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July 7, 2012 (Toronto, ON) - Victor Carbone was able to keep the No. 3 Mav TV/Nevoni/Sam Schmidt Motorsports with Curb-Agajanian car pointed in the right direction for the most part during qualifying on the wet 1.75-mile, 11-turn Exhibition Place street circuit, which was prominently responsible for him claiming the pole for the Toronto 100.
July 7, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Team Pelfrey driver Jack Hawksworth re-asserted his position in the 2012 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear with his third victory from the pole in Race 1 of the Star Mazda double-header at this weekend's Toronto Indy. Controlling the race from flag to flag – despite a standing start that left two cars stalled on the grid and several race incidents resulting in full-course yellows – Hawksworth brought his #82 Team Pelfrey / TORGOEN Swiss Watches / EXA Networks Mazda home 0.295 second ahead of Zach Veach, who started 3rd in the #77 Andretti Autosport / K12 / Zakosi Data Backup Mazda, and 1.156 seconds ahead of Gabby Chaves, who started 7th in the #19 JDC Motorsports / CLARO / Marca Colombia / Tecpro Mazda. Chaves now has three podium finishes this season and moves up to third in the points; Veach has two podiums, with today's result his best so far.
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July 7, 2012 (Toronto, ON) - Dario Franchitti earned his first Indy car pole start on the streets of Toronto in 1997. He claimed No. 29 on the 1.75-mile, 11-turn Exhibition Place street circuit for the Honda Indy Toronto.
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July 7, 2012 (Toronto, ON) - Gustavo Yacaman and Sebastian Saavedra used to battle on go-kart tracks in their native Colombia. A decade later, the Firestone Indy Lights drivers battled for the victory on the streets of Exhibition Place.
July 6, 2012 (Toronto) – The race track wasn’t the only thing that was hot at the Honda Indy Toronto’s Free Friday.
July 6, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Sage Karam, the 2011 Star Mazda Rookie of the Year and race winner on the Iowa Speedway oval two weeks ago, showed that same dominant form in today's final Star Mazda practice session at the Toronto Indy.
July 6, 2012 (Toronto, ON) - Tristan Vautier's maiden voyage through Firestone Indy Lights racetracks hasn't encountered any major pitfalls -- he has three pole starts and two victories. It appears he's quickly learned the nuances of the challenging 1.75-mile, 11-turn street circuit at Exhibition Place, too.
July 6, 2012 (Toronto, ON) - Dario Franchitti came away from the 2011 Honda Indy Toronto with a 55-point lead over Will Power in the IZOD IndyCar Series championship standings, which was a determining factor in securing his third consecutive title.
July 4, 2012 (Toronto, ON) – Organizers of the Honda Indy Toronto announce that Robert Herjavec, star of ABC’s hit show “Shark Tank” and well-known business leader, will serve as Grand Marshal for its 2012 event, taking place July 6-8.
