Josef Newgarden, Indianapolis 500 and Team Penske
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Sporting News on MSNJosef Newgarden 'cheating' scandal, explained: What to know about Team Penkse's Indy 500 controversyAhead of the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 this weekend, a scandal has rocked the race involving the defending champion. Josef Newgarden, who has won each of the last two Indy 500s, is one of two Team Penske drivers who were penalized after failing inspection in qualifying over the weekend.
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Will Power and Josef Newgarden were among the fastest cars in Indianapolis 500 practice, hours after their teams were penalized for illegal modifications in qualifying.
Team Penske's Will Power and Josef Newgarden failed technical inspection Sunday, knocking them out of Indy 500 qualifying
Later, after "Fast Twelve" qualifying began, the Penske cars of Power and Newgarden abruptly pulled out of line and headed back to Gasoline Alley. IndyCar announced that the two cars had failed pre-qualifying tech inspection and will not be allowed to qualify.