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Christian Lundgaard earns first IndyCar win in Toronto

The Canadian Press photo by Frank Gunn via AP / Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver Christian Lundgaard celebrates with his team after winning the Honda Indy Toronto race on Sunday. Lundgaard, a 21-year-old from Denmark, earned his first IndyCar victory in his second season on the circuit.
The Canadian Press photo by Frank Gunn via AP / Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver Christian Lundgaard celebrates with his team after winning the Honda Indy Toronto race on Sunday. Lundgaard, a 21-year-old from Denmark, earned his first IndyCar victory in his second season on the circuit. The Canadian Press photo by Frank Gunn via AP / Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver Christian Lundgaard celebrates with his team after winning the Honda Indy Toronto race on Sunday. Lundgaard, a 21-year-old from Denmark, earned his first IndyCar victory in his second season on the circuit.

By The Associated Press 4 min read

TORONTO — Chstian Lundgaard couldn’t wait to shave off his mustache, removing the hair from his upper lip right there in victory lane at the Honda Indy Toronto.

Lundgaard started in pole position and took advantage of the car troubles of IndyCar points leader Alex Palou to hang on for the victory Sunday. His first win on North America’s top open-wheel circuit also brought to an end a pact with his best friend to keep his moustache until he climbed atop an IndyCar podium.

The 21-year-old from Denmark said he was happy to be rid of the facial hair.

“But I haven’t seen it yet, so I don’t really know what it looks like,” said Lundgaard, who rubbed his upper lip throughout the news conference afterward. “I guess I’ll wait and see.”

Lundgaard finished first in Saturday’s qualifying as a steady rainfall made the street course around Toronto’s Exhibition Place slippery. The son of 2000 European rally car champion Henrik Lundgaard, the IndyCar sophomore took advantage of his off-roading background to secure the pole.