Austin Cindric, Team Penske drivers focused on Coke 600
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On Monday, IndyCar announced severe penalties for cars No. 2 (Newgarden) and No. 12 (Power). The drivers would be moved from a provisional starting spot of 11th and 12th, respectively, to the back of the field in 32nd and 33rd.
The only pushback came in 1993, when Emerson Fittipaldi famously gulped OJ to promote his orange grove business back home in Brazil. Everyone else makes more like Arie Luyendyk, who desperately exclaimed "Gimme that goddamn milk!" live on ABC after his second Indy 500 win in 1997.
Roger Penske announced the release of his IndyCar team's top three leadership members amid Indy 500 cheating scandal, including veteran Tim Cindric.
The best medicine to make a week of controversy and distraction go away at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is speed, and that’s precisely what Team Penske enjoyed on Friday.
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Penske and Ganassi are two motorsports giants, and their rivalry will take center stage again this weekend at the Indy 500.
Team Penske driver Ryan Blaney talks about the cheating scandal that his team got involved in at the IndyCar Series.