David Malukas set the pace during the practice session at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy event in Markham. Malukas clocked a time of 1 minute 14.194 seconds in the afternoon training session, with qualifying scheduled for later in the day.
Following Malukas, Alex Palou secured the second-best time with a lap time of 1:14.560, while Dennis Hauger claimed the third spot with a time of 1:14.592 around the Markham downtown road course.
The event faced a setback as the first day of track sessions had to be canceled due to the incomplete course and pending safety inspections. This year marks the first time that Markham is hosting the race, which was previously held at Toronto’s Exhibition Place since its inception in 1986.
Earlier in the day, Palou had topped the timesheets in the morning practice session, completing the circuit in 1:14.9915.