David Malukas set the quickest practice lap time during the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy event in Markham. Malukas clocked in at 1:14.194 in the second practice session of the day. Qualifying rounds are scheduled for the evening.
Following Malukas, Alex Palou secured the second-best time with a lap time of 1:14.560, while Dennis Hauger claimed the third spot with a time of 1:14.592 on the Markham downtown road course.
The event faced delays as organizers had to call off the first track sessions due to incomplete course construction and pending safety inspections.
This year marks the inaugural race in Markham after it relocated from Toronto’s Exhibition Place, which had been its home since the event’s inception in 1986.
Earlier in the day, Palou had topped the time charts in the first practice session, completing his lap in 1:14.9915.