Will Power & Scott Dixon Issued Grid Penalties For Milwaukee IndyFest

Championship leader Will Power and his nearest rival Scott Dixon have both been issued 10-place grid penalties for this weekend’s Milwaukee IndyFest, after both drivers suffered engine related blowouts during testing at the Iowa Speedway.

Scott Dixon, who won the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, suffered his engine related issue during the morning period of the test, whereas the Penske of Will Power suffered his issue later in the day. The rules of the IndyCar Series stipulates a mileage minimum before drivers may change their engines, and neither Power nor Dixon had reached those yet.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Takuma Sato and Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing’s Josef Newgarden will also take penalties at this weekend’s Milwaukee IndyFest. The two drivers failed to refit their Indy practice engines when their racing engines recently expired, resulting in the penalties issued out.

However, these penalties won’t damage their chances of a competitive race result at this weekend’s race, as the nature of the Milwaukee Mile makes overtaking relatively easy. Last year’s Milwaukee 225 winner was Dario Franchitti, who stormed to victory ahead of Graham Rahal and Oriol Servia.

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