Penalized teams say rules violations not intended to give their drivers an edge for Indy qualifying
Dennis Reinbold and Larry Foyt, decision-makers for penalized drivers, stated that the violations during Indianapolis 500 qualifying were not intended to provide an advantage. Jack Harvey and Caio Collet had their qualifying attempts disallowed and will start from the back of the grid. This incident follows a similar cheating scandal from the previous year involving other prominent drivers.
- ▪Dennis Reinbold and Larry Foyt are the key decision-makers for the penalized drivers.
- ▪Jack Harvey and Caio Collet will start from the final two spots on the starting grid.
- ▪This is the second consecutive year that the Indianapolis 500 has faced a cheating scandal.
2 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Penalized teams deny intent to gain edge at Indy — ESPN — F1
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| Publication time | Mon, 18 May 2026 17:54:06 +0000 |
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