By David Morgan, Associate Editor
The field for Sunday’s Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto will be one car short after the No. 14 AJ Foyt Racing Chevrolet crashed in the morning warm-up session.
With approximately two minutes remaining in the half-hour session, the car, piloted by Santino Ferrucci, could be seen slamming the wall off of Turn 7 on the 11-turn, 1.786-mile street circuit and then going into a long skid into Turn 8, making contact with the tire barrier there as well.
By the time all was said and done, heavy damage had been incurred on the machine with little time to get the car repaired or a back-up prepared ahead of Sunday’s race, which is scheduled for Noon ET.
As a result, AJ Foyt Racing made the call to withdraw the No. 14 entry from the field and turn its focus to the next race on the schedule next weekend at Laguna Seca.
A difficult end to warmup 😳
Santino Ferrucci crashes his No. 14 at the end of the session. pic.twitter.com/QuMkMYWsUt
— NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) July 20, 2025
“We regret to announce that the No. 14 Sexton Properties Chevrolet will not be repaired in time to compete in today’s race,” the team said in a statement on social media. “Following the incident in morning warmup, the damage sustained to the car requires extensive repairs that cannot be completed to the standard of safety and performance necessary to race.
“While this is a difficult decision for the team, the safety of our driver and crew remains our top priority. We want to thank our fans and partners for their understanding and continued support, and we look forward to returning to the track with the No. 14 next week.”
Had the team been able to get the car fixed or a back-up in place in time for the race, Ferrucci would have had his work cut out for him after qualifying 23rd in the 27-car field.
This now makes two years in a row in which Toronto has not been kind to the 27-year-old, after he went airborne in a crash midway through last season’s race in Canada.
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