Colton Herta makes IndyCar HISTORY in winning Toronto weekend

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Herta makes HISTORY in winning Toronto weekend

The American etched himself into the record books

Rhys Thomas

Tuesday 23 July 2024 04:00

Colton Herta's winning weekend in Toronto marked his first in over two years, a fact he made all the sweeter by recording an IndyCar first.

Herta led from the green to the flag to take a special victory, with Andretti Global team-mate Kyle Kirkwood just behind throughout.

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The 24-year-old last won in 2022 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the 2022 GMR Grand Prix, raced on the infield course.

Herta ended his drought in fine style, promoting himself to fourth in the standings and completing a historic IndyCar first.

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History-making Herta helps himself to victory

"We’ve had speed, we’ve had plenty of podiums, we’ve had a lot of poles, a lot of top fives, but no wins. And so it feels great to finally get one back.”

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“I love doing doughnuts,” Herta added, having lit up his tires and strained the engine celebrating.

“This engine’s getting ripped out after this race so I can destroy it as much I want. … I hate when I don’t get to do doughnuts and this was the perfect race to win.”

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