Newgarden and McLaughlin disqualified from St. Petersburg
Newgarden and McLaughlin disqualified from St. Petersburg
racer.com Team Penske hit with penalties over Push to Pass use; O’Ward declared St. Petersburg winner
The IndyCar Series has disqualified Josef Newgarden from the season-opening race in St. Petersburg which he won handily, disqualified teammate Scott McLaughlin from third and penalized Will Power w…
tl;dr: All three Penske cars were determined to have bypassed restrictions on Push to Pass on starts and restarts. Newgarden and McLaughlin were determined to have gained an advantage due to this; Power was not. All three cars fined and issued a points penalty. O'ward is promoted to 1st in the race.
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Also a really good article by MP explaining how they got caught:
https://racer.com/2024/04/24/how-team-penske-took-push-to-pass-beyond-the-limit/