We are 12 days away from the 108th running of the Indy 500. Unfortunately, a rainy day for practice at IMS.
It was business as usual for Newgarden on Tuesday's opening day at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, where all-day rain kept him off track for all but a single lap. With idle time came chatter about Newgarden's standing in the IndyCar paddock and if“I'd ask him. I don't think he's said a word to anybody,” rival driver Graham Rahal said.
Although Penske maintains the software was mistakenly installed and chalked the entire incident up to miscommunication and a breakdown of processes, Newgarden has said he thought “I'll say this — I haven't talked to Graham, OK?” he said. “There's a lot of guys here. How many guys are here? 34 guys? Yeah, he's one person that I haven't talked to. I can confirm that.”Indy 500: When it starts, how to watch, betting odds for 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing'
Castroneves also seemed to be one of the few in the paddock who believes Newgarden thought his P2P button worked because there had been a rule change. Newgarden has spun during practice sessions in the two races since IndyCar revealed the scandal, but even worse is that his results have fallen off. After winning St. Pete and finishing fourth at Long Beach, Newgarden was 16th at Barber and 17th last Saturday on the road course at Indy.
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