![Colton Herta drives around the track on his way to the fastest time in the final practice session for the IndyCar race in Toronto on Saturday July 15, 2023. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Colton Herta drives around the track on his way to the fastest time in the final practice session for the IndyCar race in Toronto on Saturday July 15, 2023. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RCKFNF/colton-herta-drives-around-the-track-on-his-way-to-the-fastest-time-in-the-final-practice-session-for-the-indycar-race-in-toronto-on-saturday-july-15-2023-frank-gunnthe-canadian-press-via-ap-2RCKFNF.jpg)
Colton Herta drives around the track on his way to the fastest time in the final practice session for the IndyCar race in Toronto on Saturday July 15, 2023. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian
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FILE - Colton Herta celebrates winning the pole position for the IndyCar Toronto auto race in Toronto, on July 16, 2022. Herta always wanted to be a race car driver and pursuing
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![Toronto, ON, Canada. 16th July, 2023. COLTON HERTA (26) of Valencia, California runs through the streets during the Honda Indy Toronto in Toronto, ON, CAN. (Credit Image: © Walter G. Arce Sr./ZUMA Toronto, ON, Canada. 16th July, 2023. COLTON HERTA (26) of Valencia, California runs through the streets during the Honda Indy Toronto in Toronto, ON, CAN. (Credit Image: © Walter G. Arce Sr./ZUMA](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RDE6GA/toronto-on-canada-16th-july-2023-colton-herta-26-of-valencia-california-runs-through-the-streets-during-the-honda-indy-toronto-in-toronto-on-can-credit-image-walter-g-arce-srzuma-press-wire-editorial-usage-only!-not-for-commercial-usage!-2RDE6GA.jpg)
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![Colton Herta drives around the track on his way to the fastest time in the final practice session for the IndyCar race in Toronto on Saturday July 15, 2023. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Colton Herta drives around the track on his way to the fastest time in the final practice session for the IndyCar race in Toronto on Saturday July 15, 2023. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2RCKFNH/colton-herta-drives-around-the-track-on-his-way-to-the-fastest-time-in-the-final-practice-session-for-the-indycar-race-in-toronto-on-saturday-july-15-2023-frank-gunnthe-canadian-press-via-ap-2RCKFNH.jpg)
Colton Herta drives around the track on his way to the fastest time in the final practice session for the IndyCar race in Toronto on Saturday July 15, 2023. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian
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Toronto, Canada. 15th July, 2023. Colton Herta, of the United States, drives during a practice session at the 2023 Honda Indy Toronto in Toronto on Saturday, July 15, 2023. Credit: The Canadian
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Colton Herta, of the United States, drives during a practice session at the 2023 Honda Indy Toronto in Toronto on Saturday, July 15, 2023. (Andrew Lahodynskyj/The Canadian Press via AP Stock Photo - Alamy
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