President Tim Cindric, IndyCar Managing Director Ron Ruzewski, and General Manager Kyle Moyer were let go after an investigation revealed that two cars had illegally modified rear attenuators during the second day of qualifying.
The modifications were found on the cars driven by Josef Newgarden and Will Power.
As a result, both Newgarden and Power were penalized by being moved to the back of the starting grid and forfeiting their qualification points, with each car incurring a $100,000 fine.
"Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams," Penske said in a statement to the Associated Press. "We have had organizational failures during the last two years, and we had to make necessary changes. I apologize to our fans, our partners and our organization for letting them down."
This marks the second consecutive year of cheating controversies involving Team Penske. In 2024, AP reports that Newgarden was found manipulating the push-to-pass system.
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