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McLaughlin Angrily Defensive, Utterly Motivated After Team Penske Penalties
- Scott McLaughlin, formerly a Penske Supercars driver, faces changes before the 2025 Indianapolis 500 after Team Penske’s penalties.
- The penalties stem from a rules infraction involving a spec part altered for aesthetics on other Penske cars, causing major consequences for the team.
- IndyCar penalized drivers Newgarden and Dixon by sending their cars to the rear of the 33-car field, stripping points, and imposing heavy fines while denying performance gain claims.
- McLaughlin accepted the penalties, expressed disappointment over the issue’s exaggeration, and announced new strategist Ben Bretzman and engineer Malcolm Finch for the race.
- Despite crashing his primary car and facing limited time to prepare the backup vehicle, McLaughlin remains determined to secure his inaugural victory at the Indianapolis 500 amid his team's challenges.
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The Billings Gazette
McLaughlin angrily defensive, utterly motivated after Team Penske penalties
INDIANAPOLIS — Scott McLaughlin will have a new strategist and engineer for the Indianapolis 500 because of a rules infraction that concerned a part on Team Penske cars other than his own, and that has left him both angrily defensive…
Idaho Press
Scott McLaughlin angrily defensive, utterly motivated after Team Penske penalties ahead of Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott McLaughlin will have a new strategist and engineer for the Indianapolis 500 because of a rules infraction that concerned a part on Team Penske cars other than his own, and that has left him both angrily…
Scott McLaughlin pushes back on those dragging Penske "through the mud"
Scott McLaughlin is the only Team Penske driver who wasn't sent to the rear of the field as the attenuator on his No. 3 Chevrolet was not modified like the sister cars. However, that does not mean the New Zealander has had a much better week than teammates Josef Newgarden and Will Power.McLaughlin's race strategist and team general manager Kyle Moyer was among those let go by Roger Penske ...Keep reading
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