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.

Two Penske favorites and former champions will start at the back Sunday in the Indy 500 after a violation. Here's what you need to know.

Penske and Ganassi are two motorsports giants, and their rivalry will take center stage again this weekend at the Indy 500.

Newgarden turned a lap at 225.687 to top the timing charts in Friday’s Carb Day final practice session. He was followed by fellow two-time race-winner Takuma Sato (225.415) and six-time series champion Scott Dixon (225.200).

The grandstands are sold out for the first time since 2016 and IndyCar expects 350,000 people will be on IMS property for Sunday’s race.

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He won the pole with Italian team Prema Racing, a dominant European organization that this season expanded to IndyCar. Shwartzman has never before raced on an oval and will start alongside two-time winner Takuma Sato and Pato O’Ward, who lost to Newgarden on the last lap year.

Prema Racing rookie Robert Shwartzman will make his Indy 500 debut in the pole position. It is the first time a rookie has won the Indy 500 pole since 1953. Takuma Sato, a two-time race winner, will join Shwartzman and O'Ward on the front row.