Team Penske, led by Roger Penske, has issued multi-race suspensions to four senior team members, including team president Tim Cindric and managing director Ron Ruzewski, for their involvement in a cheating scandal related to the misuse of the push-to-pass system. The suspensions, affecting two races including the prestigious Indianapolis 500, also impact race engineer Robbie Atkinson and a senior data engineer. Roger Penske expressed regret for the incident, stating it has significantly impacted the sport and apologized for the mistakes made by his team. In the interim, replacements for the suspended personnel have been named for the upcoming Indy Grand Prix.
A race engineer adding 'strategist' to his weekend role. A special projects manager coming back to IndyCar. A lead IMSA engineer jumping over to IndyCar. A data engineer getting a promotion. Here's who's stepping up for @Team_Penske this weekend: https://t.co/vOcfmzP8Rt
Here are the fill-ins for the 4 suspended @Team_Penske IndyCar members for this weekend’s Sonsio GP 👇🏼 Still TBA on those positions for the 500. https://t.co/hPiDjHg3gN
The following team members will assume the positions of the 4 suspended individuals for the Indy Grand Prix this weekend: Jon Bouslog, No. 2 Strategist Raul Prados, No. 2 Race Engineer David Faustino, No. 12 Strategist, Race Engineer Paulo Trentini Filho, No. 12 Data Engineer https://t.co/DXHJRmxdxn
Some clarity for those asking about the stipulations for @Team_Penske’s 4 suspended @IndyCar employees, including: -No remote “war room” for team communication while cars are on-track -Cindric can continue duties across other series https://t.co/XEPcwr4w8H
Penske racing president Tim Cindric, 3 others suspended for Indy 500 after cheating scandal https://t.co/NuXNfWAaby
“We determined the people involved would be penalized & the leadership said they had to take responsibility too.” A window into the process that led Roger Penske to levy 4 multi-race suspensions across @Team_Penske Monday, including president Tim Cindric: https://t.co/mhLZQsVtyJ
Roger Penske has suspended the president of Team Penske along with three others for the next two races for their roles in the cheating scandal that has rocked IndyCar ahead of the Indianapolis 500. https://t.co/FkvKAnB5ef
Roger Penske suspends Team Penske’s president Tim Cindric and 3 others in the wake of a cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500 https://t.co/JZVSqUB5Eo https://t.co/sloRKAbbnz
In the wake of four senior Team Penske IndyCar personnel being suspended for the Month of May due to the P2P scandal, Roger Penske spoke at length with RACER's @marshallpruett about the team's handling of the situation. https://t.co/yPI4QDcsnR
Among questions still unanswered in the ongoing Penske saga: RP said the 4 suspended employees won't be at IMS/in Indy & won't have any team communication while cars are on-track; but unclear whether they'll be barred from any communication until May 27. https://t.co/mhLZQsVtyJ
A lot of info in here from talking to Roger Penske this AM, including: -clarification on the access restriction of the 4 suspended team members -why those 4 specifically were suspended -his reaction to assertions of an inherent conflict of interest https://t.co/mhLZQsVtyJ
Roger Penske on Tuesday said he has suspended the president of Team Penske along with three others for two races for their roles in the cheating scandal that has rocked IndyCar ahead of the Indianapolis 500. https://t.co/UZMAlTYq9r
Penske suspends Cindric and 3 others in the wake of a cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500 https://t.co/4j27iiWeLy
#IndyCar: Updated with Roger Penske interview after he suspends Cindric and 3 others in the wake of a scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500 https://t.co/owEDjeiQJG
#IndyCar major news from Team Penske: https://t.co/3lsGP7E24w
Team Penske Suspends Four, Including Top Executives, Over IndyCar Scandal Read More: https://t.co/dsLD0NffFe
Roger Penske has suspended four senior members of his #IndyCar team operation, including Tim Cindric, and apologized for the "errors that were made" in the recent push-to-pass scandal. https://t.co/5ZkibX7hk7
Statement from Team Penske and Roger Penske on the penalties: https://t.co/Ws0EAUjSH7
Team Penske has moved to suspend several members of personnel including team president Tim Cindric following the recent push-to-pass controversy. Full story⬇️ https://t.co/NHbdLkJfAr
#IndyCar ... Team Penske suspends four people in response to push-to-pass infraction. https://t.co/pkc7tbxyo6
Roger Penske: "I recognize the magnitude of what occurred & the impact it continues to have on the sport to which I've dedicated so many decades. "I apologize for the errors that were made and I deeply regret them." https://t.co/kaz3MBanCE
Story on @Team_Penske's 4 multi-race suspensions that will include this month's Indy 500, including team president Tim Cindric & managing director Ron Ruzewski: https://t.co/kaz3MBanCE
.@Team_Penske and Roger Penske have announced four multi-race suspensions in the wake of the team's @IndyCar push-to-pass scandal, including team president Tim Cindric, managing director Ron Ruzewski, Newgarden's race engineer & senior data engineer Robbie Atkinson.