A year is a long time to hold a grudge, but if Alex Tagliani forgot he'd wronged Tomas Scheckter in the past, he got a rough reminder Sunday.
Tagliani, who started the Honday Toronto Indy in ninth, was looking to crack the top-10 late.
But the Canadian was livid after Scheckter bumped him into the wall on a pass, and said he thought it was payback for their collision at the same race in 2009.
"I went to see him and I said thanks for pushing me into the tires," said Tagliani, "and he said, 'You know, we're equal now.' So that said it all. It's pretty sad."
However, where Tagliani saw a grudge, Scheckter saw karma. Despite throwing his gloves in anger at Tagliani last year after the Lachenaie, Que., driver bumped him out of the race, Scheckter denied trying to cause a wreck.
"No, absolutely not," said the South African. "Am I completely upset? I think it's a little bit karma. There's no way I'd do anything intentionally if that's what you're trying to say.
"He can go cry. Come speak to me if you want to speak to me, otherwise you know he's just crying. It's over with, it's done, move on to (Honda Indy Edmonton)."
Tagliani lost a lap heading back to the pits for a repairs and finished 17th.
"It's very frustrating when someone tells you that," said the 37-year-old. "When it's a race incident because some guys are fighting for position and he's trying his best and it's not intentional, I think you can move on, but I feel pretty sad for his move. But what can I do?
"I hope we'll be back in Edmonton because I have a lot of front wings to damage."
Australia's Will Power won for the second time at Toronto, ahead of defending champion Dario Franchitti of Scotland. American Ryan Hunter-Reay was third.
While Tagliani could only grimace at the end of the race, fellow Canadian driver Paul Tracy reminded fans of how dominant he can be at home.
The Toronto native started in 24th after mechanical issues hampered his car in qualifying, but quickly started moving up the field.
Tracy gambled on lap 17 when Japan's Takuma Sato was bumped off the course. When all but one other driver took a pit stop, Tracy stayed on the track and found himself in the lead as the crowd erupted.
He held the lead for 14 laps through two more cautions that saw Brazil's Helio Castroneves and England's Alex Lloyd crash out, but was passed by Franchitti on a fourth caution when Brazil's Mario Romancini dropped out.
The payoff was short lived for Tracy, who finally had to pit on lap 35 and resumed in 20th.
"We got up front there for a little bit with our strategy but just couldn't get any green (flag) running (to) get the pace going to where that strategy was going to work for us," said Tracy, who was making just his second start of the year.
The 41-year-old once again moved up the track he crashed at last year and despite locking his breaks and losing a lap late, finished 13th.
"That's life," said Tracy, who won in Toronto in 1993 and 2003. "We just didn't get the breaks our way today but got an OK finish.
"It's something special every year to come and race in front of your home town and perform in front of your home town. The opportunity to get in the lead was fantastic."
Notes: Tracy's racing suit had 400 signatures on it as part of a fundraiser for the Make A Wish Foundation. The total amount raised won't be known until after the Honda Indy Edmonton.