The Aussie missed the Dual in Detroit due to practice sessions in Le Mans and he'll miss this weekend's Honda Indy Toronto due to the world's biggest endurance race, but Ryan Briscoe is expected to complete the remainder of the 2015 season in the Schmidt Peterson Motorsport's No. 5.
James Hinchcliffe, the usual driver of the No. 5, remains sidelined due to injuries sustained in a scary crash during the final practice for the Indianapolis 500.
Briscoe, with 131 races of experience, is a veteran, having made his series debut in 2005.
For 2015, Briscoe was supposed to run a third SPM car, but the deal fell apart as financial expectations could not be met. Before joining the squad for the 99th Indianapolis 500, Briscoe raced – and won – the Rolex 24 at Daytona, partnering with Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia.
James Hinchcliffe won the inaugural Grand Prix of Louisiana, a race marred by rain that saw most of its laps being completed behind the Safety Car due to successive accidents caused by the wet track at every attempted restart.
The Canadian crashed during a practice for the upcoming Brickyard 500, and the accident brought both him to a surgery table and his season to a halt. Despite the expectation for a full recovery, Hinchcliffe, who sustained serious leg injuries, will not return to Indy Car in 2015.
Just like he did in Detroit, Conor Daly will pilot the No. 5 SPM car for this weekend's race on the streets of Toronto. For full coverage of the Honda Indy Toronto this weekend, follow @VAVELIndyCar on Twitter.
Pete Liguori is a writer for the VAVEL USA Racing section. Follow him on Twitter at @PeteUSSports.
