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Indy 500 | Fast Friday | Newgarden fastest on 4-lap average at IMS as Penske power their way to a 1-2-3

Josef Newgarden led the field on the last day the teams will get to prepare for qualifying weekend for the Indy 500.  Newgarden set an average four-lap speed of 234.063 mph. This is only 0.154 from last year’s pole position by Alex Palou of 234.217 mph. The rest of the top 3 both were taken…

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Indy 500 | IndyCar Practice 3 | McLaughlin tops rainy, fragmented session ahead of Power and Herta

Rain delays strike again  in Indianapolis, as the beginning of the session was delayed to 3pm local. All drivers immediately went out on track to make up for the lost time. Herta is the first driver to put in a lap speed of 222.113mph, with track evolution allowing the Andretti driver to improve around 223mphs. Kyle…

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Sonsio GP | IndyCar FP1 | Herta leads an eventful session from Canapino and Power

It’s time for the first practise session of the weekend at Indianapolis ahead of the Indy road course race for tomorrow. After a couple of first explorative laps, everyone returns to the pits, with the first timed lap signed by Ganassi’s Kyffin Simpson in 1:10.413s. The rookie is joined by fellow teammate Linus Lundqvist and…

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Tim Cindric on the Team Penske pit wall
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Tim Cindric among staff suspended by Team Penske after IndyCar push-to-pass saga

Four senior members of the Team Penske IndyCar team have been suspended by the esteemed team boss Roger Penske. This includes team president Tim Cindric and managing director Ron Ruzewski. All four members have been suspended for the next two IndyCar rounds including the Indy 500. Penske said: “I recognise the magnitude of what occurred and…

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Power admits no IndyCar race win since 2022 “really starting to add weight to me” after strong P2 at Barber Motorsports Park

Following a thrilling race at Barber Motorsports Park, Team Penske’s Will Power has criticised the next-generation aeroscreen that was introduced last weekend In Long Beach. The goal of the change was to reduce the weight of the device which it has by 11.1 pounds. However other adaptations have not proved as successful with vents added…

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Praise for Penske after Scott McLaughlin dominates Barber IndyCar race: “So proud of the execution, the way that the team stuck together”

Scott McLaughlin converted his pole position at Barber Motorsports Park into a commanding victory, despite a late caution and an agressive strategy choice by his team. Looking back on the race, the Penske-driver was proud of how his team executed the race and how they stuck together.

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Herta critical of Newgarden and Penske’s “bullshit” excuses over IndyCar controversy

Newgarden’s press conference regarding his disqualification from the St. Petersburg round definitely answered a number of questions, as well as elicit rather different reactions from his colleagues. However, it also raised concerns. Colton Herta, who had come second in the latest IndyCar round at Long Beach, mentioned his doubts to reporters following the Penske driver’s…

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Newgarden emotionally opens up on his IndyCar rule breach at St. Pete: “I want to be held accountable for what I did”

The biggest cheating scandal in years has hit IndyCar in the past few days, following the disqualification of Josef Newgarden and Scott McLaughlin from the St. Petersburg round. Team Penske was in fact caught manipulating the overtake software system, with the two drivers able to use push to pass at all race starts and restarts….

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Newgarden and McLaughlin disqualified from the IndyCar season opener as Team Penske “manipulated the overtake system”

In an absolutely extraordinary development, Josef Newgarden (P1) and Scott McLaughlin (P3) have been disqualified from the opening round of the 2024 IndyCar season that took place in St. Pete almost 7 weeks ago. During morning warmup ahead of the Long Beach race last Sunday, IndyCar officials had spotted that something was amiss, leading to…

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