A.J. Foyt Enterprises' Caio Collet and Dreyer & Reinbold Racing's Jack Harvey are set to join Juncos Hollinger Racing's Sting Ray Robb on the 11th and final row of the grid ahead of Sunday's 110th running of the Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Collet was initially the highest rookie qualifier in 10th place behind the wheel of his No. 4 Chevrolet after advancing to the second round (top 12) of qualifying, while Harvey qualified 29th behind the wheel of his No. 24 Chevrolet.
But IndyCar discovered in post-qualifying inspection that both the No. 4 team and the No. 24 team had committed two infractions relating to the Dallara-supplied Energy Management System (EMS) covers and cover-to-A arm mounting points.
According to an IndyCar Officiating Inc. news release put out late Sunday evening, the teams were found in violation of Rule 14.12.1.1, which states that EMS must be used as supplied by Dallara and approved by IndyCar, and Rule 14.12.1.6, which states that EMS covers may only be attached with the supplied hardware and Helicopter Tape.
The release states that officials "discovered modifications to the Dallara-supplied Energy Management System (EMS) covers and cover-to-A-arm mounting points with unapproved hardware. According to the INDYCAR rulebook, EMS covers must be used as supplied."
Collet, who is now set to start 32nd ahead of only Harvey in 33rd, has notably been stripped of the three points he initially scored with his 10th place qualifying effort.
With Chip Ganassi Racing's Scott Dixon having been promoted from 11th to 10th, he has been awarded three points instead of two, and with Juncos Hollinger Racing's Rinus VeeKay having been promoted from 12th to 11th, he has been awarded two points instead of one.
Despite his promotion from 13th to 12th, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Takuma Sato has not been awarded one point, as he did not take part in the second round of qualifying.
Here's an updated look at the starting lineup for the 110th running of the Indy 500.
Updated Indy 500 starting lineup after post-qualifying penalties
Rank | Driver |
|---|---|
1 | Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
2 | Alexander Rossi, No. 20 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet |
3 | David Malukas, No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet |
4 | Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda |
5 | Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet |
6 | Pato O'Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet |
7 | Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
8 | Conor Daly, No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet |
9 | Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Team Penske Chevrolet |
10 | Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda |
11 | Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet |
12 | Takuma Sato, No. 75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda |
13 | Ed Carpenter, No. 33 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet |
14 | Helio Castroneves, No. 06 Meyer Shank Racing Honda |
15 | Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet |
16 | Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda |
17 | Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti Global Honda |
18 | Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet |
19 | Will Power, No. 26 Andretti Global Honda |
20 | Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet |
21 | Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda |
22 | Ryan Hunter-Reay, No. 31 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet |
23 | Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet |
24 | Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda |
25 | Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti Global Honda |
26 | Katherine Legge, No. 11 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet |
27 | Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda |
28 | Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda |
29 | Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda |
30 | Jacob Abel, No. 51 Abel Motorsports Chevrolet |
31 | Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet |
32 | Caio Collet, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet |
33 | Jack Harvey, No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet |
Two of the three drivers who were removed from the results of the 109th running of the Indy 500 a year ago were removed due to EMS-related infractions.
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