[2] The event marked the 30th annual edition of the Toronto Indy, and the twelfth round of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season.

The 2016 edition of the race moved back to its traditional mid-July date, after being held in June of 2015 to avoid conflicting with 2015 Pan American Games.

Penske cars, however, did take the next three positions, with Hélio Castroneves second, points leader Simon Pagenaud third, and Will Power fourth.

Caution would wave again only one lap later, though, after Juan Pablo Montoya clipped the rear bumper-pod on Josef Newgarden's car, ripping the pod off and causing it to land on track between turns two and three.

During this caution, some drivers, including James Hinchcliffe and Conor Daly, elected to go on an alternate strategy by pitting.

On lap 58, Josef Newgarden, who was experiencing high fatigue in his right hand due to his injury from the Firestone 600 plus the bumps of the Toronto Circuit, crashed in turn five.

Hélio Castroneves, meanwhile, had managed to recover from his early race puncture and moved into second place after passing James Hinchcliffe and Kanaan on the same lap.

In a situation similar to the Kohler Grand Prix, Power was able to pull away easily from Castroneves using his saved push to passes.

For Power, the victory was his third win in the last four races and moved him into second place in the championship standings, marking him the biggest threat to his teammate Simon Pagenaud's point lead.

Hometown favorite James Hinchcliffe was able to hold on for a third-place finish due to his alternate pit strategy and the late race caution period.