Key Penske figures exit after Indy 500 qualifying scandal Three senior figures at the Team Penske IndyCar squad have departed as the consequences from the Indy 500 qualifying scandal are still unfolding. Autosport · May 21, 2025
Tim Cindric, two other executives ousted by Penske in rules breach fallout The consequences from Team Penske's Indy 500 qualifying scandal are still unfolding several days later. Josef Newgarden and Will Power have already been sent to the rear of the field, the team has been fined a total of $200,000, and race strategists for each driver were suspended. Motorsport · May 21, 2025
Penske fires top 3, including Tim Cindric, from IndyCar organization as part of cheating scandal Roger Penske has fired team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer in the wake of an Indianapolis 500 cheating scandal The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Hybrid power is here: Indianapolis 500 could be dramatically reshaped by jolts of electric juice IndyCar teams have spent the past year trying to learn everything they can about the hybrid engines introduced midway through last season The Independent UK · May 21, 2025
Christian Lundgaard confident of launching 2025 IndyCar title challenge The start of the 2025 IndyCar Series season has been a very promising one for new Arrow McLaren star Christian Lundgaard. Motorsport · May 21, 2025
Autosport 75: Secrets of the street fighters Racing in the confines of a street track is always special. The wheel-to-wheel action may not always be the best, but the spectacle of top drivers flirting with the barriers make it one of the sport’s greatest challenges. Autosport · May 21, 2025
Pato O'Ward says IndyCar series looks up to Penske, but questions the examples it's setting The IndyCar Series is heading to the 109th Indianapolis 500 this Sunday amid a rules infraction by Team Penske. Modified rear attenuators found on the No. 12 and No. 2 cars during Sunday’s Fast 12 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway led to an initial decision to make Josef Newgarden and Will… Motorsport · May 20, 2025
Indy 500 announces first grandstand sellout since 2016 with 350,000 expected for the race on Sunday The Indianapolis 500 is sold out for the first time in nearly a decade The Independent UK · May 20, 2025
Penske’s modifications aren’t entirely the problem, the fact that no one caught them is Pole qualifying for the Indy 500 took a dramatic turn as the Team Penske cars of Josef Newgarden and Will Power were pulled out of line due to unapproved parts at the rear of the car. The resulting action for the infraction sent both cars to the back of the… Motorsport · May 20, 2025
Reimagined and reopened museum at Indianapolis Motor Speedway aims to be more than just a museum The rebuilt and recently reopened museum at Indianapolis Motor Speedway is more than just a bunch of old cars and artifacts hidden behind glass The Independent UK · May 20, 2025
Rinus Veekay: "Penske cars should have gone to the last-chance qualifier for Indy 500” Rinus VeeKay barely made it to the 109th Indianapolis 500 after a nerve-racking last-chance qualifier. The Dutchman beat his rookie Dale Coyne Racing teammate, Jacob Abel, to claim the final spot on the grid for Sunday's May 25 race. Motorsport · May 20, 2025
IndyCar president says qualifying scandal is "devastating" to Roger Penske On Monday morning, news rocked the IndyCar paddock as the No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet of Josef Newgarden and the No. 12 Chevrolet of Will Power were sent to the rear of the field for the 109th running of the Indy 500. Both teams have been fined $100,000 each and… Motorsport · May 19, 2025
Newgarden and Power to start Indy 500 last as Penske penalised Josef Newgarden and Will Power will start the Indianapolis 500 from the last row of the grid after Team Penske was penalised heavily for an illegal car modification that was discovered during qualifying. Autosport · May 19, 2025
2-time Indy 500 winner Newgarden, Team Penske teammate Power penalized for illegal part modification 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 The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Motorsport · May 19, 2025 Penske cars penalized, sent to back of grid for Indy 500 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.
Motorsport · May 19, 2025 Pato O'Ward: Penske cars should have been sent to LCQ after rules breach After qualifying third for the this year's Indianapolis 500, Arrow McLaren's Pato O'Ward met with the media to discuss his strong showing. But when asked about the technical violation involving Team Penske's two remaining cars in Fast 12 qualifying, he did not hold back.
Motorsport · May 19, 2025 Exclusive: Indy polesitter Robert Shwartzman on how ovals looked "scary" to him If you were shocked by Indianapolis 500 rookie Robert Shwartzman’s pole run with fellow debutants Prema Racing, you shouldn’t feel too bad about it. Even the driver himself struggled to grasp what he’d done in the hours after he led the way in the Fast 6 to earn the right to…
Autosport · May 19, 2025 Rookie Shwartzman stuns with shock Indy 500 pole for Prema Robert Shwartzman has stunned by taking pole position for this year’s Indianapolis 500, going from the bottom of the timesheets at the start of the week to the very top in the pole shootout.
Motorsport · May 19, 2025 The complete starting grid for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 25-year-old rookie Robert Shwartzman shocked the IndyCar paddock when he put his No. 83 Prema Racing Chevrolet on pole for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average of 232.790mph. Not only is this Shwartzman's first-ever oval race, it is also the first oval race for Prema, a well-established team in Europe that…
The Independent UK · May 19, 2025 Israeli-born, Russia-raised Indy 500 pole winner calls for peace across the world The debutant beat out a host of open-wheel racing's biggest stars to earn pole at Indianapolis 500
Motorsport · May 18, 2025 Rookie Robert Shwartzman earns shock Indy 500 pole with Prema Racing At the start of the week at Indianapolis, Prema Racing was at the very bottom of the time sheets as they struggled to get the cars ready. But that seems like a different universe now as the rookie driver and rookie IndyCar team have done the unthinkable, earning pole position…
The Independent UK · May 18, 2025 Team Penske has miserable Indy 500 qualifying day with 1 crashed car and 2 failed inspections 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
Motorsport · May 18, 2025 Penske won't have a shot at the Indy 500 pole after inspection issue Team Penske had three shots at the Indianapolis 500 pole going into Sunday, but now they will have none. Scott McLaughlin crashed in morning practice, destroying his primary car in the process. But the issue for his two teammates is far more surprising.
Motorsport · May 18, 2025 Scott McLaughlin damages track and wall in heavy airborne Indy crash Scott McLaughlin is now the third driver to go airborne in the last three days, destroying a blistering fast No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet in the process. A dejected McLaughlin could hardly believe it as he climbed from the wreckage, thankfully unhurt. Previously, Kyffin Simpson went airborne during Fast Friday…
Motorsport · May 18, 2025 Colton Herta praises a “heroic effort” that got him into the Indy 500 Colton Herta made headlines on Saturday, but not for good reasons. The driver of the No. 26 Andretti Global Honda spun out in turn one on his first flying lap, going completely upside down in a frightening crash. Fortunately, he was unharmed, but the race car was not salvageable.