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Washington Post
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Washington Post
Austin Cindric not concerned about future with Team Penske after his father was fired this week
CONCORD, N.C. — Austin Cindric is not worried about his future with Team Penske after his father Tim Cindric was fired by team owner Roger Penske as the team's IndyCar president earlier this week following a cheating scandal at the Indianapolis 500. Cindric drives the No. 2 Ford Mustang for Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series, and is currently 12th in the points standings with three top-10 finishes in 12 races, including a win at Talladega . That victory was Team Penske's first of the 2025 NASCAR season.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Austin Cindric not concerned about future with Team Penske after his father was fired this week
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Austin Cindric is not worried about his future with Team Penske after his father Tim Cindric was fired by team owner Roger Penske as the team's IndyCar president earlier this week following a cheating scandal at the Indianapolis 500. Cindric drives the No. 2 Ford Mustang for Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series, and is currently 12th in the points standings with three top-10 finishes in 12 races, including a win at Talladega. That victory was Team Penske's first of the 2025 NASCAR season. Advertisement Still, given the family ties with Team Penske it raised some speculation about how his father's departure might impact the younger Cindric. Penske met with all of his NASCAR drivers in person in Charlotte following the moves, including Austin Cindric. When asked if he was given any assurances from Penske that it will not impact his future with Penske's NASCAR team, Cindric shook his head and said 'I don't think it was even in question.' 'Their support has always been very strong and also very transparent,' Cindric said following qualifying Saturday for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 'When I have not performed to my best we have had those conversations. But past that it's business as usual for me.' Advertisement Tim Cindric was one of three executives fired by Penske after two Penske cars were found to be illegal following qualifying runs at the Indianapolis 500. Along with Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer were also terminated. 'Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams,' Penske said in a statement. 'We have had organizational failures during the last two years, and we had to make necessary changes. I apologize to our fans, our partners and our organization for letting them down.' Penske owns three IndyCars, IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500. He has won the Indy 500 a record 20 times. Cindric called this the best start to his career and believes his team has plenty of momentum following the win at Talladega. Advertisement Cindric said his father's firing won't impact how he approaches the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday. 'Professionally, I'm in no different of a place than I was a week ago,' Cindric said. "I feel like we have a lot of momentum on our team right now in the the No. 2 car. I've never felt better and had a better start to the season. So for me I'm just focused on execution. I feel like we have had some really fast cars." ___ AP auto racing:
Associated Press
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Associated Press
Austin Cindric not concerned about future with Team Penske after his father was fired this week
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — Austin Cindric is not worried about his future with Team Penske after his father Tim Cindric was fired by team owner Roger Penske as the team's IndyCar president earlier this week following a cheating scandal at the Indianapolis 500. Cindric drives the No. 2 Ford Mustang for Penske in the NASCAR Cup Series, and is currently 12th in the points standings with three top-10 finishes in 12 races, including a win at Talladega. That victory was Team Penske's first of the 2025 NASCAR season. Still, given the family ties with Team Penske it raised some speculation about how his father's departure might impact the younger Cindric. Penske met with all of his NASCAR drivers in person in Charlotte following the moves, including Austin Cindric. When asked if he was given any assurances from Penske that it will not impact his future with Penske's NASCAR team, Cindric shook his head and said 'I don't think it was even in question.' 'Their support has always been very strong and also very transparent,' Cindric said following qualifying Saturday for the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. 'When I have not performed to my best we have had those conversations. But past that it's business as usual for me.' Tim Cindric was one of three executives fired by Penske after two Penske cars were found to be illegal following qualifying runs at the Indianapolis 500. Along with Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer were also terminated. 'Nothing is more important than the integrity of our sport and our race teams,' Penske said in a statement. 'We have had organizational failures during the last two years, and we had to make necessary changes. I apologize to our fans, our partners and our organization for letting them down.' Penske owns three IndyCars, IndyCar, Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indy 500. He has won the Indy 500 a record 20 times. Cindric called this the best start to his career and believes his team has plenty of momentum following the win at Talladega. Cindric said his father's firing won't impact how he approaches the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday. 'Professionally, I'm in no different of a place than I was a week ago,' Cindric said. 'I feel like we have a lot of momentum on our team right now in the the No. 2 car. I've never felt better and had a better start to the season. So for me I'm just focused on execution. I feel like we have had some really fast cars.' ___ AP auto racing:
