Team Penscay driver Joseph Newguarden and Will Power will start Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 behind the grid after technical violations.
Indycar on Monday announced that Newguarden No. 2 and Power’s number 15 would start from 32nd and 33rd respectively after the discovery of revised Atenuators.
The President of IND Car J. Douglas Bols said, “The integrity of Indianapolis 500 is paramount, and violation of Indycar rule against the amendment in this part and ‘its use’ as is supplied, is clear.” “The fine should be more than just starting where the cars can be eligible anyway, if given the opportunity.
The team’s strategists were also suspended for the race for both cars, which would also prevent the Indy 500 qualification points and each payment would be a fine of $ 100,000.
In addition, the team partners of the team Penscay team will stop the position of their pit and select their pit box after the rest of the region has an opportunity to adjust accordingly.
“The positive speed around the NTT Indycar series and the Indianapolis 500 has been on a steep crescent in the last several months, and we want it to be clear that we intend to hold the positions and discouraged teams in the positions where it calls in the integrity of our executive and stratification,” Bols said. “As we look at the remaining and race of the week later this week, we can do everything that we can make it clear that it is not only the best racing on the planet, but also racing where the best victory in completely fair situations.”
The number 3 car of the team Penscay, run by Scott McLaglin, would begin at 10th place, when inspectors determined that he had a legal and untreated atenuator.
Nos. 2 and 15 cars violated the Indycar rule 14.7.8.16. Attenuators are part of the vehicle’s accident structure that helps it absorb the impact from the collision.
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