The Team Penske driver took full blame for the snafu during an emotional mea culpa.
An emotional Josef Newgarden took the full blame for violating IndyCar series rules regarding the use of push-to-pass at the season opener in St. Petersburg, Florida. The violation was discovered last weekend during the Long Beach Grand Prix. Newgarden was officially disqualified and his St. Pete win vacated, while Team Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin was also disqualified.
There’s no room for that type of mistake anywhere, certainly not at the top level of motorsports. I don’t want to hide from that.”In addition to Newgarden’s disqualification and the loss of the St. Petersburg win, his Team Penske teammates also were penalized. Scott McLaughlin was disqualified, and Will Power, the only driver of the trio who did not use the push-to-pass option, was docked 10 points.
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