The Verizon IndyCar MAVTV 500 in Fontana, Calif was the most exciting & intense 500 mile IndyCar Race

16C_6477--1Helio Castroneves and Juan Pablo Montoya go wheel-to-wheel leading the field into Turn 1 during the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Owens

Usually drivers go 3 & 4 wide with 10 laps to go or on a restart, in this race it was throughout the whole 500 mile race. The race also had a record of 80 Lead changes among 14 drivers, anyone could have won the race in this mayhem. Graham Rahal won the race under caution, due to an airborne crash of Ryan Hunter-Reay & Ryan Briscoe. If you did not get a chance to see the race, it is worth finding as a NBC re-broadcast or online.

04CJ5118The podium of Graham Rahal, Tony Kanaan, and Marco Andretti with their trophies in Victory Lane following the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

Starting from 19th place Car 15 Graham Rahal, Honda won the Verizon IndyCar MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway oval in Fontana, Calif. This was Rahal’s 2nd IndyCar career win. 2nd Place Car 10 Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, started from 6th place. 3rd Place Car 27 Marco Andretti, Honda, started from 3rd place. Long Time Coming: Rahal, Andretti Names Share Podium Again: Drivers with two of the most recognizable surnames in Indy car racing shared the podium following the exciting MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway on June 27, when Graham Rahal won and Marco Andretti finished third.

04CJ9501AMarco Andretti, Tony Kanaan, and Graham Rahal go three-wide going into Turn 1 during the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

Surprisingly, it’s the first time in their Indy car careers that the two – who each now drive for teams owned by their fathers – have celebrated together in Victory Circle. The last meeting on the podium for a Rahal and an Andretti was Sept. 1, 1996, in the Molson Indy Vancouver street-course event. Marco’s father, Michael, won that day and Graham’s dad, Bobby, finished second.

04CJ9642AThe field goes four-wide and three-wide during the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

4th Place Car 2 Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, started from 5th place followed by 5th place Car 8 Sage Karam, Chevrolet, started from 10th place. 6th Place Car 9 Scott Dixon, Chevrolet, started from 7th place followed by 7th place Car 7 James Jakes, Honda, started from 23rd place. 8th Place Car 83 Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet, started from 13th place followed by 9th place Car 22 Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, started from pole. Lastly in the Top 10 was Jack Hawksworth, Honda, in 10th place, started from 17th place.

04CJ9763AThe field dice it up along the frontstretch during the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

The race surprisingly only had 6 Cautions for 46 laps, all drivers were checked at the infield medical center and cleared.

04CJ9898A04CJ9908A04CJ9909ARyan Briscoe and Ryan Hunter-Reay slide through the grass at the conclusion of the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photos by: Chris Jones

04CJ9938ARyan Briscoe slides across the start/finish line after being collected in a late incident at the conclusion of the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

04CJ9833ATakuma Sato and Will Power make contact along the frontstretch bringing out a late caution during the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

Most of the race action was for the lead with 80 Lead changes among 14 drivers. Lap Leaders: Castroneves 1 – 2, Montoya 3, Castroneves 4 – 7, Andretti 8 – 14, Kanaan 15, Andretti 16 – 21, Kanaan 22 – 23, Karam 24, Kanaan 25, Karam 26 – 29, Kanaan 30 – 33, Andretti 34 – 35, Power 36, Sato 37 – 38, Kanaan 39 –40, Andretti 41 –43, Montoya 44 – 46, Sato 47 – 51, Dixon 52 – 54, Sato 55 – 69, Kanaan 70, Sato 71 – 72, Dixon 73, Power 74 – 76, Castroneves 77 – 79, Power 80, Castroneves 81 – 83, Power 84 – 85, Castroneves 86 –94, Power 95, Castroneves 96, Power 97 – 98, Kanaan 99, Power 100 – 101, Kanaan 102 – 105, Sato 106, Power 107, Sato 108 – 109, Carpenter 110 – 111, Dixon 111 –112, Power 113, Castroneves 114 – 116, Briscoe 117, Castroneves 118 – 135, Rahal 136 – 138, Power 139 – 153, Pagenaud 154 – 156, Munoz 157 – 169, Power 170 – 172, Munoz 173, Sato 174, Power 175, Sato 176 – 178, Kanaan 179 – 182, Rahal 183, Kanaan 184 – 185, Andretti 186 – 187, Montoya 188, Power 189 – 1994, Andretti 195 – 200, Power 201, Dixon 202, Hunter-Reay 203 – 205, Briscoe 206, Kanaan 207, Briscoe 208, Power 209 – 212, Andretti 213, Power 214, Andretti 215, Power 216 – 217, Andretti 218, Power 219 – 220, Andretti 221 – 222, Power 223 – 227, Rahal 228, Power 229 – 235, Briscoe 236, Power 237, Briscoe 238 – 240, Rahal 241 – 250. 14 – Drivers who led at least one lap, the most to lead a race at Auto Club Speedway since November 2001, when a track- record 19 drivers led.

