Team Penske, Indianapolis 500
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IndyCar penalized Team Penske for issues with their cars. Two-time defending Indy 500 winner Josef Newgarden and Will Power will start at the back of the 33-car field.
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motorsport.com on MSNRinus Veekay: "Penske cars should have gone to the last-chance qualifier for Indy 500”Veekay claims that it would have been fair if Josef Newgarden and Will Power had to participate in the last-chance qualifier after their Team Penske cars were determined to have been 'illegally' modif
Issues discovered on Penske's Nos. 2 and 12 cars Sunday was also displayed on Newgarden's 500-winning car last year displayed at the IMS Museum.
The paddock remains discontent with Roger Penske's roles in the IndyCar series after another scandal bringing conflict of interest concerns into full view.
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Two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden and Team Penske teammate Will Power will have to start from the final two spots on the grid Sunday after their teams were penalized for violating the rules during qualifying weekend.
Josef Newgarden and Will Power will start from the back at the Indy 500 after the latest rules violation involving Team Penske.
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It's back to race prep for the 109th Indianapolis 500 as 33 drivers practice today on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval. Qualifying threw a lot of curveballs, with a rookie pole winner,
Jacob Abel, a Louisville native, was bumped by his own teammate on Sunday. Then penalties were handed to Josef Newgarden, Will Power and Penske and others called for Abel to run in the 500.
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Qualifying day for the Indianapolis 500 — the most important race in the eyes of Roger Penske — turned into a disaster Sunday when all three of his cars were denied a chance to run for the pole. It came a year after the same three drivers swept the front row at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
There was plenty of drama on Monday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway as teams practiced for Sunday‘s Indianapolis 500 (noon ET, FOX) and major penalties were handed out to two teams. In weather conditions (light winds and temperatures in the mid-70s) expected to be like race day,