Indy 500 runner-up Ericsson penalized to 31st

INDIANAPOLIS -- Indianapolis 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson was penalized to the rear of the 33-car tract on with Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood connected Monday aft their cars were recovered to person unapproved modifications successful the postrace inspection that could person helped their aerodynamic efficiency.

Ericsson finished 2nd to Álex Palou connected Sunday erstwhile helium was incapable to marque a winning walk successful the closing laps. He present volition beryllium credited with a 31st-place decorativeness portion Kirkwood, who had finished sixth, has been relegated to 32nd.

IndyCar said the modifications made by Andretti Global were to the Energy Management System covers provided by Dallara, the institution that provides the chassis for the series. The rulebook states that those parts indispensable beryllium utilized arsenic supplied.

Ericsson and Kirkwood had to forfeit their prize wealth and title points from their archetypal decorativeness and alternatively volition person the wealth and points for their penalized finish. Each of the cars besides was fined $100,000 and the contention managers for the teams person been suspended for the upcoming contention connected the streets of Detroit.

The No. 90 car of Callum Ilott besides failed postrace method inspection aft it failed to conscionable the minimum endplate tallness and determination specification. Prema Racing was handed the aforesaid penalties arsenic Andretti Global, which means alternatively than 12th, Ilott volition beryllium credited with finishing past successful "the top spectacle successful racing."

IndyCar's inspection process came nether scrutiny a week earlier the race, erstwhile the Team Penske cars of two-time victor Josef Newgarden and Will Power were recovered to person had unapproved modifications to the rear shock-absorbing attenuator.

Newgarden and Power were incapable to vie successful the 2nd circular of qualifying, and alternatively had to commencement successful the last enactment of the 11-row grid. Newgarden ended up having a substance pump contented and finished 25th, and Power finished 19th, though some of them volition determination up 3 spots pursuing the penalties to Andretti Global and Prema Racing.