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Each day of the week, the column will highlight a division, highlighting five drivers and mentioning things that you should know going into the next week of racing.
For the 31st time in Verizon IndyCar Series history, the series will take to the streets of the Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario. Known as the iconic spot for hosting the Canadian National Exhibition, the center of attention transfers into a challenging 11-turn, 1.755-mile temporary street course. After a pair of exciting races last year, the series will hope to top the shows this year with even bigger success.
Scott Dixon enters this weekend with momentum on his side following a victory in the Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway last weekend. He also has been very successful in Toronto, scoring a pair of victories, five top-fives and six top-10s in eight starts. Notably, both wins by the New Zealand native came during the 2013 double-header weekend.
In eight starts on the streets of Toronto, Marco Andretti has finished in the top-10 on six different occasions, scoring a pair of top-five finishes for an average finish of 9.1. He also enters this weekend with momentum, following a top-five finish at Texas Motor Speedway.
Tony Kanaan knows what it takes to put himself in position to win, finishing on the podium in both races last year on the streets of Toronto. He also enters this weekend with momentum after finishing second at Texas Motor Speedway.
Ryan Hunter-Reay hasn’t had the season that he has wanted, only posting one top-five thus far this season in the first nine races of the schedule. He is hoping to change that this weekend on a track that has treated him well in the past, as he scored the victory in 2012.
Charlie Kimball caught some people off-guard last year when he finished fourth in the second event of the weekend. He also caught some people off-guard earlier this year with his strong run in the Indianapolis 500. This could be the weekend that he snatches the surprise victory as he has a good team underneath him, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing.
With a full field of drivers that know how to win in Toronto, including defending series champion Will Power, it goes without saying that this weekend’s 85 lap event is going to full of top-notch competition from start to finish.
