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The '''2014 Honda Indy Toronto''' was a Canadian open wheel motor race, held as the thirteenth and fourteenth rounds of the [[2014 IndyCar Series season]]. It was the 28th annual edition of the [[Honda Indy Toronto|Toronto Indy]], and the 29th and 30th [[American Championship car racing|IndyCar]] races to be held at the {{convert|1.755|mi|km|adj=on}} [[street circuit]] at [[Exhibition Place]] in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario|Ontario, Canada]]. The races were contested over 65 and 56 laps respectively.
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Having successfully hosted a double-header race for the first time in [[2013 Honda Indy Toronto|2013]], [[IndyCar]] again scheduled two full points races for the Toronto weekend, with race one on Saturday and race two on Sunday.
After rain on Saturday washed out race one of the weekend double bill, IndyCar officials decided to reschedule the two races on Sunday, with race one in the morning and race two in the afternoon. The postponement created the first same-day doubleheader since the [[1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series|1981]] [[Atlanta 500 Classic|Kraco Twin 125s]] which were swept by [[Rick Mears]] at the [[Atlanta Motor Speedway]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Keating |first=Steve|date=July 20, 2014 |title=Rain creates double trouble for IndyCar|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/07/20/us-motor-racing-indy-double-idUSKBN0FP0UO20140720|publisher=[[Reuters]]|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=McNulty |first=Dean|date=July 20, 2014 |title=Sebastien Bourdais, Mike Conway win Honda Indy Toronto races|url=http://www.torontosun.com/2014/07/20/sebastien-bourdais-wins-honda-indy-toronto-race-1|publisher=[[Toronto Sun]]|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
==Race 1 report==
[[Sébastien Bourdais]] scored pole position for the first race of the weekend. This was Bourdais' first pole since the [[2007 Bavaria Champ Car Grand Prix]], at [[TT Circuit Assen|Assen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/115037|title=Toronto IndyCar: Sebastien Bourdais claims first pole since 2007 - IndyCar news — AUTOSPORT.com|publisher=autosport.com|accessdate=2014-07-19}}</ref> Originally scheduled to be held on Saturday afternoon, the race was held on Sunday morning; Bourdais led 58 of the race's 65 laps to take his first victory since the [[2007 Gran Premio Tecate]].
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{{ref|race1|1}} Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
==Race 2 report==
[[Mike Conway]] driving for [[Ed Carpenter Racing]] won race 2, for his second win of the season after winning [[2014 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach|Long Beach]] and it marked the fourth [[American Championship car racing|IndyCar]] victory of his career. Rain fell once again during race 2, with Penske teammates Helio Castroneves and Will Power fighting for the lead early. Conway took advantage of a drying track and pitted on Lap 43 for dry weather tires knowing the slicks would be quicker. Conway took the lead on Lap 51, while Castroneves dropped off the pace, and holding on for the victory.
<ref>{{cite news |last=McDonald |first=Norris|date=July 20, 2014 |title=Sebastien Bourdais, Mike Conway Honda Indy Toronto winners|url=http://www.thestar.com/sports/2014/07/20/sebastien_bourdais_wins_honda_toronto_indy.html|publisher=[[Toronto Star]]|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Harper |first=Tyler|date=July 20, 2014 |title=Mike Conway, Sebastien Bourdais each win at Honda Indy Toronto doubleheader|url=http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/sebastien-bourdais-beats-the-rain-and-wins-first-race-at-toronto-honda-indy/article19684504/|publisher=[[The Globe and Mail]]|accessdate=April 24, 2015}}</ref>
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