The NTT IndyCar Series has announced three grid penalties for this weekend’s event at the Milwaukee Mile.
Two entries from Chip Ganassi Racing are affected, with Kyffin Simpson in the #8 car and Scott Dixon in the #9 car both taking new engines ahead of the weekend.
Both drivers reportedly had an engine expire during the team’s test session at Milwaukee last week, leading to the penalties this weekend.
The engines push both entries over the prescribed yearly limit, meaning each will have to slide down the order before the race begins.
The third driver to incur a penalty was rookie Louis Foster, whose #45 entry developed a problem at the very beginning of practice.
Foster did not turn any laps whatsoever, and his Rahal Letterman Lanigan crew began work to fit a new Honda power plant to his car as well.
All three drivers will receive a nine-place grid penalty, which is the standard for oval events.
If one of the three happens to qualify fastest, he will still earn pole but will have to start the race from further down the order.
Qualifying takes place at 1:00 PM central time, with the 250-lap race taking place at the same time on Sunday afternoon.
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