Will Power finished the 2025 Indianapolis 500 in 19th place. Scott McLaughlin, though, crashed on the pace lap, and Josepf Newgarden did not finish.

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.

In the end, Josef Newgarden's bid at a third consecutive Indianapolis 500 victory ran into one too many hurdles for the Team Penske driver to overcome at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Starting 32nd thanks to a failed tech inspection in qualifying that resulted in the firing of three high-ranking Team Penske executives,

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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