Josef Newgarden's win in IndyCar's season-opening race at St. Petersburg was disqualified Wednesday because Team Penske manipulated its push-to-pass system during the race, making Pato O'Ward the winner.
was stripped of his victory in the IndyCar season-opening race for manipulating his push-to-pass system.
Roger Penske owns the race team, the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, host of the Indy 500.The reverberations were immediate throughout the paddock. Although Newgarden is accused of cheating in the March 10 opener, IndyCar said the manipulation wasn't discovered until Sunday morning's warmup in Long Beach, California -- nearly two months later.
A review of the data from the St. Petersburg race showed that Team Penske manipulated the overtake system so the three Penske drivers could use push-to-pass on starts and restarts. According to IndyCar rules, the use of the overtake isn't available until the car reaches the alternate start-finish line.
Newgarden, a two-time IndyCar champion and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner who is in a contract year with Penske, fell from first in points to 11th with the disqualification. Ganassi driver Scott Dixon, winner Sunday at Long Beach, is now the points leader headed into Sunday's race at Barber Motorsports Park in Alabama.
"A mistake was made," McLaughlin said."I have the highest level of integrity and it is important to protect both my own reputation and that of the team."
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