16C_3375-1Simon Pagenaud leads the field into Turn 1 at the start of the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Owens

Verizon IndyCar Series point standings: Montoya 407, Power 361, Dixon 358, Rahal 334, Castroneves 330, Andretti 308, Bourdais 290, Kanaan 285, Newgarden 277, Pagenaud 256.

04CJ9186AThe field charges into Turn 1 during the start of the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

The race featured a total of 3,173 on-track passes – 2,537 for position – which accounts for 51 percent of the total on-track passes (6,248) in the Verizon IndyCar Series this season.

14 – Drivers who led at least one lap, the most to lead a race at Auto Club Speedway since November 2001, when a track-record 19 drivers led.

18 – Positions improved by Rahal (19th to first), most of any of the 23 starters.

124 – Starts between Indy car victories for Graham Rahal, the longest streak between wins by an Indy car driver. The previous record was 97 starts between wins held by Johnny Rutherford.

244 – Consecutive starts by Kanaan, extending his all-time record.

2,537 – Total on-track passes for position. Kanaan had 204, most of any driver.

3,173 – Total on-track passes. Of the 6,248 total on-track passes this season, 51 percent occurred in the MAVTV 500.

04CJ9524Graham Rahal comes in for a pit stop during the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

Of Note

Before the race, Kanaan was inducted into Auto Club Speedway’s Walk of Fame. Kanaan installed a brass plaque with his likeness and signed his name in the concrete. “My championships I won here in ’97 (Indy Lights) and 2004 (Verizon IndyCar Series), so I have good memories of this place and I love this place,” said Kanaan, who won the 2014 MAVTV 500. … Dale Coyne Racing crewman Oren Trower was transported by ground to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center for further evaluation of lower extremity injuries sustained in a pit lane incident during the race. Trower is the inside-front tire changer on the No. 19 entry driven by Tristan Vautier.

MAVTV 500 POST-RACE QUOTES:

GRAHAM RAHAL (No. 15 Mi-Jack Honda, race winner): “You don’t know how good this feels. It’s been so long coming; it’s awesome. Went we went back to 16th, I was definitely a little worried there. I knew my car was really good. It wasn’t the quickest up front. I struggled when I got to the front to be as fast as the Chevys, but those last couple of laps worked. I hung onto the bottom line. I’m just proud of these guys. The fans say, ‘Graham’s just driving different’ but it’s not me. It’s these guys right here that make things happen. I couldn’t be more honored and thankful to have a group like this. I feel like Steak ‘n Shake is kind of our good luck charm because they came on board and things turned around and D-A Lubricant as well. It’s great to bring them this result. I think I was going four wide and thinking, ‘Man I haven’t been four wide in six or seven years.’ It makes you nervous, for sure. You trust the guys. When you’re running up front, you’re hoping you’re with all the best guys. I was racing with (Tony) Kanaan and (Scott) Dixon and (Will) Power, and then (Ryan) Hunter-Reay a lot, so to trust those around you helps a lot. It was a hairy race. I feel like this year we have been knocking on the door a lot. We’ve been so close and I feel like we deserved it before but hadn’t gotten it yet, so to get this one feels unbelievable.”

