It was “Redemption Day” for two of the three Team Penske drivers that were involved in IndyCar’s severe sanctions against the team for violations in the March 10 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Roger Penske — who owns IndyCar, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and the Indianapolis 500 as well as Team Penske — held an owner’s meeting before Saturday’s qualifications at Barber Motorsports Park for Sunday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix.
Rinus VeeKay of Ed Carpenter Racing was the fastest driver in Saturday’s practice session for Sunday’s Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at Barber Motorsports Park.
Josef Newgarden began the day emotional and ashamed for the incidents that led to his disqualification from the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
An emotional Josef Newgarden took the heat Friday morning at Barber Motorsports Park as he discussed the controversy surrounding IndyCar taking away his March 10 victory in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Scott McLaughlin took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to give his statement on the events that led to both himself and Team Penske teammate Josef Newgarden’s disqualification from the March 10 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
After an impressive IndyCar debut in Sunday’s Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Théo Pourchaire will race the No. 6 NTT Data Arrow McLaren Chevrolet at Barber Motorsports Park (Ala.) this weekend.
Scott Dixon is now just 10 wins behind A.J. Foyt’s all-time record of 67 career victories after the six-time NTT IndyCar Series Champion won Sunday’s 49th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach.
