4 Honda-powered NTT IndyCar Sequence entries have been assessed nine-spot grid penalties for going past the permitted variety of engines for the season.
The unapproved engine modifications have been made to the championship-leading No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing automotive of Alex Palou, this week within the new colours of Samaritan’s Purse (pictured above); teammate and third-place contender Scott Dixon within the No. 9 Ganassi entry; plus the No. 51 Dale Coyne Racing automotive pushed this weekend by Katherine Legge; and Felix Rosenqvist’s No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda.
Restricted to 4 motors per entry for the whole lot of the season, the necessity to use a fifth, or sixth, and many others., comes with a nine-position penalty on ovals and 6 spots on highway and road programs for every infraction. The 4 Hondas have been modified between the final race at Toronto to offer recent engines for the ultimate 5 races, beginning with Saturday evening’s Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Large Know-how Raceway.
In accordance with Rule 16.1.2.3.2, “A fifth (fifth) Engine is eligible to earn Engine Producer factors if a Full Season Entrant has accomplished the Full Season Entrant Engine Mileage with its first 4 (4) Engines. In any other case, a fifth (fifth) or extra Engine doesn’t earn Engine Producer factors and might be thought-about an Unapproved Engine change-out.”
