Herta edges Kirkwood to win IndyCar Toronto street race / Photo: Sean Gardner - GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP/File
-
One dead as Hurricane Simon creeps along Mexico's Pacific coast
-
Brazil presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro to visit jailed father
-
Carrick's Man United 'hungry and eager' to fix worst start in decades
-
Brazil's patron saint reappears in polarized election campaign
-
Fury as US federal agents search anti-Trump lawmaker's home
-
US Open champ Zverev to become tennis world number one
-
One goal enough for Flick as Barca enter Galatasaray cauldron
-
Migrant crisis wounds unhealed in Ceuta as Spanish royals visit
-
A7 to unveil a service that will re-invent the international payments market
-
Brazilian judge allows Flavio Bolsonaro to visit jailed father
-
'Status quo' with EU 'not good enough', UK PM says as summit date set
-
France braces for fresh student demonstrations as Macron calls for 'respect'
-
Stolen Renoir paintings found behind wall in France
-
Zelensky doubtful on Russian acceptance of Trump's 'energy ceasefire'
-
French supermarkets suffer refrigerator shutdown after 'unprecedented' cyberattack
-
Federal agents search home of Trump critic Ilhan Omar: government
-
Arsenal lose Hincapie and Zubimendi in freak double blow
-
Pakistan detains hundreds from ex-PM Khan's party as protests falter
-
Saudi says resilience tested, vows response after deadly airport attacks
-
Australia's Smith off field after being struck on helmet
-
Alcaraz exits Shanghai Masters in straight-sets loss
-
UK retains early access to test latest US AI models
-
Pope to enter hospital on Tuesday for lung operation
-
Top NATO commander warns Russia any attack would be 'futile'
-
Renshaw shines again before Australia declaration
-
Stolen Renoir paintings found behind wall in France: prosecutor
-
Atletico's Simeone encourages goalless Alvarez improvement
-
UNHCR sounds alarm on funding crisis
-
FXGLOBE Rebuilds Its Copy Trading and PAMM Business With B2BROKER's B2COPY
-
French supermarket chains say cyberattack forced refrigerator shutdown
-
Nepal rescuers search for missing after flash flood
-
Minister's resignation rocks German coalition
-
Oil rises as Trump comments roil energy markets
-
Hurricane Simon lashes Mexico's Pacific coast, threatens landfall
-
Premier League in limbo as Manchester City soar
-
France schools protest rumbles on as Macron urges 'respect'
-
Zelensky vows to respond as Moscow silent on 'energy ceasefire'
-
Americans Hall and Woodford win economics Nobel for stabilisation models
-
Thousands march in India's capital to demand election chief resign
-
MEXC Brings AI, TradFi and the Future of Trading to Life at TOKEN2049 Singapore
-
African players in Europe: Mbeumo ends goal drought as United draw
-
Italian rice farmer beats heat with biodiversity haven
-
France's high school students plan fresh protests
-
Stocks mixed as oil prices slip after Trump hails 'energy ceasefire'
-
NZ bank in free speech row over 'explicit' sheep memes
-
Opposition, journalists allege police abuses during India protests
-
China Open champ Zheng withdraws from Wuhan citing fatigue
-
DATA Network joins Sui and Walrus to scale the supply chain for AI training data
-
Brewers edge Dodgers 2-1 in National League Championship Series opener
-
Melbourne man linked to suspected flydubai hijacker condemns 'false accusations'
Herta edges Kirkwood to win IndyCar Toronto street race
Pole-sitter Colton Herta won Sunday's Indy Toronto street race to capture his first IndyCar triumph in more than two years and his eighth series victory overall.
It had been a 41-race drought since Herta had last won an IndyCar crown, in May of 2022 at the Indianapolis road course race.
"We've been knocking on the door to win for so long -- 41 starts without a win is a long time and it has been disappointing for us," Herta said. "So happy."
Herta won by 0.3469 of a second over fellow American Kyle Kirkwood, an Andretti Global teammate, after 85 laps over an 11-turn, 1.786-mile temporary street circuit at Exhibition Place.
"We needed this so bad," car owner Michael Andretti said after his team's 1-2 finish. "We've been competitive all year but we just haven't been able to get the final result. It was a big day."
New Zealand's Scott Dixon, a four-time Toronto winner, was third with Spain's Alex Palou in fourth.
Herta led 81 of 85 laps, surrendering the top spot only on refueling stops, with Kirkwood just behind him the entire way, reluctant to risk passing his teammate.
"Putting us at risk was just not the move today," Kirkwood said. "I played a little bit more defense. Super happy with second place."
After 12 of 17 season races, Palou is in the lead for his third points crown in four campaigns with 411 points to 362 for Australian Will Power, 358 for Dixon, a six-time season champion who turns 44 on Monday, and 354 for Herta.
The season's next race is August 17 at Madison, Illinois.
D.Moore--AMWN