The firings and Penske’s statement have been his first public reaction since two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden and teammate Will Power were found to have an illegally modified spec part on their cars ahead of last Sunday’s final round of qualifications for the Indy 500.

IndyCar president Doug Boles said Wednesday that "absolutely it's a miss" that Team Penske raced with modified attenuators for at least a year before an IndyCar tech team member finally caught the infraction Sunday prior to qualifying for the Indianapolis 500.

Roger Penske has always had a pristine reputation. But another scandal with the team he owns in the series he owns has raised new questions.

Team Penske parted Wednesday from the organization with Team President Tim Cindric (photo), INDYCAR Managing Director Ron Ruzewski and INDYCAR General Manager Kyle Moyer.

Roger Penske apologized for recent "organizational failures" while announcing the departures of these key individuals