David Malukas set the pace during the practice session at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy held in Markham. Malukas clocked a time of 1:14.194 in the second training session of the day, with qualifying scheduled for the evening.
Following Malukas, Alex Palou secured the second-best time at 1:14.560, while Dennis Hauger came in third with a time of 1:14.592 on the Markham downtown road course.
Due to incomplete course construction and pending safety inspections, organizers were forced to cancel the initial track sessions.
This year marks the inaugural race in Markham, having relocated from Toronto’s Exhibition Place, where it had been held since 1986.
Earlier in the day, Palou had topped the time charts in the first practice session, completing the course in 1:14.9915.