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Deposed Team Penske President Tim Cindric Returns To IndyCar Team
Tim Cindric returns as Scott McLaughlin’s race strategist after a 9-month break following his May 2025 dismissal due to technical infractions at the Indianapolis 500.
- Team Penske confirmed on Jan. 29 that longtime executive Tim Cindric is rejoining as Scott McLaughlin's race strategist for the 2026 season.
- Because two entries failed technical checks, Roger Penske removed Tim Cindric, former Team Penske president, among three executives in May 2025 after the 2025 Indianapolis 500 technical inspection.
- Cindric initiated the return by contacting Jonathan Diuguid in the first week of January, expressing interest in a weekend race-strategist role that Penske fully supported.
- Jonathan Diuguid hailed Cindric's experience as a race‑day asset, praising his decades of expertise, while Scott McLaughlin expressed excitement to work with him in the 2026 season.
- Cindric is scheduled to rejoin pit lane in Phoenix on February 18, 2026, marking Team Penske's first comeback story of 2026 while peers Moyer and Ruzewski join rival teams.
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