Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar officials saw something they didn't like on the rear attenuator of Josef Newgarden's No. 2 Penske Chevrolet. Allegedly, the team filled in and smoothed out a part there that should not have been modified.
Will Power passed pre-qualifying tech despite the modifications while Newgarden did not. The team had tried to fix the cars in the pit lane, hoping to still take part in Fast 12 qualifying. However, this was not allowed and the cars were ultimately pulled from the grid. Originally, Newgarden was set to start 11th and Power 12th, but some competitors believed this was unfair. Pato O'Ward claimed they likely ran outside the regulations in Saturday's qualifying session and should have been sent to the last-chance qualifier.
