David Malukas set the pace during the practice session at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy event 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 with a lap time of 1:14.560, while Dennis Hauger took the third spot by completing the Markham downtown road course in 1:14.592.
Due to incomplete course construction and pending safety inspections, the organizers were forced to cancel the initial day of track activities.
This year marks the first time that Markham is hosting the race, after it was relocated from Toronto’s Exhibition Place, its home since the race’s debut in 1986.
In the morning’s first practice, Palou led the way with the fastest time of 1:14.9915.