Team Penske, Indianapolis 500 and Josef Newgarden
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IndyCar is exploring the creation of an independent governing body absent of any Roger Penske employees in the wake of the Team Penske cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500.
Josef Newgarden and Will Power will start from the back at the Indy 500 after the latest rules violation involving Team Penske.
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 two Team Penske drivers will start from the final two spots on the grid after being penalized for violating rules during qualifying weekend.
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The NTT IndyCar Series brought the hammer down on the 20-time Indianapolis 500 winning organization Monday after reviewing all angles of the technical violations that occurred Sunday during the final day of qualifying involving the cars of race champions Josef Newgarden and Will Power.
The only laps two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden turned during qualifying Sunday were on foot after Team Penske was disqualified from making a run at the pole.
The first half of the two-phase Indianapolis 500 qualifying procedure took place to set positions seven through 12, and the results were absolutely unexpected as all three Team Penske cars failed to turn a lap as a result of Scott McLaughlin’s crash a few hours earlier and a failure