16C_3321-1Graham Rahal, his fiance Courtney Force, and John and Laurie Force on pit lane prior to the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Owens

04CJ5244Graham Rahal with John, Laurie, and Courtney Force in Victory Lane following his win in the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

04CJ5136Graham Rahal with a kiss from his fiance, Courtney Force, following his win in the MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway — Photo by: Chris Jones

TONY KANAAN (No. 10 NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet, second place): “That was one of the most nerve-racking races I’ve ever been a part of, but I can’t be too upset with a podium finish. We battled up front all day and the No. 10 NTT Data Chevrolet was really quick. I was actually in the middle of a pass when that last yellow came out, so who knows what could’ve happened if we would’ve stayed green until the end.”

MARCO ANDRETTI (No. 27 Snapple Honda, third place): “It’s definitely crazy; pack racing’s always like that. You’ve got guys that just don’t want to back off, guys going forward, guys going backward, inside, outside. I find it quite fun but it is extremely dangerous, but that’s what we sign up for. We put on a heck of a show for the fans, that’s for sure. We were pretty good but sort of shot ourselves in the foot there at the end. I shouldn’t have went low. I should’ve known Graham (Rahal) was going to do that. I had a full head of steam. If I would’ve went high, I think we could’ve won the race.”

JUAN PABLO MONTOYA (No. 2 PPG Automotive Refinish Team Penske Chevrolet, fourth place): “Honestly, I was not a fan of the racing we put on today. What I told INDYCAR yesterday was that we shouldn’t be racing like this. This is full pack racing and, sooner or later, somebody is going to get hurt. We don’t need to be doing this. It was a hell of a show and we did what we needed to do. We had a good PPG Chevy. When Will (Power) crashed and Helio (Castroneves) crashed, for me the only goal was to finish ahead of (Scott) Dixon and we did that. So it’s all good and everybody did a great job again.”

SAGE KARAM (No. 8 Comfort Revolution/Big Machine Records Chevrolet, fifth place): “The first laps I have ever led in an Indy car today felt pretty good. It was pack racing, which is difficult. It’s a battle and you’re in survival mode. The team did awesome and we overcame some adversity and stuck with it. We took a chance to take tires at the end and it was a good call, as we picked up a few spots to finish fifth. I’m happy with the result and glad we got that result under our belt.”

WILL POWER (No. 1 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet): “The Verizon Chevy team did a great job today, despite how tough of a day it was. When you have a pack race like what we had today, you have to take a lot of risks to gain track position. As exciting as it is, it’s intense at the same time. I’m just glad that no one got hurt out there and that everybody is OK. Now we move onto Milwaukee, which I’m really looking forward to after how well we ran there in our win last year.”

HELIO CASTRONEVES (No. 3 Auto Club of Southern California Chevrolet): “Unfortunately, (Graham) Rahal was coming up on me, and then kind of like, he really squeezed on me at the top. So as soon as I come into the position that I think I was going to, that I was about to push, I started lifting because I didn’t want to crash. I think we touched, and one lap before he was already squeezing me.

And I’m like, ‘Dude, you don’t need to do that.’ So I’m kind of like lifting, and all of the sudden people are coming and start chopping, and (Ryan) Briscoe and Will (Power), all of the sudden, they just closed it up. Briscoe didn’t have to do that. He just turned into me and as soon as he turned into me I was like, ‘This is a tough one.’ I’ll tell you what, there was a long ride of sideways. The AAA Chevy was unbelievable. We had a fantastic car.”

STEFANO COLETTI (No. 4 KV Racing Technology Chevrolet): “I am very happy with my result today. It took a while to get comfortable with the car and we had to make some changes during our stops. I went down a couple of laps at the beginning, but thanks to the yellows, I was able to get those laps back. By the end of the race I was fast and I managed to move up to 11th. I am very happy with my oval best finish and thank all my crew and Chevy for giving me a great car.”

