David Malukas set the quickest practice lap time during the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy event held in Markham. Malukas clocked in at 1:14.194 in the second practice session of the day, with qualifying scheduled for the evening.
Following Malukas, Alex Palou secured the second-fastest time at 1:14.560, while Dennis Hauger claimed the third spot with a time of 1:14.592 on the Markham downtown road course.
The first day of track sessions was called off by event organizers due to incomplete course construction and pending safety inspections.
This year marks Markham’s debut as the race host, relocating from Toronto’s Exhibition Place, where it had been hosted since its inception in 1986. Palou had earlier topped the time charts in the morning practice session, completing the circuit in 1:14.9915.