Team Penske suspends key personnel ahead of Indianapolis 500

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PIT PASS INDY PRESENTED BY PENSKE TRUCK RENTAL AND HY-VEE – SEASON 4, EPISODE 19 – Team Penske suspends key personnel ahead of Indianapolis 500

May 7, 2024

Show host Bruce Martin dives into the news that Team Penske made on May 7 by suspending four key team members for their role in the push to pass scandal from the March 10 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Those suspended include team president Tim Cindric, managing director, Ron Ruzewski, Luke Mason (No. 2 Race Engineer) and Robbie Atkinson (Senior Data Engineer).

They have been suspended for the next two races, which including Saturday’s Sonsio Grand Prix and the 108th Indianapolis 500 on May 26.

Martin has an exclusive interview with 2018 Indianapolis 500 winner Will Power of Team Penske. Also, Gavin Ward, team principal at Arrow McLaren, talks to Martin about the decision to release driver David Malukas from his contract after the April 29 Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix at the Barber Motorsports Park. Malukas has not been in the car this season because he fractured his left wrist in a Mountain Biking crash on February 11.

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