Penske drivers Josef Newgarden and Will Power have been sent to the back of the Indianapolis 500 grid for 2025 - in addition to a raft of other penalties - following their removal from the final day of qualifying on Sunday.
Both the #2 entry of 2023 and ‘24 event winner Newgarden and the #12 entry of Power were withdrawn from the top-12 shootout after the former car failed technical inspection due to a modification to the rear attenuator - which is an impact structure that cannot be modified.
With Newgarden parked as a result and Power also withdrawn - as, though he had passed inspection before his qualifying run, Penske was aware his car would fail post-run inspection - it ruled Penske out of the pole shoot-out entirely.
This is because its third car, the #3 of Scott McLaughlin, had shunted heavily in pre-qualifying practice and couldn't be readied in time.
Scott McLaughlin with a MASSIVE impact