By: Brandon Feeney

MARKHAM, Ontario — Whether you were driving in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, NASCAR Canada Series, or USF2000, one thing was certain: you were never safe from the chaos of Turn 5!

Saturday started with drivers taking the infamous Remington Group Corner 5 hairpin cautiously and carefully. That all changed when the NASCAR Canada Series hit the track.

LAP ONE — CHAOS!

Markham 125 outside pole sitter Tyler Gonzalez was caught up in a wreck in turn four that triggered a massive pile-up entering turn five, sending fiberglass flying and leaving several NASCAR Canada competitors with heavily damaged race cars. Simon Charbonneau, D.J. Kennington, and numerous others were among those caught in the mayhem – and that was only the beginning.

The rest of the race quickly turned into a high-speed game of bumper tag and dive-bombs, with drivers throwing everything they had at the hairpin. Every time the cars came roaring past the GO Train line and charged into Turn 5, the Markham race fans were on their feet, waiting to see what would happen next.

Then came Sunday — and the chaos level went through the roof!

The USF 2000 Championship was the second on-track race of the day, and  it didn’t take long for the destruction to begin. Front and rear wings were flying everywhere, as the field struggled to put together even one clean green-flag run.

The USF2000 Pro class managed to put on a slightly cleaner show, but even that race was riddled with cautions.

Then came the marquee event — the NTT INDYCAR SERIES Ontario Honda Indy Dealers at Markham.

The IndyCars got away to a relatively clean start, but once the field reached the hairpin, the elbows came out. Drivers battled for position, contact became inevitable, and cars began spinning through the infamous turn five. Even some of the biggest names in the field weren’t immune, as Pato O’Ward and Josef Newgarden were among the victims of Chaos Corner, proving once again that it didn’t matter what series you were racing in, how much experience you had, or how big your name was.

Turn 5 was coming for everybody.

From NASCAR Canada to USF2000 to INDYCAR, the Remington Group Corner 5 hairpin lived up to its new unofficial name:
FEENEY’S CHAOS CORNER!

One corner. Three series. Countless wrecks. And absolutely ZERO mercy.