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99:164.312 mi / 264.408 km
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1515:Grand Prix of Toronto
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109:169.67 mi / 273.03 km
38:Race 11 of 16 in the
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1410:. theautochannel.com
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1203:All American Racers
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672:Chip Ganassi Racing
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1363:Marlboro 500
1336:
1322:
1318:
1314:
1305:
1297:
1290:
1282:Jon Beekhuis
1267:
1259:Gary Gerould
1245:
1158:Richie Hearn
1092:Eddie Lawson
888:Robby Gordon
736:Team Penske
659:Jimmy Vasser
521:Al Unser Jr.
419:Scott Pruett
351:Alex Zanardi
271:
261:Alex Zanardi
254:
199:
197:
168:Alex Zanardi
32:Race details
27:1996 Toronto
1441:1996 season
1359:Laguna Seca
1286:Ken Daniels
1278:Bobby Unser
1126:P. J. Jones
922:Raul Boesel
704:Team Rahal
691:Bryan Herta
559:Bobby Rahal
539:Team Penske
183:Bobby Rahal
1759:Categories
1474:Next race:
1446:Next race:
1414:2014-01-23
1393:2014-01-23
1373:References
1302:Race recap
1263:Jack Arute
1226:Firestone
960:Firestone
926:Firestone
723:Paul Tracy
663:Firestone
573:Team Rahal
493:Firestone
459:Firestone
455:Greg Moore
423:Firestone
391:Firestone
321:Firestone
251:Qualifying
187:Team Rahal
1333:Aftermath
1293:Eurosport
1251:Paul Page
1232:Cosworth
1194:Goodyear
1168:Cosworth
1162:Goodyear
1130:Goodyear
1096:Goodyear
1070:Cosworth
1064:Goodyear
1036:Cosworth
1030:Goodyear
996:Goodyear
898:Cosworth
892:Goodyear
866:Cosworth
860:Goodyear
832:Cosworth
826:Goodyear
791:Goodyear
765:Cosworth
759:Goodyear
727:Goodyear
695:Goodyear
635:Cosworth
629:Goodyear
597:Goodyear
563:Goodyear
465:Cosworth
356:Firestone
1523:Held at
1067:Reynard
999:Reynard
963:Reynard
929:Reynard
895:Reynard
863:Reynard
829:Reynard
698:Reynard
666:Reynard
600:Reynard
566:Reynard
526:Goodyear
496:Reynard
462:Reynard
430:Cosworth
360:Reynard
94:Distance
79:, Canada
65:Location
1533:Ontario
1529:Toronto
1341:driver
1200:Toyota
1136:Toyota
794:Penske
730:Penske
530:Penske
292:Chassis
221:Ontario
217:Toronto
185: (
170: (
127: (
107:95 laps
97:92 laps
77:Ontario
73:Toronto
1537:Canada
1197:Eagle
1133:Eagle
967:Toyota
932:Honda
669:Honda
603:Honda
499:Honda
397:Honda
363:Honda
327:Honda
295:Engine
286:Driver
272:Lineup
225:Canada
207:was a
164:Second
147:Podium
121:Driver
84:Course
1272:with
1229:Lola
1165:Lola
1099:Lola
1033:Lola
801:Hogan
762:Lola
632:Lola
426:Lola
394:Lola
324:Lola
298:Team
289:Tires
237:Honda
179:Third
153:First
1744:2024
1739:2023
1734:2022
1728:2021
1721:2020
1715:2019
1710:2018
1705:2017
1700:2016
1695:2015
1690:2014
1685:2013
1680:2012
1675:2011
1670:2010
1665:2009
1659:2008
1653:2007
1648:2006
1643:2005
1638:2004
1633:2003
1628:2002
1623:2001
1618:2000
1613:1999
1608:1998
1603:1997
1598:1996
1593:1995
1588:1994
1583:1993
1578:1992
1573:1991
1568:1990
1563:1989
1558:1988
1553:1987
1548:1986
1284:and
1261:and
239:for
233:Lola
209:CART
201:1996
198:The
136:Time
47:Date
1527:in
1365:at
1270:CBC
1247:ABC
1211:19
1208:28
1179:36
1176:27
1147:44
1144:26
1115:98
1112:25
1081:10
1078:24
1049:15
1046:23
1015:34
1012:22
981:16
978:21
945:25
942:20
908:19
874:18
845:17
842:17
811:21
808:16
773:15
744:11
741:14
709:13
680:28
677:12
648:12
645:11
611:10
548:18
478:49
444:99
408:20
376:32
306:31
283:No.
280:Pos
215:in
1761::
1535:,
1531:,
1369:.
911:1
877:5
776:9
712:3
614:6
582:8
579:9
545:8
510:2
507:7
475:6
441:5
405:4
373:3
340:4
337:2
303:1
267:.
223:,
219:,
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71:,
1507:e
1500:t
1493:v
1417:.
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235:/
189:)
174:)
131:)
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