Christian Lundgaard has the pole for the Honda Indy Toronto.
Lundgaard had the best lap in the Firestone Fast 6 on a wet street course at Toronto’s Exhibition Place.
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Scott McLaughlin and Pato O’Ward were second and third, respectively.
IndyCar standings leader Alex Palou was one of the drivers eliminated in the first round of qualifying.
Palou has won four consecutive races but will start 15th in Sunday’s race.
Reigning Honda Indy Toronto champion Scott Dixon didn’t advance past the second round of qualifying and will be seventh on the grid.
He’s second in the IndyCar season standings behind Palou, his Chip Ganassi Racing teammate.
WATCH | Dixon wins 2022 Honda Indy Toronto:
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Scott Dixon takes the checked flag at the Honda Indy Toronto for career win 52 and ensuring at least 1 win in 18 consecutive seasons.
The first group completed its qualifying round but then heavy rain put a track hold on the street course around Exhibition Place.
When the second group started its laps, Agustin Canapino spun out on the slick, wet road but quickly recovered without doing any damage to his car.
Graham Rahal spun out shortly after, with his front wing going into a wall and having to be replaced.
O’Ward put in the best lap of the second round of qualifying in his last go-round to bump Dixon from the Firestone Fast 6.
Toronto’s Devlin DeFrancesco, the only Canadian driver in IndyCar, was 22nd.
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