RYAN BRISCOE (No. 5 Arrow/Lucas Oil Schmidt Peterson Honda): “It was a really exciting race, to say the least. I had a really good car and was able to make the low line work. We passed a lot of guys down there so it was fun to be up front. Coming through the field a couple of times, it was awesome. I was really enjoying myself and I was able to be aggressive. With a lap to go, in our position, I had some momentum coming down the frontstretch. I was going to take that low line into (Turns) 1 and 2, and felt like we were going to come home with a top three, for sure. Unfortunately, (Ryan) Hunter-Reay got turned around, I had nowhere to go and she went flying. Thankfully, I’m all right and no big deal. Now we look forward to the next one.”

JAMES JAKES (No. 7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda): “It was just a fun day, really. We started at the back and improved to seventh. I think we could’ve had a podium there, but it just didn’t quite work our way with the two stops towards the end. Obviously it was an unlucky one for the No. 5 car. They were having a great run as well and just got involved in an incident there. I think he’s OK, so that’s good. A big thanks to the No. 7 MAVTV MediaTech Oculus crew on this one. My pit stops were awesome, every time I came in the pits we beat the guys in front of us. It’s just good to get some points. We have strong oval cars and we’re looking forward to the next few races.”

SCOTT DIXON (No. 9 Degree Chevrolet): “That was kind of a mess of a race. Everything depended on what kind of run you got. We had some front-end damage so we had to keep putting wing into it. We kept losing time on every stop, having to put wing into it. At the end we just had too much front understeer and couldn’t get the car drivable. I think the levels of downforce were too high and it needed to be spread out more. Could have been a different result for us in the Degree car if circumstances were different.”

SEBASTIEN BOURDAIS (No. 11 Team Mistic E-Cigs – KVSH Racing Chevrolet): “It was a very tough day for the Mistic KVSH Racing team. Every time we would begin to move up, we started to have overheating issues, so I had to come into the pits a few times to clean the radiators. The guys pulled a tear-off out once, but it kept happening. It was frustrating, for sure, but the Mistic boys hung tough. Everybody gave their best and I was trying hard behind the wheel and making some moves. Then we would have to give it all up because we were running too hot and had to pit. We will look at it and try and find some solutions. Maybe some blocking or screens. In the end, we managed to salvage some points, so that is a good thing.”

TAKUMA SATO (No. 14 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Honda): “It was a big shame we couldn’t finish the race. The No. 14 car was really strong and really fast. We had some situations where we had to come from the back twice and we did. The last 25 laps was a crazy race, three wide and sometimes four wide, which I enjoyed it myself. We were competitive and it was good racing, very exciting. But at the very end, (Will) Power was outside and then (Scott) Dixon was inside and I was in the middle and then all I could see was the two cars coming together with me in the middle. It was impossible to avoid and both sides of the car got touched and we didn’t finish the race. The ABC crew did a good job. And the car was tremendously fast, so I am very appreciative and proud of the entire team. I wish we had finished the race because it would have been a super result.”

PIPPA MANN (No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda): “It is nice to bring home a top 15 for the team and to earn my best career Indy car finish. I’m glad to get a good result for these guys. We were not the fastest car out there, but the team did a great job improving the car for me during the pit stops. The car was better and better as the race went on. We also had a really great car over the long stints, so those little short runs at the end were not our forte today. I’m super pleased for the top 15 and really happy for the Dale Coyne Racing team.”

TRISTAN VAUTIER (No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda): “I’m very disappointed in myself. I made a stupid mistake coming into the pit box at the beginning of the race. I didn’t properly select first gear so when I caught neutral, it didn’t come in like it should. Under a certain speed, the rear wheels start pushing the car forward and when I grabbed the clutch, I was already into the pit box and hit one of my mechanics. We had a great car. In the first stint we went from P20 to P14 and the car felt really good. The mistake happened so early in the race, it just ruined our race. I’m just hoping the injured mechanic is all right and can recover quickly.”

