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{allcanada} IndyCar moves Toronto event to June for 2015

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TORONTO — The Honda Indy Toronto event is moving to a mid-June spot on the 2015 IndyCar calendar and returning to a single-race format.

The street race near Exhibition Place will be held June 14 — over a month earlier than its usual time — so it doesn't conflict with the July 10-26 Pan Am Games.

"Today's a good day to wave both the green and checkered flags," Honda Indy Toronto president Charlie Johnstone said in a release. "Scheduling an event of this magnitude is complicated in a normal year. Toronto is a growing city with many moving parts, and the same can be said for professional auto racing.

"There are a lot of details and co-ordination that go into the teams, the schedules, the races and the various sites, especially with street courses. We're celebrating today and getting ready for the road ahead."

The event used a doubleheader format last summer.

The first race was scheduled for July 19 but was postponed a day due to heavy rain. Sebastien Bourdais won the opener on the morning of July 20 and Mike Conway took the second race later that day.

IndyCar unveiled its full 2015 schedule Thursday. The 17-race calendar kicks off March 8 in Brasilia, Brazil and wraps up Aug. 30 at Sonoma Raceway.

2015 IndyCar schedule

Date	Race	Location
March 8	Brasilia Indy 300	Brasília, Brazil
March 29	Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, Florida
April 12	Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana	Avondale, Louisiana
April 19	Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach	Long Beach, California
April 26	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama	Birmingham, Alabama
May 9	Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis	Speedway, Indiana
May 24	Indianapolis 500	Speedway, Indiana
May 30	Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit Race 1	Detroit, Michigan
May 31	Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit Race 2	Detroit, Michigan
June 6	Firestone 600	Fort Worth, Texas
June 14	Honda Indy Toronto	Toronto, Ontario
June 27	MAVTV 500	Fontana, California
July 12	ABC Supply Wisconsin 250	West Allis, Wisconsin
July 18	Iowa Corn Indy 300	Newton, Iowa
August 2	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio	Lexington, Ohio
August 23	Pocono IndyCar 500	Long Pond, Pennsylvania
August 30	GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma	Sonoma, California