Reigning two-time Indy 500 champion Josef Newgarden and 2018 Indy 500 champ Will Power will have a long road to the front of The Greatest Spectacle in Racing on May 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

After the Nos. 2 and No. 12 Team Penske teams were caught with modified attenuators before Sunday's Top 12 qualifying and following further review from NTT INDYCAR Series officials, Newgarden and Power will be relegated to the 32nd- and 33rd-starting positions for this upcoming Sunday's 109th Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.

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Series officials state that the Team Penske teams violate INDYCAR Rule 14.7.8.16 for illegal modifications, which competitors believe the Nos. 2 and No. 12 teams filled seams of the attenuator to smooth airflow, likely for aerodynamic advantage.

Additionally, IndyCar is suspending the team strategists for the Nos. 2 and 12 teams for the remainder of the Indy 500, forcing Newgarden and Power to forfeit Indy 500 qualification points and each entry has been fined $100,000.

The teams of Newgarden and Power also forfeit their pit positions and will select pit boxes after the remainder of the field has an opportunity to adjust accordingly.

“The integrity of the Indianapolis 500 is paramount, and this violation of the INDYCAR rule against modification to this part and using it ‘as supplied’ is clear,” INDYCAR president J. Douglas Boles said. “The penalty should be more than simply starting where the cars might have qualified anyway, if given the opportunity. The cars belong in the field as two of the fastest 33; however, starting on the tail of the field is the appropriate penalty in this instance.”

Scott McLaughlin, the third Team Penske entry, didn't attempt to qualify in Sunday's Top 12 because of an accident in the earlier afternoon’s practice. Following inspection of the No. 3 race machine, INDYCAR found McLaughlin's car legal with an unmodified attenuator. McLaughlin will start 10th in the 2025 Indy 500.

“The positive momentum around the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and the Indianapolis 500 has been on a steep crescendo over the last several months, and we want it to be clear that our intent is to maintain that momentum and discourage teams from putting INDYCAR in positions where it calls into the integrity of our officiating and the levelness of the playing field,” Boles added. “As we look to the remainder of the week and the race this weekend, we will do everything we can to make it clear that this is not only the best racing on the planet but racing where the best win under completely fair conditions.”