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In an intensive 45-minute phone call on Thursday between RACER, Team Penske president Tim Cindric and managing director Ron Ruzewski — the two senior-most leaders of Roger Penske’s IndyCar Se…
During a 45-minute phone call on Thursday, RACER, Team Penske’s Tim Cindric, and Ron Ruzewski addressed the push-to-pass (P2P) violation that affected their IndyCar Series program. The improper use of P2P system caused penalties for Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, and Will Power. Newgarden and McLaughlin have responded, with Newgarden scheduled to address the media soon. Team Penske admitted to an operational error that went undetected, leading to the violation. The team provided detailed explanations of the infractions and their investigation process, focusing on the instances of illegal P2P use at St. Petersburg. IndyCar conducted an investigation and Team Penske acknowledged the errors made with the P2P controls.