Roger Penske Lowers The Boom On Indy 500 Cheating Scandal
The post Roger Penske Lowers The Boom On Indy 500 Cheating Scandal appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Roger Penske at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 27, 2024. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS – Roger Penske acted swiftly and decisively on the latest controversy surrounding his racing team at the Indianapolis 500 by dismissing the top three officials on Team Penske’s IndyCar team. The team announced at 10:41 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday May 21 the departures of IndyCar Team President, Tim Cindric, IndyCar Managing Director, Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar General Manager Kyle Moyer from the organization. Team Penske will have further announcements this week related to personnel and replacements for this weekend’s Indianapolis 500.” “Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams,” Roger Penske said in a statement. “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.” Penske is in a difficult position as both the owner of the winningest team in Indianapolis 500 history with 20 wins in the biggest race and the world, and since 2019 the owner of IndyCar, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. The latest controversy comes after IndyCar officials assessed additional penalties sending two-time and back-to-back winner Josef Newgarden and 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power to the back of the 33-car grid. The race strategist for Josef Newgarden on the No. 2 was Cindric. The race strategist for Power on the No. 12 was Ruzewski. Both were also suspended from the Indianapolis 500 in 2024 because of the “push-to-pass” scandal. This is the second year in a row that Cindric and Ruzewski were suspended from the Indianapolis 500. On Monday, IndyCar President Doug Boles spoke of the additional penalties and why it was important to the event.…
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Roger Penske at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on May 27, 2024. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images) Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS – Roger Penske acted swiftly and decisively on the latest controversy surrounding his racing team at the Indianapolis 500 by dismissing the top three officials on Team Penske’s IndyCar team. The team announced at 10:41 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday May 21 the departures of IndyCar Team President, Tim Cindric, IndyCar Managing Director, Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar General Manager Kyle Moyer from the organization. Team Penske will have further announcements this week related to personnel and replacements for this weekend’s Indianapolis 500.” “Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams,” Roger Penske said in a statement. “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.” Penske is in a difficult position as both the owner of the winningest team in Indianapolis 500 history with 20 wins in the biggest race and the world, and since 2019 the owner of IndyCar, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. The latest controversy comes after IndyCar officials assessed additional penalties sending two-time and back-to-back winner Josef Newgarden and 2018 Indy 500 winner Will Power to the back of the 33-car grid. The race strategist for Josef Newgarden on the No. 2 was Cindric. The race strategist for Power on the No. 12 was Ruzewski. Both were also suspended from the Indianapolis 500 in 2024 because of the “push-to-pass” scandal. This is the second year in a row that Cindric and Ruzewski were suspended from the Indianapolis 500. On Monday, IndyCar President Doug Boles spoke of the additional penalties and why it was important to the event.…
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