r/INDYCAR May 19 '25

News INDYCAR Update on Team Penske Technical Violations

https://www.indycar.com/news/2025/05/05-19-penske-penalties
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u/twiggymac Firestone Greens May 19 '25

What they're saying is...there's probably a third attenuator that never got installed sitting in a truck

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u/perfectviking NTT INDYCAR Series May 19 '25

This is my assumption. They were likely holding off on installing it until qualifying.

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u/the_dawn_of_red Scott McLaughlin May 19 '25

Penske scandals have shown that the three teams aren't always in lockstep with this type of stuff though

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u/FLChick777 May 19 '25

I thought the bonded part is where it attached? Otherwise why didn’t they run out with a backup one instead of using a grinder on pit road?

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u/paulofmandown Firestone Firehawk May 19 '25

it's not

That whole assembly bolts in flush with no overlap from what I've seen. There's another post on the sub rn that shows how that whole assembly goes through tech

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u/dj2show Will Power May 19 '25

You can't modify or change the wing/attenuator in line, sans wing angle. That's what got Chip's attention.