US EditionTeam Penske Has Miserable Indy 500 Qualifying Day with 1 Crashed Car and 2 Failed Inspections
- Team Penske faced a disastrous Indianapolis 500 qualifying day on May 18, 2025, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway involving a crash and two cars failing inspection.
- The problems stemmed from Scott McLaughlin crashing during morning practice and Josef Newgarden and Will Power failing technical inspection due to illegal modifications on the rear attenuators.
- McLaughlin, last year's pole-sitter, was withdrawn before the fast 12 shootout, while Newgarden and Power were disqualified from pole contention and relegated to start in the fourth row with the 10th, 11th, and 12th positions.
- Team Penske president Tim Cindric acknowledged that the team made a mistake and commented that there was some internal confusion that needs to be addressed, recognizing the illegal seam filling intended to decrease aerodynamic drag.
- This setback deprived Newgarden, a two-time defending winner aiming for a historic third consecutive Indy 500 victory, of a pole run and forced the team to start behind rivals, raising questions about compliance enforcement implications.
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Team Penske has miserable Indy 500 qualifying day with one crashed car, two failed inspections
By JENNA FRYER INDIANAPOLIS — Qualifying day for the Indianapolis 500 — the most important race in the eyes of Roger Penske — turned into a disaster May 18 when all three of his cars were denied a chance to run for the pole. It came a year after the same three drivers swept the front row at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The day got off to a horrible start when Scott McLaughlin, last year’s pole-sitter, crashed in morning practice and Team Penske …
Team Penske responds to pulling all cars from Fast 12 qualifying
Tim Cindric responds to Team Penske cars missing qualifying SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WISH) — Team Penske did not have any cars running in the Fast 12 during Sunday’s Indianapolis 500 qualifying. Both Josef Newgarden and Will Power’s cars were pulled from pit road after Newgarden’s car failed pre-qualifying inspection. Team Penske then decided to take Power’s car out of the Fast 12, as well. Team president Tim Cindric said that IndyCar officials were aler…
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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.
Team Penske suffers qualifying infractions; Shwartzman wins pole; Abel bumped at Indianapolis | Kickin' the Tires
By Austin Lawton, Staff Writer A rookie has won pole at Indianapolis but has been overshadowed by a scandal that is rocking the sport with Team Penske The 20-time Indy 500 champions started the day with having to repair the No.3 Pennzoil Chevrolet of Scott McLaughlin. McLaughlin was on a practice run early in the afternoon on Sunday when exiting Turn Two, lost the rear of the car and went airborne, losing the left-rear wheel and even putting a …
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