P1racenews AI automatic summary:
During Top 12 qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, two Team Penske drivers were pulled out of line and not allowed to make their qualifying runs. It was discovered that the rear attenuator on the #2 of Josef Newgarden and the #12 of Will Power were not in a legal configuration. The team attempted to make […]
During Top 12 qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, two Team Penske drivers, Josef Newgarden and Will Power, were removed from the line for not having their rear attenuators in a legal configuration.
Despite attempting fixes on pit lane, it was too late to make their qualifying runs, leading to their exclusion from the round.
Team Penske preemptively addressed the situation with FOX Sports following the incident, clarifying the issue regarding the attenuators.
IndyCar president Tim Cindric explained that the cars were found to have a body fit violation on the rear attenuator, leading to their removal from the qualifying session.
As a result, the three Team Penske cars will start 10th, 11th, and 12th in the race, having missed out on the Top 12 session altogether.
