Penske fires top 3 amid Indy 500 cheating scandal
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Penske fired three top executives amid an Indianapolis 500 cheating scandal on Wednesday.
What happened?
Dig deeper:
Penske fired team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer.
What they're saying:
"Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams," Roger Penske said in a statement. "We have had organizational failures during the last two years, and we had to make necessary changes. I apologize to our fans, our partners and our organization for letting them down."
The backstory:
Penske is owner of the three-car team, IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500. He has won the Indy 500 a record 20 times.
Two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden and teammate Will Power were found to have an illegally modified spec part on their cars ahead of Sunday’s final round of qualifications for the 109th running of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing."
Neither Newgarden or Power were allowed to qualify Sunday when rivals pointed out the illegal modification. Both drivers on Monday were dropped to the back of the field and will start 32nd and 33rd.
The other side:
Rival teams have been arguing it was not enough since it's the second cheating scandal in two seasons and potentially illegal cars bumped Jacob Abel of Dale Coyne Racing from the field.
When is the 2025 Indy 500 and where to watch it
Indianapolis hosted its annual IndyCar road race May 10. Indianapolis 500 qualifying was held May 17-18, and the Greatest Spectacle in Racing is set for May 25.
The race will start at 12:45 p.m. ET.
The Indy 500 will be broadcast on FOX. It will also be available to stream live on FOXSports.com and the FOX Sports app.
The Source: Information for this article was taken from previous FOX Local reporting and The Associated Press. This story was reported from Los Angeles.