Josef Newgarden, Indianapolis 500
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Will Power and Josef Newgarden were among the fastest cars in Indianapolis 500 practice, hours after their teams were penalized for illegal modifications in qualifying.
The paddock remains discontent with Roger Penske's roles in the IndyCar series after another scandal bringing conflict of interest concerns into full view.
IndyCar penalized Josef Newgarden and Will Power for illegal modifications to their vehicles ahead of the Indianapolis 500. Both drivers will start in the back of the pack.
Team Penske has been rocked by a second cheating scandal in just over a year. The cars of Josef Newgarden and Will Power were found to have illegal modifications and were disqualified from qualifying,
A rookie will be sitting on the pole for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. Robert Shwartzman claimed the NTT P1 Award on Sunday, coming in with an average speed of 232.790 mph.
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.
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Two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden was back atop the speed charts on Thursday in practice at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
A most unlikely driver will lead the 33-car starting lineup to the start line in the May 25 race. Here is the full starting grid.