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IRL: Tomas Scheckter to contest Honda Toronto Indy event

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Khatir Soltani
IndyCar team Dreyer & Reinbold Racing and veteran driver Tomas Scheckter will once again be reunited, this time on the streets of Toronto next week.

Scheckter, the son of 1979 Formula 1 World Champion Jody Scheckter, will fill in for the injured Mike Conway in the No.24 MonaVie entry for the Honda Indy Toronto on July 16-18.

The South African competed for the team last year as well as for two races this season (Indianapolis and Texas).

In last year's race, Scheckter started 14th and managed to work his way up the grid. At one point, he was in the lead. On lap 75, he made contact with Mario Moraes and Canadian Alex Tagliani, which ended his day early.

Scheckter, 29, has two victories and 18 top-five finishes in his IZOD IndyCar Series career that began in 2002 with Red Bull Cheever Racing.
Khatir Soltani
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