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Pato O'Ward Wins in Toronto for Second Victory of Season
ONTARIO, CANADA, JUL 20 – Pato O'Ward cut Alex Palou's lead from 129 to 99 points with his second win in eight days, boosting his chances in the 2025 IndyCar championship with four races left.
- On July 20, 2025, Pato O'Ward claimed victory at the 90-lap IndyCar race held around the 11-turn street circuit at Toronto’s Exhibition Place.
- O'Ward took the lead with 27 laps remaining after a pit stop exchange, overcoming a challenging track where his team previously struggled.
- Rinus VeeKay secured the runner-up position, while Kyffin Simpson climbed 10 places from the beginning to claim his debut IndyCar podium by finishing third.
- O'Ward said, "It's a very big day," and praised the team for strategy and effort, adding, "We also had to earn our win today."
- O'Ward's victory reduced his deficit to series leader Alex Palou to 99 points with four races remaining, intensifying the championship battle.
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Just a week ago, Mexican driver Patricio O’Ward won his first win of the season at IndyCar. Eight days later, he did it again and climbed back to the top of the podium by winning the Toronto Grand Prix and thus trimming the lead against championship leader Alex Palou, who had scored 129 points over Arrow McLaren and now only takes him 99 with four remaining races.
Pato O’Ward wins Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, ending frustrating run in Canada
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CBS 4 - Indianapolis News, Weather, Traffic and Sports | WTTV…Pato O'Ward wins in Toronto for second victory of season
INDIANAPOLIS — Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward executed the perfect strategy to win Sunday afternoon's Indy Toronto for his second victory in eight days. The win gets O'Ward 30 points closer to championship leader Alex Palou, who finished 12th. O'Ward started on the alternate tires, then pitted for the primary compound tires before a lap three caution. He had to make three stops, but ran the primaries the rest of the race. “Oh, man, I can’t say I sa…
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WFNI ESPN 107.5 / 1070 The Fan | Indy's SportsCenterO'Ward Gives Flawless Performance In Win At Toronto
Source: Penske Entertainment / Penske Entertainment TORONTO — Many say that the chase for the IndyCar championship is a ‘foregone conclusion’ with the massive gap that Alex Palou has opened up on the rest of the field. Yet, on Sunday on the streets of Toronto, we were reminded that the season is never over… until it’s actually over. Pato O’Ward has been chasing Palou all season long, but it was Palou’s turn to chase O’Ward on Sunday as O’Ward an…
Pato O'Ward wins Toronto Indy, ending frustrating run in Canada
Mexico’s Pato O’Ward has always enjoyed the sights and sounds of Toronto, it’s just the IndyCar Series race around Exhibition Place he didn’t like, struggling year after year on the street course. O’Ward finally won the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto on Sunday, for the seven-year veteran’s first victory in Canada. A pep talk from […]
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