IndyCar refused to let Power’s #12 and Josef Newgarden’s #2 entry take the track after making such adjustments after technical inspection. The two drivers will join their team-mate Scott McLaughlin on the fourth row, after the driver of the #3 suffered a hard crash in practice and did not have a backup car ready to go in time.

Welcome to the workout routine for two-time IndyCar ... race car drivers are indeed athletes. “You’re taxing every part of the body, which is what happens in an IndyCar,” Newgarden said.

Two-time defending Indy 500 champion Josef Newgarden put together the the fastest lap on the final day of practice for the Indianapolis 500, while others such as Takuma Soto and Graham Rahal struggled.

Roger Penske’s credibility was tested this week and he fired the top three executives of his IndyCar team because the cars of two-time defending race winner Josef Newgarden and Will Power failed inspection.