average lead with five races to go since 2008 was 48.8 points.

NTT INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 5 RACES TO GO

YearLeaderSecond-PlaceLeadEventual Champion(Deficit- if any)
2008Scott DixonHelio Castroneves58Scott Dixon
2009Ryan BriscoeScott Dixon8Dario Franchitti (-11)
2010Will PowerDario Franchitti41Dario Franchitti
2011Dario FranchittiWill Power62Dario Franchitti
2012Ryan Hunter-ReayWill Power34Ryan Hunter-Reay
2013Helio CastronevesScott Dixon31Scott Dixon
2014Helio CastronevesWill Power28Will Power
2015Juan Pablo MontoyaWill Power46Scott Dixon (-49)
2016Simon PagenaudJosef Newgarden73Simon Pagenaud
2017Scott DixonHelio Castroneves3Josef Newgarden (-23)
2018Scott DixonJosef Newgarden62Scott Dixon
2019Josef NewgardenAlexander Rossi29Josef Newgarden
2020Scott DixonJosef Newgarden96Scott Dixon
2021Alex PalouScott Dixon42Alex Palou
2022Marcus EricssonWill Power8Will Power
2023Alex PalouJosef Newgarden80Alex Palou
2024Alex PalouWill Power49Alex Palou
2025Alex PalouPato O’Ward129Alex Palou
2026Alex PalouKyle Kirkwood110???

Race notes:

  • The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham will be the 14th race of the 2026 season. There have been six winners in the first 13 NTT INDYCAR SERIES races this season. Alex Palou (Streets of St. Petersburg, Barber Motorsports Park, Streets of Long Beach, Streets of Detroit, Nashville Superspeedway, Portland International Raceway), Josef Newgarden (Phoenix Raceway, World Wide Technology Raceway), Christian Lundgaard (Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Road America), Kyle Kirkwood (Streets of Arlington), Felix Rosenqvist (Indianapolis 500) and Pato O’Ward (Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course).
  • The Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham will be first INDYCAR SERIES event held on the streets of Markham and the 40th INDYCAR SERIES race held in the Greater Toronto Area. Scott Dixon is the winningest active INDYCAR SERIES driver in the GTA with four victories (Dixon won both races in 2013, the 2018 race and the 2022 race). Michael Andretti has the most wins in Toronto with seven. Dixon, three-time Toronto winner Will Power (2007, 2010, 2016), Josef Newgarden (2015, 2017), Christian Lundgaard (2023) and Pato O’Ward (2025) are previous race winners entered this year.
ACTIVE RACE WINNERWINSSEASONS
Scott Dixon42013 Race #1, 2013 Race #2, 2018, 2022
Will Power32007, 2010, 2016
Josef Newgarden22015, 2017
Christian Lundgaard12023
Pato O’Ward12025
  • Drivers who have won poles at Toronto entered in this year’s race are Will Power (2011, 2015), Scott Dixon (2013 Race 2, 2016), Josef Newgarden (2018) and Christian Lundgaard (2023). The polesitter has won the race nine times since the first race in 1986, most recently by Colton Herta in 2024.
ACTIVE POLE WINNERPOLESSEASONS
Will Power22011, 2015
Scott Dixon22013 Race #2, 2016
Josef Newgarden12018
Christian Lundgaard12023
  • Chip Ganassi Racing has won eight times at Toronto: Michael Andretti (1994), Alex Zanardi (1998), Dario Franchitti (2009, 2011) and Scott Dixon (2013 both races, 2018, 2022). Team Penske has five wins at the track: Paul Tracy (1993), Will Power (2010, 2016), Josef Newgarden (2017) and Simon Pagenaud (2019). Team Penske has 10 pole positions at the track: Danny Sullivan (1988, 1990), Emerson Fittipaldi (1993), Helio Castroneves (2000), Gil de Ferran (2001), Will Power (2011, 2015), Simon Pagenaud (2017, 2019) and Josef Newgarden (2018).
  • Milestones: Scott Dixon will attempt to make his 370th consecutive start, extending his record streak…Graham Rahal will attempt to make his 270th consecutive start, the third-longest streak in INDYCAR SERIES history…Josef Newgarden will attempt to make his 233rd consecutive start, the sixth-longest streak in INDYCAR SERIES history…Dixon will extend his record to 433 with a start Sunday.
  • Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham Entry List
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