IndyCar Officiating has introduced a post-race technical inspection penalty violation by the #10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda of Alex Palou following the one hundred and tenth Working of the Indianapolis 500.
IndyCar Officiating said the next through a launch:
“Throughout post-race inspection of automotive No. 10, IndyCar Officiating found the entrance wing of automotive No. 10 failed the entrance wing peak measurement.
“Chip Ganassi Racing was in violation of the next rule involving the speedway entrance wing finish plate – minimal and most heights:
Rule 14.7.6.8. Entrance wing should adhere to the next Technical Inspection dimensions
Rule 14.7.6.7.1. For the needs of technical inspection, the entrance wing should not measure lower than 8.300 inches when set at any angle, whereas put in on the INDYCAR technical inspection fixture.
“IndyCar Officiating has decided that the non-compliance was the results of an meeting error and never an intentional modification. Automotive No. 10 has been penalized 5 championship driver and entrant factors and the staff has been fined $10,000.”
Indy 500 technical inspection of an IndyCar through the 2026 race
Photograph by: Bozi Tatarevic
4-time and reigning IndyCar Collection champion Palou, who got here into the Indy 500 because the defending race winner and began on pole and led a race-high 59 of 200 laps, will retain his seventh-place end in Sunday’s version of “The Best Spectacle in Racing.”
Chip Ganassi Racing assertion
Chip Ganassi Racing response after post-race inspection:
“Throughout technical inspection following Sunday’s Indianapolis 500, a component failure was found within the entrance wing meeting of the No. 10 automotive.
“The failure precipitated the wing to fall out of compliance with INDYCAR’s technical parameters post-race, leading to a $10,000 effective and a 5-point penalty within the championship standings. Chip Ganassi Racing didn’t try to realize an unfair benefit within the race, and accepts this penalty.”
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