Dale Coyne Racing has announced that Toby Sowery will return for this weekend’s IndyCar Series round on the Streets of Toronto, along with next month’s race at Portland International Raceway.
Sowery made his IndyCar debut just two weeks ago at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, impressing with an effort that saw make him the most on-track passes (10) to charge from 24th on the grid to 13th – matching a season-best result for DCR (Jack Harvey, Barber Motorsports Park). A technical issue in qualifying meant he had to start from the rear of the field.
The 28-year-old Briton will reassume Dale Coyne Racing’s No. 51 Honda entry that is partnered with Rick Ware Racing.
“It’s amazing to be back with Dale Coyne Racing,” said Sowery. “Having such a strong debut has certainly set our hopes and expectations fairly high.
“Now that I’ve got a weekend under my belt, I feel I’ve got foundations to build on and that’s definitely the goal. I’ve not been to Toronto or Portland in a very long time, but I really enjoyed those events and atmosphere previously.”
In 2019, Sowery’s only full-time campaign in Indy NXT, he finished third in the championship standings and captured his lone win at Portland.
“Portland is also where I got my Indy NXT win, so it will be great to go back there,” he said.
“I can’t wait to finish off the road courses in the No. 51 for DCR.”
Sowery, who also competes in the endurance rounds of the LMP2 class in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, has also previously run on the 11-turn, 1.786-mile temporary streets circuit around Exhibition Place, scoring two top-fives, including a runner-up, during an Indy NXT double-header in 2019.
“Toby really impressed during his weekend with us at Mid-Ohio and we’re excited to have him back for another couple of races this year,” shared team owner Dale Coyne.
“Not only was Toby a pleasure to work with, but he was up to speed immediately after not having driven one of these cars in over a year. We can’t wait to see what he’ll do on the streets of Toronto this weekend.”
