Louis Foster Takes Markham IndyCar Pole for 90-Lap Debut Race as 6 Drivers Draw Grid Penalties
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 16
Louis Foster Takes Markham IndyCar Pole for 90-Lap Debut Race as 6 Drivers Draw Grid Penalties
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Aug 16
Summary
Louis Foster will start first in IndyCar’s first race at Markham, Ontario, with Christian Lundgaard alongside him for Sunday’s 90-lap Ontario Honda Dealers Indy.
Six drivers — Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen, Marcus Armstrong, Will Power, Kyle Kirkwood and Pato O’Ward — were dropped six spots each for excessive engine changes.
Crashes in practice or qualifying also hurt several contenders: points leader Alex Palou starts 11th, Josef Newgarden 22nd, Caio Collet 20th and Will Power 25th.
Markham replaces the former Toronto street race on the 2026 calendar, with the green flag scheduled for 12:22 p.m. ET.
Palou enters the weekend with 510 points and six wins, giving the new Canadian street race added title-race weight despite his compromised starting spot.