ED CARPENTER (No. 20 Fuzzy’s Vodka CFH Racing Chevrolet): “I don’t even remember who I was racing with, it was getting so jumbled up there. Went into the bottom and thought I was going to be able to go to the third lane, someone shoved me to the second lane and I got understeer and started going up the track. I was just letting it go up the track because my spotter was telling me, he wasn’t saying anything, so I assumed I was clear and it doesn’t get much worse than taking out your teammate and crashing both team cars. It’s stupid. I should have lifted and left more room up there, but I didn’t even know anyone was even coming. I didn’t have the info. So pretty bummed out about it. We had a good car, ran up front all day and I would have been there at the end.”

SIMON PAGENAUD (No. 22 Penske Truck Rental Chevrolet): “The car was fantastic. We had great Chevy power to help us on this big track. But I’ll be honest, I am not a fan of this kind of racing. We don’t need to run in a pack at over 220 mph. There is so much drafting in those cars, you get lucky if there is a hole. You slice through the hole and you push people out of the draft. It is just not safe racing. That is my personal opinion. The Penske Truck Rental car was good, but today you couldn’t tell who had the best car. It doesn’t matter when you race in a pack.”

CARLOS MUNOZ (No. 26 AndrettiTV/Cinsay Honda): “Today was a really up-and-down race. The first half of the race we had a broken front wing, and then after we changed that, I was able to lead some laps. We got hit in the rear, and after that the car wasn’t the same. I struggled a lot the last two stints; it was a hard race, for sure. Now we’ll change our mindset and think about the short ovals.”

RYAN HUNTER-REAY (No. 28 DHL Honda): “I wasn’t expecting (Juan Pablo) Montoya to come up; he had a lane on the inside, and I was sitting next to … I’m not sure who it was, just waiting to go through Turn 1 and Montoya came right up. It’s tough – it was pack racing, it was crazy out there. I didn’t have anywhere to go (after getting hit), I’m just glad Ryan’s (Briscoe) OK – that was a nasty hit and it could have been a lot worse. One lap to go, figures we couldn’t make it to the finish. It was looking like a good finish for the No. 28 DHL team. We turned some things around and hopefully we can do it again at Milwaukee.”

JACK HAWKSWORTH (No. 41 ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing Honda): “We finally got another top 10 after what seems like a long, long time. But really a good job from the ABC guys. It’s been a difficult few races but at least we got some points on the board. The race itself was quite long, we seemed to be good on old tires at the end of the stint, but on new tires at the start we weren’t quite quick enough. Overall the car was pretty decent and we just kind of hung in there and ended up finishing 10th so not too bad.”

JOSEF NEWGARDEN (No. 67 Hartman Oil CFH Racing Chevrolet): “I just ran out of room. I think Ed (Carpenter) was hearing one thing from his spotter, he just washed up into Lane 4, and you know, we ran into the wall. It’s unfortunate because you don’t want to have both cars out of the race. If it was just one of us it would be better, but we just got together with probably a little bit of miscommunication on what was going on. Everyone was using four lanes. It’s a lot of tight quarters, it was dicey racing so we just got together and kind of got caught out.”

CHARLIE KIMBALL (No. 83 Levemir FlexTouch Chevrolet): “Overall a good day for Chip Ganassi Racing having all four cars in the top eight. I think the Levemir FlexTouch Chevy ran pretty well. We just never quite got inside the top five where there was cleaner air. We need to go back and look at the data from our teammates and see where we go from here. I don’t know that we’ll see this type of track until we come back here next year, but I’m looking forward to heading to the oval challenges at Milwaukee, Iowa and Pocono.”

Verizon IndyCar MAVTV 500 at the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway oval in Fontana, CalifMAVTV 500 June 27/15 Race Results

FONTANA, Calif. – Results Saturday of the MAVTV 500 Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 2-mile Auto Club Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, Car #, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed and reason out (if any):

