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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…

Team Penske hit with penalties over Push to Pass use; O’Ward declared St. Petersburg winner

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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  • I need to get my shit together and actually start watching this season.

    • Long Beach in particular was really good, with multiple viable pit strategies and a pretty down-to-the-wire finish.

      • I'll make some calendar entries and check out the extended highlights.