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Josef Newgarden’s win in IndyCar’s season-opening race at St. Petersburg was disqualified Wednesday because Team Penske manipulated its push-to-pass system during the race, making Pato O’Ward the winner.
Josef Newgarden and his Team Penske crew have been disqualified from his victory at St. Petersburg. IndyCar handed down the ruling on Wednesday, accusing Team Penske of "manipulating" their cars' overtake system known more prominently as "Push-To-Pass." Scott McLaughlin was also disqualified.
The IndyCar Series has disqualified Josef Newgarden from the season-opening race in St. Petersburg which he won handily, disqualified teammate Scott McLaughlin from third and penalized Will Power with the loss of 10 points after determining Team Penske, the team owned by IndyCar Series owner Roger P...
McLaren driver Pato O'Ward is the new St. Petersburg victor after a pair of disqualifications were handed out six weeks later.
Six weeks after the original infraction, IndyCar officials disqualified race winner Josef Newgarden and Team Penske teammate Scott McLaughlin for technical infractions.