1. (19) Car 15 Graham Rahal, Honda, 250, Running
2. (6) Car 10 Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, 250, Running
3. (3) Car 27 Marco Andretti, Honda, 250, Running
4. (5) Car 2 Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 250, Running
5. (10) Car 8 Sage Karam, Chevrolet, 250, Running
6. (7) Car 9 Scott Dixon, Chevrolet, 250, Running
7. (23) Car 7 James Jakes, Honda, 250, Running
8. (13) Car 83 Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet, 250, Running
9. (1) Car 22 Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 250, Running
10. (17) Jack Hawksworth, Honda, 250, Running
11. (11) Car 26 Carlos Munoz, Honda, 250, Running
12. (21) Car 4 Stefano Coletti, Chevrolet, 250, Running
13. (22) Car 63 Pippa Mann, Honda, 250, Running
14. (15) Car 11 Sebastien Bourdais, Chevrolet, 250, Running
15. (14) Car 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 249, Contact
16. (16) Car 5 Ryan Briscoe, Honda, 249, Contact
17. (20) Car 18 Tristan Vautier, Honda, 246, Running
18. (9) Car 14 Takuma Sato, Honda, 241, Contact
19. (8) Car 1 Will Power, Chevrolet, 241, Contact
20. (18) Car 98 Gabby Chaves, Honda, 237, Running
21. (12) Car 21 Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 161, Contact
22. (4) Car 20 Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 157, Contact
23. (2) Car 3 Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet, 136, Contact

MAVTV 500 Post-Event Infractions, Manufacturer Championship Points Update
INDIANAPOLIS (July 1, 2015) — INDYCAR announced the following post-event infractions and manufacturer championship points updates from the MAVTV 500, which was held June 27 at Auto Club Speedway:

• Verizon IndyCar Series driver Will Power was fined $25,000 and placed on probation for the remainder of the 2015 season for violating Rule 9.3.1 (Improper Conduct) and Rule 9.3.1.8 (Improper Conduct; using improper, profane, or disparaging language or gestures in reference to any Official).

• The No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing entry was fined $10,000 ($5,000 suspended) for violating Rule 7.10.1.2 (Pit Safety Violation; leaving pit with equipment attached to the car – fuel hose). Additionally, a crew member for the team was placed on probation for three races for violating Rule 7.10.1.2 (Pit Safety Violation; leaving pit with equipment attached to car – fuel hose).

• Verizon IndyCar Series driver Tristan Vautier was fined $10,000 and placed on probation for the remainder of the 2015 season for violating Rule 7.10.1.8 (Pit Safety Violation; contact with personnel).

• The No. 2 Team Penske entry was fined $1,500 for violating Rule 7.10.1.5 (Pit Safety Violation; contact with equipment – air hose).

• The No. 7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports entry was fined $500 for violating Rule 7.9.6 (Pit Procedures, unattended equipment – wheel nut).

• The No. 26 Andretti Autosport entry was fined $500 for violating Rule 7.9.6 (Pit Procedures, unattended equipment – wheel nut).

• The No. 67 CFH Racing entry was fined a total of $1,000 for twice violating Rule 7.9.6 (Pit Procedures, unattended equipment – wheel nut and tire).

• Chevrolet received a bonus of 60 manufacturer points and Honda a bonus of 30 points for having engines attain their life cycle during the Auto Club Speedway race weekend. According to Rule 10.6.4.2, 10 points are awarded to a manufacturer for an engine that successfully reaches its 2,500-mile life cycle. Chevrolet engines that met the minimum were the No. 1 Team Penske, No. 11 KVSH Racing and Nos. 8, 9, 10 and 83 Chip Ganassi Racing Teams entries. Honda engines that met the life cycle requirement were the No. 5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and No. 98 Bryan Herta Autosport entries.

• Chevrolet and Honda each received a deduction of 60 manufacturer points for engines that did not attain their life cycle during the Auto Club Speedway race weekend. According to Rule 10.6.4.3, 20 manufacturer points are deducted for an engine that fails to reach its 2,500-mile life cycle. Chevrolet engines that did not achieve the minimum before being changed out were the Nos. 2 and 3 Team Penske and No. 4 KV Racing Technology entries. Honda engines not reaching the life cycle minimum before being changed out were the No. 7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises and No. 28 Andretti Autosport entries.

Following the adjustments, Chevrolet has 1,108 manufacturer championship points for the season and Honda has 921.

Members may contest the imposition of penalties pursuant to the procedures and timelines detailed in the review and appeal procedures of the Verizon IndyCar Series rulebook.

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