{"id":14972,"date":"2023-07-13T14:00:25","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T18:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=14972"},"modified":"2023-07-13T22:26:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-14T02:26:05","slug":"indycar-toronto-predictions-and-how-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2023\/07\/13\/indycar-toronto-predictions-and-how-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"IndyCar: Toronto Predictions and How to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>With Alex Palou over 100 points ahead in the championship standings, IndyCar heads north to the streets of Toronto.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Alex Palou<\/strong>, for lack of better phrasing, is on fire. Having <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2023\/07\/03\/indycar-5-takeaways-from-mid-ohio-2\/\" target=\"_self\">won three races in a row<\/a> and still without a finish lower than eighth on the season, the Spaniard has pulled a 110-point gap on teammate\u00a0<strong>Scott Dixon<\/strong>, who sits second in the standings. With nine races down and eight to go this season, it isn&#8217;t too much of a stretch to say that Palou has already secured the Astor Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Palou finished sixth in Toronto a year ago, with Dixon grabbing his fourth win at Exhibition Place.\u00a0<strong>Will\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Power\u00a0<\/strong>comes in with three wins at the track dating back to 2007, and\u00a0<strong>Josef Newgarden\u00a0<\/strong>has two of his own.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Who do you think wins the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IndyTO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#IndyTO<\/a> on Sunday?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INDYCAR?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#INDYCAR<\/a> \/\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hondaindy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@hondaindy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vUhqjOFWHq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/vUhqjOFWHq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndyCar\/status\/1679173780759887885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>The Track<\/h3>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-24\">\n<p>Located three miles from downtown Toronto, Exhibition Place has hosted American open-wheel racing since 1986, only taking breaks for reunification in 2008 and COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. The circuit starts out on Toronto\u2019s Princes Boulevard, heading toward the Princes\u2019 Gate before it takes a right towards Lake Shore Boulevard. The track curves right onto its longest straight before taking an even harder right at turn three back toward land. Turn four curves back to the left, setting drivers up for the bumpy turn five back onto Princes Boulevard. Turn six is a slow right-handed curve onto Manitoba Boulevard before turn eight, another 90-degree, right-handed turn. To finish off the circuit, drivers whip through some esses before dashing back down towards the finish line to finish off a quick, chaotic lap around the 11-turn, 1.7-mile circuit.<\/p>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10607 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/07\/Toronto-Circuit-Map.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 938px) 100vw, 938px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/07\/Toronto-Circuit-Map.png 938w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/07\/Toronto-Circuit-Map-300x178.png 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/07\/Toronto-Circuit-Map-768x454.png 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2022\/07\/Toronto-Circuit-Map-100x59.png 100w\" alt=\"Toronto Circuit Map\" width=\"938\" height=\"555\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3>Championship Standings<\/h3>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-55\">\n<ol>\n<li>Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing \u2013 377 points<\/li>\n<li>Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing \u2013 267 points<\/li>\n<li>Josef Newgarden, Team Penske \u2013 261 points<\/li>\n<li>Marcus Ericsson, Chip Ganassi Racing \u2013 255 points<\/li>\n<li>Pato O\u2019Ward, Arrow McLaren \u2013 250 points<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For a full rundown of the championship standings, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/Drivers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Race Predictions \u2013 Honda Indy Toronto<\/h3>\n<p>With him being second in the championship and this race being in Toronto, it is hard not to pick Scott Dixon<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing<\/li>\n<li>Marcus Ericsson, Chip Ganassi Racing<\/li>\n<li>Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>How to Watch (All Times in EST)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Practice 1:\u00a0<\/strong>Friday, 7\/14 \u2013 3:00 P.M. on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home?orig_ref=https:\/\/www.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Practice 2:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, 7\/15 \u2013 10:35 A.M. on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home?orig_ref=https:\/\/www.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Qualifying:\u00a0<\/strong>Saturday, 7\/15 \u2013 2:50 P.M. on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home?orig_ref=https:\/\/www.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Warmup:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, 7\/16 \u2013 10:15 A.M. on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home?orig_ref=https:\/\/www.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Honda Indy Toronto:\u00a0<\/strong>Sunday, 7\/16 \u2013 1:30 P.M. on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.peacocktv.com\/watch\/home?orig_ref=https:\/\/www.google.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Peacock<\/a> (Green flag at 2:00)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-25\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-50\">\n<p>All IndyCar and Indy NXT sessions are broadcasted on the radio through the IMS Radio Network, which airs on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.siriusxm.com\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sirius XM<\/a> and the IndyCar mobile app, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Stream-IMS-Radio-Network-a38365\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FM and AM affiliates <\/a>nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>For the 2023 season, all IndyCar and Indy Lights sessions will be streamed worldwide through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/ways-to-watch\/stream\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IndyCar Live<\/a>. For a full list of international availability, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indycar.com\/-\/media\/Files\/2022\/News\/OTT_TERRITORIES_04252022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h5>Featured Image Credit: Joe Skibinski\/Penske Entertainment<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With Alex Palou over 100 points ahead in the championship standings, IndyCar heads north to the streets of Toronto. Alex Palou, for lack of better phrasing, is on fire. Having won three races in a row and still without a finish lower than eighth on the season, the Spaniard has pulled a 110-point gap on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4174,"featured_media":14974,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2,6,1663],"tags":[1600,1791,440,232,169,1714,167],"class_list":["post-14972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured","category-indycar","category-ntt-indycar-series","tag-alex-palou","tag-christian-lundgaard","tag-josef-newgarden","tag-marcus-ericsson","tag-scott-dixon","tag-toronto","tag-will-power"],"modified_by":"Gabe Perrin","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14974"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}