CTV News
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- CTV News
Team Penske focused on moving forward after shock firings following Indy 500 cheating scandal
President of Team Penske Tim Cindric, left and driver Josef Newgarden wait for the start of during practice for the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, May 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy) INDIANAPOLIS — Roger Penske personally told Will Power about the firings of Team Penske's top three executives — a decision Power said his boss made after a sleepless night contemplating how to handle a cheating scandal ahead of the Indianapolis 500. 'I know it was very tough for him. He said that. He said he didn't sleep the night before because he had to make a very hard decision,' Power said Thursday, one day after the shock dismissals of team president Tim Cindric, IndyCar managing director Ron Ruzewski and IndyCar general manager Kyle Moyer. Penske cleaned house after the cars for both Power and two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden failed inspection ahead of Sunday's final round of qualifying. The cars were found to have modified a spec part — the rear attenuator is a safety part and IndyCar said it has found no evidence the Team Penske filling a seam on it provided a competitive advantage. But, it was the second major technical violation for Team Penske in just over a year. The team last year was found to have illegal access to its push-to-pass system at times the drivers should not have been able to gain the additional boost of horsepower. Newgarden was stripped of last year's season-opening victory once IndyCar discovered the team was illegally using the software. Power expressed sympathy for Penske, who owns the three-car race team, IndyCar, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the Indianapolis 500. Penske confirmed to new television partner Fox Sports that IndyCar is exploring an independent governing body that does not consist of Penske employees. 'I feel bad for him. He's in a very tough spot in that situation,' Power said of Penske. 'You could tell it was heavy on him. Tough, tough for him to have to do that. I think Roger moves forward very quickly. He makes decisions. He moves forward. Doesn't dwell on it. 'Starts looking at what is absolutely best for the team and everyone to move forward. That's Roger. That's why he's so successful,' Power continued. 'He's not going to sit and spend a month worrying about what happened. I think he's 'How can we fix this and let's move forward and make sure it doesn't happen again.'' Team Penske earlier Thursday announced the personnel that has been adjusted for its three cars ahead of Sunday's 109th running of 'The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.' Penske has won the race a record 20 times. Newgarden, who is trying to become the first driver to win three consecutive Indy 500s, will have Luke Mason as his strategist and Raul Prados as lead engineer. As part of the penalties levied on the team, he was dropped to 32nd on the starting grid and no driver has ever won from the last row. Scott McLaughlin, who crashed early Sunday and didn't participate in the final rounds of qualifying, will start from 12th with Ben Bretzman as his strategist and Malcolm Finch as lead engineer. Power, who is in the final year of his contract at Penske and was dropped to last in the 33-car field, will have Jonathan Diuguid as strategist and David Faustino as lead engineer. He believes Penske was forced into the firings by the external pressure from other team owners who are furious Team Penske has had major technical violations in two consecutive seasons. He also said the attenuator modification gave him no advantage and felt good people lost their jobs over the incident. Cindric had been with Penske since 2000. 'It's kind of a shock and a pity. They're all extremely good at their job,' Power said. 'It was just the pressure from outside. I guess Roger had to make a tough decision, but I can tell you these were very credible people. They really were. As you know, the infraction was very minor. It wasn't a performance gain.' Cindric posted on social media late Wednesday calling his time with Penske 'an amazing ride!' 'While my conscious remains clear through all of the noise and accusations, I'm grateful to have so many great people to draw strength from in times like this,' Cindric wrote. 'Still standing tall!' ___ Jenna Fryer, The Associated Press
Forbes
22-05-2025
- Automotive
- Forbes
Team Penske Announces Key Personnel Changes For Indianapolis 500
INDIANAPOLIS -- Team Penske announced key personnel changes for Sunday's 109th Indianapolis 500 following team owner Roger Penske's decision to release Team Penske IndyCar President Tim Cindric, Managing Director Ron Ruzewski and General Manager Kyle Moyer after the team was penalized for a rules violation in last Sunday's Indy 500 Qualifications. Luke Mason will take over as the race strategist and Raul Prados the race engineer on Josef Newgarden's No. 2 Chevrolet as he attempts to win the Indianapolis 500 for the third-straight year. That car will start 32nd in the 33-car field. Ben Bretzman has been elevated to race strategist and Malcom Finch to race engineer on Scott McLaughlin's No. 3 Chevrolet. That car will start 10th and was not penalized on Sunday because his car was deemed legal by IndyCar technical. Jonathan Diuguid is the new race strategist and David Faustino the race engineer for Will Power's No. 12 Verizon Chevrolet. That car will start last in the 33-car field. On Sunday, IndyCar officials ruled that rear attenuator on Newgarden's No. 2 Chevrolet and Power's No. 12 Chevrolet had been modified, which is against IndyCar rules. It was the second year in a row that Cindric and Ruzewski were suspended from the team at the Indy 500 after they were involved in a scandal involving the push-to-pass system at the St. Petersburg race in 2024.
