That means triple-national Blomqvist will step into the No.60 entry.<\/p>\n
Stan Sport is the only place to watch the 2023 IndyCar Series, featuring Will Power, Scott McLaughlin and Scott Dixon.<\/strong><\/em> All the action streaming ad free, live and on demand<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n Meyer Shank Racing has two high-profile programs in the IndyCar Series and IMSA Sports Car Championship respectively.<\/p>\n Blomqvist has long been rumoured to make the move to IndyCar full-time in 2024 amid a purple patch in IMSA.<\/p>\n Blomqvist was born in the United Kingdom to a Kiwi mother and Swedish World Rally Championship legend Stig Blomqvist.<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Ricciardo makes sudden return to Formula 1<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Big wave surfer dies in freak accident<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Gould snapped meeting with South Sydney star<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n The 29-year-old moved to New Zealand at a young age before returning to the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n He races under a British licence but considers himself part-Kiwi and is well-known in the New Zealand motorsport fraternity.\ufeff\ufeff<\/p>\n "First and foremost, I'm thinking of Simon and hoping that he recovers as quickly as possible so that he can get back behind the wheel," said Blomqvist.<\/p>\n "I have to thank Mike and Jim for considering me to fill in this weekend. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing what IndyCar has to offer.\u00a0<\/p>\n "Diving straight into the deep end is an understatement after only having one test in the MSR Indy car last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n "I'm excited but aware of the challenges getting up to speed during a race weekend, so I'm not putting any pressure on myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n "Just going to go out there soak it all in and give it all I've got."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/tom_blomqvist\/status\/1678855743137611776<\/a><\/p>\n Exactly when Pagenaud will be fit to return is unclear yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n After the street race in Toronto the series has a quick turnaround with just a few days to return from Canada to the United States for a double-header at Iowa Speedway.<\/p>\n "We're obviously still working to get Simon as healthy as possible," said team boss Mike Shank.<\/p>\n "He is feeling find and is ready to get back in the car once he is cleared. The decision to put Tom in the car was an easy one.\u00a0<\/p>\n "He's coming off of an IMSA win at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park last weekend and I have all the confidence in the world putting him in our Indy car."<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/IndyCaronNBC\/status\/1678858165125894145<\/a><\/p>\n The IndyCar Series is currently led by Spain's Alex Palou who has won four of the last five races with Chip Ganassi Racing.<\/p>\n His nearest rival is teammate Scott Dixon, who sits more than a race win's worth of points in arrears, 110 points behind.\u00a0<\/p>\n The last five races in Toronto have been won by either Chip Ganassi Racing or Team Penske drivers.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/simonpagenaud\/status\/1678845462445539331<\/a><\/p>\n The 85-lap race in Toronto gets underway on Monday at 3:30am with coverage live, ad-free, and exclusively on Stan Sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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