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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
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.
Twice-reigning Indianapolis 500 champion Josef Newgarden was planning to qualify for this year's race over the weekend when he and Penske teammate Will Power failed their pre-qualifying inspections.
The paddock remains discontent with Roger Penske's roles in the IndyCar series after another scandal bringing conflict of interest concerns into full view.
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.
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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.
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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.
Qualifying day for the Indianapolis 500 turned into a Team Penske disaster when all three of its cars were denied a chance to run for the pole