Roger Penske delivered the command for drivers to start their engines Sunday at the Indianapolis 500, then watched one of his own drivers crash out before it even began and another fail to finish.

Roger Penske has always had a pristine reputation. But another scandal with the team he owns in the series he owns has raised new questions.

On Monday, IndyCar announced severe penalties for cars No. 2 (Newgarden) and No. 12 (Power). The drivers would be moved from a provisional starting spot of 11th and 12th, respectively, to the back of the field in 32nd and 33rd.

In the end, Josef Newgarden's bid at a third consecutive Indianapolis 500 victory ran into one too many hurdles for the Team Penske driver to overcome at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Starting 32nd thanks to a failed tech inspection in qualifying that resulted in the firing of three high-ranking Team Penske executives,

The only pushback came in 1993, when Emerson Fittipaldi famously gulped OJ to promote his orange grove business back home in Brazil. Everyone else makes more like Arie Luyendyk, who desperately exclaimed "Gimme that goddamn milk!" live on ABC after his second Indy 500 win in 1997.

The best medicine to make a week of controversy and distraction go away at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is speed, and that’s precisely what Team Penske enjoyed on Friday.

Will Power said the decision to fire Penske's IndyCar leadership was "very tough" on owner Roger Penske. Power said he wants to perform well for his team following the violations and said the vibe around Penske remains positive. The former Indy 500 ...

Penske and Ganassi are two motorsports giants, and their rivalry will take center stage again this weekend at the Indy 500.